The evening world., 1889-01-29
THE METROPOLITAN MIRROR.
TRAY REFLECTIONS OF EvERY-DA LIFE
IN NEW YORK.
A Jewellers Clerk skiIfaiiy Dodses an
Cnsought Bargain.

An EVENING WORLD reporter was in one
of the largest jewelry stores in town one
day last week, when O fashionably dressed
lady entered. She approached one Of the
statesmen, with whom she seemed to be ac-
ouainted, and after q few words drew out a
iewel-case from her pocket, opened it and
displayed O bracelet set with gems.
The clerk at first seemed i%ndisposed to look
at il. but finally took it in his hand, and after
a glance or two, turning il round to look at
It. handed it back to the lady.
She continued to talk with him. and the
clerk would answers; but there was an air of
holding of about him, and one OF insisting
about her, which marked them both through
the dialogue Of ten minutes.
Finally the lady put the bracelet back into
the case, put the case in her pocket and went
The clerk smiled as he came over to the re-
porter. who asked him what the lady wanted.
"She wanted to sell that bracelet" he
answered.
DO you have many cases of that kind p"
inquired the reporter,
mot very many, but they occur now and
then. OF course, the idea Of buying any
thing of that kind would not be entertained,
except for one of our customers. We prefer
TO buy our stones and mount them ourselves.
But this lady nsed to be a very good GUS
toner and now finds herself q little hard up.
as she has to raise a large sum of money and
is o little uncertain where to get it."
How much did she want for the
That is the amusing part of it," said the
clerk. II told her in the beginning. as
soon as she made known her object, that
probably all she could hope to get in any
case from the firm would be so much below
her expectations that it would be better for
her to borrow the money at 6 per cent. than
to part with her jewels.
1t was just az l thought. She wanted
81. 500 for her bracelet. told her that was
far beyond anything she could hope for.
Then b.d she dropped to q n 200; That In was was pretty p
lick 1 told her that was still far beyond
what could be given.
"'Well. what would you give p she asked.
~ don't like to tell you, madam, be-
cause 1t will he such q disappointment to
need the money so much, she replied.
that would almost let it go for six or seven
II could hardly keep from smiling. But
she had by this time got TO where l felt l
might give her the plain. straight truth. So
said: : Madam, you could not get for that
bracelet here more than $780,
What settled the business. She hesitated
for q moment and I was really afraid she
might let it 60 for the price; and even at that
figure we had no desire TO buy it. 1t was of
very little use, except for the intrinsic CON-
mercial value of the stones and the gold.
She didn't. however. You saw her put
1t in her pocket and go out. L think l will
borrow the money she said when leaving.
That seems too much of a sacrifice"
New Workers. Don't Take Kindly to til,
First Greek Onions.
"They are fine, boss. ine!" urged the man,
holding out for the inspection of a Third ave.
nue. grocer a handful of oddly shaped vegeta.
bles.
They are Greek onions, and people who
have eaten them say they are sweeter and
pleasanter than any American or Bermuda
il we don't sell some pretty soon the boss will
have a fit"
The vender glanced apprehensively ont
towards his wagon, on which sat q neatly
dressed, swarthy-taced man.
THAT man is o Greek" he went on.
"Some of his friends in the old country sent
the fruit to hlm-50O crates in all. They cost
him 81. 10 q crate. He couldn't sell 'em ut
out of the wagon. He put every cent he
owned into the onions and he'll commit sui
eide II he loses II all.n
The grocer, out of kindness, took a single
crate. This was six weeks ago, and he has
every onion left.
- have talked those onions to everybody
who has come into my store; but it's a new
thing, and nobody will have them, and my
My wife prepared some, and they are very
nice-Juicy and toothsome."
The onions differ from oil other varieties,
in that they are shaped like a gillifower ap-
pie or an inverted p~lumb-bob. They have a
metallic g%lister. and are about the color OF
FURNISHED copper.
If any inventive genius desires to popu-
larize q new fad, he introduces it in New
York, n in atwinkling the whole country
talks about 1t and it is a success everywhere
else, if not here. Chirosophy, mind-reading
hypnotisrn, Spiritualism, the big ~circuses,
bright twinkling dramatic stars. electric
sugar re6ners-all get a bounce into notori.
city here and the country seizes the first op.
portunity to give its money to the promoter.
The poor Greek who brought the first
cargo of the onions of his native land 70 New
York doubtless had his labor tor his pains,
but other enterprising Greeks will make bar.
rels full of Yankee gold out of the bulbs il
future seasons.
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