Teddy and Carrots: Two Merchants of Newpaper Row

y the familiar manner in which he threaded his way amid the

s ever so much nicer a place to

are cold, or it rains. I s'pose you'd rather have the water

ou get in here an' have the candle lighted, it allers seems mighty

ought you was up to," Carrots

? Don't you want me?" T

eenie; but I am busy to-night, an' talk

re you

hard one, I'm 'fraid, as things are lookin' now. If I can get him clear of the scrape, you'll see some fun one of t

u been tryin

'em to go down to court an' tell how it happened; but they're so terr

ly. "I saw the whole of the scrap,

the chap's brought inter

come his funny business; 'cause that's what he says he's go

an' if we do get Teddy clear, there'll be three of

ain't out, an' I can't figge

he judge jest

ce. They wouldn't let you go anywhe

to fix it

t get a

costs as much as a dollar to get one of t

uld hire one, an' let hi

thought of that. I w

that would come an' 'tend to the whole business, I guess

over, if he'd do what I wa

in the mornin'.

It wasn't much, an' charlotte roosters an'

a lunch." And Teenie drew from his pocket a small parcel of co

on't we?" Carrots said, as he surveye

n your business long enough to 'tend to

're a brick, Teenie, an' I

as goin' to have such a spread as this right

nce I ate that lot o' quails, you know; and I can hold on a s

relessly in one corner of the packing-ca

the probable outcome of Teddy's case, as well as the possibility of engaging

sposed of; and then, nestling into the

arrots was obliged to arise at a very early hour, in order to leave the residence before any of the clerks in

ny business before seven or eight o'clock was so slight that Carrots, with the recklessness of a spendthrift, invited his

brace us up," he said, in expla

ality, and so he very willingly followed his friend to Mr. Pearson's estab

ntered out on the street once more, they looked thoroughly con

he lawyer's office before that Skip

llison should spring upon them unawares, made their way to Centre Street, where for an hour and a half th

o possible clients, for he passed without even a nod to the boy who clai

ow you!" Carrots exclaim

r dark in here, an' I s'pose he couldn't s

u goin' to d

go up an' call on him. You do the talkin',

uccess, and actually felt rather timid about making the attempt; but, urged on by Teenie, he finally mustered up coura

the gentleman asked, looki

of his self-possession, and he entered the room, standing in

" the lawyer asked

see-I com

. What did y

should speak up promptly; and Carrots, catching his brea

k inter the Tombs court this mornin' for fightin' in City Hall Park, an

ouldn't agree to get him out

when the thing's put up right they'll have

LIKE THIS,'

y, and I shall be better able to ju

p let out with a left-hander; Teddy warded it off. Then Skip jumped; down went the papers. Skip got frighte

he story; but I must confes

ou see, Skip he struck out

t. Tell me which

come here if it had been Skip? I wish it was.

s this

p jumped Skip, 'cause he thinks he owns the whole town, an' 'lowed he was goin' to clean Teddy right out. Now, I never

as I want to hear it. Yo

n that! He's in t

arrested. On what c

E

did the offi

asn't. He was only beginnin'. He might uv licked Skip, too, if

ng to your story, that

t him, an' knocked the papers out er his hands, an' t

; therefore he continued asking questions, preventing any detailed account of previous quarrels

wyer usually charges f

friendly fashion. "You see, this feller hasn't got any money, an' I don't claim to be a millionaire myself. I know lawyers c

iness are

e in here an' black your boots every mornin' this year, for nothin'. You

a contract you

want ter make it an object

ve any witnesses to prove that this boy was not really fighting, and that h

cient

ough to warrant an attempt to whip this other boy; for,

er sneaked up an' whacked you in the face when you wasn

but how can you prove that such was the c

but they wouldn't dare to tell it for fear Sk

o run the risk, and tell yo

; but will you go

ur or two on it, how do I know you would come her

don't he hear what I say? That's enough to m

ly. "I don't see any other way for me but to take th

e on hand before the

t negle

fice, and, once on the outside, Carrots

but there'll be an awful row when Skip hears what we've done, an' you an' I've got to sta

together against Teddy's enemy was f

o; but once on the street, where it was possible to meet the bully at any moment, the matter assumed

y minute," Teenie said, in a tremulous tone. "I think we'd better go d

d the way at a rapid pace, both taking he