The Magnolia gazette., 1881-12-23
HOffenstein's Prize BrOgaH.

Hoffenstein 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 sell and
all uf dose plaok jean bants vat vas dam
aged. Vas any more uf dem IN de sdore
4 yet9"
"Yes, Misder Hoffenstein. I dink
! dere vas dree bairs left haf been dry
+ ing to sell dem but de beople say dey
/ don't want to go around do sdreet NIT
| bants on vat makes dem look like cir
Gus procession. Dere vas yellow spots
all ofer de bants, you know"
"Vell, subbose dey haf got spots on
dem, vas you going to let de beople
dink dey vas damaged? My gr-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 vas mistaken und | asks him II
he know biece uf quadrupe, vox finish,
needle point, hand dwisted WOOL from
bleee vat vas Won ply, cotton stitched
und nit beveled edge. Ven l ask him
dot he don't can say noding, Den l
dell him dot de bants vas not damaged,
und dot dey vas made uf vot vas called
in de old world Spanish spot WOOL, de
best ardicle made dere In couple uf
minutes alder / dalk to de customer he
buys de bants, und l half sell nine BARS
in dot way.
Hoffenstein had scarcely finished
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
and smiling pleasantly.
you can't do anything fur me, re-
piled the negro, angrily, "but | want
yer to glib me back my money what |
paid fur des 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 de soles drapped
off, an when l izamined dem dar warn't
Gods blessed ting dar but paper.
: Use bin cheated, and when a man thinks
he can come miratin' around me an
amt gwine to say muffin he's apt to fine
hisself in de nine hole.
"My trent, said Hoffenstein, quietly
"did you find anyding in de soles uf den
shoes?"
t "No, sab, replied the negro.
' "Vell, dot vas biece uf hard luck,
my trent. De shoes vat you buy vas dt
: Louisiana brize shoe, und ven you dalI'
8 bair uf dem you vas liable at any mo
t ment to find a dwenty dollar gold biec'
s in de soles uf dem. If de soles uf d
Q brize shoes vas made uf hard ledder, de.
g wouldn't wear out, and de consequence
s would be you don't can find de dwent,
. dollar biece, und dot vas de reasol
y de soles vas made of baper so dot de.
8 will wear oud soon, und let de beopi
s know if dey git brize, you know.
d els desc hyar shoes de regerler prlz
e shoes ?" inquired the negro, greatly in
r terested.
$ "Vell, my trent, if ye sec man va
9 come in de oder day und show me
Z couple uf dwendy dollar bieces vot h
it got oud uf dem shoes, you would say de
n vas gold mine"
Q "If de shoes is de regerler prize shoes
of I'll take 'er nudder pain"
"Certainly, my trent. Herman, wra
de sheutleman up bair uf dose Louis
ana brize shoes, and dake dose vat 20
d dink de money vas in.
Il When the shoes had been paid for an
n the negro had gone, Hofenstein said
i, "Herman, did you see how work. o
T. dose old star brogans ?"
}. eyes, Misder Hofisnstein.
b "Vell, ven efer q customer comes
y de sdore, recgolleck dot dey vas de LoI
d isiana brize shoe NIT dwenty dollt
n gold biece in de sole uf dem. think
,t will learn you someding about de bus
N ness yet. ."--Net0 Orleans Times.