The Red Cloud chief., 1880-05-27

tramp up ana Gown tnS ApN'sf 49,
Chatham street and Sc ~ha. splendid
bargains are offered under the shadow
Of those gil, balls Hanging IN \ con-
spicuous place in . ~eli-nIed ~indow
you will discover . Diamond pin with .
center stone Is big as = hlbsrt. and on
the card IL written: "A little os-color
only SS5." .'Gscious, but ho~ u
make. \ mans hair climb up Ia read
the figures. aud 20 think II bursting IN
on an evening party with that pin
throwing oct ten thousand scin;il!ziions
a minuie' "Or-color' Is pretty god.
but ALI glass" would be sppro-
PIRATE. The next window will reveal
this solid seysn-pearl rag only eight
dollars A Young man with that ring
on his finger would mash" = country
town in just fifteen minutes. and hf'een
minutes after tina, be might disc1vrr
that the seven pearls were worth i cent
apiec. and the ring only well washed
Many of the regular jewelers. are also
diamonds-only three dollars" is the
legend borne BY hundred. Of cards on
which are displayed sets Of ear-drops.
and Worn by \ lord nj Saratoga for \
genuine stone" il the story told 81
many n diamond" ring.
"sECoSDHASD MN
One II the sights Of Chatham street.
are the dealers in secDnd- hand clothing
and furniture. and there is a place ia
particular where almost every article
one can think Of OF ask for will bc
promptly handed out. On the same
counter were swords. pistols. sickles.
coffee mills. j~sck-knives. lamps. nut
m~eg-graiers, button hooks, candle
molds. grind-stones egg-beaiers. riding
whips. dog-chains, ho~rse-collsrs. hymn
books, lamp-wicks. paper collars. knit
iing-needles. ~fire-fenders, and fifty other
different articles.
The second hand clo,hiers let no
chance piss To drive a bargain. They
look nj every man with an eye To buy
or TO sell. got of the Elevated Road
u day at Chatham Square and walked
down the street just behind \ gentle
man from Pennsylvania, who counts his
dollars by the million. He had on as
and his general bearing was that Of a
perfect gentleman. Yet, rs he passed
one Of these clothing stores. the man at
the door pointed Il an old dress coat
which had been patched and dyed. and
boldly remarked:
IL want to call your attention To this
coat. which is bargain at four dol
lsrs!"
The millionaire halted and ave the
fellow one awful look, but il didn't af.
feet him q bit, for as | came up he gave
me dead away on a pair Of checked
pants at ..only two dollars" and long
enough in the legs for n man eight feet
high.
Tn. second hand furniture dealers
have eve more cheek. They let no
one pass. A man with a saichel in
each hand. just ready to start for his
home a thousand miles away, is earnest
" invited 10 ''step in and examine this
parlor suite. at only forty dollars"
was tackled in this way so often that l
finally went in n day to see what the
furniture really was, and what further
the dealer would say.
"Most people would take this for
new furniture" he contidentially whis-
pered. as he pointed TO a sofa and six
chairs upholstered in green and sadiy
faded and worn. but | won't try Ia
deceive a man like you. To tell the
truth they were sent down here from n
Fifth avenue parlor to be sold on the
quiet. Sad case, that. Husband died
suddenly property. all incumbered-
widow left without means obliged to
sell off her furniture, and so forth"
lis that so?'
"'Pon my sacred honor. How much
do you suppose l gave her for this
suite?
"Seven dollars"
The look he gave me l shall ever re-
member. but he swallowed the lump in
his throat and continued:
"Yes-ah! I'm a joker myself. But,
seriously, | gave forty-two dollars for
this very suite. which am now offer
ing ut even forty. l am not hard-heart-
ed enough for this business. and I'm
going to quit it. When ! got up there
she cried and took on 20 that / gave ten
dollars more than I ought to. l shall
lose two dollars by the operation. and
it serves me right. Now, then. what
do you sayP"
/ said l lived in the Sandwich Islands,
was short of funds and had neither wife
nor home. but he lowered the price TO
thirty-five dollars, then to thirty dollar,
and ran half a block after me 10 say
that he could take twenty-five dollars If
I'd agree to keep it a profound secret
as long as l live.
THE MAN IN A FIT.
Other sharp-witted fellows are to be
found on this same Chatham street.
which. at certain hours of the day. is
more crowded than Broadway. One
day, as logged along. / noticed a stiff
legged young man with an unmistak-
able agricultural cut TO his hair. He
was carrying q satchel i'm one hand and
q fresh-cut hazel stick in the other. and
a pawnbroker's window had a thousand
attractions for him. l was looking at
his broad back and wondering what
had brought him to town, when three
sharp-looking fellows came along and
piped him off in q second. One of them
approached the window and looked in,
and all Of a sudden fell down in q fit.
The other two rushed up and began
rubbing his hands, and the man with
the sachel was asked to assist. He
willingly complied. A small crowd
gathered, but in two or three minutes
the patient opened his eyes, got up.
and presently walked away. I asked
the young man if he had lost anything.
He gave \ sudden start, went down
into his pocket. and his eyes were as
big as saucers as he yelled out:
1--WE had my pocket pickedr'
So he had. Two or three of US were
trying to console him, when all at once
his face frightened and he whispered:
"Yew-reky! All they got, come to
think Of it, was my old wallet and
'leven cents. for I remember of putting
all nv bills in this ere left boot fore I
got of the carsr'-A. Quad, in Detroit