小贩保罗Word文件下载.docx
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恰好一个年轻人经过,他买了一袋糖果,抽中了10美分的奖金,保罗爽快地给了他10美分。
这个大奖让围观的不少人看到了希望,他们都掏出钱购买幸运袋,但没有人能够获得大奖。
第一批围观的人们渐渐散去,不过由于邮局前面人来人往,很快便聚集了一批新的客人。
大部分人由于好奇而购买了一袋,每袋都有一两美分的奖金;
他们几乎都没有领走,而是重新购买了糖果。
保罗卖出去了很多,最后只剩下一袋。
一个男孩和他的爸爸一起走过,在儿子的央求下那位父亲买下了最后这袋糖果,获得了一美分的奖金;
那位父亲怎么都不肯接受这份奖金,这样保罗的幸运袋全都卖光了。
保罗赶着回家告诉母亲这个好消息,半路上遇到泰迪;
泰迪想和他合伙做生意,但保罗不需要,他不知道泰迪其实已经盯上了他的生意。
“H
ere’syourprizepackages!
Onlyfivecents!
Moneyprizeineverypackage!
Walkup,gentlemen,andtryyourluck!
”
Thespeaker,aboyoffourteen,stoodinfrontoftheshabbybrickbuilding,onNassaustreet,whichhasservedformanyyearsastheNewYorkpostoffice.Infrontofhim,ashestoodwithhisbacktothebuilding,wasasmallbasket,filledwithordinaryletterenvelopes,eachlabeled“PrizePackage.”
Hisattractiveannouncement,which,atthattime,hadalsothemeritofnovelty—forPaulhadhimselfhitupontheidea,andmanufacturedthepackages,asweshallhereafterexplain—drewaroundhimamiscellaneouscrowd,composedchieflyofboys.
“What’sinthepackages,Johnny?
”askedabootblack,withhisboxstrappedtohisback.
“Candy,”answeredPaul.“Buyone.Onlyfivecents.”
“Thereain’tmuchcandy,”answeredthebootblack,withadisparagingglance.
“Whatifthereisn’t?
There’saprize.”
“Howbigaprize?
“There’saten-centstampinsomeof’em.Allhavegotsomethingin’em.”
Influencedbythisrepresentation,thebootblackdrewoutafive-centpiece,andsaid:
“Pitchoneoverthen.IguessIcanstandit.”Anenvelopewasatoncehandedhim.
“Openit,Johnny,”saidanewsboyathisside.Twentycuriouseyeswerefixeduponhimasheopenedthepackage.Hedrewoutratherascantysupplyofcandy,andthenturningtoPaul,withalookofindignation,said:
“Where’stheprize?
Idon’tseenoprize.Givemebackmyfivecents.”
“Giveittome.I’llshowyou,”saidtheyoungmerchant.
Hethrustinhisfinger,anddrewoutasquarebitofpaper,onwhichwaswritten-OneCent.
“There’syourprize,”headded,drawingapennyfromhispocket.
“Itain’tmuchofaprize,”saidthebuyer.“Where’syourtencents?
“Ididn’tsayIputtencentsintoeverypackage,”answeredPaul.
“I’dburstupprettyquickifIdidthat.Who’llhaveanotherpackage?
Curiosityandtasteforspeculationareasprevalentamongchildrenaswithmen,sothisappealproduceditseffect.
“Givemeapackage,”saidTeddyO’Brien,anewsboy,stretchingoutadirtyhand,containingthestipulatedsum.Healsowaswatchedcuriouslyasheopenedthepackage.Hedrewoutapaperbearingthewords-TwoCents.
“Bullyforyou,Teddy!
You’vehadbetterluckthanI,”saidthebootblack.
Thecheckwasdulyhonored,andTeddyseemedsatisfied,thoughtheamountofcandyhereceivedprobablycouldnothavecostoverhalf-a-cent.Still,hehaddrawntwiceaslargeaprizeasthefirstbuyer,andthatwassatisfactory.
“Who’lltakethenext?
”askedPaul,inabusinesslikemanner.
“Maybethere’stencentsinthispackage.That’swhereyoudoubleyourmoney.Walkup,gentlemen.Onlyfivecents!
Threemorerespondedtothisinvitation,onedrawingaprizeoftwocents,theothertwoofonecenteach.Justthen,asitseemeddoubtfulwhetheranymorewouldbepurchasedbythosepresent,ayoungman,employedinaWallstreethouse,cameoutofthepostoffice.
“Whathaveyougothere?
”heasked,pausing.
“Prizepackagesofcandy!
“Givemeone,then.Ineverdrewaprizeinmylife.”
Theexchangewasspeedilymade.
“Idon’tseeanyprize,”hesaid,openingit.
“It’sonabitofpaper,mister,”saidTeddy,nearlyasmuchinterestedasifithadbeenhisownpurchase.
“Oh,yes,Isee.Well,I’minluck.Tencents!
“Tencents!
”exclaimedseveralofthelessfortunatebuyers,withashadeofenvy.
“Here’syourprize,mister,”saidPaul,drawingoutaten-centstampfromhisvestpocket.
“Well,Johnny,youdothingsonthesquare,that’safact.Justkeepthetencents,andgivemetwomorepackages.”
ThisPauldidwithalacrity;
buttheWallstreetclerk’sluckwasatanend.Hegottwoprizesofapennyeach.
“Well,”hesaid,“I’mnotmuchoutofpocket.I’veboughtthreepackages,andit’sonlycostmethreecents.”
Theten-centprizeproducedafavorableeffectonthebusinessoftheyoungpeddler.Fivemorepackageswerebought,andthecontentseagerlyinspected;
butnootherlargeprizeappeared.Twocentswasthemaximumprizedrawn.
Theircuriositybeingsatisfied,thecrowddispersed;
butitwasnotlongbeforeanothergathered.Infact,Paulhadshownexcellentjudgmentinselectingthefrontofthepostofficeashisplaceofbusiness.Hundredspassedinandouteveryhour,besidesthosewhopassedbyonadifferentdestination.
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