The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-14
Same Mrs. Day.
From the Neso York Sun.

People who contend that all things have be-
come new should take their stand in front of the
village store-the same village store of thirty
wears ago-"where you will on sale fine quality
of n o. molasses and the very best makes of
crowbars and calicos." A woman drives I'D in
an old-fashioned buggy, after an old-fashioned
Dobbn, slips the bride off his head ties him to
post with rope. and then enters the store to
say:
and butter worth today"
Butter is down, you know"
Cant give but sixteen for butter and fifteen
for eggs"
"Sakes alive but I'll take em home first
Peddler offered me twenty for butter and egh-
teen for eggs only yesterday"
Yes; but you had to take it in tinware, you
know. I'm giving you the going price; might
say half a cent more on the butter, being as you
made it."
"Well. s'pose I'll have to take it but that's
awful. Bring it in"
There's nine pounds of butter and eleven
dozen eggs, and she figures with him to be sure
it's right.
Cant get over the low price on eggs she
observes as the sum total agrees on both sheets
of paper. Sure you didn't mean 1S cents?''
I'm little steep even at IS, because know
you want trade. What is it to-day?n
''Got bedticking?'
yes
''How much?''
Thirty cents for the best
L
from my sister down in Ohio yesterday, aud she
specially mentioned that the very best ticking
was only twenty eight. We are thinking of
moving down there
a bolt
Dunno. So many cheats nowadays that you
can't be sure of anything. bought a tick of
you sixteen years ago come March, and it's Civ
ing away a-ready. Warrant the c0lors fast?'
''Oh, yes"
Looks to me as if the feathers would work
through as soon as the starch got out"
I'm warrant it,
vigorously between her fingers, and after hold
ing it up to the light, remarked:
II spec't I've got to chance it. You may cut
me off nine yards
Ten is the rule, Mrs Day."
Il don't keer. can narrow it in a little. No
body sleeping on bed knows whether there
are nine or ten yards in the tick I've got a
piece around the house, anyway and I'll work
it in somewhere You throw in the thread of
course?'
81 suppose I'll have to. Anything else?"
II 'spect I've got to get a calico dress for
Cousin Martha, who's living with us now"
Ten yards:"
''Ten Iand-o days Seven is big plenty for
Martha. She's slim and poor. and she don't
want to carry anything extra around Six and
a half might do"
''Why Martha, is as big as Mrs. Perkins and
she always takes ten"
Then she's extravagant I'll say eight. but
l know III have hunk of cloth left. Do you
warrant this fast color?'
Il do"
mo starchf'
Just enough to glaze it.
"And you throw in the hooks and eyes, but
tons, and paper of needless
'Oh. couldn't do that"
'Mr. Perkins" she continues as she retreats
a step, we've been trading with you for twenty
two long years and we've allus settled our bill
the last of each year"
Il know it,
And now you want to be stingy with u.s. l
guess I'll drive on to Strongsville."
well, I'll throw them in, but it takes all the
profit off. Anything elsey'
Some nutrnegs, guess Sell em for cent
nowl"
Good gracious, MOI Nutmegs are cents
apiece"
I'm never pay it. I'll wait until Mr.. Day is
going down to Strongsville. I've been told they
were two for five there"
They cost that However, I've got broken
one in the lot, and I'll throw that in. Now,
what else?"
Nothing, guess. I've got to run around to
Hannah joys to give her a cure for rheuma-
tism in the elbow and while I'm gone you can
empty my crock and basket, put the parcels in
the buggy, and get the bride on old Jim.
Weather feels like thunder shower aud |
guess I'd better get home early"