The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-08-02
"WiJlie." said Mrs. MnlkittIe tn be

The boy lost no time in getting ready.
Under severe restraint he walked along
the street. Occasionally he would ex-
hibit a disposition to loiter and investi-
gate, but word from his mother would
bring him back to her side, Once he
stopped whore man was sprinkling a
hoWer-bed, and had asked question,
when his mother pluckea him by the
sleeve and hurried him along. Mrs,
Mulkittle reminded him of his promise
as they entered dry goods store, and
declnred III On undertone that If no
opened his mouth she would take him
home and lock him up, and not give him
anything to eat.
'I'd starve, then, wouldn't II"
'Hnsh, now! Don't you opon your
mouth.
"Must breathe through my nose2"
"Hushf she said, as polite clerk
advanced. She wanted to look at some
cloth. The clerk would be pleased to
wait Oh her. He handed down bolt of
goods.
"What is that made outen2" the boy
asked.
"Wool; all WOOL"
'Is it n yard wide?"
eyes, just about"
"Then it's bad, amt it2'
"Why, my little fellow"
'''Cause its yard wide and all wool. !"
"Hushl" said his mother pinchine
him.
"Ouchi Quit that"
After n few moments Mrs. Mulk1ttle
went over to another department., where
she was met by q smiling old bachelor
hair to spoil plate of soup. Just then,
young widow to whom, rs report said,
the old fellow was very devoted, and
several young ladies came forward. The
bachelor blushed, and turned on n pivot
OF pollteness from first one customer to
the other. ......
with you we see bald-headed man,
don't we?"
"HushI What did you promise meP"
"But didn't know we'd see bald
headed man" and he looked at the an
noyed man with an interest he always
felt when confronted by such curiosity
I'M interest inexpllcable, and one
which nothing could keep from CROP
ping out. The girls giggled and
"nudged" the widow.
"How long have you been bald,
mister?'
'"This is worth twenty five yard"
said the bachelor, pretending not to
have heard the boys question.
'I say how long have"
"And this, which think is q much
better quality, Is worth thirty"
"How long have you been bald"
"Ten yeors-I mean ten yards of this
only is left"
"Wasn't you bald before thnt2"
"No," he said, giving the boy q
glance which plainly said, chow Tdlilse
to box your ears" Mrs. Mulkittle had
paid no attention to the boys 1mperti-
nent questions, for if there is anything
In the world that can relieve woman 3
mind of family affairs, it is dry goods.
When she had 30 readily corrected the
child, when she met the first clerk, she
was purchasing something for her hus-
band. Now she was selecting dry goods
for herself.
eyes, you was bald before then" the
boy persisted.
mo, wasn't. Yes, think this will
make up we'll"
"Yes, you was. You was bald vixen
you was a baby, bet you."
The girls gigglod and "nudged" the
widow again.
''How long does it take get bald2"
IL don't tknow."
"How do you make that hair on the
back OF your head como around and
curl on top2"
II don't know"
eyes you do know. 1syour head soft
on top like baby So
"Hush" screamed Mrs. Mulkittle
realizing tho situation of affairs, anc
reaching around she pinched the young
| ster:
"Ouchl Quit that now"
"What makes you talk that way
say2" and she shook him. After few
moments, and when Mrs. Mulkitttle
had agaln become absorbed in the
array of goods on the counter, the boy
asked:
'lf boys would laugh at you. woult
you sick she bears on emp"
emo"
"You haven't got any she bears have
you2"
"No," and ho lifted down another bol
of goods.
eff anybody was to slap you on tn,
head 1t would 60 'cospank,' wouldn'
it?"
"Madami" exclaimed tho man, strik
ing the counter with the yard-stick, sit
no trouble to show goods, and would
like very much to have your trade, bu
Ill have to request you to take tha
rapscallion out of here, Take him on
and nail him to n tree and then com,
back and do your trading. No, won
sell you anything, Never mind whioi
one you select. take him away. O.
now, before I lose all control of my
SELF"
The poor woman seized the boy ant
hurried out. AS she passed through tn
door, the boy asked:
"Whats rapscallion?"
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