New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-13
THE COUNTRY COUSINS.
THEY DO A DAYS SHOPPING.

to do trading and have llttc hoiiuay III w
ourselves We took the early mornln' train so 4 we'd
have plenty o. time Mandy says 1t upscts her 50
when she Is hurried she can't make good bargains
Between you and me she's purity sharp on n bargain
II she don't get Hurricd. When got to the city we
decided to go and get suit Of clothes for me the rst
thing / needed a Sunday suit purity baby, ana
wanted Mandy TO go with me, rs she's better ]udgo
OF cloth than I am. We'd made up our minds before
lcavin home that we'd go to store on the Bo"ery,
as we'd come across O big advertisement OF theirs IN
a paper picked up at the depot tellin as now thcy
were almost givn' away suits worth as much as ~oo'
all WOOL and Warranted fast coors When we went
in the store door a sprucelooln' young feer stepped
ND and wanted to know what he could do for u.s.
"Mistern says 7, tabn' the paper from my pockot
We saw in this ERE paper that you sein' clothes
awful cheap. / want Sunday suit and we come to
see II you've got somethn' thatll fit me, and maybe
we strike up n bargain"
Certainly. certainly says he; 81 guess can
fit you out all right. Please step this way"
We fOllered him to long table which had
great pile OF suits on It, enough to dress out whole
town up in the country. Takn my measure, ne
hunted through the pile on tho table minute and
pul,n' ort a suit, he says
There's suit that'li 1T you as good as II 1t Was
made for you. Jest step behind that curtain and try
it on"
In n mint maybe. What's the price7'
"'we've been selling those suits for $50, but as
We have only few left closing them Out
for $50, to make room for our new spring stock"
al suppose It's all wool, like in this paper7"
"Ill warrant It, or VIC win refund the money IL
Is mott
stood a little way back She came up and putin on,
her specs picked up coat and began to examine It,
In a mint she looked up.
"You don't purtend to say the stuff In this coat Is
all wool Why it's half cotton and Will fade right out
after it's worn a few times. What did you say the
price is''
."Thrty dollars" says the clerk.
"Thrty dollars! Why git better suit than
that up In the country for S1s. All wool and fast
colors, indeed. If anybody paid you $50 for
suit Of such stuff they purity badly taken IN Como.
Zeb, let's be ngoin'.'
The clerk looked awful mad and tried to stop u.s. but
MANDY gave him withcrin' look and he fell back
nuttern' something about hayseed but didn't notice
him and went along ont o. the store. When we got
ont in the street asked MANDY what we'd better do
next.
81 guess wen 20 over on Broadway to the store
where you've traded for n good many years. They're
a good. reliable old firm and you've always got good
bargain there went TO the old place and
got good deal better suit there than the they
wanted $50 for in the Bowery store, for go.
Now. 2eb,' says MANDY. "rm ncoin' up here TO
dry goods store to do little shoppin, and you can
go along or not jest's Won please
then won't lose sight Of YOU. II we should happen to
lose track OF one another might legs of here
in the city before found each other again.
Mandy bought few knick inacIs at diRerent
counters and AT last asked n man who was standn'
around dom nothn' much where she could buy par
o, gloves.
Third aisle TO the right last section over said ha
pontn' 70 the back part Of the bulldin'.
We started In the direction he pointed. but there
were so many aises runnn' csscross here and there
and nowhere in particular it like loo1'n' for
needle in haystacl1 Aftcr wandern' around for some
time got completely bewildercd. and didn't have
any idea where were.
Il swan MANDY said s.oppin and tryin 10 got
my breath, giess had better inquire again. say.
Missfs,' SAYS TO n young woman who leanln'
over counter lookn' at amused like. "wiI you
please tell where frd some gloves ?,
sixth aisle 70 the left last section says she.
"Jess so: Teller told time ago II was tho
third aisle to the right section, and IN bet nv
brinde heifer against two-cent stamp we've trampcf
near all over the whole buildln' and we're no nearer
them gloves than when started. Couldn't YOU
have some one show MS the lay: of this here concernl,
Cash - she bawled ont
Thinks 10 myself. "That's purity good she's
gon' to make pay her before she shows us the wnv
How much dye wantl' says I. takn' my wallet from
my pocket: but jest then Il little bit OF girl in sbort
dresses who looked S II she'd orer be at home playins
with her doll. come rottin' up and was wondern' Ia
myself how she kept from ben' stepped on and crushed
in the crowd that surgin' here and there when
the young woman says to her:
"Show this lady and gentleman the glove counters
The little tot starting away but stonnod bsa
and turned to the young
You said something about cash how much do vou
want for Your trouble1'
She smiled pleasantly and says "Oh. was noh
referring 10 pay for my trouble. These little Girls ara
called cash girls and when need them we call
cash. and they hear Us they come 10 Ms
y rfacfiv yValco N tpha
have given yOu."
"Wall, I'm very much obleeged to you, nlssiss
and giving her my best bow we followed the little
girl who took us to the glove counter in jiHy
"Thank you little one,' says ], patng her on the
head rs she was turnln' away. "Herc take this and
get candy when you're eoin home,' snppin'
dime In her hand. She awful pleased look and
droppln me little curtsey trotted away.
I'D Ike to look sweed gloves, says
Mandy to the clerk who was tendlh the counter. lie
took down three boxes and set them before her.
She looked them few minutes at last she picked
up pair and asked the price.
They are ~ % a pair" says the clerk.
1.-TWO dollars and twenty-five cents pair Mandy
exclaimed astonished like. "Why I never paid
more'n 81 a pair for gloves like them. How Is 1t
the price has riz!'
"On account OF tho Mckinley bill, we had to raise
tho price Of our gloves when that went into effect"
Well declare,' says Mandy. "This is the first
time I've been asked more for anything wished to
buy that account What dye think, Zeb3'
Jest walt a mint and I'll look and how much
Mckinley raised the tariff them gloves" says I,
takin' copy of the bill from my inside coatpocke&
and loolin' through It, How longs them gloves,
mi ~
Eleven inches,' says he, turnn' kind o. red in
the face.
Here's what the Mckinley bill says about it,"
T. readn' the folowin' clause: Ladies' and child
ren's suede gloves OF IA inches is length under.
new rate 90 per cent al valorcm: old rate. so per
cent nd valorcm.' That doesn't seem TO read as
II tho tariff had been put up any, does 1t guess
you'd better study up the Mckinley bill little, young