The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-05-27
SHE GOT THE CAPE.
The salesvoman Hslpsd and Icvs's
stratagsn rriumpAed.

ouataeem IStumpne0.
ut did me good just to seq them, =
the short, stout saleswoman said to the
tall, lean filter as the two met atthe
drawer where they were putting away
things.
"See who7" was the inquiry made
with pin between the teeth, as the
filter measured inches on q coat shout
der.
tThat couple that went out here
just now. You must have noticed; q
big, gawky man from the country and
a girl dressed up to the mines all in
cheap feathers and pink ribbon. Had
a big satchel along with them"
believe l did see them,' said the
filter without taking the pin from her
mouth. "a bridal pair?"
'Going to be. About the first Of the
month, think. He is helping to
pick out the bridal outfit. The girl
IS young, about 10 l should say. She
wanted velvet cape, a shoulder cape,
but she couldn't go over ten dollars.
"The idea of anybody expecting to
get velvet cape for ten dollars" said
the filter; .'just like these greenhorns.
How did it come out?"
"She wanted jet trimming, lace and
all that for the ten dollars. The
cheapest thing we have in that line,
you know, is $3.50, and that's no
great shakes. We'll, the girl tried the
cheapest one on and was delighted
with it. She wouldn't be bad-look-
ing girl if somebody put decent cor
sets on her and showed her how to
dress. The groom liked the cape, too.
He told her She looked like peach in
it and praised her up SO that she
turned all colors. He even asked my
opinion as to how it looked. How
ever, she hauled it off ut once when
she heard the price, but her face fell
to zero and she looked very nearly
ready to cry when she said that after
all she believed coat would be more
useful and picked up the ten-dollar
coat she had tried on"
"Well, so it would be more useful,"
said the filter, jabbing her pins IN
line an exact distance from the arm.
hole and holding the garment to view.
"Did she get it?'
"No; she's got the cape," was the
answer, "and Pm as much pleased
about it as she is. That young fellow
she is going 10 marry is great, hulk
ing clown, but he's got big heart ana
as much delicacy as duke. When the
girl took the cape off and looked SO
disappointed he motioned to me be-
hind her back, holding out a two-doi-
lar bill, and then he said out loud:
Here, miss, is that the lowest you
could take for this cape? She's
bought two dresses and pair fshoes,
and some handkerchiefs downstairs,
and it seems to me you ought to make
her a better price than that. The
cape amt worth cent over ten dol
lars
81 pretended to consider awhile,
and even walked away as though I
vent to consult somebody in the mat
ter. While the girl was examining the
precious cane for the fifth or sixth
time, and was behind q screen hang
ing up some cloaks, he came behind
there and gave me the extra $3.50.
Don't let her know, whatever you do
he whispered in hurry. Shed never
take it if she dreamed / had helped
to pay fort You make out that you
let her have it for ten. It's her we'd
ding cape, and l want her satisfied.
Then went up to the girl and told
her that as it was the last cape We had
Of that particular kind we would let
it 60 for ten dollars"
SWell, l never" said the filter,
dropping her pins; 81 didn't know be-
fore that you wese such an actress.
The stage is losing by your being here
in the cloaks' and suits ROOM"
"Who couldn't act with that young
fellew so dead set for his girl TO have
the cape, and she SO openly disap-
pointeds She wasn't much more than
a child! You ought to have seen her
face when | told her she could have
it. Why, she just lit up all over, like
a sunburst, and she handed out the
ten-dollar bill in a iiffy and went off
wearing the new cape, as proud as
though it was silk velvet instead of
yelours and was lined with real silk
instead of farmers satin. IN. Y.