The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1884-09-24

| prices, huu Rohe away WITHOUT purchasing,
It's ridiculous /" said they. "The wo
man must think we're made of money!"
:" At this rate" said poor Mrs. Grigson,
may as well shut up shop !"
And she cried little to herself She mad
had her hopes and aspirations. There was
the interest on mortgage to be paid, Sarah
Ann needed new dress, and Willie could
not go to church unless pair of shoes was
somehow compassed. If she could only
have sold her china
Ma" said Sarah Ann, who was bright,
quick lassie, I've thought of something"
Goodness me !" said Mrs. Grigson.
g OF way to sell out your china" went
on Sarah Ann. Pack it up-quick, ma
and I'll borrow Mr. Jenkins horse and
wagon. Come, it's most eight, and you
won't sell any more things tonight. No
body ever comes up the hill after dark, you
know"
What is the child talking about ?" sale
Mrs. Grigson.
You'll see, ma, said Sarah Ann. q Only
do make haste"
It was quite true. The ladies at the hotel
had held caucus, and decided to outwii
Ma said Sarah Ann, who had been ur
to the River House to sell blackberries,
the ladies are all talking about going
around to the old farm-houses to buy up
china. At least that's what Milly, the laun-
dress, told me. They think they can buy il
cheaper than the prices you ask ~
" Well, of all sharpers, give me a city
lady /" said Mrs. Grigson, with q little nat
ural irritation. 81 wonder what they ex-
pect There's one comfort-they'll not find
much crockeryware left. took all that the
farmers wives had to sell. But il there was
any, believe they'd have to pay third
more than gave. And serve 'em right,
too"
"that grasping Grigson woman" on her
own ground.
And it will be a righteous retribution
on her for asking such outrageous prices,
said they "The creature has no conscience
at all. 1t isn't as if she kept one of those
delightful old-china bazaars in Philadelphia,
or New York emporium. One expects 10
pay for things there. But up here in the
Wilderness"
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Yea. but YOU paid an awful price fol
H." said Nellie Warning, who had not YET
contracted the old china mania. "a quar-
ter more than Mrs Gripson asked for hers. y
"But don't Won see how much cboicer
pattern this is pp said Mrs. De Cheyerley,
tartlv.
Here wa are in front of the curiosity
shop. said Mrs. Hartman. "Let us stop
and show our baroains TO Mrs. Grioson. and
enioy her discontinue"
"yes do ,ets u soid Miss Irsne. at
sbould like tbe woman to learn a lesson"
Nellie Warino looked curiously at her
companions.
"What does make them so spiteful ?" she
thought. "How has poor Mrs. Grieson
harmed them ?''
Mrs. GriQson and her daughter, Sarah
Ann. were busy re-arraneing the Indian
baskets fossils and photographs on the lit
tie counter. when the concourse of ladies
sureed in, bearing their trophies with them
didn't we tell YOU so ?n said Mrs. Har.
riman.
"Rao,,v vo,,ob,o china and ,t merely
,or,;na, rr;oo. sa;a a;.s rnoomor breath.
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n,,;ons,, 49, anp.har Iadv
at bone !, viii ha n lesson tn Won for the
f,,,re y aa;d Mrs De- Cbeverlev "Greed
70 s,,ro ~ ovorrsaob ;tself in the long run y
ooh ves know that said Mrs. Orig.
son /" Init ladies'"
"yes ~ said al the baroainers. In chorus
uIt ia INV cbino that Won have been buy.
inc y said Mrs Griason. i" at an advance OF
ten per cent upon nv prices. I saw that
there was no chance of my selling it here.
80 sent 4 hack 70 the farmers, v;ves where
7 bouobt n orioinailv thinking that nerbans
thew MIGHT he more fortunate And Of
course thew ,yon,ed some commission nat.
urallv enonob 90 Won have maid ten ner
cent mora e., The yerv sonoe ARTICLES than
10 ro,, had ,,,rohasad .,an, - ,non
IT don't b--beI;ave Il n ooaned Miss Tn.
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