Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-03-01

AHnough cloud may sometimes rise, i
shadow sometimes rest, IN II
Upon our earthly pathway, still a.g, ana
p. "a IT'S beautiful and blessed. 5"si 5-.r.,l
SELLING DRY GOODS. ~ .s&'A
People generally think that it is very
easy matter to stand behind counter and
retail dry goods but weeks experience
in the business would convince the cley-
crest man that it is much more ifficult and
laborious than the task of turning grind
stone twelve hours per diem. The office
Of salesman embodies in its duties neces-
sity Tor the shrewdness of politician, the
persuasion Of lover, the, politeness of a
Chesterfield, the patience Of a Job, and the
lmpudence Of q pick pocket, There are
statesmen who make it point never TO
lose a customer. One Of these gentlemen,
who is in q store in Chatham street, not
long since was called to show very fas-
tidious and fashionable lady, who dropped
IN while going to Stewards, TO see some
rich cloaking. Every article OF the kind
was exposed TO her yiiew-the, whole store
was ransacke Cd r nothing suited, The cost
hest material was stigmatized as, ."'tgash"
every thing was common and unfit for
a lady She guessed she would 60, 10
Stewart ST The salesman pretended 70
sMsdame, said be, in tom tone OF 81 inur-
ed Innocence, 81 have q very beautiful and
rare piece Of goods--a case, Of which I di-
vided with Mr. Stewart, who is nv nv broth
er-in-,aw; but it would be useless to show
it to you: It's the only piece left in the
city," . zh,s8 9a< ~ : sou 1,''3 12..''
7Haoh! me u See III she said ID 1i an
anxious tone, and continu ca ~ had no ili-
tentior Of annoying YOU, or Of disparaging
the merits 81 your wares ,s,S,Eg!F5,sS
The salesman, who a MAS now Wv, watched
III 6reathless Silence W his fellow clerks,
sprocte ded, as with reluctance, and with
expressions Of fear that II would be in ninr-
eddy getting tunble.l,, 70 display ana. an an
'cieIf piece Of vesting, which had been IL
ing in the Store FOR years, and wv, Vas consid
cred 10 be ilnsaleabfe. The lady K, ex uun
ed and liked il much. That vas Ga piece piece
Of ggsas wo1'ghy Be 9sssafnh ,Htov much
aTwenty 1.-TWO shifih4gSs. ''a' s"''e. a3
'Oh! that is very hig h."' i, =. .t2''
2a ''Thefe,', exclaimed he, beginning 10
fold it up, ~ knew you wto5uuld sa AZ thai.
Stay stay! don't he n 50 great bur
XIX sue e aaed l1 g Nfe: s0pp ~ twenty
edl"afadan, you insult me again ,G',d non
'''Cut me Of - - y yards, and you cal can
make up the deduction On some velvet
which I require for trimmings, entreated
the. fair shopper .'sN1 y, go. q .'',S,
10 The salesman, after much Be- persuasion s. aion
SOLD the lady, the ,yesting, for which they
Had III vain, Sought ~ gei i've shillings nj Der
yard, 1t the price above indicated. Tie
profits bfa the. sale, iii ves,ihg and velvet,
amounted, ID 1888, out of which the clerks
we're permitted 70 pay fF oys-
The best Of this brief tale Of d rl1yl % goods
| is to be told. The lady had her cloak
made, and one Of two Of her friends, de-
lighted with il, bought the rest Of the vest
| ing at the same price. =. 800 ~
NV There is moral in this anecdote, which
We leave to be discovered BY the ingenu-
aity Of all our lady readers who OCCASION
ally 60 shopping.---[New York ~ Island AM
City. -, ,'o'I t ~ .",'. ~ I'M a4s
ta3 FRoM THE PINE REcIor.-A gentleman
direct from the Wisconsin pine region, in
forms us that the snow is there upon ar
average two and half feet in depth. The
low grounds were generally covered with
water at the time Of freezing, and upon
this ice the immense body Of snow has
fallen. Should this mass OF snow and ice
disappear with heavy rains, as frequently
happens, we may anticipate unprecedent.
ed high water in the spring. 9oTt 95'1s<
ll;a Thousands OF bushels Of cranberries, he
| informs US, are frozen up in the swamp.
and with the disappearance Of the ice, will
be raked from their beds, improved in 'fla-
ver BY their long detention in their. ice
bound fastnesses.-fl )avenp port Gazette.
- The London. Times says there has new
er been time since the accession Of Queen
| Victoria, when English intercourse with
other nations, had been in so bad posi-
ton as at present. 1t adds:-- ,.si
.sThere is not . single State in either
hemisphere with which we can be said Il
have cordial good understanding; and
with several Of the principal nations we
are on footing little short Of hostility
Throughout the world our foreign policy
has provoked resentment and distTust."
| why is a drunkard besitating 70, sign
the pledge like sceptical Hindoo? Be.
cause lie is in doubt whether TO give VI
the worship Of the jag -or-not.L --sasa4
b, 1t is stated that the Duke Of Wellingtor
has not taken a glass Of wine for the last
years water being his only beverage.
taoT The expense of running the Cunare
steamer across the Atlantic is five dollars
q mile--the trip costs over $50, 600. ga
Eight hundred pounds Of gold are year
" used up in this country in making pens
at least 1000, 600 a year are manufac'
tured.