Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-06-20
MEMPHIS TENN: THURSDAY EVENING. JUNE 90 1872

Good heavens, mani must have al
these things--and what will they al
cost?" ! exclaimed, tryin' to conceal my
emoshun.
"Oughl veere little, madame-only
seventeen fifty, wiz all re rare lace on ze
founces, and"
Graciousl Charity, that is cheap
sez Ant Ruth, alookin' over her glasses
at me. SEVENTEEN F-I-FT-Yl Why,
Charity / shud thot that $65 was q
small flyer for all these fxins."
Can't you put on somethin more, my
good man?" sez /. "The Perkinses Is
able, and we are willin' to go to thirty OF
forty"
q" Yees, madame, can put re Jabot Of
ve-ree fine lace in re neck--un, trois, dix
plaits-"
All right; what else?" sez l, whirlin'
my pocketbook carelesSly.
1--WE can catch up ze. skirt and &c
founces with bows"
"S-sh man; do you think I'll have
beaux catchin' up my aounces? Shame
insultin, base mani | exclaimed, as
felt the scarlet tinge of maidenhood play
upon my alabaSter check.
No, sir, we want no beaux catchin'
up our aounces," sez Ant Ruth; we
9 Pardon, madame, | mean 20 bows
will hold up re hounces; re bows"
No tha won't, ensultin' Frenchmau.
DO you know you address Perkins2 y
and Ant Ruth and | turned wthering
look at the monster, and walked blushin'
to the door.
"Nine-ninel' exclaimed young
German woman from Europe, wildly
ketchin' hold of our clothes, " You nix
fustand putty good, Mister Go-Bare.
He no means vot you dinls. You
coomes pack again and de shintleman
explains vot you no understand
Coomel
We rc-entered the abode of fashun
again.
" What else can you put on to add to
the expense of this dress?" sez | i'll a
soothing tone. Seventeen fifty is too
cheap for me. I'm willing to 90 twenty
fve."
20, we, madame, re round point on re
6ounces--he comes very high-zat will
make re dress twenty-five"
Nothing else2 But do stop talkin'
about high hounces sez Ant Ruth,
the color returning to her cheeks again.
1--WE, madame, you can have re side
plaits, re kelting, re cores, re grande
court train, re petite gosset on re elbow,
re bias seam up re back, and"
Heavens, man, have mercy on us!
Still more, you say?" exclaimed Ant
Ruth. e
1--WE, veree much more. You can
have re raree flowers la Nilsson, and
ze point aguile will make re dress of
one grande high price-grande enough
for re Grande Duchesse." "
"Wall, how high will the price be then,
my good MANI" sez Ant Ruth.
"Vingta.s'x = Twenty-six, madame.
C'est ma pas trois chere, madameT
"0hl no, my good man, twenty-six is
cheap enough. 1t beats New London
tradin' to death. Now give us the
change sez Ant Ruth, handin him
fifty dollar bill on the New London First
National.
"Mon dieu, madame Zis is not
change enuff. Zis is nothing. Zis is
grande dress, cost ten-hfty times
morel' tlt tttA ~ .
Gracious man, didn't you say TWEEN
ty-six2" inquired Ant Ruth.
ooh, we-we-we-Madame, but he
cost twenty-six hundred - twenty.six
hundred dollars"
Eli, I've got thru tradin' in New York.
Why, our whole crop Of hay, corn, and
maple sugar wudent bi over two such
dresses. Don't talk to me any more
about sity fashunsl Litchfeld county
will do for me, and my old bombazine,
with new polonaise, will do for our
church for many years to come. It's