The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-12-21
SHE WANTED THINGS TO FIT.

SHE WANTED THINGS TO FIT
Two ladies', mother and daughter
entered the store of Carlinviile, Hi.
i nois, merchant the other day. Trade
had been dull, and the stOrekeepeI
was glad TO see customers 80
sMe and Sara is jest a looking, mis-.
ter. It's not likely we'll buy much,
nohow, so you can sit still and never
mind us till we see what we want"
That is what the mother said when
the merchant wished to show her some
goods. When they took "good look
they proceeded to business.
"Me and Sara wants stockins mister.
We don't want none of them cheap
kind like every girl in Macoupin
wears, but we want 'em sort of open
worked and genteel."
I'VE have a fine assortment of the
/ regular made English, from frames ;or
perhaps you prefer the balbriggan ?''
said he.
."No, | prefer stockings, mister; SO
does Sara. have heerd tell about
them new fashioned things from Chica.
go ; that great many was wearing
glove corsets and bustles, and l don't
know what but me and Sara don't
know nothing about such things. The
old mans mighty stingy and mean
with his money, and never give us
wemen chance till now" lr,n
"Those are the latest styles of stripes
in hose; perhaps something like that
will please you," said the merchant,
holding up up pair. ii f.lts.5 ~
"No they won't; no sir. I've been
a member of the Baptist Church nigh
upon forty years, and Sara's likely to
jine some day, but We never wore any
thing like that in the family. reckon
them stockings were made for the
poor unfortunatcs in States Prison"
| The merchant was astonished at the
singular suspicion of his customer, and
FASTENED to show th 3n the whole
stock of hosiery. lie answered her
that not only did the ladies of the
highest standing wear them, but they
also had the habit of holding up their
dress skirts little SO as to display this
fancy hosiery.
-"You don't mean to say that they
want every body 20 look at their strip
ed stockings 2" the old lady inquired,
eagerly.
''That is just what mean to say,
ma'am and almost all of our first ladies
i'll Macoupin wear Them"
"Then SIS, get Off your shoes and
stockings quick, must see how them
striped ones is going TO look"
To the establishment OF the merchant,
the young lady proceeded 10 take off
the old and put on the new.
"Now you just parade up and down
here and hold up your skirts a little,
and let me see how il looks" said the
old lady.
BY this time the merchants two
clerks were each trying TO swallow a
spool of cotton TO keep from laughing
outright. The old lady noticed their
depravity, and resented it. e.t
''YOu needn't laugh, young men,
I've been fooled afore now buying
things that didn't fit. That's what me
and SIS are here for-to git 'em to fit"
The trial was satisfactory. The
daughter was made happy in the ow,
ership Of two pairs of the most FASH
ionable. -...-..-, - g..
snow, want some of IL e very stri-
pedest. mister" s''H
"Why, ina, are you going to wear
striped stockings? l don't be,ieye
they will look nice for you" a
"Won't they? YOs're agoin' to see
whether they will or no as soon as he
finds his very stripedest. And, young
men, you've no call to stand there
GRIMM in that way, I'm bound to
get things to fit"
The wicked clerks disappeared in a
moment to have their laugh out. The
old lady gravely arrayed herself in the
every stripedest." Then she gathered
her skirts up after the approved FASH
ion, and marched up and down the
store, questioning her daughter and
the merchant as to the precise effect.-
1t was all satisfactory till there came
prolonged sxsrt from one of the
clerks who was peeping at the odd
sight, and could not restrain himself
any longer.
81 wonder if them simpletons is
looking and laughing. Let ;em, who
cares? Now, mister, you can put up
two pairs of them for me. I've been
trying and atrying for years to get
something that would astonish my old
man, SO that mebbe he'd open his wal
let. If this don't do it l reckon LII
have to quit. Hold up your skirts,
Sis. Good-by, msster."
And that part of Macoupin was set
to grinning by a fashionable display
of the "very stripedest." ne,fa
GOOD ADVICE TO BOYS.
The boy who spends an hour of each
evening lounging idly on the street