Arizona silver belt., 1886-12-11
Tolara Ron IL Cincinnati f.nauirer. /

something wrong where | couldn't
conveniently get at it, A part oE my
standing rigging had worked loose,
aud a stocking was slipping down in
70 lot OF miserable, uncomfortable
folds about my ankle. OrcourSe | had
lost a garter. My companion noticed
any preuccupied air and inquired the
cause, and when ! told mm he joking
ly inquired it he was expected to make
good all losses incurred while / was
under hi, protection, as it would be
inronvenient TO go out in the morning,
| accepted his suggestion and told him
he could get me pair on his way
down town aud send them up 10y a
messenger. The poor man was viSjbly
agitatcd, but he wouldn't back out
and rather ruefully accepted the com
mission. He had a terrible time the
next day. lie thought he would step
INTO Mays first, bnt when he got
there hIs courage began to oo2e out,
The place was full of women, and he
thought they were just waiting for
him to come in and ask for garters.
Every woman who passed ham looked
at him as though She knew what he
wanted, and was silently laughing at
HIM. So he weakened and kent on
down town. Finally he sneaked
around a corner when he Thought no.
BODY was looking. and furtiyeJy
dcdged into the door Of small Sore
tina. seemed TO be nice. quiet ,,lace
and to present possibilities of g,lrters
iudripg by the works Of art dVnlayed
in the window. He stepped no to the
counter nearest the door, and told the
saleswomau what he wanted in a way
that indicated great haste. | believe
he added that he wanted TO catch a
train.
"We don't keen gents furnishings Sc
she rephed.
Then he said he wanted them for a
lady. and she rcioined in her REGULAR
Cashmere voice.
Next to the last counter on the
other side for ladies uartrrs.
He WAS the only customer in the
store. and all the clerks were Young
women, but be braced up and started
for the other end Of the apartment,
which looked like the perspective Of a
prairie railroad. 1t seemed to him
that he never would reach the vanish
ing point, with all those girls looking
at him. He tried to walk firmly, and
Of course tiamped like a horse. Then
he assaved the easy. unconcerncd glide,
scufFed like schoolboy and caught a
splinter in the sole of his boot that
caused him to stumble and lose both
bis balance and his self.command. He
tried to get his bearings from the lith.
ographs on the walls picturiug all sorts
If feminine harness in active service.
As the autographs began TO grow
more interesting he concluded that he
was in the latitude Of garters, and
pulled up at a counter. his face red
and his ewes blurred. and asked the
Girl for garters, expe,tinc her 10 hand
them over forthwith and mt AN end
IN the troulle. Poor LITTLE innocent
The Young woman smiled coldly and
said.
what kind. pleaser
"Oh, the best you have" he replied,
pliBfully conscious that his ears were
blazing red
But what STYLE do Won want?" sbe
rrioiDed evidently ENJOYING his MIGHT
He didn't know. as | hadn't given him
apv specifications and probablv Il
never before occurred to him that
there conld he more than one kind II
was useless for him TO atten,nt 70 es.
cane. An the clerks were watcbine
him. or seemed to be. So he asked
her what style was generally used and
the clerk proceeded to exhibit and ex.
plain the various STYLES. She showed
him suspender carters attached 10 a
waist belt. dress reform parters. gar.
tiers that hitch on to the side Of the
corset. carriers of every imaginable
kind, and when he seemed dazed by