The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-05-20
The Woman That Always Gets
Good Bargain.

Good Bargain
She rides to town on the ragged edge
of an old Quilt, and holds her basket Of
eggs ELAPSED to her bosom, and with her
pipe in her mouth, and her snuff-box in
her pocket, she attacks the merchant.
First, she walks all over town, and car.
rles her basket, to find the highest mar
ket. Alter she has found it. she goes
back to the first store and tells the mer-
chont how much she can sell for, and
wants him to give her little more, be-
cause she always trades there. Some
times he does raise the price quarter
Of cent. and sends her on her way re.
ioicing. Oftener he is very contented
man. Has about al the eggs he can sell;
prices are variable; and "then comes the
tug Of war; She hates to leave without
selling the eggs. So she asks him the
price Of carpet chain, and how he sells
his muslin by the bolt, and wonders how
much he would take to chain forty yards;
and suddenly asks if he can't give her
sixteen and two-thirds>. He says,
.swhat!' For he don't know whether IFS
muslin or carpet chain, she is talking
about. Il mean for the eggs" says she
II always sell the biggest, and eat the
little ones at home, and l think they
are worth sixteen and two
third cents. The merchant scratches hii
bump Of caution, and says he will give
her that, hut she must not tell any one
Is he cant afford to pay that price fol
eggs. lOf course she never tells.) Their
she proceeds to "trace it out" FRS
and always she wants pound Of soda
then row Of pins and two needles; tina
is, how much would he "charge" for tw
needles. He don't know; never sold les
than q paper only ten cents. She know
all that, but ten cents will buy yard
calico, or two spools Of thread, and be
sides, she never buys but two needles at
time. II the girls have many, they los
many; 50 she buys only two. He give
her two needles. Then she buys two o
three remnants to make . dress-rem
nants always come cheaper.
. Next she buys pair Of garters. Their
is plenty Of good rubber in the box, bu
she hunts till she finds some that ha
been kept over and has lost its stretch
, this she gets for five cents. She wants
know if they have any odd cups and sal
GERS! The merchant says he don
know; would have to count the whole K
!, to find out. She says she wishes he woui'
5 IS she wants two or three. He guesses
5 is his dinner time, and calls james Hel
i ~ to wait on her. James Henry bov
l and asks what more she will have. ST
e says she don't know; maybe she h'
!. traded the eggs all out. He counts It
/ and saws there are fifty-six cents comiI
: to her. .Well," (she studies awhile
d ..you don't pay money Tor egg
t, "No." sThen / suppose III have 70 tra'
It it out, but things are 80 high l don
S know what to get. Have you tobacco
+ .Yes'm.'' says he, .'come this way
}, Soc goes over, shifts the fragrant wee
/. and says: I'VE are poor and have
IS work hard, and have TO do without
e great ms y things, and Ill take half
rs plug" hen she prices the ginghal
re and duckings and beavers; she feels
er the silverware, and tastes the sugar .
Of SAYS, I'VE are poor and We work b
is and try to get along, and We must ha
it something to keep Us Mp. % l guess
b. take little more Of that tobacco. II
is she prices looking glass, tries her g
4 in il. and says it 1.-THE glaas) Is : lit
B. crooked. She calls for ribbon, and CO
Cd zee Why ! yard Of ribbon should cost
much q yard Of calico, wh.n i =
to GOOD deal narrower. Next she views
- idishes. She wants some dishes,
" does, but she don't mew whether 70 =
y 1.-Two snail ones o. On largs on, -
" ldon't take any.