The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1854-11-29
TERMS SO In ADVANCE

hlther. shall now have Il pleasant
customer to begin with ; and she
| enters ttc store.
"Good|morning Mr.. Tape Good
morning Mrs. FIouncc. What shall
| lave the pleasure Of showing you
this morning?' plaid silk, il yc5;i
please ! hear yon have some very
handsome just out aYes marm;
walk back. Any colors you prcfer?'
Blue and black is my prefer nee
And Immediately began to show
them. The large plaid being most
desirable, show them first. But, no
being very fashionable lady, she
prefers something smaller. But she
does not like the small ones; they
look just like gingham, for all the
world. Then another and another
but she thinks that blue is not at all
becoming, and would Ike green and
back plaid. Down 'hrJ come piece.
H'syr piece, large md small, heavy an5p
| light, until limal'y her fancy is pleased
with ono. lis just the thing she
wanted; and while am inwardly
congratuIating myself with making /, he
sale she bannons IN ro,,onbo .hsi
Mr. F,tnncc doos ~. H. III
hut ;f ,ho cou,,1 Iot .,,..'i .I. So" A' - a.
nloid she would n,r.hoIa :, - .v .""'
We'll, madam. here it is. just re.
celved from Stewards. this morning,
,hc first 10 500 r. :Tas 49, ,;,a, ~ ~
lust what wun, U,w ,non, Val,
have YOU ofi, 2, rrtrnn,t, .;,,,x y.s,Gs
enough for IVA iIrnsscs, ~ ,,r
am sorry Cor ,b,t Yon ,,nn. 7 49,.
bear TO have any ono dr.ss &c H.,
Why do Won not n,,rchase ~our s;lLs
in pnt,erns 81 Inn al, ,ho 49, o;.,,
should no, be dressed ,,iknq uo,aT.
er. it does no, n,o,,cr IN coI, souo
other time viii, n friend vio w;.hss ~
pcrchaSc y dr,s; or ,wo ord ,ha;,
| perhaps Won " II sell ,hem ,hcanor l
will YOU show mo same 5.la;ros g
yyu lave anytf,fH- Wv q '
Ard Lnw6 nrny,, ,no a,pntar
nile after ri, q, l.l,;nns ~ r,
variety. STYLE. color and ouon,;ty
They arc zone ;hrounh win tho liz
success. ltaW silks: cISEmo ornS opI
merinos share the same n,c and NJ:
Flounce is sorry that our st. elk is not
rs We usually have. and is abont 10
leave, when it occurs to her that tho
servant leouesty,s her 10 rntcbose 4
calico dress. and she would Jo, ( ot
thcm--somc; hing at 1919 cents
They in their t,In are called over and
ut last are selected. But really. Mr.
Tape, those are verv course. Could
you not sell those at 10 cents ? 0bo
goods cost IL l.2, and of course we
could not. Well, you will at least
give nj &C yards for dollar. Well.
rath r than not sell. | cut it of; but
yet my customer is not satisfied. and
asks to have $poo of cotton, n few
hooks and eyes thrown in. This is
granted also please charge it, saws
Ms. Flounc,', sand send it home
Good moming sir I'll call again in q
few days, in hope YOU will have some
J thing new
Scarcely had She left the storo when
up steps another customer, pushes
open the door as if she would wreak
upon it some of the wrath which is
bea'ning in her coun,cnance and flash
ing from her eyes np,'n all she meets.
She passes by me wilhopt q glance,
and mrves on to tie back part Of the
store. AS a.l othor clerks are engaged,
follow her until she slo. S ut the
cloak counter and makes known her
wants hy one short word, uttered in u
tone of anger, Cl,n.ks (Which Kind
madam, cid,h or velvet Show me
what you have, SIR is her re, ly, 'and
I'll make my ,wn selection Cloak
after lc'o,k is shown-clo,h, velvet,
sI'S' satin, Trimmed and plain, long
ana short with yokes and without, anG