Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-05-13
Object Teaching.


n 1eoeorooulo View Vosk Dereos CoY.
The Sixth Avenue horse cars start from
Fifty Ninth street on their down trips and
stop at each corner as far as Eight street
All the worlds wife knows this. She also
knows that when the car reaches Fifty Eighth
Street it is filed with ladies in sealskn
sacques and women in cloth cloaks on their
way to the shopping districts.
The car that left Fifty-Ninth street At ;
=. NJ. had four seats vacant. At Fifty
Seventh street the horse cars stopped auto
matically and two ladies'. one little girl.
entered the car and took the vacant seats.
The two instantly became the cynosure of
all eyes. That is. all the ladies and all the
women and the one man stared q, them.
The man thought, by George, that lady's
got a mighty pretty sister" The ladies'
casually exchanged glances. bu, said nothing
for block through poli,eness. The woman
said 'The idea Of decking ou, tina, little
thing in tha, way. Her stockings alone
must have cost -"
The two were really mother and daughter
The man had paused at the little girls face,
which was mature /; the ladies gave coup II
9ii at her dress. which vas premature; the
women saw only the stockings, which as to
thcir outlines were immature.
After the conductor had suggested by a
movement Of the hand that the lady should
dlsentomb her purse. and after the fare had
been paid. the lady said TO her daughter
"Now, Ellie. We have only few blocks
further TO 20, and must examine YOU as
quickly as possible. Remember, now. that
you are TO do shopping to-day. while look
on. Now then. When YOU enter the store
what is the frs, thing YOU are to do ?"
Pick up something near the door," an
swered the little girl land examine it care
fully. Then ask the hooru alker for the silk
department"
YES. Then ?"
"Show the salesman sample Of silk and
tell him wan, j; matched" "
Very we'll What next9"
"Aftcr he's matched ii. tell him its ribbon
! want, not dress goods. Then | 20 70 the
ribbon department, find the match in wide
ribbon, and ask for il in narrow. Then ask
II the price is the lowest they'll take. Then
| buy ward or two"
What is the object Of this"
To give me confidence in myself"
That is right. What do YOU do then ,"
Ask at the muslin counter for rem
4,
say Of ten wards and half Of muslin thai,
sells for II ID cents a yard. and he saws for
example. he'll let me have it for Sl2O"
Why should you ask for a remnant ?"
80 az to reckon the COS, of thing quick
ly. Ten and half yards a, II - cent. a
yard makes sl.3l 81. lie throws the / |
"a cents off. and so | save the price OF a
yard less three quarters Of cent
Yer. we'll let the muslin 90. What do
you do nrxt'"
Examine things a, the different counters
50 a. 10 ge, used 10 their appearance and
feeling and comparative value. pull a
piece Of silk 10 SEE II the texture is good. |
tr, TO find out Il it's dyed. | pull out
thread Of ~oolcn goods 70 see ,ha, Il isn't
cotton. Oh. there are lots Of things III
remember mamma, when once get in the
store See Il don't"
Yes, YES. Oh dear what a wcarisome thing
this shopping i, But Ellie suppo,ing nov
you've bought everything you really need
what i the last thing YOU do2
Bay something for papa,
"Wh, Z"
80 that he won't grumbe at the money
spend"
"ies, child, YES. But. after ALL it will
take more than YOU can do to keep him from
grumbllng"
"Macy's' shouted the conductor
Come, Ellie said the lady, gathering
up her parcels. Now. remember, | leave
everything TO you."-( y. J. World