The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1878-07-02

One day last week a powerfully built
young man, 20 whose right arm was
linked tall thin girl of eighteen, with
q sharp nose, pale blue eyes aud hair
the color Of an old knife-handle, en-
tered a store with both eyes full Of
business. As the pair took seats. q
clerk intimated that he was ready to
make bottom prices on any goods in
the store, from finest silks 10 the glaz-
iest calico.
This is kinder delicate business for
u.s." replied the young man, casting
sheep eyes at the girl.
That is TO say-that is-yes, ahcm!"
stammered the clerk.
"But / guess we'll live through il,
Molly. aud here goes. What we want
is a trossy for this girl-a bridal tros-
sy, l believe they call it,.
That's exactly what they call il, ="
replied the clerk, land now tell me
what articles You want and I'll give
you the lowest figures"
The pair looked at each other in
half foolish way for a minute, and then
the girl hid her face behind q stack Of
goods.
"a little sherry, bat she'll get over
it," mused the lover. "The first thing,
/ s'pose, is a dress.
From one TO sixteen dresses, as you
like. You had better take black silk,
perhaps?"
"And prehsps / won't. There's no
style about ne, Mister. We marry for
love, and we have to make leetle
money go long ways. Is calico pur-
ty low1"
80, Zekel" gasped the girl, sudden
ly showing her face.
"well, well, go a leetle better, though
calico is my motto. Hand us down
something about twenty cents per yard.
Give us dove csler, for doves are meek
and lovely, and 30 is Molly"
Twelve yards OF dove colored goods
were cut of, and Zeke looked around
and said, LESS see. s'pose back
comb, two yards OF blue ribbon, q
bunch of hair pins aud two or three
collars ought 10 figure in somewhere.
The clerk agreed, and they were fig
ured in.
LESS see. She'll wear her sisters
hat TO stand up in and her shoes won't
show il she has long dress on. /
guess that's about all, isn't it. Molly?"
The girl blushed very red. beckoned
him closer and after n minute he turn
ell 10 the clerk and said:
Its kinder throwing money away.
but she's purity good aud gentle, and l
don't mind. She thinks she ought To
have a fifty cent corset and two pairs
OF stockings"
The articles we're brought. inspected.
and placed with the 'trOssy," and al
ter the lovers lad held another whis-
pered consultation, Zeke observed:
"Well, that's all. Figger il up and
here's your cash. We've got TO go and
get some hair oil, and dollar gold
chain with locket 10 IL, and pair of
sleeve buttons aud some shoe strings,
and you see the outfit is going to
squeeze me bad.
when does the marriage come OFF,
asked the clerk.
"In about ten DAYS. She's good
girl aud loves me, aud I'm trying to do
the fair thing by her. 'Taint many
young men who would put mp seven or
eight dollars for bridal tTossy for his
girl; but when ! make up my mind to
marry any one I'm almost reckless as
to wealth. She didn't need that corset
any more than need suspenders, but
she b I'd sister married with one on
aud she don't want to be behind her. -
II hope you'll be happy"
1--WE shall be--can't help IL. This
ere girl can sling more enthusiasm in
to mess OF taters than any queen in
Europe, as for fried pork-yum! She
can compose poetry. chop wood, draw
pictures. milk 4 COW, build a suit OF
clothes or spell down anybody that
stands on two legs and when winter
howls around our little home, well sit
with our feet IN the oven, chaw apples
and remember that / had TO take her
old dad by the collar and jerk his
heels to the ceiling before he'd consent
to this marriage. Well, good-by.-
Come, gal. - Exchange.