The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-12-21
Hoffenstein's Prize Br0gaA.

Honenstein was busily engaged mark
ing the selling price on some clothing
which had just arrived, when suddenly
stopping in his work he turned to the
clerk and said
Herman, | had forgot if We soil and
all uf dose plack jean bants vat vas dam
aged. Vas any more uf dem in de sdore
YETI"
"Yes, Misder Hofenstein. I dink
dere vas dree BARS left. l hat been dry
Ing to sell dem but do beople say dey
don't want to go around de sdreet NIT
bants on vat makes dem look like cir
Gus procession. Ders vas yellow spots
all ofer de kants, you know"
"yel, subbose dey hat got spots on
dem, vas you going to let de beoplo
dink dey vas damaged? Mygr-r-acious,
Herman, de longer you vas in de pisness
de more'you don't learn noding. Wy,
ven man comes in de sdore und dells
me dot dose bants vas damaged dells
him he yas mistaken und asks him if
he know biece ui quadruple, vox finish,
needle point, hand dwisted WOOL from a
blece vat vas Won ply, cotton stitched
und nit beveled edge. Ven l ask him
dot he don't can say nodipg. Den ]
dell him dot de bants vas not damaged
und dot dey vas made uf vot vac called
in de old world Spanish spot WOOL, de
best ardicle made dere. In a couple III
minutes alder | dalk to de customer he
buys de bants, und | half sell nine BARS
in dot way"
Hoffsnstein had scarcely fnisha.
speaking when negro with bundle In
his hand and considerably excited en-
tered the'store.
"Vell, my trent, vat can / do for you?"
said Hoffenstein, advancing toward him
aud smiling pleasantly,
"You can't do anything fur me, re-
piled the negro, angriy, "but ] want
yer to glib mo back my money what |
paid fur DIES hyar shoes or Use gwine to
take de matter fore de law. | glib four
dollars for dem shoes an / nebber wore
dem but six days fore dc soles trapped
off, an when 'zamined dem dar warn't
Gods blessed ting dar but paper.
Use bin cheated, and when man thinks
he can como miratin' around me an |
amt gwine to say muffin he's apt to find
hisself in dc nine hole"
"My trent" said Hoilenstein, quietly,
"lid you find ANGLING in dc soles Ut dem
shoes?'
"No, sab, replied the negro.
"Vell, dot vas bicce nj hard luck,
my trent. De shoes vat you buy vas lie
Louisiana brize shoe, und ven you dake
bair uf dem you vas liable at any mo-
meut to find dwcnty dollar gold blece
in dc soles uf dem. Ii de soles uf do
brize shoes vas made uf hard ledder, dey
wouldn't year out, and do consequence
would be you don't can find de dwenty
dollar biece, und dot vas de reason
de soles vas made of baper so dot dey
will year oud soon, und let de beople
know il dey git brize, you know"
"ls desc hyar shoes dc regerlcr prize
shoes?" inquired the negro, greatly in
terested.
"yell, my trent, if ye see man vat
come in de oder day und show me n
couple uf dwendy dollar bicces vot he
got oud uf dem shoes, you would say dey
vas n gold mine"
"If de shoes is do regerler prize Shoes,
III take or nrtlder pair"
Certainly, my trent. Herman, wrap
de sheutleman up bair uf dose Louisl-
ana brizc shoes, and dake dose vat you
dink de money vas in =,
When the shoes had been paid for and
the negro bad gone, Hofenstein said:
"Herman, did you see how l work Oft
dose old star brogans ?"
Eyes, Misder Hoffsnstein."
"Vell, ven efer a customer comes in
de sdore, recgolleck dot dey vas de Lou
isiana brize shoe nit dwenty dollar
gold bieoe in dc sole uf dem. / think |
will learn You someding about do bust
ness vet, "-NeW orleans Times.