Nevada County picayune., 1889-08-21

l the bearing of Fitzroy, who was trading with fashionably- attred lady at little distance. Nothing could be more polite and obsequious than the conduct of the young trades man. With unwcaried assiduity he took down from the shelves and dis 1 played large stock of merchandise until the fastldious taste of the lady was at length suited.
 "He is attentive to his customers, " thought Uncle Henry. That is a good sign. But perhaps it may be simply because she is rich and fash ionabIe. Here is a customer of a different kind. Let me see how he treats her"
 At this moment a woman very poorly dressed, with a worn and weary expression, as if she were bet ter acquainted with the dark than the bright side of life, entered the street door and advanced to the counter The affable smile which Fitzroy had worn in his interview with his last customer disappeared, and in it's place was seen super cilious glance.
 II would like to look at some cali coes,'' said the customer.
 Here are some," said Fitz Roy, curtly, pointing to a pile which lay upon the counter.
 He did not stir from his position, but gazed at the woman with an air that seemed to indicate how utterly indifferent he was to her patronage.
 Will you show me some of them?" asked the woman, mildly.
 "There they are, ma'am; you can see lHcHl TOT NouIScIi.
 What is the price of this?' she inquired, looking at the one which lay on top.
 "Ninepence yard. y
 II don't altogether like the fgure,' she said. after a pause.
 "Don't you?' returned Fltzroy, indfferently.
 The customer began to examine some of the other prints. Of course, in doing so, she was obliged to dis arrange them somewhat.
 "Don't pull them all to pieces" said Fitzroy, rudely. "There isn't much difference in them. You'd better take the first that comes. How much do you want?"
 "Ten yards.
 Well, you had better let me cut it off quick, as I cant stand waiting on one customer all day"
 Thus importuned, the woman has tily indicated one of the prints, and the required quantity was measured off. Change was hastily made and the woman departed. Her place was taken by wealthy lady like the first, the rustic of whose silk proved an immense passport to the good graces of the young merchant.
 "I don't like that" thought Uncle Henry. who had not been unobserv- ant of this little scene. ''He has no right to treat one customer better than another. At all events, all ought to be treated with common civility, whatever their attire may be, or however small may be their purchase. "These gloves are half a dollar are they?" (These words were addressed to the shopman who was waiting upon him.) "Nery we'll, 1 will take them"
 Meanwhile, the woman who had just purchased the calico re-entered the store with a hurried step and a look of trouble. She waited until Fitzroy was through with the lady upon whom he was tending, and then pressed to the counter.
 "Well, what now?" asked the young man superciliously.
 "I believe you made mistake about the change you handed me. !"
 "A mistake!" he repeated. cit is quite impossible" :"
 sBut," said the woman anxiously, "don't you remember that ] gave you two dollar hill, and you only handed me back two quarters,
 Wasn't that rightf''
 No. bought ten yards at nine pence q yard which made but dollar and quarter" "
 And you handed me two dollar bilI?"
 "Yos."
 nJbcu. must have given you