Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-11-01
GOING SHOPPING.


Mart," asked Mrs. Santha Ann Green
way, as she rinsed the coffee cups and
placed them on the waiter ''To-morrer
/ IN SO glad! My chicken and butter
money is come to cOnsid able this quar-
ter, an want lots O. new things
Think you could git EN-? Seems pity
for me to lose a whole day, an spend
more'n two dollars on them pesky kears,
when you've got to go on business.
guess you could suit me; you use ter dc
all yer mothers shopping"
/ Well, could try, Sanity Ann; but
don know. Women fixin's is 50 cur'us
What you got To git"
1--WE got to have some caliker gowns,
fust an foremost, | s'pose, and Achsy
wants few fiXin's However, it won't
trouble You much. for I'll have 'em all
writ out. An, father, you must git
some homeSpun for yourself You reciy
hain't got nothin' much sides your wed
din suit, an mussy knows that ought
to he wore out, though it don't look dis
respectable yet; only | never liked them
swallows tails"
! Pa going to the city, asked AChsa
Jane, girl of l6, coming in with big
loaf of rye bread hot from the kitchen
stove. "Oh, pa, please do take me.
/ He can't, AChsy; not just yit, said
her mother. "You wouldn't want to go
with your last years bonnet on, that you
amt willin' to wear to piCnics even.
You'd better set down what things you
cant do without very well, but you must
make the list short, Achsy, 'nlcss your
father should git more than he expects
more money, mean"
I'm make two lists" said Achsa,
laughing-'one for short fodder, the
other for long Well, forgot, " she ad-
ded as her mother looked her disappro-
baton; II mean money"
She's regular boy, mother" " said the
farmer. with a chuckle, IAN she always
will be-"
You'll take TIE big spring wagon, l
s'pose, " sal his wife. 81 wish you'd git
that five gallon can full of oil "
Santha Ann had been imposed upon
by some good neighbor Of limited knowl-
edge, and thought that all the barrooms
in all the principal cities had been
closed Mart had never i'll his life been,
SO to say, drunk; but once or twice he
had been overcome TO the extent of tax
ing a broomstick for Santha Ann, and
sour milk for molasses; still, that was in
the dusk of long years ago. As gen
eral thing. he never touched the crit
ter" as his wife called it.
Mart sat jauntily behind his grays,
specializing on the probability of coming
back full handed. He had secretly put
a little money for speculation in the
hands of business friend. quite pre-
pared to lose it, but still hopeful.
Scarcely had he reached the city when
he met this same old acquaintance.
Good news for yOu!'' cried the latter.
Il made little cool hundred for you Oh
that venture. Do you want the mouey
now, or shall invest AGAIN.
We'll, | rayther guess I'll take it
now, >" said Mart, with bounding pulses,
"an' try agen some other time. I'm in
for business, and there's lots to be done
for the folks TO home. They don't know
nothing about this, you see, an | kinder
want to surprise EN-"
Very good; you shall have it. Come
right in here to this restaurant, and III
settle with you
The two men entered. Lunch was or
dered, and with the lunch wine.
Il told Sanity Ann l wouldn't drink
no liquor" said Mart. You see, it goes
to my head before know it, an I've got
considerable business TO do"
Liquor You wouldn't call this mild
and harmless beverage liquor, hope? 1t
has positively no intoxicating effects.
You might drink sixty glasses, and then
think and walk straight. I've drank it
all my life"
We'll, seems you say" said the easy
farmer, Il s'pose l may just drink lit
tie. Only one glass will do
But mechanically Mart drank as often
as his friend filled up the glass, and
though he was conscious Of no loss of
steadiness, still he was so far under its
influence that he hardly knew where he
was after he had found his way to the
first class store to which Santha Ann had
directed him.
What will you have;" asked the po-
lite clark.
IN hev a cheer, providin' you can
'commOdate me, said Mr.. Mart, looking
impassively at the clean shaved face be-
fore him. Il feel a little top heavy"
A chair was brought. Mart took off
his hat, placed it on the floor, and sat
down. Then he began to tumble in his
pockets, first his coat, then his trousers
then his vest, and finally, to the amuse-
ment of two or three of the clerks ranged
round, who were watching the proceed
ings, he turned the list out of an inside
pocket of his vest, together with Santha
Ann roll of bills.
"Bleege me by reading them ere, If
you please" he said, with a solemn roll
of his eye, giving the list to the clerk
"Santha AIMS wrote what she wants"
Indeed. my friend, | can't make it
out" said the clerk, after looking it
over. 'K-a-l-i-k-e-r,' l suppose that
means calico, he said, after spelling it
out.
We'll, yes, I s'pose so, Santha AIMS
more of scholard than | be-" said the
farmer. Let me see. guess can git
through it. Yes, see, kaliker; seed
sucker-I don't know what that is; cot
ton, a hundred yards, that means spool
cotton, | cal'late; ball baby stockings;
| wonder whose baby she means; we
amt got none. Catch a mare-well
that is Gurus. | don't catch no mares
on this expedition.
"She probably means seersucker-an
article for ladies dresses-Balbriggan
stockings, and cashmere" said the clerk
politely, behind a smothered laugh
We'll, I'm glad you know don't, "
was Mart's answer; and together they
made out the list.
You had better take yo II cotton and
needle by the box; we always sell that
way to parties out of town." said the
clerk. Here is something think means
satteen," he added, as he pointed to a
word underlined-it was satinet Well,
we'll put these up to the best of our abil
ity, and have them ready for you in an
hour"
Very WELL" asid Mart. thickly. I'll be
here by that time. Help yourself out o
them twenty-five dollars, and gi' me the
change if there is any; if not, I've got
plenty of cash." and he staggered out Of
the store.
At a late hour he came back, his
wagon so loaded up that there was
scarcely room to stow away the numer-
Gus bundles brought out of the dry goods
houses. His gait was unsteady and his
speech almost unintelligible by this
time for he had imbibed several times