The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1894-02-21
NOT ACCOMMODATING.
How Merchant Lost the Trade OF Two
Valuable Customers.
from the Detroit Free Press.

From the Detroit Free Press.
There we're two of them, evidently old
friends, and as they stood looking at dis
play OF shoes in the window of Wood
wood avenue store the first one remark
ed:
"Now, then, if you we're me, would you
really buy pair of shoes"
"Why, it seems to me that would" re-
piled the other, ''but you mus use your
own Judgment about it. Of course shoes
will always be worn more or less"
"Ye7, I suppose So" =.
"Andif you have an extra pair it won't
be nothing thrown away"
"No, guess I will take your advice"
"But don't buy because I say so,
shouldn't want you to regret it you know y
"Well, we'll see.''
twas busy day aud every clerk was
employed, but after taking seat on the
sofa they gesticulated until the attention
of a hoorwalker was attracted, and he sent
them a salesman.
"You keep shoes don't you?" inquired
the one who thought of buying.
"Yes'm."
"What would you buy-lace, button,
high, or Oxfords?" she asked of her
friend.
Il always wear high, buttoned, but you
do as you think BEST"
"Well, will look at some button shoes
on an A last. Don't bring me anything
but and A last, and want 10. 2s.''
"While he was getting five or six pairs
of shoes she removed the one from he1
right foot and told her friend story
about woman in Toledo which took up
nine minutes and kept the clerk waiting
for five minutes.
"Too small" he said, as he pulled a
shoe over her toes.
"Is that No. on an A last?'
"Yes'm.'
"Well, that's funny. That's what I've
always worm
"Wen, you can't get yonr foot in. I'll
bring you something else"
He brought 215s on B last: She
managed to get her big toe in with the
others, but that was all.
Then he brought her No. IS on c last
and as she finally managed to wriggle her
foot into the shoe it was evident that she
could not stand.
You'll have to have larger shoe," he
said.
"My stars! but what can all your shoes:
I'm sure I can wear No. 2s on an A last.
You know that" she added to her friend
81 have always noticed how small your
foot was" was the reply.
Then she tried on Oxfords from No. rs
to No. As and from an A to D last. She
couldn't walk without hobbling. Then
she went back to buttons and tried tie
line all over again without avail. A No.
81 on the D last was evidently fit fol-
her foot. The clerk said it fitted like a
glove, but she pulled it off and whispered
to her friend:
Don't you think the goods have
shrunk?"
Likely as not
"Or walking Oh my foot has swelled it?''
II shouldn't wonder
"Wi}l you take this pair?" asked the
clerk, as he held them up.
II think rot. We are just looking
around, you know. We may come in
again. Very much obliged to YOU"
They started to 60 out, but turned aside
to see some slippers, and were IS minutes
inspecting them and asking prices. Then
they went over and looked at some baby
shoes and put in IL minutes more. They
had reached the door whan they saw a
sign of "Rubbers at cost" and stopped
and overhauled about fifty pairs and con
sumed Is minutes further time. When
they finally reached the street the one
who had tried on the shoes said to the
other:
I'VE must remember this place, SO as
not to come here again. You saw tina! the
people have no accommodation abou'
them"