Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-06-20
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YES. He CoUID.-ssNew bonnet, new
bonnet-twelye dollars for new bennett
exclaimed Mr.. Slick the other evening al
his wife suggested a change from the win
ter styles. ss.4'3
sos eyes, only twelve dollars,' she humbly
replied.
s'Twelve dollars for bonnet is con.
founded outrage and I know it!'ehe went
on. "Why, can by two silk hats fol
that money and have some strawberry
change left! It's dead swindle to ask
$12 for bonnet
ssWeu, can't do any better, Mr.. Slick.
That's the price, and must pay it or GO
= without"
"You don't know how to buy-that's
what ais you?" he growled. "I'll bet
money I can buy SIP bonnet for So. It's
all in knowing how to handle the sales
men,"
81 wish you'd try it, she suggested,
81 wildly George! I will ! I'll bring
you new bonnet in the morning, and Til
get it ten dollars cheaper than you dare
to-"
Mr.. Slick was as good as his word. He
went into millinery store next forenoon
? with his eye teeth all sharpened, and with
the idea in his mind that every bonnet in
the store was priced exactly twelve dollars
He looked around little, selected bon
net that pleased him, and pointing his cane
at it and calling up his deepest voice, he
inquired.
"Are you asking twelve dollars for that
bonnet ?"
The woman flushed, looked from the
bonnet to the man, and was trying to re-
ply, when he said:
''These are not the times for outrageous
prices, and all buyers realize it. I'll give
you eight dollars for that bonnet, and not
cent more"
s'That-that bonnet
Eight dollars, and no more!'' he inter
rupted, and she put the article in box
and took his money.
''What'd tell my wife, eh ?" he whis-
pered, as he went out. 81 tell you it takes
man to buy goods, no matter whether its
fence posts or paper cambria!
When he sat down at home and took the
cover off the box and held up the bonnet,
Mrs. Slick inquired:
GLOW much did she charge your"
Eight dollars madam; while you would
have paid twelve!"
"Richard!'' she said as she tried to
laugh all over at once, 81 was with the
lady next door when she ordered that bon
for her cook, and the price was to be four
dollars!''
He held up his finger, counted three fves
out Of his wallet and left them on a chair
for her.
A Book AGENT MEETS HER MATCH.
"A very prepossessing young lady, can
wasting for popular book, stepped int"
the Office of broker, and finding him ap-
parently at leisure, asked him to look at
her book. The gentleman informed her
that it would only be waste of time, as
he could not purchase it.
''Oh, never mind that !" calculated the
vivacious young woman; sit won't cost
anything to look at it, even if you don't
buy. I should like to have you read some
portions of it, and see what it ISL
The accommodating broker took the
volume, and glancing at the title page
commenced a perusal of the introduction
ter, and read carefully and leisurely along.
1t was about nine O'Clock when he com
menced. and an hour passed silently away,
when the book agent began to show signs
of nervousness, which We're apparently un-
noticed by the broker, for he never took
his eyes from the volume, but read steadily
on. Eleven O'Clock came, and the lady
began to walk smartly around the room.
glancing occasionally out Of the windows.
At noon the broker was still reading. and
the agent wore decidedly troubled coun-
tenance. A few moments befor, one
O'Clock the broker laid down the book,
leisurely donned his overcoat and hat, and
remarked:
'sThat is very good book. am Sorry
cannot read more of it, but I am obliged
to 60 to dinner. If you call this afternoon
will continue reading it,
Too LArR.-The following incident
took place in Chesterfield county. The
fury of Circuit Court before whom a
miserable wretch had been tried, returned
verdict of s'guilty," and suggested the
:'whipping- post" The Court then ad
fourned to dinner. Immediately after din
ner the defendants counsel, without in
forming his unfortunate client, moved for
a new trial, and commenced reading the
motion.
'Hold on!'' whispered the client, pulling
his counsel's coat-tail, ''Don't read that. :"
LET me alone" muttered the lawyer,
frritably; s'I'll attend to you when have
read the notion
sBut don't want you to read the mo-
ton, whined the agltated culprit.
ssDou't want me to read 1t? Why notp
What's the matter? Pm going to get a
new trial.
"But 1 don't want a new trial." ex-
claimed the wretch.
.Don't want one! Why not?" return
ed the other heatedly, frowning from un-
der his eyeglasses.
"'Cause it's too late,' - urged the client.
uWhile you were out at dinner the sheriff
took me out and whipped the very hide off
of mel"
nicnic IT, ALWAYS seems To ha the