The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1870-07-21
nothing but Shoes

peu Ou Tue corner OF the street LOr some
time to listen TO hand-organ. People
may say what they please, but there is
lots of music in hand-organ. 1t don't
take any great amount of skin to play
on 'em, to be sure; but they make sich
solemn music that like to hear 'em.
went into millner's store, and one
of the girls brought me several bun
nets to look at the least little things
you ever did see. She told me to try
one on, and did. Land = says /, l
don't want this ribbon fappin' back and
forth in my face, says I. you have
it on wrong side BEFORE said she; but
/ didn't like it when it was turned a.
round; SO says, 81 don't like any of
these little finley things you have here.
l want a 6unnet, not little piece ofvel-
vet or Sating' Sorry l can't please
you,' says she, but these are all the
style 4 don't care fig for the style
so l am suited In that case, perhaps
can please you after all : and she went
off and brought real purity buunet Of
brown sating. 1t was trimmed in black
plumeS and purple ribbon-had a high
top to it, and suited me to at. said
l would take it; so she put it into a
band-box and says, where shall send
itr LA! can carry it myself! l
paid FIVE dollars for that bunnet, and
don't intend to let it get out of my
sight So took the band box and
started on.
went to Mr.. Stewards new store to
buy Susan James other fixins. A little
boy opened the door for me. where 9
your pa, sonny says l. 'Ma'am7'
says he. where's the owner of the
store7 l want to buy some things for
my niece Susan jane By this time q
man came up and said: "6tep this way
madame. He got powerful perlite
young man to wait on me- There are
more Storekeepers in that store than ev.
er you heerd tell on. At every couu-
ter they sell something different. There
was sich buzz and screamin' ol
"cash! cash." that it was enough to
give body the headache. l looked at
several dress patterns, but one of red
mariner suited me the best. asked
the price, and he said it was seventy
five cents a yard "Good gracious! how
DEAR" says 1. at is cheap for the
quality of the goods" says he, and he
spread it out and gathered it up in his
hands SO as to make it look like it wal
made up. 81 assure you that you can.
not get as good an article fer the same
price anywhere in the city," says he
"Look here, young man." says I, lean
in forward aud tappin' him on the
shoulder with my umbreller. ais that
the least you will take for this piece ol
goodsi" eyes, and I don't make Z
cent on it." "Well," says l, "I'll takt
it, but it's monstrous dear"
They told me ! would have to 90 NJ
stairs for the other things I wanted
You can go up on the elOvater," say
one of the men. did not know wha
he meant, but l follered him. 1t is {
kind of car that people go up and dOwr
on from one story to another "SC
that's the elevator" says |. "Well, i
wont elevate me. l amt goin' to risl
my neck on that thing" But they de
I clared there was no danger and as there
} was other people on it, got on too
had seen picters of men who, when
their balloons would burst up, woulC
raise an umbreller and come down t
the ground in that way. So raised
mine, thinkin' it might do some goo(
if the thing broke. Every body laugh
ed, but l didn't care. Well, | bought th,
things wanted, shook hands with th,
store keepers that sold 'em to me, anc
told 'em if they ever come to Rushville
to let me know, and / would SEM
Joshua with the wagon to bring EN- ou
! to our house. They thanked me ant
said they would come. carried al
the things home, and was tired nearl,
to death when l got there. Marth
said my new bunnet was worse thai
the old one.
She went out the next day and bough
5 one for me herself. A little mess {
: sating and velvet that 1 didn't like a
all, but of course had to wear it.
Don't ye think was coa1ed to go
! the opery while l was there7 / neveI
keer for sich things, but John wanted
} me to see everything worth seein'; SO
we got in the keerage and went. Il
was kinder late when we got there, bu
Q il is the fashion to be behind time. ]
. frustrated me cons iderable, to walk i
: afore SO many folks but John and Mar