Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-09
Hofrenstein ON sooIetr.

~ ON the Neao orleans Times Democrat.
Hoffenstein walked about the store and
serutinIzed the condition of the stock. He
noticed that the shoes had not been wiped
with an oiled rag, and that the clothing was
dusty. and he got mad. Herman" ne said,
wen cells you someding und you bays no
attention, dlhks it would be better if you
gets out ok NIT de pisness." The glance in
the old mans eve almost made Herman faint,
and In trembling voice he said: Watts de
matter, Misder Hohenstein? don't half done
anyding."
Dot vas shust vat drinks, You don't will
wipe de shoes any more und all de cloding in
dc STOCK looks shust ike We vas going to burn
out de store, You don't take no interest m {
de plSness now, und last Sunday sees YOU
Walking in de street nit Maurice Blumenthal,
und you wears bair of bants vat vas ali ofer
init stripes like vail baper, und you haf a
Walking cane, ind ven you goes along Won
steps dwice so high as a rooster. und you
d'nks dat de beOple run Ofer each oder shust
to see who you vas. Vat hat you been doing,
any way, Hermann"
II vent in society last week, Misder Hoffen-
STEM replied Herman. shaking as if he had
a chill.
Vel. / vish you would 90 in dose hat boxes
on de top shelf und see how de rats vas hating
society up dere, und how dey hat already eat
dree chlldrens sailor caps. Do you dink we
gets goods shust to feed de rats? II YOU dink
dat way | VIII take the lid IF q shoe box und
vlp you so quick out ut de store dat it
Will be dFee days before YOU Vss able to
sit down. II dere vas ANGLING vat makes
me laugh more den to see a shackass blay-
ing an ACCORDION it would be YOU ven YOU
vas in society. Vat viii you do NIT your
feet ven you vas in society? Dey vas so big.
Herman, dat dey don't belong anyvere but
behind counter, we're dey don't can be seen
Ii you goes in a barlor NIT dose feet und de
beOple want to dance, dew viii ask YOU to
please keep out on de front gallery. you know
because de house vas small. De only vay dot
you can raise Your feet ven you wants to cross
your legs vas nit vindlass, und YOU don't
can dake dot in barlOr, you know
GU don't come from a family, Herman,
vat vos made for society, ind your fader dies
before you vOs born, ind ali dot he left YOU
vas his feet. Ven he vas in pisness in Vicks-
purg before de var, all uf de neighbors ven
dey goes away sends ofer und gets Won uf ms
old shoes, und dey puts handles NIT it und
makes II a valise. Dey keeps doing dat undil
he gets tired, und den he always sells his old
shoes, und makes a leedle brofit ven de times
Vos hard. l dinks Herman dot if
you stays away und don't 20 nit So
clety DOT You learns more about dc pisiness,
you know, und if you keeps on going in So
ciety de next ding l finds out vas dot you
learns how to blay boxer NIT Maurice Blu
menthal und Jakey Oppenhem. De first
dlng man does ven he goes into society vos
10 blay boxer Herman, und some day you viii
git init nine hole, und den ! catches Won
daking some uf dose jean bants to de pawn
shol, you know. drinks you had better mind
Yot say" and HOffenstein, with a significant
shake OF his head, walked to his desk and
examined the books to see how much profit
had been made on the sales of the past week.