San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1881-11-10
HoiYtnst LUIS Prize Brogan.

HOnrnst LUIS Fflxe brOB""'
Hofienstoin was bnsily engaged mark
ing the selling price on some clothing
which had Just arrived, when suddenly
stopping in the work he turned to the
clerk and said
Herman; had forgot II We sell oud
all uf dose plack jean bants vat Vas
damaged. Vas any more III dem in dc
sdore yet?"
Eyes Misder Hoffenstein dink dere
yas tlree BARS left. hat been drying
to sell dem but de people say deg don't
want to go around de lsdreets init bants
ON vot makes dem look like q circus
PROCESSION. Dere vas yellow spots ali
ofer de bants you know" yqa
avell suppose dey hat got spots on
dem. vos you going to let de beople
dink dey vas damaged? My gracious
Herman de longer you vas in pisiness
do moro you don't learn noding. Wy
ven man comes in de sdore md dells
me dot dose bants vas damaged l dells
him he vas mistaken und / ask him if
he knows biece uf quadruple, vox fin
|ish, needle point, hand dwisted WOOL
from a biece vot vas Won ply cotton
stitched und NIT a beveled edge. Ven
| I ask him dot he don't say noding.
Den I dell him dot de bants vas not
damaged, and dot dey vas made uf vot
vas called in de old World Spanish spot
WOOL, de best article made dere. In
gouble of minutes arder ! dalk to de
customer he buys de bants, and II hat
sell nine BARS in dot vay.'
Hoffenstein had scarcely finished
speaking when negro with bundle
in his hand and considerably excited
entered the store.
"vell, my trent, vat can I do for you,"
said Hofenstein advancing toward him
and smiling pleasantly.
"You can't do anything fur me-" re-
Piled the negro, angrily, "but I want
yer to give me back my money what ]
paid for these hyar shoes. or Use gwine
to take de matter fore de law. glib
four dollars for dem shoes an I nebber
wore dem but six days fore de soles
drapped off, an when I 'zamined dem
dar war'nt Gods blessed ting dar but
paper. Use been cheated, an when "a
man thinks he can come miratin' around
me, an I amt gwine to say muffin he's
apt to find his self in de nine hole"
"My frent," said Hoffenstein quietly,
"did you find ANGLING in de soles uf
dem shoes?"
"No sah," replied the negro.
"Vell, dot vas biece uf hard luck,
my trent. De shoes vat you buy vas de
Louisiana brize shoe, und ven you dake
bair uf dem you vas liable at any
moment to find dwenty dollar gold
biece in de soles uf dem. If de soles
of de brize shoes vas made of hard led
der, dey wouldn't wear out, und de gon-
sequence would be you don't can find de
dwenty dollar biece, und dat vas Wy de
soles vas made of baper so dot dey will
wear out soon, und let de beople know
if dey git brize you know"
as desc hyar shoes de regelar prize
shoes?" inquired the negro, greatly in
terested.
"Vell my trent if We see man vat
come in de oder day und show me a
couple uf dwenty dollar biec' vot he
got out uf dem shoes, you would say
dey vas gold mine."
IF de shoes is dc regelar prize shoes,
I'll take FER nudder pair"
Certainly, my trent Herman wrap
de shentleman up bair uf dose Louis
lana prize shoes, and dake dose vat you
tink de money vas in"
When the shoes had been paid for
and the negro had gone, Hoffenstein
said:
Herman, did you see how 1 work off
dose old star brogans?"
yes, Misder Hoffenstein."
well ven er customer comes in de |
store, recgolleck dot dey vas de Louisi-
ana brize shoe NIT dwenty-dollar gold |
biece in de sole uf dem. 1 tirk / will /
learn you someding about de business
yet