Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1890-03-22
a EtIl: WOMAN.
\ Handsome !acIdicr TreyS Up
on the smp-e>Sionablc
Men of Means.

Ilcicna VINO actions ulu NOT eNacllE
please the guardians Of the dignity
Of the law They were innocent
looking and nice appearing people
who seemed to have no great fault
to find with the Wy the world was
treating them, and everything pro-
grcssed smoothly enough They
were both very attentive to busi-
ness. and the altitude seemed to be
about the right height for prosper
| ity. The story as given by the Of
ticers was revived by the arrival of
the couple in this city again a day
or two ago.
The sale of cloth is the business
The lady sells the goods by sam
pie; the patterns shown are usually
very nice and cheap at the price
asked. The gentlemen selected for
prospective purchasers of the goods
are generally those who have money
and have not reached the age
where the smiles Of a pretty woman
are not effective 1t is the society
man whose position Nould not per-
nit his name to be connected with
scandal, no matter how small
that is selected as the prey Of the
woman with the pcarly teeth whose,
smile leads on to ]rcre. He is
shown the cloth; it would make
up into an elegant suit and just
fitted to his particular style Of
beauty. He would buy it? No.
Well, the lady will call again when
he is in a better humor He is pct
ulcnt to-day, and she leaves him
with a smile. He ponders over her
visit after she leaves and he re-
members her coquettish ways.
Come to think OF it she was conl-
panionatle, and another call would
not be a very great torment, She
drops III the next day and becomes
sufficiently acquainted to feel ju:ti-
fed in blowing a kiss from her
dainty finger tips. Then the vic
tim begins a thinking that is 50 in
tense that he labors assiduously to
keep his thoughts a secret; he looks
at his clothes, and all at once it
dawns upon him that his clothes
are rather shabby and he becomes
absolutely certain that life, without
the piece Of cloth the lady has for
sale, would be u burden. He be-
comes almost frightened lest she
should not return, and stills his
beating heart while he manufac-
lures u copious amount Of hope for
her speedy return. Poor man, he
could not get cloth any place else
half as nice as that the lady has
shown, SO he pines for the cloth
peddlcr's return.
She meets him cn~the street and
grccts him with {, smile that fairly
sets his heart aiirc; he stops and
tells her that he will take the
cloth. She is pleased and will
bring it at once-but would he
mind stepping up to her room and
picking out the goods-shc had for
gotten which pattern pleased him
most. lie was gallant. Of course
he would save her the trouble and
at the same time feast his eyes with
a vision of his fascinator's al o le.
He gets to the room and selects
the goods. She keeps him busily
engaged in conversation, and ere
he knows it, his arm has encirclcd
her wasp-like waist He has
forgotten about the cloth-only Tho
present bliss enraptures him. Al
thoughts Of pants patterns are cas-
} aside and he scars in the heaven 0
expectancy. But the lady's hus
| band brings him back to earth
The cold man. glides noisclcssis
, into the room and ccnfronts tn,
blissful pair. The man who needed
cloth now pines fo- fresh air wher
: he can commune with himself ant
gather a mental history Of his ney
love affair He buys the cloth an,
leaves beside a sum with which +
poul;ice the husbands woundet
pride.
The couple are again in Helena
but whether they have made su!li
cicnt out Of Ielena's "eiiten or no
no one can tell-their victims wi
rot tell and they are at liberty t
pursue the cio,f. business until tn
5 lady misjudges humanity an
! iccccs man who is willing to te:
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