The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1865-05-23

aAny boys clothes 70 fit this boy p"
said the operator, as he strobe into q
huge store, on the shelves of which
were suits enough for an army of boys,
with his charge timidly clinging to his
hand. a,s,f, Fl
eyes, sir" said the clerk, looking
curiously at the little urchin, "this way,
SIR" And in twinkling half dozen
different. styles, at as many different
prices, were shown. Suffice 1t to say,
that the youngster was soon clad, to
his delight, in a warm, serviceahle suit,
including even an overcoat and cap,
and was really bright pretty-looking
boy, when his protector Glanced to
look down, and discovered his badly
dressed feet, which had first attracted
his attention. ..,.. a0
SCOT any boys stockins ?" n
"At the other counter--hosiery de-
partment, sir" said the polite clerk,
and nice long and warm stoOkins, such
as Fifth Avenue mammas buy for their
darlings for. winter wcar, were shown.
Petroleum didn't'ask the price, but fit
ted his charge to pair, and in reply to
the salesman, who wished to know if he
would like an extra pair for change,
said, "yes, let's have a Dozen" They
were expeditiously done up and, taking
them under his arm, he. prepared to
leave the store, when, the salesman
brought forward the cast off wardrobe
of the youngster, tied up in the cotton
shawl that had enveloped his neck.
''No matter about those" said Petro-
leum, "come along" "a, ,.,..f -}o
"Oh no. MOI" urged the little fel-
low mammy's shawl-mammy's shawl.
It's all she's got-I want mammy's
shawlp
The shawl was accordingly taken,
and on the way to shoe store, this
cold-blooded speculator learned from
his little companion that "mammy lived
in poor neighborhood, in tenement
house that there was little sick sister,
who had been sick long time, so that
nanny could not work; that her large
shawl was pawned, and the little one
was all that was left; that the fifteen
cents was the whole stock of the fam
lily on hand, and he had been dispach-
ed to buy little meat and loaf of
bread, and--oh dear it just came ovor
him that nanny would think he was
lost! lo 'n
"Never you mind-we'll go and see
nanny soon. Drive to a dry goods
shop driver !" Lsto.
1t does not take long in New York
for a man to buy goods, when he SIM
ply states what he wants, and pays the
money without cavil respecting the
price. So, when "a good, large, warm
shawl" was ordered, it was tossed into
the carriage, andi the change of fifty
dollar greenback returned, without the
purchaser leaving his seat.
"Where next? said the now obsequ-
ious hackman.
'Iet me see," mused the Petroleum.
81 guess we'll spend that fifteen cents
for meal; drive to a tip-top grocery
store"
The carriage stopped oppsite an "es-
tablishment" in that line, looking with
its plate-glass windows, massy counters,
and clean floors, almost to nice place
for such articles as sugar, flour and
molasses. , 'os
SCOT any good tca?"
Certainly, prime article, sir" said
the grocer, displaying a sample, "a dol
lar and sixty per pound."
eyes, well I'll take chest" e
"Sir?"
"I'll take chest Got any flour ?"
eyes, sir, very nice article," said the
grocer, " "fifteen dollars barrel, eight
dollars halfbarrel. - ,4r
I'll take BARREL"
"All right, SIR" said the grocer,
briskly, seeing that his customer was
not man who did things by halves,
ANY thing else, sir?" @
Yes, got any sugar." uE
Yes, sir, prime coffee crushed,
twenty-five cents pound"
%" All right; put in barrel of that,
Now, how much is your bill?
"Let me see--7tea sixty.four, -four
fifteen, sugar sixty.one, is one hundred
and forty for the whole"
The purchaser took out three fifty
dollar greenbacks, it's a pity to break
them," said he, and he looked about
for someteing else, when he felt his
coat,skirt tugged, and his little protege,
who had followed him into the store,
said, "Do take me home, for it it's
most dark, and mammy's sick"
Mammy's SICK" the suggestion de.
cided the fate of the ten dollars,
/" Got any prime old rt?" "a. 3u.
Lii'"s Yes, sir, excellent article, 1920,
worth ten dollars" 49, ma,
r.. swell, put in bottle of that for
the other ten." ~, .d.i
Thank you, sir, where shall we
send the goods?" said the grocer, re-,
ceiving the three fifties.
"You needn't send them, I'll take
them with me-"
"Sir," said the grocer, opening his
feyes with h.amazement. eoti 9ViiuSa adf
Io6" III take them with me-" said the
purchaser. ".Do you see that carriage
at the door r?-welf, hoist the -four up
in front Of the drivers seat, strap the
sugar on behind, and put the toa inside
I'll take the wine in my pocket 30
1t is human nature to be surprised at
unusual proceedings, but nowhere is
business conducted on the ask.no-que
| tion style so much as in New York. A
purchaser, in that city might buy ten
barrels of whisky, and after paying for
it, request the seller to pour it'into the
gutter, and it would be done, almost
without question; whereas, in Boston,