Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1893-02-03
WENT TO AN AUCTION.
SHE FOUND EVERYTHING VERY
CONFUSING.
Yer s'od to the Desk Man Was Mixuoder.
stood. and scratching Her Nose
Brought KS,i Pretty Chair
The Inlaid ibesk.

This is Il friends experience in q
furniture auction room as she told it to
me-
| First l went in between sales "
said she, land left bid for couple
OF chairs just what | wanted. aud
after l got home l was so afraid
would not get them l put on a thick
veil and went down to the sale all by
myself.
We'll. the man had given bids 10
was sitting up on Il high desk. only
he was not calling out things. he was
writing them down. and another man.
on thing that was not half so high.
was calling out.
Another man whom | could not
see at all was around tho room whore
the things were and he called out for
the second man.
'Oh. l know 1 am not telling it
clear but it was awful miAey, any
how
We'll. as soon as l could | nodded
at the man had left my bids with.
so as TO let him see had come and
was buying for myself. Nobody but
he noticed me- because there was
such lot OF excitement over an old.
inlaid desk that was going for $26.
but he saw me. although he was so
busy.
He seemed to be bidding. too. be.
cause just as hooded to him he called
out S27.' 1t went at $27. l didn't
know to whom. because when the
calling out man said 'Whop my man
said Order
| well. the sale had been going on
some time when l got in. and l didn' t
see any thing Of the chairs l wanted
to get. but saw two others and |
got them. 1t was awful easy.
THE calling out man would say
81, ~ and If you nodded your head
or lifted your hand he would say
81. 50-50-. and if nobody else said
anything you got it. found that out
because one time when the other man
was holding up real pretty chair
and the calling-out man was saying
s.. 81. / happened to scratch my
nose little and he saw me lifting up
my hand,
The next thing / knew he had
called out gone to Then he
reached down and asked ME my name.
| thought it was awful funny, but
said in a low voice that it was Jones.
81 wasn't going TO use my own
name there; | had made up my mind
before | came He said: What in.
itial@ and | said quickly: John. and
then he called right out. 10 Mrs.
John Jones at 81. 80 Wasn't that
awfulP ~
Still l didn't care much because
it happened TO be chair just as
wanted.
| | got 10 ely table too. lie started
ii at 81 Everything started at sly.
when | said 30 cents some one made
it s.. and | was so afraid | would
miss it that | shouted right out so
Q erybodv could hear 50. had
made up my mind that | would not
give cent more and | got it just as
easy.
After that got a perfect fascin-
alton for looking at the man while he
was calling out and he would catch
my eye right off and scream fifty cent
or 81. and would have to shout back,
No no. no"
1T is wonder to me that he did
mt get mad at me- but he was quite
nice. He was terribly cross to some
people. One poor woman bought a
sofa and just after she got it the
walking around man held up another
and she said that she had thought
that was the one she was buying. but
the calling out man wouldn't hear a
| word.
He said the things were all there
for the people to look at. and that he
would hold bid any time for per.
son to go and look at what they were
bidding on and that if they did bid
without knowing what they were bid.
ding on it WASH his fault and the v
must stand by it.
There was the loveliest little sofa
you ever saw and I wanted it so but
you do get so ratified. and there it
went right under my very nose and
for only a quarter more than | had
stopped at and was so excited tina t
| turned around and said out loul.
| you mean old thingH at the man who
got it.
| Il don't know whatever John
would have done If no had seen me
at that place and the way | went on.
After that got quite wild. felt
so sorry To see a lovely pair OF vases
| going at $40 Cthey were worth every
cent of 500 that bid another dollar
just to help along and got them. |
was awful scared.
| You see ! didn't want them at ali.
but OF course after that poor woman |
told you about | didn't dare say a
| word.
| We'll when it was all over they
told me 10 go TO the desk to see about
my assignment and do you know.
had bought that inluid desk. the one
they were selling when came in
My man who sat up at the high
desk said | had nodded to him so
had And he had bought the two