Evening journal., 1893-06-27
STORIES OF THE DAY.
rhe NIascuIIne ohemisette.l

He was from the country. He walked
into Market street emporium aud stood
ia the centre of the floor with his hands
in his pockets and his features nervously
working.
At length he was espied by a pretty,
brown haired, hazel eyed gazelle. who
swept towards him with the air of
little queen, his eye bulging as she drew
near.
''Is there anything can do for your"
she asked, her face beaming with the
sweetest smiles imaginable
"Well, yes. miss / ruther think there
is. Do you keep chemisettesg" and his
face became purple.
Eyes, she replied, her smiles becom.
ing broader as she saw his confusion.
"Do you want rutlles or pleats2"
'Ill be burned eff ! know. My gal
Sal she sez to me, sez she. Isl, when you
leave Newport to-day and go to vii
mington ies' drop into place on Market
street an get me chemisette; If you
don't | won't love you no more.
| know about chenisette. is that hits
some kind of a young chimee without
sleeves or back an I've hearn Sal say
they was kinder short wasted. Ef you
have any long-waisted ch emisettes jes
gimme one of them for l do like to show
Sal that she don't know what she's
talkin' about an then, besides, Sal sez
she wants to wear that there che misette
to church next Sunday and huv got to
go with her. / don't mind goin to
church with Sal, but If she's goin' to
wear thing that hain't got no back,
sides, arms or bottom feel kinder
dubious bout what the boys in the back
part Of the churchill say.
1t was now the hazel eyed clerks turn
to get red
"You don't understand. Now, here is
the rutiled chemisette You sec it."
"Well. now, miss, beggin' your par.
don l CANT any more than see bit. Does
my gal Sal intend to 60 into the presence
of the Almighty wearin' such a thing as
that2-ease why, if she does hit only
seems right to me that she should occupy
the back seat an keep her face towards
the great white throne. / lowed when
Sal went to Newark las week she'd git
sum burned foolisbness in her he'd an
she's done hit sure pop. Hain't they
nothin else goes with these here
things2'
Yes, you. get pair of cuiFs-plain or
rufled. "
"Cuffsl Why they hain't no sleeves to
hitch cuffs to. Do you think my Sal has
two overgrown moles on her wrist to
keep cuffs frum slippin up an down.
Well, / guess not. My Sal haints built
that way. An eff Sal persists in goin' to
church with nothin on but that there
'pology fur a shirt, an a pair of cuffs.
then Sal an nell break. An what's
more"
But. sir, things ares not as bad as
you see them"
"They hain'tY Well, I haven't seen
EN- yet. An that haint all. Do you
spose I'm goiA down the streets of
Newport with Sal on my arm an the
town at my heels Not much Ef you
hain't got a double breasted ch emisette
long WASTED, an with arms an beck
to match you an me cain't dicker
That's all
And he slouched out Of the store and
took the next train for Newport to ash
/ Sal when and where she lost hel
modesty and self respect.
Yesterday be returned to the stor,
more nervous than ever He took of
his hat this time and twirled it between
his fingers. The hazel eyed gazell'
recognized him and hurried forward
with a blush on her face. She didn't
/ know what to expect.
"Have you any chemisettesg' he hum
bly, asked
Eyes, sir.
"Well, gimme one right quick. Yor
see"
"Pleated or rufiled2'
81 don't know. But want a d--C
purity one ="
''Sir, you insult me. I am not used
"Well, you needn't gimme a d.,
purity one. Jes' plain purity onell do
Gimme two,-gimme half dozen-onl'
fur Gods sake gimme chemi settle, fu
Bill Johnsons down there in New
port swingin' on the gate with Sal
an chemisettes has played HI with ny
marriage prOspecks sence l wuz in her
day before yesterday"