The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-16
BUYING THE RING.
The Way jewelers. Humor Their Bash
full Customers.

The Way Jewellers HumOr Their Bash
full Customers.
DO you get on to that flaming stone on
his little fiuger" remarked a Broughton
street jeweler as a tidily dressed young
fellow passed up the street
"Well, l sold him that ring two weeks
ago for an engagement ring, and you would
have laughed if you could have seen him
when he bought it, When he came into
the store | knew at once the object Of his
errand by the wav he depOrted himself He
was fiGgety at first, then with an air of in
difference, he asked TO see some watches or
a pair of sleeve buttons, but the way he
avoided the ring betrayed him. humoured
him, because had been there myself and |
knew how it was. 1t was funny enough,
though.
DO you meet with many such casesn
"Oh yes. We rarely ever have a man
come right out and say that he wants an
engagement ring. They always enter the
store leisurely as if nothing was on their
minds. They look over the show case and
ask for several things that they have no
idea of purchasing, then after few
minutes when they feel a little more at
their ease, they take the clerk into their
confidence and ask to be shown some soil
taires. If it happens to be their first vent
ure and they don't feel quite sure
of their ground they even go so
far as to ask if soltares are not
sometimes used as engagement rings. The
clerks answers usually removes every doubt
aud then the purchaser throws aside all
reserve and selects the ring which strikes
the happy medium between the depth of his
affection and his pocket Now and then a
young man comes in and asks for something
for friend. Every ring in the case is
CHI Il ,,,I l..
remarking that if his friend is displeased,
he can't help it, that the selection was left
to him. | always offer TO let them take the
ring to their friend before paying for il,
but each time they refuse by saying, oh
never mind, l know he will be satisfied
81 was amused several months ago by
young man who came in to buy a ring for
his friend, he said. He played it well, and
anybody but jeweler would not have
'tumbled to his racket 1t was this way
He bought ring, and, like the others, was
not altogether certain that his friend would
like it. | told him if he was uncertain
about it he had the privilege of returning
it. He assured me that there would be no
trouble about that. and even went so far as
to have the initials put in it. When he
asked me to put the initials in the ring he
stopped, pulled off his hat, ran his fingers
through his hair, hit the corner Of the show
case with his fist, remarking that
he be dog gone if he could
remember he initials. He studied
for at least fifteen minutes trying to think
of them. Finally he pulled piece of paper
out of his pocket, and a smile passed over
his face. 'Ah, yes, here they are he said,
the old boy has put them on piece of
paper for me and had forgot ten about
having the slip took the piece Of paper
and put the inscription in the ring. |
thought he was buying the ring for himself.
but | was not certain, and | was bent on
finding out SO after putting the inscrip-
ton in the ring wrapped it M in pretty
paper and placed it in a neat little box and
handed it to him. Now l always give 10
each of my customers, who buy as much as
You have, pretty pin, said /, and took
from a drawer pretty 80 cent
bangle pin. Now if you will give
me your name l will put it on
the pin for you Not dreaming of what |
was after, he gave mo the same initials for
tue pin that he did for the ring. | had him.
When handed him the pin after putting
the inscription on it, | remarked in a casual
manner, that he and his friend had nearly
the same initials His face flushed as he
seemed TO remember and he slipped out the
door saying yes nearly"