Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-10-14
OF COURSE SHE Old NOT BUY

OF COURSE SHE Old NOT BUY
She Had Tried All the Samples, and the
Result Was Unpleasant.
Mamma gets tired SO easily. Now
that we have her safely seated, let's
look around little bit" said Miss
Brown.
with pleasure" replied Mr..
Smith, who was in the department
store, but not as happy as he looked.
II suppose all men detest shop
ping9"
II guess you never asked them to
shop with you.
"That's ingenious, Mr.. Smith.
That would be good way to ascer-
tain whether they do or not,
wouldn'tit7 But I haven the heart
to dissect plausible argument,
especially when it's offered in that
spirit"
"Miss Brown, you are a cynic.
You are making me ashamed of my
real sentiments.
do tell me how
"You laugh at everything that's
serious, and my sentiments are seri-
ous."
"Now, Mr.. Smith. you must stop
This wouldn't be shopping at all if
we talked coherently. You are evil
IDENTIFY melancholy. They say that
dyspepsia gives people those kind of
thoughts, but l think that those
kind of thoughts give people dys-
pepsia. You should avoid them, Mr..
Smith. Try to be like me. never
do anything that would be likely to
give me dyspepsia. But let's get to
business. I've been trying for a
long time to discover something
new in food that papa would like.
Hele are samples of 25 novelties.
Don't they look just exquisite! And
aren't the girls that give them out
just too daintily got up for any
thingi Justsmell that tomato soup!
Mr.. Smith, we must try some of
that tomato soup"
"Er-ah-of course, if were you
should certainly sample it. If l
was intrusted tacitly as you are with
a commission from dear relative,
should determine the merits of ev-
cry new brand of tomato soup or
die. But, as it is, my physician says
that ! mustcontine myself absolute
ly to vermicelli. a"
"That was simply delicious. You'll
never know how much you missed
by not taking it, Mr.. Smith. shall
certainly have to order two cans of
that. And, now that you didn't take
the soup, you surely can't refuse to
try some of those little pickles.
Aren't they the cutest things you
ever SAW Do try one. No2 Mr..
Smith, you're martyr. Just look
at those vanilla waters. They're
made out of that new kind of cereal.
Don't they look as though they
would melt before they could be
swallowed9 And they're just las
good as they look too. Really,
must have another. Oh, and there's
some of that cheese they re all talk
ing about. Have you tried that
cheese, Mr.. Smith2 1t has set the
epicures wild, you know. l don't
see how you can be SO mean. Idon' t
believe you've taken a bite of one
thing except the graham waters.
Do look at those doughnuts swim
ming in that amber colored grease.
It's absolutely the newest thing out,
entirely vegetable, made from beets,
believe. I declare they taste just
too good for anything. must have
q memorandum of that. And here
are those new preserves which Alice
Miller told me about. An entirely
new system, you know. Dearl
Would you imagine they d give such
a quantity away as sampled Why,
did you ever think of it, Mr.. Smith,
one could almost lunch here for
nothing. I'm beginning to-there,
that girl wants us to try some
American olives. And there's new
sort of picked ham. Isn't it won
derful how they give samples of
everythingS"
"Now that there seems to be moth
ing else to eat in sight it just occurs
to me that you've had nothing to
drink. Come with me instantly and
we'll get some soda water
REALLY, Mr.. Smith, that's very
kind of you, indeed, and shall avail
myself of it. I'll take some ice
cream soda with fruit favors, rasp-
berry and pineapple mixed"
"This store certainly ought to sell
a great deal, they are so generous
with their samples, said Mr.. Smith
as they slipped the soda"
"Oh, it pays them to be co."
Three days later on Mr.. Browns
veranda Mr.. Smith asked, well,
Miss Brown, have you bought any
of those goods you tried when we
were down town."
II guess not" she replied. "How
could you expect me to when the