Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-10-26


drew in his head.
"1sn't the earth all wet, and don't you
see water in the gutters?"
"That's dew. 1t always falls that way
at this time of year" ;.
"Mr. Bowser, do you mean to tell me it
hasn't rained?"
II do. | said 1t wouldn't, and it hasn't
One of the fire steamers may have been
up pumping out cistern, but it hasn't
rains l..
And to this day he sticks to it, although
l proved my case by every neighbor and
the signal office.
We wanted carpet for one of the bed
rooms and mentioned that | thought we
had better get velvet.
"What's the matter with tapestry?" he
queried.
"Its too common, and there's no wear to
it,"
"You talk as if you knew all about car
pets. When did tapestry become COM
mon p
at always has been common. It's only
one grade above ingram"
"Oh, it isn't Well, / take great pleas
ure in informing you that you're way off.
What you don't know about carpets would
fill book"
"But you know all about emp"
Certainly. Every intelligent man does,
especially if he is married. Tapestry, as
you ought to have known for the last
twenty-five years, ranks next to Amin
ster."
at can't be-"
"Didnt say it did? If l didn't know,
why should say so? First comes hemp,
then two-ply and three-ply ingram, and
the last is followed by Brussels, velvets,
moquettes, tapestries and Administers.
You'd better write 'em down."
"Mr. Bowser, you are wrong, as | will
prove to you. Tapestry is below body
Brussels in grade and price. l can buy
tapestry as low as 65 cents per yard"
"Oh, well, it's no use to dispute with a
bigot. You happened to misspeak yourself
and get it that way, and so you are deter
mined to stick it out. Well drop the SUBJ
iect"
"Dare you meet me at the carpet store
this afternoon?" l demanded.
"Dare II should say dare You can't
bluff me in that way, Mrs. Bowser. I'll
meet you there at o'clock, and after you
have been made to sing small hope you
will take the lesson to heart and reap Its
benefits. Bring the measure of the room
with you"
| met him at the hour named. He
looked at me in plying way, and l think
he felt sorry for me from the bottom of his
heart.
eve want to look at some tapestry car.
pet.n he said to the clerk as we entered the
elevator.
We were carried up two are three flights
given seats by the window, and as roll
after roll of carpet was displayed, the clerk
said:
"These are all the new fall patterns in
tapestry, and the prices are very low. l
can sell you any pattern on the floor for &C
cents"
Mr.. Bowser's mouth gave a witch at
the left-hand corner, followed by a sudden
contraction at the right, and he was a
little hoarse as he Observed
aft these are only sixty cents, them mo-
quotes can't be over forty"
81 can sell you moquettes as low as
81 rs, but you don't want 'em. You want
one for about 81 25."
There was a spasmodic movement
through Mr.. Bowser's entire system as he
queried:
"What is velvet WORTH"
"About g."
"And body Brussels"
"From 81 up"
ado you mean to tell me-" demanded
Mr.. Bowser as he rose, "that tapestry is
the cheapest of the lot 2"
"Why, certainly"
"Cheaper than velvet or moquette?"
"Of course. Tapestry ranks only one
grade above ingram"
81 don't believe it. You are certainly
mistaken"
"But 1 can't be. Any carpet man in
town will tell you the same. Even your
wife must know that"
That finished Mr.. Bowser. The last SEN
tence also finished me. He knew he was
beaten, but he was determined not to give
in. He therefore swallowed the lump in
his throat and said:
81 beg to still differ with you. You
have got the case turned end for end, but l
am too honorable to take advantage of you.
1t is the tapestry which is worth one
seventy-fve instead of the moquettes.
Here's the pattern that suits us, and L
want eighteen yards. Make the bill at IA
shillings yard"
every WE'LL" replied the puzzled clerk,
and the carpect was laid and paid for on
that basis, and it is down to last until worn
out. I've had half dozen lady friends
drop in and incidentally inquire why we
got such a cheap, shabby carpet, but they
are no sooner gone than up hobs Mr.. Bow
swer and says:
"There cones another numskull It's
mighty funny how you people have let
carpet-men impose on you for the last
dozen years If they'd tell you that red
was black 1 suppose you'd believe it,
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