Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1881-06-18
Tcnching Him the business.

Herman, said Poydras street mer
chant clothier, addressing his clerk,
'haf We sold all of dose overgoats vat
vas left over from last yintert
No, sir; dere vas tree of dem left
yet.
We'll, We must sell EN- right away, as
de winter will not last, you know, Her
man. Pring me one ut do goats und |
will show you Something's about the pis
ness. | will tell you how We will sell
dem oud, und you must learn de psness,
Herman; de winter vas gone, you know,
und We hav had dose goats in de store
more as seek years
An eight-dollar overcoat was handed
him by his clerk, and smoothing it out,
he took buckskin money purse from
the show case, and stufiing it full of pa
per, dropped it into one of the pockets.
Now, Herman, my poy, he contin-
ued watch me sell dat goat. / haf sold
over dirty-fife of dem shust de same way,
und | want to deech you de pisness.
Ven de next customer comes in de shop
will show de way Rube Hoffenstine,
mine broder in Detroit, sells his cloding
und udder dipgs.
A few minutes later a negro, in quest
of suitable pair of cheap shoes, entered
the store. The proprietor advanced
smiling and inquired:
Vat is it you wish?
Yer got any cheap shoes hyarf ask
ed the negro.
'Blenty uf dem, my frent, blenty, at
any brice you want
The negro stated that he wanted q
pair of brogans, and soon his pedal ex
tremilies were encased in them and a
bargain struck. As he was about to
leave the proprietor called him back.
Il amt gwine ter buy muffin else. Is
got all want, said the negro sullcnly.
DOT may be so, my dear sir, replied
the proprietor, but ! shust wants you 10
look at dis goat 1t was de pure Rus
sian WOOL, and dis dime last year you
doan got dot same goat for twenty-five
dollars. Mine gracious, clothing vas
gone down to noding and dere vas no
money in de pisness any longer You
want something dot will keep you from
the vedder. More den nine peoples
died round we're lif last week. Dink
of dot. Mine frent, dat goat vas Rus
siau WOOL, dick and hevy. Wy, Misder
Jones, who owns de bank on Canal
streed, took dot goat home init him
yesterday, und vore it all day; but it
vas leede digit across the shoulder,
und lie brought it pack shust vile ago.
Dry it on, my dear sir. Ali dot vas
all right. Misder Jones vas rich man
and he liked dot goat. How deep dc
pockets vas, but it vas leedle digit
agross the shoulders.
The negro buttoned mp the coat,
thrust his hands in the pockets and felt
the purse. A peaceful smile played
over his face when his touch disclosed
TO his mind the contents of the pockets,
but he choked down his JOY and in
quired
who do you say wore this hyar
coat?'
wy, Misdcr Jones vot owns do paDk
on Canal streed.'
'What yer gwiDe ter Ak fur III
'Dwendy dollars
Oats pow'ful high price fur dis
coat, but III take it..
Herman, here, wrap up dis goat fur
de schentleman and drow in crayat: il
will make him look nice init de ladies.
.Nebber mind; III keep de coat on.
replied the negro, and, pulling out a
roll Of money, be paid tor il and left
the store,
While he was around the next cor
ner moaning over the stuffed purse
Hoffens,ine said 10 his clerk ~
Herman, fx up anudder Won OF dose
goats de same way, md doan forget TO
dell dem dot Misder Jones, vot runs de
pank on Canal street, wore il yesterday.
There is commotion in Cheyenne,
Wyoming Territory, because Lee Chin,
a Chinaman, has married Mrs. Eva ii.
Lee, white woman. As the laws OF
Wyoming forbid such inter-marriages,
the parties went 10 Colorado, where
they do not, and had the nuptial knot
tied. Now they have been indicted for
miscegeDaIion, and the Chinese ambas-
sador at Washington and the Chinese
consul at Denver propose TO see their
countryman through his trouble in the
courts.
John F. Fitzpatrick AID E. +. King
have been arrested in Missouri, for
stealing valuable gold badges and other
properly from the baggage Of Geperal
Grant when he passed through the
State recently, on his way TO Mexico.
The arrested parties have been taken
10 St. Louis for trial
William Malone, Jr., SON Of Senator
Malone, was married in Peter; burg,
Va, on "Wednesday Of last week, TO
Mic Marv Tanner 0t PetersbuIv