, 1882-06-16
HoFensteins Prize Brogan.

/ Hoticnstein was busily engaged
marking the selling price on some
clothing which had just arrived
suddenly stopping in his work he
turned to the clerk and said
Herman, | had forgot if We sell
all uf dose plack jean bants vat vas
damaged. Vas any more uf dem in
de sdore yet ?"
Yes, Mister Hoffenstein. I dink
dere vas dree bairs left. | hef been
drying to sell dem. but de beople say
dey don't want to go around de sdreet
NIT bants on vat makes dem look
like a circus PROCESSION. Dere vas
yellow spots all ofer de bants, you
know"
We'll, subbose dey had 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
nodding Wy, ven man comes in de
sdore und dells me dot dose bants
vas damaged l dells him he vas mis-
dakn, and l asks him if he know a
biece uf quadruple, vox finish, needle
point, hand dwisted WOOL from biece
vat vas Won ply, Gotten stitched und
NIT beveled edge. Ven 1 ask him
dot he don't say nodding. Den l
dell him dot de bants vas not dam
aged, und dot dey vas made uf vot
YES called in de old world Spanish
spot WOOL, de best ardicle made dere.
In a couple of minutes alder | dalk
to de customer he buys de bants, und
| half sell nine bairs in dot way"
Hotfenstein had scarcely finished
speaking when negro with a bun
die in his hand and considerably ex-
cited entered the store.
well, my fent, vat can l do for
you ?" said Hoffenstein, advancing
toward him and smiling pleasantly.
You can't do anything fur me, :"
replied the negro angrily, "but |
want yer to glib back my money what
L 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 liam
ined dem dar warn't blessed ting
but paper. Use been cheated, an
when a man thinks he can come mir
atm around me an l amt gwine to
say muffin he's apt to find hisself in
de nine hole"
MY trent, " said Hofenstein, qui-
etly, did you find anyding in de
soles uf dem shoes 2"
mo, sab, replied de negro.
we'll, dot vas a piece uf hard luck,
my frent. De shoes vat you buy vas
de Louisiana brize shoe, und ven
you dake pair of dem yon vas Ii
able at any moment to find dwenty
dollar gold biece in de soles uf dem.
If de soles uf de brize shoes was
made of hard ledder, dey wouldn't
wear out, and de consequence would
be you don't 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 if
dey get q brize, you know"
as desc hyar shoes de regeler prize
shoes9" inquired the negro, greatly
interested.
well, my trent, if We see a man
vat come in de oder day und show
me couple uf dwendy dollar
bieces vot he got oud uf dem shoes,
you would say dey vas a gold mine.
"If de shoes is de regeler prize
shoes, I'll take 'er nudder pair. "
Certainly, my trent, Herman,
wrap de shentleman up bair uf dose
Louisiana brize shoes, and dake dose
vot you dink de money vas in.
When the shoes had been paid for
and the negro was gone, Hoffenstein
said
Herman, did you see how l work
off those old star brogans?"
"Yes, Mister Hoffenstein
"Vell, ven efer a customer comes
in de sdore, recgolleck dot dey vas de
Louisiona brize shoe NIT dwenty
dollar gold biece in de sole uf dem.
l think l vii learn you something
about de business yet. IN. o. Times.