Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1883-07-15

customer
sYoung man." said She and
she was long and gaunt, and her
eyes we're commanding--"I want
TO match carpet. 1t was bought
some twenty seven years ago. 1t
had a plum colored ground, with
bokays, red. green, yeller, blew,
and little white, with little
sprays Of flowers mixed between,
and here she gave a wide,
sweeping kind Of flourish with
her right hand here there was
large blew horn"
MADAM. we have not got it. :
Chr
1--WE have not got it. =
What, not got it? Look!
ut is no use looking, madam.
1T amt, eh? Where's the
superintendent"
Arthur was obliged to call the
little fiery man who had spoken to
him in the morning.
"Well. Bentley. how is this?
Lady wants to match carpet.
Why don't you find it?"
"Mr. Van Twiller, she says she
bonghtit twenty seven years ago, "
replied Arthur, confident that
mentioning this fact would ex-
plain the reason OF bis positive
assertion that they had none left.
"Come this way, madam" said
the superintendent, as he led the
way to the body Brussels depart
ment. followed by the long and
gaunt female with determined
strides, and at q little distance by
Arthur, who was crimson with
NORTH cation and chagrin.
''Tom," said Mr.. Van Twillsr
TO porter. how much have you
got OF 4 Hip"
-Four pieces, sir, replied
Tom. s'There's three down in
the sub. basement wot's never
been taken out o'wrappers, and
the piece up here "
"How long have we had it,
Toni" said the little man
II don't know, SIR said Tom.
ut was here when l came, and /
have been here going on twenty
years"
Mr.. Van Twiller looked at
Arthur very severely, and said:
You perhaps won't be 80 con-
fident in future. sir" and calling
Mr.. Shady, told him to take the
lady's order
Arthur walked back to bis stand
at the elevator. bordering as he
went on the mysterious resources
of large houses, and the mean
tricks of men dressed in a little
brief authority"
As the afternoon waned and
the most of the statesmen were at
their several desks entering OPP
the days orders. Arthur espied
plain, comfortable German
woman slowly toiling across the
floor, followed by rheumatic
spiiz dog Of fauliless white and
defiant eye.
Have you got some strong
ingram carpet at fifty cents
yard?"
Eyes, nam, said Arthur, with
energy; "step this way" He had
noticed where. they were kept,
and seizing full piece, tightly
rolled and very solid. be gave it q
tremendous roll as be put it on
the floor, but seeing that it had
a clear course before it, and
would go too far. he gave III turn,
80 that it would be stopped in its
mad career by some goods imme-
diately in front. The carpet
being very THU, the sudden jerk
he gave it, caused it to rip right
across, and be stood transfxed
with three yards Of cotton ingram
waving in his hands like the
mournful banner of some lost
cause. The spitz barked furiously,
and the honest German woman
gave him one look, and turned to
go as she said:
II don't want some OF dot.
Arthur stood and watched her
retreating form as it disappeared
down the stairs, and then was
reused to a sense OF his ludicreus
position by hearing the smothered
laughs Of the different statesmen
and porters who had been de-
lighted witnesses of his tragic
effortto make his firss sale. -4he
Carpet Trade.