The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1893-03-23
BOUND TO HAVE HER OWN WAY.
She Knew a Bargain When She Saw One
and Didn't Pronose to BE SwindIed

She Knew a Bargain When She Saw One
! and Didn't Propose to BE swindIed.
1t was at 4 o'clock in the afternoon.
at time when the life of the aver
age salesman is more of a burden
than pleasure.
A woman, stout and well dressed
and bearing the unmistakable signs
of professional bargain hunter,
| elbowed her way through the crowd
with a floorwalker at her heels and
pounced down upon the inoffensive
looking clerk
This woman belonged evidently to
that coterie who believe that their
wants and their rights are to be
looked after at any cost and to the
exclusion of the rights of all others.
1t soon became apparent to the pa
tent, stoical salesman that the wom-
an was to,be waited upon at once.
He therefore left a meek looking
purchaser and came over to the frus-
trated specimen in petticoats.
'There!" she exclaimed, putting,
I'm all out of breath. I've been to
the superintendent, and he sent me to
you to have this matter fixed You
cheated Ile out of 10 cents yesterday,
and just want to know what you
meant by that Idon't propose to be
imposed upon, and you might as well
understand that first as lastw
There is nothing the matter with
this that can see," said the sales
man after the foorwalker had ex-
planned the complaint.
Nothing the matter!" exclaimed
the irate woman. Nothing the
matterl Here, you've gone and
charged me 80 cents for this en-
broidery. 1t should have been only
90. That was the price on the pla-
card yesterday. Now, I'd like to
know what right you had to cheat
me out Of 10 centsr'
Tho patient salesman merely re-
marked in a tone of professional po-
likeness: ''You are mistaken. mad
am. That embroidery has never
been marked down to 20 cents. We
really couldn't afford to sell it at that
figure"
Never been marked down to 20
centsp' she exclaimed. DO you
think I'd pay 80 cents for this en-
broidery9 Well, l guess not Not
if l know myself"
rs there anything 1 can. do for
you9" asked the salesman, ignoring
her complaints.
Cant you make out an order for
my 10 cents or credit it to me toward
other purchases"
Certainly not. have no author
ity to do anything of the kind"
"Well," exclaimed the irate crea-
ture, eff this doesn't beat the Dutch
This is the last time I'll ever buy
anything in this store-the very last.
Bargainsi Well, I'd like to know
where the bargain is in thisl Here
you've compelled me to pay 80 cents
for 15-cent embroidery, and''--
Madam" interrupted the sales
man, 1--WE do not take back bargain
counter goods under any circum
stances. The price was plainly
marked"
Plainly marked, indeed!' she re-
| torted. Here I've waited and ell
bowed and showed my way through
the crowd at the superintendent's
desk, all to get my right. It isn't the
10 cents chat care so much about
but the principle-thats what dom
like. Here l am actually insulted
and all on account of paltry II
cents! know that embroidery was
marked 20 cents. Do you think I can
not seer"
You are mistaken" replied the
salesman.
"You are a liar" retorted the wo
man, getting exceedingly red in the
face.
Madam" said the salesman il
tones of freezing politeness, you are
a lady-and that is another lie | have
told"
He turned and left her standing
near the counter. Meanwhile {
crowd of so or more curious shop
pers gathered about her with eager
inquiries as to what had happened.
I've been swindled, that's all,
she snapped as she founced out O
the place. New York Herald.
a Test of Culture.
A distinguished man remarked no
long ago that there is no slrer tes