Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1876-02-19

sterer's.
Have you any stuff like this % I
asked e DsTt ,9Sz 1sIl
No" said the salesman, 1--WE haven't.
us it for furniture p, -
s.Yes,"l replied. - g
Then Turkey red is what you want"
rs Turkey red Just like this?n / asked
NO. said he; "but it's much BETTER"
"ihat makes no difference to me-"
replied. 81 want something just like
.But they don't use that for Furniture"
he said.
81 should think people could use any.
thing they wanted for fi,rniturer' re-
marked, somewhat sharply.
'sThey can, but they DON'T" he said.
quite calmly. 'rhey don't use red like
that. They use Turkey red.''
l said no more, but left. The next
place / visited was very large dry
goods store. OF the first salesman | saw
inquired if they kept red calico like my
sample.
you'll find that ON the second story"
said he.
went up stairs. There L asked man;
"Where will find red calicO?'
SIN the far room to the left. Right
! over there" And he pointed to distant
corner.s trs5 a. G[s- 80
walked through the crowds of pur-
chasers and salespeople, and around the
counters and tables fillhd with goods, to
the far room to the left. When l got
there asked for red calico. 81
1.-The second counter down this side"
said the man.
Invent there and produced my sample.
e.Calicoes down stairs" said the man.
.They told me they were up here" [
said. r~
'Not these plain goods. You'll find
'eN down stairs at the back Of the store,
over on that side" tfrsr(,9 syet sW
| went down stairs to the back of the
store. lr,-. "a ri ii9nlr,
where viii find red calico like this?"
L asked. ~ sss.,
Next counter but one" said the man
addressed, walking with me in the di-
rection pointed out.
dunn, show red calicoes."
Mr.. Dunn took my sample and looked
at it.
eve haen't this shade IN that quality
Of goods" he said. -
Eyes; we've got it finer" And he took
down Il piece sof calico and unrOlled a
.'That's not this shade" l said.
NO." said he. 1.-The goods is finer and
the color's better"
Il want it to match this" said.
81 thought you weren't particular
abOlit the match" said the salesman.
You said you didn't care for the quality
of the goods without you take into con-
sideratiOn quality and color both. If you
want that quality Of goods in red you
ought to get Turkey red"
did not think it necessary to answer
this remark, but said:
''Thsn you've got nothing to match
| this?''
| No, sir. But perhaps they may have
it in the upholstery department, in the
sixth story"
e.. So I got in the elevator and went up
to the top of the house.
Have you any red stuff like this?" l
said to young man..
RED stuff? Upholstery department.
| other end of this foOr."
went to the other end of the floor.
Il want some red caIicO,"I said to a
man.
furniture goods 2" he asked.
YES" said L.
sFourth counter to the left"
Invent to the fourth counter to the left
and showed my sample to salesman.
tie looked at it and said.
you'll get this down on the first floor
calico department"
| turned on my heel. descended in the
elevator, and went out OH Broadway. L
was Thoroughly sick of red calico. But
determined TO make one more trial. My
wife had bought her red calico not long
before, and there must be some to be had
somewhere. | ought TO have asked her
where" she bought it, but / thought Il
simple thing like that could be bought
anywhere.
went into another large dry-goods
store. As l entered the door a sudden
tremor seized me. l could not bear TO
take out that piece of rcd calico. If
had had any other kind of a rag about
me-a pen-wiper or anything of the sort
Il think | would have asked them If
they could match that.
But stepped up to a young woman
and presented my sample with the usual
IBask room, count u tier q on the LETT she
saft 80 ~ ~AASsAs&s5a
'.Have you any calico like this?'
asked OF the lady behind the counter.
NO, sir" she said; ''but we have it in
Turkey red"
Turkey rel, again! 1 surrendered.
"All right" said, ''give me Turkey
red."
How much, sir?r she asked.
81 don't know-say five yards"
The lady looked ut me rather strangely,
but ,measured of five yards of Turkey
red calico. Then she raped on the
counter and called out. 'Cash!' A little
girl, with yellow hair in two long plaits,
came slowly up. The lady wrote the
number of yarus, the name Of the goods,
her own number, the price, the amount
of the bank note handed her, and some
other matters, probably the color of my
eyes, and the direction and velocity of
the wind, OH q slip OF paper. She then
copied ali this in u little book which she
kept by her. Thenashe handed the slip
OF paper, the money, and the Turkey red
to the yellow-iiaired girl. This young
girl copied the slip in little book she
carried, and then she Went away with
the calico, the paper slip, and the money.
After avery long time7apring which
1.-The little girl prob;Ibly- look. the goods,
the money, and the slip to some central
desk, where the, note, was received, its
amount and number entered in book,
change given to the girl, copy of the
| slip made and entered, girls entry exam
incl and approved, goods wrapped ND,
girl registered, plaits counted and enter
ed on slip Of paper and copied By the
girl i'm her book, girl taken 10 a hydrant
| and washed, number OF towel entered on
La paper slip and copied by the girl in her
| book, value of my note and amount of
change branded somewhere on the child,
and said process >notedeOn a slip of paper
and copied in her book-the girl came to
me, bringing my change and the pack