The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-05-09
A sHofn4a aTEa's EXPERIENCE
Three Incid nts From tho Lifo Of a
Ski, Female Thief

Three Inoia ns. From tho Life of a
Ski, Female Thief
From Gu, Is source two or three in.
cidcnts in tho Pfc of professional thief
may b6 set ddwn here. They might be
termed co11fesslos of a shoplifter.
Stores ID bothAlleghepy and Pittsburc
have suffe red b the deprcdations Of q
remarkably 4Sa31 thief, who is woman.
She pTids iefsaSN on her skill in shop
lifting, and it is from her mouth that tho
following narrative aiginally came.
Once she visited aShrge store in Allie
gheny and asked to be shown some ex-
pcnsive cloaks. The goods were brought
out, and the stylish looking shopper took
off the jacket she wore and put on a
cloak. She was not entirely satisfied
with it, she said, and the saleswoman
who was waiting upon her went off to
another part Of the store to- get some
more cloaks This was the thief's chance
She walked away, leaving her jacket as
"A token of her regard. On the stairs
the cloak department was on the second
foOr--she met one of the owners of the
store.
''IIavc you been waited upon7" he
asked politely.
eyes. thank you, and I am very we'll
satisfied with this cloak" she replied,
and sailed on. She escaped.
Another time she visited shoe store
in Pittsburg 1t was no easy matter to
please her the afablc young salesman
found. The stock of fine ladies' shoes
was Iansackcdlto suit her taste. 1t was
all in vain, d. she departed without
buying anything. Under her drcsss were
two more shoes than a woman can wear,
however
When she looked mt the stolen shoes
after arriving home she found that they
were not mates. She was very much an
nOycd; in fact, the discovery took away
her appetite for SUPPER.
The next afternoon found her in the
shoe store again The shoes you sold
me the other day." she said to the sales
man, who was NOT the one who had tried
to suit her faStidious taste the day be-
fore, "are not mates, and will you kind
ly exchange them
The store was crowded -shopliftcrs
seldom venture into an empty store and
the young man hurried off at once with
out further inquiry. In another minute
he returned with pair of shoes properly
mated and gave them to the supposed
customer. She did not. stay to give
thanks for the gift.
Once only did her confidence, some
would call it impudcnCc, desert her.
She visited store one morning with
the intention Of aprropriating some
ostrich plumcs. As usual, she was par
ticular about the quality of the feathers;
she would look Mt none costing less than
$6 or s. apiece. But, although the best
feathers in Il I:orc were brought out for
her inspection, shc found none that were
long enough, heavy enough, or black
enough to suit her. She apoloGized
swcctly to the young woman behind the
counter for the trouble she had given her,
and promised to call again when the new
consignment which, OF course, was COM
ing next week should arrive
AS she was leaving the store she be-
came aware that she had dropped some
thing, and she looked behind her. A
fine ostrich feather lay on the floor; it
had slipped from under the cloak where
the thief had concealed it, or, to be more
precise, it had not gone into the deep
pocket of the cloak specially designed
for its reception.
She hcSitatcd for a second, loath to
!a.''--h -he---4,-evr,sd sSc. -"froid - stoop
down and take it. lIcr assurance las
not great enough to carry her through
the second theft, and she left the store.
The feather was not noticed till she had
gonc.-LPittsburg Dispatch.