The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-11-26
Wasn't Good on Figures.
New York Dispatch

Sne came down from R0cKwav on
her usual saturday trip. She came
down on the same old clam cart filled
with clans and onions. As she slid off
the cart wheel she had worried ex-
preston On her face, q WONDERFULLY
suggestive fsce--sugees'iye If Dutch
cheese. She slapped this off horse on
the back. gave the nigh one an onion.
and entered one of the stores opposite
Washington Market.
The clerk, a young man who lad
humpbacRed nose that looked rs if it
had been through q mill. and gave him
the appearance Of h,ving a shoehcrn
tie / to his forehead. rubbed bis hands
with glee. for he Imagined he saw
big sail looming up in the distance.
Say. look here she drawled i wan.
ter get hat and piir of shoes for
taase old ,nan. When 1 let him cume
down with the CLANS aud onions he
gifts bin full. and don't chip mp cent
when he gifts heme. I'm ruEnin' the
machine myself now. Give me a hat
and pair If .hoe. for the old man
What size does he wear.' queried
the accommodating clerk.
I've GIT 'em her- in my ,idicule
soni@ where ard she went up to her
heels in gripsack that she carried in
her hand. When she came ont it was
seen that the search had not been sue.
csssful. She colored up as she re-
marked:
The old man writ the fggers down
on piece Of paper. but l must have
lost it,
Cant you remember what they
were!'
'Lemme see. There's Il Q hat fust-
humph Now the tigers tor the hat
wnz-w-ll, the first figger looked like
csullrr, and then there was a straight
mark that stood on a shelf. and under
tie shelf wuz another cruil
The clerk began TO lo,k "a if he WAS
being blown up as he took his pencil
and made all the figures in the alpha
bet.
She didn't recognize any of them,
and said:
well. mebbc there's different kinds
Of figgers up cur way. and I'll send 'em
down to you. Now bout the shoes.
'Ah! yes; the shoes. to be sure said
the clerk. Now. what number do you
wautI'
Well, l remember this much. The
old msn said that if lost the figgers
that there was q war occurred in the
last part Of the shoe number. Can't
you name some year that Lad war in
it!'
The clerk spoke Of the war of the re.
bellion. but che said that it wasn't
as big ~ '6l. He then began with the
year OF the hostiites between Cane aud
Able, and went through the whole
ancient and modern history. When
he arrived at the revolution she Quiver.
ed, aud said it was something bout the
Americans. like that.
When he struck 1912 she Jumped
nearly over the counter.
That's UNI. that's um; show up your
twelves. You'er the brick I've bccn
locking for. The old mans got foot
like Q herrin' box, and you've struck it
dead. You'd get nine out ofa possible
ten. Make q twelve. will your
, He made her a twelve. and after scan
ming the figures sne took n pOcketbook
out OF her grispsark and paid for the
shoes without saying word; but there
WAS Q satisfied look about her which
can be likened only to the expression
# mules face after he has kicked .
man over barn.
i wish We wuz SO fortunate bout the
hat. Make some crullers won't you z
He began with an o. and she said
| hat Anravkonk
. through all the units. and she left for
home. The old man came down the
i-xt day. aud ssid some' hing about q
- old fool. and purchased . hat. size
sX.