New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-10-24

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n he second P:se are
AL gd1sstissneass 20. marked publi.asa osh
stI4a4 .sssl Selling Dry Goods. ae a.
People generally think that it is very easy
matter to stand behind a counter and retail
dry goods buta weeks experience in the busi-
ness would convince the cleyerest man that it is
Of turning grindstone twelve hours per diem
The Office Of salesman embodics in it's duties,
necessity for the shrewdness Of politician, the
persuasion of o. lover, the politeness Of Ches- |
terfeld, the patience of Job, and the impudenee
of apickpocket. There are salesmen who make
it point never to lose coustomer. One OF the
gentlemen who Is in q store on Chatham street,
mot long since was called to show q very fastid-
ious and fashionable lady, who g dropped in
while going to Stewards, z some rich silk cloak
ing Every article of the kind was exposed to
her view--the whole store was ransacked-|
nothing suited. The costly was stigmatized as
itrash-every thing was common and not fit for
q lady, She guessed she would go to toStewart's 8.
The salesman pretended to be indignant.
ss Madam" said be, in tone of injured inno-
cence,i" I have very beautiful and rare piece
of goods--a case which L divided with Mr..
Stewart, who is my brother-in-law, but it
would be useless TO show it To yeu--it is the
only5piece in the city ',ssz $4,000 asuiuss lss 7s
80 Oh, allow me TO see it, she asked, in an
anxious tone, and continued, ,ss Ihad no inten
tion Of annoying you, or Of disparaging the
merits Of your wares, -. I'd ,ss,;..Flt.s s.sts
L The salesman, who was now watched in
breathless silence by his feflow-clerks, pro-
ceeded, as if with much reluctance, and with
expressions of fear that 1t would be injured by
getting tumbled, to display an ancient piece Of
vestiDg, which had been lying in the store for
five years, and was considered to be unsaleable.
The lady examined and liked it much. That
was piece Of goods that was worthy to be
worn. How much was it yard .4 a. r,
!" Twenty two shillings. ~ :. I'd
40. that is very high . ~ asat' '.ila = s r
ss There exclaimed he, beginning to fold IL
up, e' knew you would say that. ~. =.
e Stay! stay! don't be in so great d hurry! 7!
she cried I'll give you twenty ahillings.''
9ss Madam, you insult me again. I" II Il i w
| aCus me off - ------ yards. and you can make
up the deduction on some velvet which require
for trimming, almost 5entreated the fair
| Tie salesman, after much persuasion, 1ssoold
4 the lady the yesting for which they had in vain
/ sought to get five shilfngs per yard, at the
4 price above indicated. The profits Of the sale
on vesting and velvet amounted to 1888 out d
which the clerks were permitted to pay for .
tsupper Of oysters. Tie best Of this brief tale d
| dry goods is TO be told The lady had her cloal
made, and one or two Of her friends, delighted
with it, bought the rest Of the yesting at th'
isame price. 'Us'ls-''@sN 4'F'''
| There is moral to this anecdote, which w
fleaye to be discovered by the ingenuity of oul
lady readers who occasionally 60 q shopping
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L BREAD AND BuTTER.-We laughed some q
hearing the following, story from the lips Of /
/ friend a few days, since--a friend, by the way
lwho alway has a good story to tel. aa...
Mr., Jordan was a bachelor, on the shady sid
i of forty, and consequently was subject to tn
/ tender mercies Of the boarding house keepers
4 Circumstances-and circumstances have an oil
| bachelor at their back generally, for he has n
diUinity to, shape his ends--had kept Mr, Jor
dan an inmate Of Mrs. Virgins boarding rhous
for long time, and Mrs Virgins was Q lady 9
one idea, namely, economy. Her experiment
in economical philosophy and philosoPhHiic,a
econnmy were, for tie most part, brought I
bear upon the stomachs Of her boarders, q
lss vittles is the principal item Of expense i
mediocre boarding. houses, Mr.t.J ordan ha
been startled by some Of the, aforesaid expert
lments, but he had borne with patience the pre-
sent and certain evil rather than fly to other
that he knew not off, until one day, when bui
ter was scarce and high, Mrs. Virgins hit upo
the economical plan Of spreading With her ow
cCUuOIulCdl AduuS tH6 uubLcI upolA GAA9W an
/ of bread she doled out to her boarders-ex
ing herself for this interference in their affai,
by stating, in the blandest manner, that sh
assumed that task cheerfully, TO save thel
troublei ~ s.,tJ5F sssg53ss ,ygsss;,53
4 IMr. Jordan came home, TO tea rather late Q
the first evening of this new dodge, sat down
presence OF all the other boarders, and receive
a slice from Mrs. Virgins, who had gon
through the ceremony Of buttering it before hi
II Nv an auo1 tha hraaa
and began to turn it from side to side, an
scrutinize it closely through his spectacles.s ID
q What is the matter with, your bread an
butter?" demanded Mrs. Virgins. aas asas li .
I Is Nothing -nothing-nothing," replied MI
!. Jordan, still turning the piece over, and pei
sistiIg in his scrutiny. siiAy 4515
! tsTm positive, Mr.. Jordan, that you do Sc
I something. Now I want,'' said Mrs. Wiggini
: her face becoming flushed with excitement, g
: want my boarders to tell me right out whe
. their yittles doesn't suite Now, Mr.. Jordal
y what is iti' ---e~s+xsssss4,--7=--
a Mr.. Jordan laid down the slice upon his plat
raised his spectacles to his forehead, and repie.
L with great deliberation sesT blb4 5av q ~
= ''Mrs. Wiggins, there's nothing the matte
with the bread, assure you; but, Mrs. VIII
gins and here Mr.. Jordan glanced mischief
!. lived in this world eight and forty years. and
i find myself this evening such simpleton that
can't tell for my life which side Of my bread
: buttered!" Boston Museum. 'ss" g
4 | 4ys7Q3 es g sa-=a.a=e===== ~ 8'i l'9
. A STORY OF LAKE ERIE--An Indian woma
" and her child, who was about seven years oil
: were travelling along the beach to a camp fe
! Z miles distant. The boy observed some wi
: grapes growing upon the top Of the bank, al
! expressed such strong desire to obtain ther
q that his mother, seeing rayine at little di
= tance, by which she thought she might gain Il
: edge Of the precipice, resolved to crafty hir
II Having desired him to remain where he was, 81