The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1878-10-09
Those Striped Stockings.

have been % and whose red cheeks.
saffron-colored necktie and innocent
look proved the innocence of his
heart and good bringing up, yester-
day made three different attempts ia
enter Woodward avenue dry Goods
store before he got in TO stay, although
he had for straight half hour been
looking longingly at the array of
striped embroidered stockings in the
window. When he was asked what
he desired to look at he blushed like
o girl and skulked toward a pile of
bed-ticking. The clerk asked him
what price he desired to pay and was
going on to say that the governor of
Michigan always bought his ticking
there, when the young man asked:
DO women wear them ere stock.
ings in the winder? ?"
g Yes, of course"
Put 'em on just tho same as other
stockings 2"
"Of course. All the ladies have
worn them for two or three years.
Would you like to look at the styles?"
Y-e-esl" whispered the stranger
as he glanced furtiveiy around.
A dozen pair were thrown down,
and he reached out carefully, lifted
each one, and carefully laid aside a
pair OF hose with red stripes chasing
each over brown ground work.
Is them more'n five dollars ?'' he
whispered as he looked up. af$ +
"That pair of stockings will only
cost you eighty cents, sir. They are
the best bargain in Detroit
Eighty cents. Why, I'll take
them in a second. Twas afraid. you
would say seven dollars. How many
pairs can a feller's-f ather's-mother
, wear out in six months ?n 5i I.
Oh, I'd take about four pairs" re-
piled the clerk. Here are four diff
terent colors of the same SIZE"
/ will take them. / haint seen
one of them in OUR town yet, and I'll
bet they will raise more excitement
than a circus"
rs there anything more ?n asked
the clerk as he laid the stockings
aside.
The young man suddenly grew red,
then pale, and in an entreating voice
he asked: ftl fEk ss$9Es
-a Ken trust you-svith great Sc
cret ?" 1908
Why, yes" replied the wondering
clerk.
"You wouldn't go back on me?"
mo"
Honest Injun--hope 70 be struck
dead if you do ?" g.
II hope"
aWell, them stockings are for my
girl-out here in the conntry-en-
gagged to be married-going to Can
ada to borrow some money. l want
to send 'em to her by mail, and |
want it done 80 she won't know it
was me. Some fellers would get
harmonicon; or some jewelry, or a
bunch of pink envelopes, but l know
the stockings will scoot her right up
to the head of society, and she will
have more bang-up invitations to call
on the high toned than she ever
dreampt Of" fa.s .et
"Shall / send them by mall?"
eyes, but wrap them up in about
four papers, so that the post-office fell
lers can spill ink on them"
"Shall / enclose any writing? ?"
- Well, you see l kinder want her
to know am the person who sent
them, and kinder don't l don't
want her to think some of the other
tellers in town is this sweet on her,
and yet it won't hardly do to send
my name" .f HIt-
"How would it do TO say they
were from q name?" :.
Il f"That is kinder good, but it would /
leave her too much in doubt"
"You might sign your first name,
then"
"That would be too much" replied
the young man, as he leaned over the
bed-ticking, to reflect. tI1
There was an awful silence for
minute and q half and. then he sud
denly remarked; XII
ar viii sign my plump full name
hanged if don't. have been think
ing it over, and / don't believe no
sensible girl will go back on a Teller
for presenting her with four pairs of
striped gstockings-do you ?n Il ss