The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-01-24
SOMEWHAT MIXED.
A Complicated and Confusing Cas- In a
Dry-Goods Establishment.

Complicated and Confusing Gas In
Dry-Goods Establishment.
A lady on the hunt for piece of silk |
TO make a blouse waist for her little boy |
entered big dry-goods establishment. |
After the necessary instructions from
the hoor-wallSers and clerlts she sue
ceeded in reaching the right floor and
department. Considerable discussion
between the customer and clerks as TO
the'color and quality ensued, and finally
resulted in a yard and a half of India
silk being put up and paid for. The
lady spent several minutes finding the
thread counter and after matching
the silk went out. At the foot of the
elevated stairs she paused and rumi.
mated. She had forgotten material for
a sash. She had seen a half-yard rem.
nant lying on the counter and concluded
she'd better go back and get it for
sash. So she was soon once more in the
silk department.
"You sold me this India silk" she
said, poking it at the clerk, half inquir-
ingly.
"N--no; don't think I did" he re-
piled. He was sure something was
wrong This was the nearest way out.
"Why, dear me!' she exclaimed, 'it
wasn't twenty minutes ago."
She sank upon stool, now completely
out of breath, still twirling the slender
package in her hand. The mans eyes
took on stony glare. Several clerks,
cash girls and hoor-wallSers gathered
around. One of the latter pushed for
ward and inquired what was the matter.
"This is the gentleman who waited
upon me-" said the lady, smiling in spite
spite of her first inclination.
The old clerk denied point blank, up
and down and crosswise, that he had
| sold any India silk that afternoon.
"What is the matter with it, madame
politely inquired the leading floor boss.
"Why, nothing. 1 only wanted some
more of the same kind.
Everybody laughed, that is, every
body but the poor fellow who had sold
the silk He turned red as boiled lob
ster at sunset
"You know, I concluded 1 hadn't
enough for a sash. 1 had forgotten
baby's sash. only got yard and a
half. There was small remnant lying
here" looking anXiously round
"about half yard, which would just
do"
The old clerk began to hustle around
for that remnant to cover his confusion
About half yard would do-a little
scant. 1t was not to be found. In the
meantime he had unrolled the package,
and the remnant fell out and floated tc
the floor.
well, well, wellr' exclaimed the
lady. "If it wasn't put up in that pack.
age. There it Isl"
At this new complication even the alb.
sent-minded clerk could not express his
feelings. One of the new attaches die
it for him.
"It is very honorable in you, madam
to bring it back" said he. "Most peo
pie would not have done it."
"Why, didn't know it was there,
gasped the lady, flushing with indigna
ton The audience had become larger
and the clerks and cash girls who were
not in the ring were divided as t.
whether it was a case of detected shop
lifting or guilty conscience. The lat
| IeF lCled SeeuleC W NC Illc lhOSC PoP1'ld
one, but the man who suggested it wa
hustled away.
''Well, want that bit of silk!' SAT-
madame, finally recovering.
"Certainly-to be sure!" and cler
began to roll it up.
do you want to pay for it, madam?
''Pay for it! Of course 1 do! That
what came back for-to buy ito pa
for ito get out of here!" desperately
This seemed to strike everybody fay
orably and the entry went down in tn
, salesbool1. Thirty-siX cents-"Cash!'-
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