, 1874-07-12

4 REALLY HARD CUSTOMER.
For example. the woman who wants to get
new dress, and who is unwilling to trust any one
else, and yet knows very little about it herself.
Some onp else Will get cheated, or phy penny
or two more on d yard thnn she intends to. Sht
looks over about fifty pieces OF goods Of al
kinds, prices and qualities AZ last she pitches
clerk 'f5tan tnas sis e'e' and ed1 '0Fs t
much cheaper up town" She has been over
an hour already. He informs her that 1T is the
| lowest they can afford to sell it; that is their
s4 . ID ne xs s hS sa1qd a13as Ss sipy p s
few minuteas turns 1T over, ravels the ed ges,
| pulls the dressing out OF end, and then
asks: '' How much shall need for dress 2"
| Young man informs her. Isnt It touching tho
i nan can tell d woman how much alpaca, serge,
silk, it will take for her dress, with oversklrt
or without, ditto polouaise, ditto tlounces? An
| other Of the wreecAel prarogatives assumed
Do you know how much it tahes for mans
coat and extensions? Old lady, loQuitur:
''You throw in the Innings and thread, of
course?" "No." Party must lie from the
country is the meutal decision OF the looker-on.
swell, to be sure now. How much be they
going to oost?' Country eure, aud Yankee a.
that.) Moro male aggressive information. At
last the whole matter eeemB to be satisfactorily
concluded, when she suddenly decides that she
will 70 up town where she cap buy it
cheaper, and to the intense disgust of the clerk,
leaves him With his fifty pieces of unfo]dcd
goods and his TWO hours wasted timo, aud
nothing to show for it. If that Young man used
3 few Ialf-audibIe remarks that sayorcd Of tho
Tropics, who eau blame him? But this woman,
with her questionable bonnet, is nos the only
person
GUILTY OF Such rErrr THEFT;
for theft it H. if time is money. At the opposite
counter sits 2 woman dressed in silk aud dia-
n1ouds. sne is turning over rich laccs, aud for
hall hour has pondered over single p1eca,
evidently deep Ill some mental calculation. 4
young girl with her has been hdscting
TO Tor e. the same length of It time, aud
as you seem inclined to stay here Ill day, will
90 and make d call and stop for you on my way |
back. The elder woman protests that she il |
just through, and tho younger waits another |
ten minutes and then goes OF. She is gone for |
return. finds her friend or relative still ut tho |
came counter, piled high with laces, but ponder
ing over the original piece.
She had not qnte maoe up her mind; $50
it sent home Gnd lot her husband xso
It. Now, We happened to. know the
parties IN question, ami the ma knew enough
loout honp or Manila goods, but lace WAS not
1t all ia lis 1ine. He might gfunlele about the
price when he had seen just as VIDE. aud to h!s |
linking just es good. lace for IS cents 4 yard
>ut nevertheless Ills wife meaut to lave it from
se fifst, aud, after weeks time spent III look
nG ut it crcty day, fual,y bouSat it. Where
las tie trouble? we que:icd mentally. Wasit
'eenuEe hle hoped to ges it cheaper, Or thnt ste
satcd to part with the money, or what? at all
'yents, we wondered ut
THE PATIENCE OF TILE CLERE.
The customer, however, WAS we4thr, End, |
Though drawing her oi!at0.a was worse than |
Ira all,s teath, or evun than having them filled,
till 1t "a5 worth something in the end to tho
irnl, and go an employees time had to be placed
t her disposal !
The o:her extreme is seen in tho womsu Hho
uys. just for the sake OF buying, everything she
ces and takes a faacy to. even though sas may |
'esry Of it i'll short time and throw it aside.
aer patronage Ii eagerly sought for she neither
,ras what sac pays, 14ur takos any timo il de-
ding. Some Of those VITO wAia on he- enYy
er, aad think how del;1tfu' it must be to get :;
Iythiny Que wants. UIl3r certain crc1lla-
ances. yes; uuder others, NJ. Tllsre may bo :
sting under all thas seeming brightness. which
cessantlT hurts. at all cycnts tlese gre few ..
the phases That have cous uadtr our srecal | :.
a*erration and msy serve as hints to employer :
I'd customer. c