The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1881-12-22
HOfTenstein's Prize BrOgan.

Hofenstein was busily engaged mark
Ing the selling price on some clothing
which had just arrived, when suddenly
! stopping In his work no turned to the
olerk and said:
Herman, had forgot If We sell and
all uf dose plack jean banta vat vas dam
aged. Vas any more uf dem In de sdore
YETI" ... ...
eyes, Misder Hoffenstein. 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 dc bants, you know"
"Vell, subbose dey haf got spots on
dem, vas you going to let de beople
! dink dey vas damagedP My gr-r-acious,
Herman, de longer you vas in de pisness
ven a man comes in de sdore und dells
me dot dose bants vas damaged dells
him he vas mistaken und asks him if
he know biece uf quadruple, vox finish,
needle point, hand dwisted WOOL from a
blece vat vas Won ply, cotton stitched
und NIT o beVeled edge. Ven I ask him
| dot he don't can say noding. Den I
| 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 half sell nine bairs
in dot way"
Hoffenstein had scarcely finished
| speaking when negro with bundle in
his hand and considerably excited On
tered the store
"Vell, my frent, vat can do for youp"
said Hoffenstein, advancing toward him
and smiling pleasantly.
You can't do anything fur me-" re-
piled the negro, angrily, "but l want
yer to glib me back my money what I
paid fur des hyar shoes or Use gwine to
take de matter fore de law: I glib four
dollars for dem shoes an nebber wore
dem but six days fore de soles drapped
| off, an when I 'zamined dem dar warn't
q Gods blessed ting dar but paper.
Use bin cheated, and when o man thinks
he can come miratin' around me an I
ain't gwine to say muffin he's apt to find
hisself in de nine hole"
"My frent," said Hoffenstein, quietly,
"did you find anyding in de soleS uf dem
shoeB?"
"No, sah," replied the negro.
"Vell, dot vas biece uf hard luck,
my frent. De shoes vat you buy vas de
Louisiana brize shoe, und ven you dake
a bair uf dem you vas liable at any mo-
mont to find q dwenty dollar gold biece
in de soles uf dem. If dc soles uf de
brize shoes vas made uf hard ledder, dey
wouldn't year out, and de consequence
would be you don't can find de dwenty
dollar biece, und dot vas de reason
dc soles vas made of baper SO dot dey
will year oud soon, und let do beople
know if dey git brize, you know"
| SIS desc hyar shoes de regerler prize
shoes?" inquired the negro, greatly in
terested.
"Vell, my frent, if ye see man vat
come in de oder day und show me a
couple uf dwendy dollar bieces vot he
got oud uf dem shoes, you would say dey
vas gold mine"
''H de shoes is dc regerler prize shoes,
I'll take 'er nuddcr pair"
| I" Certainly, my frent. Herman, wrap
de sheutleman up bair uf dose Louisi,
ana brize shoes, and dake dose vat you
dink de money vas in.
When the shoes had been paid for and
the negro had gone, Hoffenstein said:
"Herman, did you see how york off
dose old star brogans ?''
eyes, Misder Hoffsnstein."
"Vell, ven efer customer comes in
dc sdore, reogolleok dot dey vas de Lou
isiana brize shoe nit dwenty dollar
gold biece in de sole uf dem. I think ]
will learn You someding about dc bust
ness yet. "-NetU Orleans Times.