The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-03
MITCUING 4 P.iITERN.
by a Certain Young Dry Goods Clerk IL
IOOking Tor u situation.

one of the fascinating young mon in up
town dry Z loas ~ res l. In truunle. |, IL the
custom in tue cstaohshmeut from wnich h" is
Just been dismissed to discharge "A man VINO
fails to sell To enc II three sue, essive custo IL
era. "SwApplne' l. tue expressive technical
term hv whicr TINS failure Is Nnown in the dry
goods business. The rui1 Is not universal. tut
II Is by no means exceptional N dry goods stores
However unjust ~ may be. II has - wonderfully
stimulating effect On the eicg mt your. men
anienahls - i. ana wuon they cannot sell goo -
II Is safe inference that the customer IN either
supernaturtllv ubiuratc impecUnious, ur miser-
". ine young n,an reiaried ~ had - hrst ear
last FRIDAY utrnin. tuai H.. the urst customer
VINO entered thc store " 3 " the rules uf rOtl-
ZION his exclusive victim. Next morning this
irivile-e would u to the lot OF some other
clerk. and 50 on to the end Of tue list. Iue first
customer " snapped" min and went out with.
equally uupropiiious state 4 mind, ana retired
without cnecting a purchase. On the decision
Of the third hung nis late. His ample chee6
tlanched a. she irkened the doorw v, for n
more unlikely purchaser could with difficulty
tNi'N" 'hlt .t-SN over. Ntr ipiidtrs ana par
italy CONGO led o roll ~ calico wn'ch the paint
taiury tie RI OF tho clerk msiinctv,ly felt tnat
she came 10 nave Walcned. Vow II there Is
ANYTHING m the dry goods business more soul
narrowing than another II Il g matcn GOODS
The exact shade and texture have to be found.
ana last, rut not lest the price must CORE
spund. feeling OF sickening despair perhe-
ated the beaying breast of the unfortunate CLERK
as lie asked. ell. ma'Hml'
sue laid down i've yards and a half Of calico
OF an eccentric y ,ttern, and intimated that the
on her fortune IN finding another yard and
half of the same material.
D. ne eyes OF SIX expectant clerks upon
the doomed m an lie felt that the crisis OF MS
peril had come. with an appear ince OF calm
ness that ieler the turmoil OF his feelings. lie
dlNed under the cuuu cr. aud handed out end
loss rolls Of calico. varying from the radiant
strawberry and moss ose-n ar.ed. TO the softer
est gray. But he cane not within thirteen sup
Elementary coiprs OF the required pattern lie
butrOwed in TIE caNernous depths OF lower
shelves. and r.u-ackrd upper ones from the top
round OF a gidiy stcp-ltdder, out he found 1t
not. An hour and a half had goue bN, and MS
hto was nearly cXn tustcd. Tn proprietor OF
the store and the uookKeeper ana porier had
come ont to witness his death struggle. SIX
times the Wcafled iauN startod Tor the door, ana
six times he called her back anu resumed his
ana ne was ABOUT to dros his hat and gracefully
step down and out. when happy thought
rtr4clN ut,u.
Excuse ne. madam" said he; there's one
piece overlooked. Let me see that goods 80
ami he took her bundle and, diving under the
counter hacked OF yard and a hall vita the
Ell, roy ami vIOmptnc-s Of rehindled nope.
Here rs, madam; eAtciIY what you re-
CURED, stld he, couuucnty, spreading out The
uuuoined goods.
SO looked ~ 1t attentiyely for Ave minutes
II does look ike the pattern said she, "but
still / tniuk is not what | want. It's % good
Cea COaiser tnan nine. Ii can't get any thing
carer 10 tho OAK ern IN come back AMI take Il.
food morning.
Sne dii come hack in IN hour. but not 20 bay
the GuUGs. lie trieu 10 dodge behind the cOuu-
ter, but WITH the Keen sigul cdut,s Of wpmanly
u-N hatleu UUt and arr ign'd utfurA .is en-
power. me WORST oi a. M, III TIE iAtttr, Ia
view Il the .upr.ut .uIc 4. rgy sh Y,n iu his AZ
temp 60 "Hcct sale. i.i con Jude ] not L. dis
irgc hHa. " itu inc cNi iclct II lis gUilt 80
uniIi-t tAIni'. u'wefCr, 81 wouI1 hc ital g. the
discipline e.! tAe b Nls. Keep Ina. "n4. Le " IS
coed iu EettlI- = warrant Tor his arrest his
name ID rIaiit4un suuprrs- ed.