Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Broome Street Straws
But what about this house seventh from the corner? Well, sir, there was once a young man - this was (several years ago) when all the world was young - who, after an elaborate education in the subject, took up the profession of art. He became (he had studied under the ablest and most distinguished of painters) Uncle Ned on a New York newspaper. That is, he ran on the Children's Page a series of pen drawings called What Willie Saw. One week Willie saw an organ-grinder; another week, a policeman; next, an artist, a sailor, a waiter or a coachman - and so on. Payment was computed at the rate of two dollars for each column transversed. A four line limerick was required of the artist to accompany each drawing. And for these the compensation was ten cents a line.
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