Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1842-09-01

this morning, but should like to see
some shawls, SO that ] can make up my
mind when / come to buy
%, certainly, ma'am.''
And the storekeeper displayed seye-
raj really beautiful articles.
'What do you ask for this'' referring
to one Of very rich pattern,
eve cannat sell that shawl for less
than one hundred and fifty dollars, Mrs.
Shannon
Cone hundred and fifty dollars!' in
tones Of establishment.
why, that is very low for such a
superb article. We sold one of the
same style, precisely, to Mrs. General
Harper, yesterday, Immediately on o.
pening TIM case, for one hundred and
sixty dollars. And this is the match
one to it. I ask you one hundred and
fifty, because I know you deal close,
and wish to accommodate myself, as far
as I possibly can to your views. Mrs.
Col. Jenkins was with Mrs. Gen. Hal-
per, and liked the shawl so much that
she thought she would come in to-day
and buy it.. But as she did not engage
it, | do not feel bound to retain it for
her, if you ARE pleased with both the
shawl and the price
Il think the shawl most beautiful,
Mr.. Bradley, but, really, the price is
enormous
4 make nothing on it, | DO assure
you ma'am.'
Won't you take something less for
it, Mr.. Bradley?
Il can't indeed, ma'am.'
YOU'LL take hundred and twenty
five, I know
THAT would be doing a poor bust
ness, Mrs. Shannon. | had better shut
up my store, at once
Say one hundred and twenty fave
and you may send it home
well, | don't care l hate to disob-
lige a good customer Take it along.
But it Won't do for nae to sacrifice my
goods in this way every day. III do,
j shall go to the wall before 3 months.
Shall I show you any thing else, ma
amp
Nothing more, believe. How
much do all these come to p
Gone hundred and twenty five dollars
for the shawl-thirty-seven and a half
for the silk, and eighteen for the lace
one hundred and eighty dollars and
fifty cents, ma'am.'
THAT'S a very heavy bill. Call it
one hundred and seventy-6ve dollars, e.
ven, Mr.. Bradley
'That would be too hard, indeed,
Mrs. Shannon and the storekeeper
shook his head, forcing smile to his
countenance at the same time.
Here's @ast one hundred and seven
ty-hve dollars, even money, Mr.. Brad
ley. You'll! take that, l know, indeed
and Mrs. Shannon smiled with an arch,
self-complacent air; cts all that / will
give you--so you might as well take it
with a good grsce.'
sWell, if I must, suppose | must,
Mrs. Shannon. But indeed, you are
too hard for me-
And as he said this, he counted over
the money and threw it into the draw
er.
'Will you send the goods home at
once" asked Mrs. Shannon.
They shall go home Immediately,
ma'am.'
And the customer made her bow
and departed, delighted with the great
bargains she had made out of the store
keeper.
AS she withdrew, Mr. Bradley CLAN
,ced knowingly at his principal sales
man, and said, with smile
Did you see that operation, james,
20 yes. That was delightful
sThat shawl cost sixty dollars
Eyes, | remember
sAnd the silk dollar and a quarter
Il yard. | lost on the lace, but made
it up handsomely on the other articles
harpef 100 handsomely, the clerk
remarked, smiling in return.
tWell, it was her own fault, James.
If / had asked her a fair price, she
would have beatnne down, SO that /
would have been compelled to lose the
sale, orlose my profits. j had forgot
ten her real character when ] asked her
but four dollars a yard for the lace
Had said six dollars, could have got
four and half easily
sJt's the only way to deal with such
people. AS general rule, can get
more for an article out of one of our re-
allowing customers, than out of the fair
dealer, who buys at the price you name,
if she buys at ALL
Eyes, that is the only way to get a.