Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1896-10-10


"Have you got another one like this
that won't feel too small across the
.foot?"
"I'll see, sir. I'll see IL can't get just
what you want. You want something
n little broader across the foot?"
"Well, what do you think about that?
Do you think this one will stretch and
feel all rightP"
81 do, really. II you want a shoe to
have a dressy look you must have n snug
fit"
"well, guess I'll look at one little
wider"
Certainly. I'll see what can do for
you"
The salesman hauled down more
boxes and dragged out other pairs of
shoes. Finally he seized upon the very
pair he had been seeking.
When the third shoe had been put on
the customers right foot the salesman
creased it across the top with button
hook and said: "Stand up again, please,
Now, does that feel easy?"
"I guess that don't hurt any"
Doesn't cramp the foot, eh?"
mo, it's wide enough, but it seems to
be too long. My toes are away back
here" feeling of his foot.
"Of course, with that shape the toe
can't possibly come to the end of the
shoe"
The customer nodded his head and
looked at the shoe, as if he were about
to come to a decision.
"You said you had the cork-sole shoes,
didn't you?" he asked.
Eyes, we have the cork-sole shoes"
''Tan or black?"
Both colors. Which would you rather
look at?"
81 don't know. 1t wouldn't do any
! hurt TO look at the dark ones. Which
kind is going TO be the style this fall?'
! "Oh, both kinds We are selling
many heavy tans, and there is quite a
demand for the heavy enameled shoe
of an English pattern. That's what I'm
going to show you now"
Sometimes | think I'd like to have
an enameled shoe, and then again /
think I'd like to have a tan shoe"
You'll find either kind very dressy.
The enameled shoe is more easily cared
for"
you say you have both kinds?"
Certainly. I'll get you pair of the
enameled shoes"
You think they are better than the
heavy tans"
well, I'll tell you. I'll show you
both kinds, and then you can take your
choice"
"All right. I'll look at both of them
I guess I'll have time"
The salesman brought out two kinds
Of dark enameled shoes and three kinds
of heavy tan shoes and showed them &c
the customer, who looked at each sam
pie and said: "M-m-m-m."
You'd better try on this one" sale
the salesman, indicating n thick-solec
! specimen of the British pattern.
) "Well, might try it on" replied the
customer.
When it had been laced he stood VI
and twisted his foot from side to side.
There's a great SHOE" said the sales
man.
Looks a little big"
That's the style in the English
, walking shoe. It's a heavy shoe, bu
very swell Does that feel comfort
able on your foot?"
81 guess l could wear it. How mucl
does pair like that come to?"
Lets see-those are six-afty."
The customer gave a long-drawl
whistle.
81 thought could probably get some
thing 10 suit me for about three" sal
he.
"Well, we have a very serviceabl
5 shoe for that price, I'll show it to you.
"Tn tell you" said the customer
who proved 10 be 10 customer, as h
V slowly laced the original shoe: ~ don
need pair right away, so think L
Il kind O. look around and probably com
= in in a day or two"
With these words he moved slowly I,
u ward the door ard passed out, leavin
the salesman to put the rniscellaneoJ
stock back into his boxes-Chicag
Record.