The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-09-23
a PAlR 81 sILk STOCKINGS.
Tho Experience Of Fond Brother Who
Wanted to Surprise His Sister.

Tho Experience Of Fond Brother Who
Wanted to Surprise His Sister.
For weeks had been puzzling over
commencement gift for my sister, who
was soon to graduate, when a letter
from my mother made me decide upon q
pair of silk stockings. The thought
that should have any trouble in buying
a pair of silk stockings never crossed
my mind, and II was with q feeling Of
confidence that | entered one Of the
largest dry goods houses in the city,
Afioorwalker inquired what WANTED,
and directed me to the ''third counter to
the left, down four rows, and waved
his hand in a general way, After some
wandering found the ''third counter to
the left, down four rows, and to the
young man who presided behind it said
that Twanted to see some stockings,
Yes, siri You mean socks"
mo, silk stockings" said |, and l felt
that the suggestion Of blush was hang
ing on my manly brow,
''It's socks, sir; socks, sir," reiterated
the clerk.
"But want them Tor q lady" and as
said these words l grew red, The
clerk looked at me and then said:
"H-m-m-oh, yesl Fourth counter to
the right, down two rows"
1t was a young lady who stood behind
this counter, and she maintained q stony
silence until | asked her to show me
some silk stockings, -.
'EWhite or ColOredqn
"Why, hadn't thought of thati
Which would you suggest" But this
question seemed to freeze her, for she
again relapsed into silence, (which is
the fashionable color for ladies?n | went
on, bound to treat the matter as a mere
business transaction ~ mean, do young
ladies usually wear colored stoClSings2n
This seemed to make matters worse,
for the young woman glared at me, /
thought that perhaps had made q mis-
take about color, and SO | continued;
well, after all, guess white win do.
Just wrap me up a pair of your best
white silk stockings" -=.s 3
"Will you have clocksS" she deigned
to ask,
mo, not Clocks-stookings," and
looked at her in blank amazsment.
II mean, will you have them eloeked
on not eloekedF"
Now ! hadn't the ghost of an idea
what she was driving at, hut didn't in-
tend to confess my ignorance, A bright
idea struck me, "If you were buying
them for yourself, which would you
preferf"
"What2"
II mean, if--if-you were me, which
would you prefeTS"
The look in her eyes | interpreted to
mean, "Go no further, siri regard your
remarks as extensively PERSONAL So
went no further and said | would take
them without clocks, My sister had a
watch, and she could get along very
well with that.
What sizeS" was the young woman's
next inquiry,
"Oh, the usual size for young ladies, I"
said |,
"You must be more exact, sir,u she
said.
swell, she--that is, the person who is
to have these stockings-is about five feet
high. Oh, she is Just the size of most
young ladies, She is no larger than YOU
are, Now, what size do You think she'd
Wear2' ..a
tiSir, don't know ... ..4.l l.... +
But am not going on with this pain
full narration. All men who have been
in the same fix will appreciate my feel
ings, Atlength, however, could stand
it no longer, and blurted out that
wanted a pair Of silk stockings for my
sister as q commencement gift, that
was willing to pay for them, but didn't
know anything abnut buying them,
Then the young woman relented and in
her sweetest voice suggested she wrap
up pair of Of the best stockings, and
that write to my sister that II they
didn't fit she could exchange them, This
| did, but the sun will rise in the west
before | buy any woman's stockings
again, New York Recorder.