The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1888-08-24

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"But it's so sudden"
$50 are earthquakes. Well 20
In here"
We entered a dry goods store
and sat down to the linen counter.
A young man came forward TO wait
on US, and after being told what
was wanted, he inquired
80 you want some real linen.
Well, here is something l can rec
ommend."
rs that all linen?"
Eyes, sir"
SIS it 2" asked Mr.. Bowser, as he
turned to me.
l didn't think it was, but | told
Mr.. Bowser to let it go. 1t was
the custom in all dry goods stores
to lie about such things and no one
thought of raising row.
"Madame," said Mr.. Bowser as
he took the cloth over to a moth
erly old lady, "is this all linen Z"
mo, sir, its half cotton p she re-
Piled after an inspection.
Where's the proprietor of this
store |" he demanded of the clerk.
"l-Pll call him, sir"
The proprietor came up,
''lS that linen q asked Mr.. Bow
ser.
sit passes for linen, sir"
"lf you put cows horns and tail
on horse, he'd passed for q COW.
would he p Sir, this looks to me
like a pretty swindle, and one you
ought to be ashamed OF p
The proprietor began to blow ND
the clerk and the clerk said he'd
resign, and as we got out doors |
penned Mr.. Bowser into a door.
way and said
"I'll never, never dare enter this
store agaInr'
"Don't want you to. The man
is a liar and the clerk he'd by his
instructions. Wen try another"
lhe next store was crowded, and |
as we reached the linen counter it |
was to find every stool occupied. |
| tried to get Mr.. Bowser out, anti
clpatlng trouble, but unfortunately
at that moment one lady observed
to another.
dear me, but this is the third
afternoon Pve come down town to
buy a table-cloth, and haven't got
suited yet"
"And | want four crash towels
and I've been all over town twice."
replied the other"
Here, you!" snapped Mr.. Bow
ser to the clerk, "are you busy %
Waiting on these ladies, sir" !
Have they bought anythingw
"No, sir ?"
care they going to?"
IL don't know"
swell, I've no time to fool away. |
We want three linen able-clothes,
and two dozen napkins"
The ladies arose in great indig-
nation. Each one of them gave i
ne a look that pierced me to the y y
leart, and each one gave Mr.. Bow 4
er a look which ought to have +,
hortened him two feet, but which h
lad no apparent effect. In seven n
We bad found what we f.
paid the bill, and were "
eady TO go. The clerk acted bit 81
ulky, and Mr.. Bowser was getting
eady to give him blast, when |
ppealed to him to hold his peace. in
told him it was the custom for th
everal thousand ladies to come it
own every afternoon, to shop, tv
nd that shopping consisted of prom CO
and to show their suits m
Ct to a lot Of well-dressed loafers, dc
nd entering the stores and taking TO
n hour and a half to buy a six lie
ence worth of lace and ribbon. di
he clerk melted a little at the eli,
Ime moment, and l got Mr.. Bow da
II out without another eruption. wi
SNOW, for the Dishes" he said, en-
we got out, and we went to a wa
ockery store. nj
My heart sank as 1 saw the place ID
DIVIDED with ladies. We halted d.
side one who was saying to DO
ERIK: We
"And so that tooth-pick holder is mi
x cents ~ to-
"Only six, madam" yo
SLOW very cute!" er
ayes, it Is" on
Sand it is importedl" w
at is" ev
"How very, very charming w
lis is the one l saw yesterday, ne
it ?" sol
"Oh, certainly" y.
"Dear me, but l wish could
axe up my mind whether TO take G.
or not. You see, we may move bo
the spring, and if we moved, ;mD, m
IA know" ~
81 want about fifteen dollars ~
orth of dishes" interrupted Mr.. w w
)wser. AZ
''Yes, sir, in just a moment" he
"How many of those toOth-pick ca
lders have you gotl g I'M
'Only fiYe." kn
''l'll take the lot; and now come SO
d wait on me. / want twelve an
ps and saucers, twenty-four afl
ates, three or four platiers, two ne
reens and a fish platter" str
The lady turned about ana kill. The
ma 1aod Nth ona LONG fooE