The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-08-16
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r. tPretiy Polly AND Nancy Lee"
1.-Two yards of this, for six Of This ole
CANT real thread lace; now q paper of
needles and a bolt of braid, a paper Of
pins and a pair Of stockings, for two yards
more Of this elegant lace. You young la.
dies have a fine shop, and we want to
make good honest bargains With you."r
With a smile on her shiny brown face,
the old Gypsy woman crammed the arti.
cles in her covered basket.
Only a few minutes before we had drop
ped in on n two pretty storc.keepers
and found them all in a gIee about The
Canadian woman, with whom they were
going to make such excellent bargains for
real thread lace. Two dainty knit sacques
and a pretty chip bonnet had been laid
aside to be traded. !'Is'nt the lace lust
byelyH cried Polly, the golden-haired part.
ner:: The door Qpens and in steps the two
gally attired O%anadiapg, who did not seem
to relish a .older and third party "lon't
gq,' whispers Polly, as We are about to
open the door and step out nstay and see
the fun out.n r,I9t
Things sooncommenced to assume a se-
riols aspect, Us one by ouethe dantiest ar.
ltiCles Of the little stock wero picked out
for change. Although We fully believe
with Carlyle that 'silence is an eternal
duty" i Yas hard to say nothing, so when
We saw the grasp On their last 1T Of ep-
broidery VIC vsnturedt Hgirls, i" we were
you, we would not lot hat 60" and from
the terrible aspect Of our eyes they subsi.
ded, sIdon't Care,P shouts Polly as they
disappeared down the street, II cheated
them out OF twenty-five cents, Just come
opt in the room and l will tell you how il
was doneln eps' fuaE o
We were listening very ihtently 10 the
story, when up jumps Polly "Gracious,
girls, they have taken every BIT Of the lace
that we b%argained for, run, Annie, quick,
tell them to chme back again." We took
little Annie by the hand but she broke
from us crying at the top Of her voice:
you woman; come back again!" 7f
They stopped and waited until We were
upytosthaH aud gsked slyly, swell, do the
ladies wantsome more lace?h7'FFFes that
is what they want" and passed on to oul
destination Returning in about an hour,
wefOund two sober faces bordering oyei
the TACT that they had actually given ouI
all the change from the drawer, and still
did not get the hall OF their bargains. !
"Just look at this stuff; there's no rea
thread about it, Why, 1t smells like ,uoot
Ina" cried Polly, with atbursti6f iindirna
tion; while hrown-faced Nancysaid con
sollnglyp "Neyer mind gPollyi although
you madethe bargain, Ivelanotion totak,
half Of It myself and give you half OF M
lgold dollar. We will have TO learn 81
these things yet; but tits provokingwher
1t was. only yesterday thatwe were tor
Mented 90 by that drummer, aud actual,
} told him hat our empty boxes were tdll d
} collarsiand cults to get rid Of him. H,
did get an order OF Of us!for box OF ruch
. in8s, Where isfthe money to come iron
forthat unless business bightsus up?"
N. Bit seems needless TO add tina
Polly and Nancy have only recently com
menesd the trials o., shop keeping,-tw
! b%ewitching young ladies, who enjoy thei
due amount OF ltiun" like blttermilI
and potatoes on credit" Polly enjoy
: 'lawn s~ocials" and impressions mad
: There, while Nancy sings some songs c
! 9ldsa tines for ,Ihe benefit Of GLeadyill
+: n. B. No. 2.-There's a little brow,
: shop, with blue blinds forever plllet
down; the gilt letters seem out Of ptac
. 81 go deserted "a spot. We miss III
/. '!D6ne oypr one minnie, dojh for tSralb,
. equipped in Powered slippers, fringe
8 pantaloons and a. past remembrance d
straw hat, carried down the sign. An
stnow Nancy can be found at any momen
y white apron and bonnet, ready Tor
3 ganie Of croQuet; while. b~lue.eyed Poll
n iblushes forth her smiles as she guidI
baby sister down the shady, streets. Pa
. don "we@tgira ne only "PleaorEY.H