The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-02-21

asK... was II wished room to suit,
and said wanted it to suit was
much astonished at the fincry OF my
quarters, but my friend who had been
in here told me things were fine at
the hotel, and, rs he only paid one dol
lar day, ! never thought OF asking
the price. This morning, as found
my pile greatly reduced, and as am
pretty prudent sort OF a fellow. asked
for the bill. What do you think2 Five
dollars day, rs I'm sinner. =
"Cut you down pretty closely, did
it?''
Took the last cent. You see. /
concluded day before yesterday that
wanted shirt or two and o collar, 50
that when / went back home / could
tell the boys that they came from Chi
cago. l didn't know but may be |
could boast that had all my UNDER
wear made to order in this great
city. It was very sweet-faced girl in
charge.
:" calculated before / went in that
/ might probably spend three dollars
or four dollars ut the most. Well.
there's comfort in the thought that |
amt the only fellow that's been led
into wasteful extravaganza by one OF
that sex. What can do? / told her
only wanted two shirts, and blnshed,
| know, when | said that. She knew,
she said. l needed half dozen. Well,
sir, when / agreed to take EN- she
persuaded me into taking some fifty
cents higher apiece than what / want
cd. That wasn't so bad, because they
are useful. What do you say to my
buying full supply Of underwear,
enough to last me five years? Well,
sir, did, sure as you live. / am not
finding fault with myself much for
those purchases, although / am sure
mother will think / have bought
needlessly, especially when she sees
seven dozen collars of different styles
in the package. She's got it by this
time, for it was sent by express. do
feel ashamed. though. that was led
into buying six pairs of kid gloves.
Look at my hands. Why, they're all
too small for me. never wore kids
in my life, and I've just fear she
got off the small sizes upon me Us we'll
as the off colors. left it all to her,
she saying she had better taste than ],
which am sure is true, If she has any
at all"
You proved a good customer"
Il haven't come to the worst. am
really afraid you'll think me an un-
qualified idiot when / confess that |
was SO carried away by the blandish-
ments of that flaxcn-haired, rosy
checked blonde. with her do take
this or I'm sure she will be pleased
with that and this is the very latest,
that / actually let her stick on to me
no less than nineteen crayats Of all
colors and prices, the cheapest, how
ever, not less that seventy-five cents.
I'm flabbergasted, though. how | did
come to let her sell me two walking
canes and three umbrellas. The four
dozen handkerchiefs and three dozen
pairs Of stockings will come in handy
in time"
The reporter stared at the fellow in
undisguised pity.
| you see. couldn't say no to save
my life. OF course KNEW was launch
ing out too heavily; any body would
have known that. But those rosy lips
and those soft blue eyes led me on.
Yet haven't even that excuse for the
purchases l made in that fancy goods
store. OF course there were girls in
there, but man waited upon me.
won't harm your feelings by going
into particulars, but bought, it seems
to me, every thing from jews-harp te
a twenty-five-dollar pair Of vases.
went into candy store to get pound
of candy to take home to mother. and
I'm blamed if didn't let the girl there
lure me into buying ten pounds o!
fruit candy and five pounds OF assert
ed, which, like all the other goods.
were forwarded by express. | had
five hundred and thirty dollars when
left home. and here l am without .
penny. But. gosh! supper will be :
luxury when get home this evening
The reporter offered to stand thu
price of lunch, but the young ma,
declined.
mo, can hold out It's but fair
do little penance. l hadn't &C
through telling you how / was Lee
into buying what / should not hay,
bought. But | suppose I'm not tn.
only victim OF his own folly you'y,
come across.
As extraordinary as the foregoin s
may seem, every statement is absolute
" true, and no doubt there arr
cases which greatly excel it in foil,
and extravaganza where the partie
add drinking to their other faults. /
the fools were not many. how couls
the thousands of sharpers thrive il
the great city. Full many stranger
from the country has had swept ava,
in single night the earnings of thre'
or four years. and esteemed himsel
lucky that, in his drunkenness. he dir
not commit some act that would leat
to his arrest and disgrace. -Chicag,
Herald.
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