The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1880-06-09

be might discover that the seven
pearls were worth a cent apiece
and the ring only we'll washed
Many Of the regular jewelers. are
also up to tricks. Cant be told
from real diamonds-only three
dollars is the legend borne by
hundreds of cards on which are
displayed sets Of ear-drops, and
worn by lord Saratoga for a
genuine stone,' is the story told
of many a diamond ring.
One Of the sights Of Chatham
street are the dealers in second
hand clothing and furniture, and
there is one place in particular
where almost every article one
can think of or ask for will be
promptly handed out. On the
same counter were swords, pistols,
sickles, coffee-mills, jack-kniVes,
lamps, nutmeg-graters, button
hooks, candle-molds, grindstones,
egg-beaters, ridingwhips, dog:
chains, horse-collars, hymn. books,
lampwicks, paper collars, knitting
needles, fre-fenders and fifty other
different articles.
The secondhand clotbiers let
no chance pass to drive a bargain.
They look at every man with an
eye 10 buy or to sell. | got off
the Elevated road one day at
Chatham square and walked down
the street just behind 2 gentle
| man from Pennsylvania, who
counts his dollars by the million.
| He had on as fine a suit of clothes
as money can buy, and his gene
raj bearing was that Of q perfect
gentleman. Yet, as he passed one
Of these clothing stores, the man
at the door pointed to an old
dress coat which had been patch
ed and dyed, and boldly re-
marked :
Il want to call your attention
to this goat, which is bargain
at four dollars =
The millionaire halted and gave
the fellow one awful look, but it
didn't affect him a bit, for as |
came up he gave me dead away
on a pair of checked pants at on
ly two dollars, and long enough
in the legs for man eight feet
high.
The secondhand furniture deal
ers have even more cheek. They
let no one pass. A man with a
satchel in each hand, just ready
to start for his home a thousand
miles away, is earnestly invited to
'step in and examine this parlor
suite, at only forty dollars l
was tackled in this way so often
that | finally went in one day to
see what the furniture really was,
and what further the dealer would
say.
Most people would take this for
new furniture,' be confden TALLY
whispered as be pointed to sofa
and six chairs upholstered in
green and sadly worn, but l
won't try to deceive a man like
you. 10 tell the truth they were
sent down here from a Fifth ave-
nue. parlor to be sold on the quiet.
Sad case that. Husband died sud.
denly-property all incumbered-
widow left without meaus-ob-
! liged to sell off her furniture, and
so FORTH
Is that SOP
Pom my sacred honor. How
much do you suppose | gave her
for this suite p
Seven dollars
The look be gave me L shall
ever remember, but he swallowed
the lump in his throat and con-
tinued:
sYes-ah! I'm joker myself.
But, seriously, l gave s42 for this
very suite, which l am now Of
fering at even forty. am not
hard-hearted enough for this busi-
ness, and I'm going to quit it.
When 7 got up there she cried
and took on so that [ gave $40
more than l ought to. [ shall
lose So by the operation and it
serves me right. Now, then,
what do you say ?
I said I lived in the Sandwich
Islands, was short Of funds and
had neither wife nor home, but
he lowered the price to s35, then
to $50, and ran half g block after
me- to saw that he could take $40