Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1839-09-05

Dry Coos SALEsMEN-PIo nc
Class of the community are more ANNOYED
and perriexed, at times, than our clerks in
The retail dry goods Stores /; but, as in all
other business, there are some bright sputs
some moments Of repni'al. The other day
happening in one OF our most extensive d. y
goods shops, two very pretty, elegantly
noPolized the whole attention OF the Gle ks,
and The less important customer, the writer
OF this, was left in the bach. ground, where,
partially detained by business, but mere par.
iicuiafly from the attraction before him, he
concluded 10 "set il Out )" and, egsd, mos,
saiuiary lesson ms learned
81 will look al your new sly lie handker.
chiefs" said one Of The ladies.
Have you received any new sa,ins late.
iy ~ interrupted the other.
The clerks fly about, open dozen differ.
ent boxes. display all their rich sa,ins, &c,
with various expressions of delight for hav,
ing been so brluaa!e as 10 obtain such rare
articles, and most solemnly avowing that
they are dog cheap'--'afforded tor less than
any other store in town'-'were bought al
that MTs.--had just taken one OF those
shawls, and --had just left the store
with dress from that beautiful, rich, heavy
piece Of satin =
Those shawls are rather pretty said one
Of The ladies.
Yes, tolcrabls, but they look rather cheap
NOT OF the latest sly le, said the other.
Yes. think they are altogether too com
mon.--Hav 'nt you any that are heller and
more fashionable than these 2 said The other
Here divers other boxes were opened and
display ed, with an additional ind ucemeni, by
way Of a speech, for purchasing.
oh me ! Why those were out Of fashion
year ago But wha; is the price Of those
you first showed US p
Five dollars
Five dollars! My--ahy Mrs --pa id
ten ior the other day. We want bet.
ter article than these. We didn't call 10
purchase ple6eian handkerchiets, SIR eX-
claimed The ladies', evidently afron,ed, and
were for making off, when one OF the clerks,
Ga Yankee,) with great ,nlness, observed,
by The way, ladies. Mr.--has just
returned from New York, and il | am no,
greatly mistaken, he has two or three sLawls
IN ms trunk, which he purchased The Cay he
lett, intending one for his wife, and the 9th.
ers'-
ooh let US see ,hem--do bring them oul.'
exclaimed the damsels with apparent de-
light.
The clerk having previously laid aside
- .
runs back 10 the counting room, iumbles o.
| yer q lot of trunks, &c. and returns, care
| FULLY unto!ds the very costly articles and
! 18th The most grave and dignIficd express
I sion, observes, there is not ladies, probably
another shawl in The whole Western cnun
try like that and this is JUS, like il, only il
has not cot The Ccveroe slucknoi border on
it
Beautiful declare | must have that
say one; Il never l say coz, you take
one ,andl' III take the oIher--wha,'s The price,
The clerk gave one of those knowing
looks, hesiial'6 a little, then o5serv ed--'Re-
ally, ladies', don't know that 10 do eX
peC' have done wrong in show ing them--i
o."
%, now don't try TO get olive are de.
termined TO have these shawls--now whai's
tie price p
| why, They cost-now ladies | am 4
iraid am doing wrong. Mr.----prnm-
| ised his wife he'd get her the p-eliiesi sha ~
| in New York. when he went on las, spring,
and am afraid should get my ears pulled
! ii should
| 1--WE can't help ihai-wba,'s the price"
by they Gust ten dollars and the
other fifteen, but am afraid am doing
wrong 10 sell these shawls.'
| tCoz, (aside) how much money have you?
tTwenty dollars
Have you? we'll, here is just q five dollar
bill. Here, sir, there is your change-we'i
| take The shawls
! 'Yes, we'll, III wiar them up-bui real
| " don't know what NlrS.-wi!! say
NOrGt w hen YOU ere ignorant OF tie
value # an article, never insul, Yankee
Clerk st. Louis Republican.
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I peBse with society who are the mos