Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1890-04-25
OLD CLOTHES.

f'For once I've been made fool OF,
said Mr.. Pattipan, just before he went
out to breakfast one morning. 'Tve
taken bad money, and no more know
from whom than l know the Koran.
And what is more" added Mr.. Patti
pan, II shall offer it to some one if l
carry it about with me, and get into
difficulties. I'll leave it here"
He put it into the china bowl full of
visiting cards that stood ON table in
the corner of his wifc's parlor as he
spoke, kissed her, and took his way to
those regions vaguely spoken of as
"down- town. and Mrs. Pattipan
looked at the counterfeit note, and in
order that she might not make some
mistake herself tore it across the middle
before thro wing it back into the china
bowl.
'.Mr. Pattipan never observed suffi-
GENTLY" she said to herself. ellis or :
gans of reflection are large, but his Or
gans of observation are small"
Mrs. Pattipan had studied phrenology
in her youth, when it was fashionable
to do so, and had habit of attributing
peoples virtues or failings to their
bumps. Then she went about her
household duties, ordered the dinner,
scolded the servant, arranged her bu-
reau drawers and attended to Mr.. Patti
pans buttons, and in the middle of
this task heard the door bell ring. 1t
rang twice without being answered.
cook and Sara Jane being in deep
quarrel, occasioned by the -eproo is of
their mistress-so Mrs. Pattipan, hav-
peeped over the ballustrades for some
seconds, descended the stairs and
opened the door herself. Through the
glass she could SEQ that it was only a
peddler of some sort, who would be sent
away at once, after which she would at
tend to the culprit below stairs.
As she opened the door she saw upon
the steps without an old clothes man
with basket of china on his arm. A
fat little old fellow with benevolent
smile, who pushed his basket into the
door as an entering wedge, and said
very softly and tenderly and with per-
suasive waves of his hand from the
cheek outward:
tLaty-dcar laty-a-me- able laty,
will you not exchange some ole clo'cs
which are of no goot, for some elegant
new vases vich will make you always
some pleasure ven you look at dem2
Elegant vasesl Oh, you shall see dem. !"
'.No," said Mrs. Pattipan, ''no, ]
think not"
But the woman who deliberates with
an old clothes man at the door is lost.
The basket wedged itself further in.
'It will cost noding do look at dem, ?"
said the old clothes vender. 1t will be
pleasure and cost noding."
Every WE'LL" said Mrs. Pattipan, 90
don't really promise, you know; YOU
never give much for the clothes.
think your acquisitiveness is more large
ly developed than your benevolence.
Seems to me so, looking at you."
madame is very good" said the
old clothes man, waving from him the
compliment he fancied he had received.
! go in-danks."
He entered the parlor. Mrs. Patti
pan rested herself on chair near tn,
window, and the old clio thes- man ex
hibited his stock of common vases, a
which Mrs. Pattipan looked contempt
uously.
Finally regarding her with On acute
eye the clothes man restored all these t.
his basket, and saying:
'.No, desc are not to madame's su
periOr taste" put his hand in his pocke
and drew forth little ornament o
very beautiful CHINA Cupid with
butterfly on its shoulder. ''Zere" h
said, spreading both hands abroad
"Ow about zisP'
"well," said Mrs. Pattipan, 'this
lowell"
"Apd zere Is no more,'e como froI
! Paris, = ssid, tho old. q othes. man.