Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-02-09

AS TO SHOPPING.

the feet of lovely woman. Some Of
it ought to be laid there; makes thu
most durable paving known, second
only to good intentions, which, yor
may be aware, are mixed with as
bestos. A woman can buy better
goods in mans own line, and for
less money, than he can. Neverthe.
less, it takes her all day to do it. II
she counted her time worth so much
an hour, as man does, hair-pins
would cost her four dollars dozen.
| wonder if women never estimate
their time on dollar and cents val
uation? l trow not. No oftener
than atrans-Mississippi farmer counts
his farm machinery and implements
as part of his capital. He buys them
on credit, uses them at once, then de-
votes them, like ships, to the gods of
the wind, the hail and the ram, snow
drifts and cyclones. Then when the
spring-time comes gentle Annie, as it
is liable to do about once year, he
tries to remember where he left the
first thing he wants the last time he
used it; finds it if he can, and if he
can't buys another and joins So
ciety to throw off the CALLING yoke of
the rapacious and avarcious manu-
facturer.
Not many months ago, not quite
one moon, in fact, sailed away on a
shopping excursion with my cousin
Winifred. am rather fond of such
excursions. / had rather spend
money or run a bill, which is much
the same thing, than to earn it, any
time. 1t is not in the way of man
to shop very well, and Cousin Win
fired said she would help me. Some
thing she wanted; several things,
probably. l wanted about thous-
and things, but there was one thing
l was going to buy-a calendar. 1
wanted it for a particular purpose,
and was very particular about it;
therefore l took her along to help
me select it. She helped me. First
thing we saw was window with cal |
endars in display. "There," she ex-
claimed, sis just what you want"
I looked at the samples, and |
passed on, saying l would
look farther. "Well," she said.
eff you aren't the funniest man; you
come all the way to town to buy a
and come to a store that
has them, and don't buy one." l hes
itated, and was lost. meekly went
back, walked into the store and
bought calendar. Sometimes l am
so meek it just makes your heart
ache to look at me. Not at all times;
just sometimes.
"There," she said, "what is the use
Of wasting half a day over
something you can get in five min
ltes? Men don't know how to shop"
Then she graciously dismissed me,
saying she had some shopping to do
herself, and I would only be drag.
At eventide we met in the station.
"Get what you wantedP" l asked.
"No," she said, YEARLY; 81 didn't
because 1 couldn'L find just what l
wanted. l went all through Jordan
aylor's, and back again to Macylei-
er's, and up to Jordanbridge & Marsh
er's; I've dragged all over the whole
own and Pm tired nearly to deatl,
o don't talk to me. I've got to
,ome in tomorrow"
/ perceived that, as it happeneth
o the men, even so it happeneth to
he women, and that it makes whole
multiplication table of difference
whether one buyeth helmet Of silk
nd lace for the uneasy head that
7eareth ones own headgear, or an
rnamental calender for a gross,
arthY man. For what need hath a
IAN for vexation or travail of spirit
yhen it is SO easy to rap on the coun'
er with his cane and cry aloud;
Gimme cuppl numbered calendars!"
Sut when it comes to buying whole
pool of twist, oh, WELT that is quite
mother thing; that is something you