The Winslow mail., 1900-12-06
HE DIDN'T BUY A SAW.
1t Sounded Easy When His Wife Pro.
posed 1t, But 1t Was Different
in the shop.

When the man WIN the red mus
| tache started down the stairs his wife
ran to the door and called him back,
| says the New York Sun.
Donald" she said, II want you to
go into a hardware store to-day and
get saw. Don't forget it, please. We
| need one badly"
Being an accommodating person, the
man with the red mustache said he'd
get it. He chose the luncheon hour as
the most opportune time for making
his simple purchase. He was in a good
humor and he smiled blandly when he
went bustling into the store and said:
81 want saw, please.
The clerk who had come forward to
wait on him had a merry twinkle in
his eve and the twinkle overfowed at
the question and spread all over his
face in dimples.
"What kind of a saw?' he asked.
The prospective purchaser began to
perceive what an intricate business the
buying of saw really is.
"Why,' said he, II don't know. Just
saw. Any kind will do, I suppose"
The clerk sighed. 'If you only
knew what you want to use it for,
perhaps I could advise you," he sug-
gested.
"What I want to use it for?" echoed
the man with the red mustache. ''Why,
l want to saw, of course. At least, my
folks do
"Saw what?" asked the clerk.
81 don't know" admitted the nom
plused shopper.
The clerk frightened up again and
led the way to the rear of the store.
81 will show you few of the different
varieties of saws we have on hand" :"
he said. Conservation and an eXpla-
nation of their uses and prices may as
sist you in making decision. Here's
metal saw. 1t is the hardest saw there
is. 1t is made of highly tempered steel
and will saw iron, copper, lead and all
manner of metals. 1t is small in size
and sells for So to $3.50, according to the
style of the handle, which comes in
beechwood and oak, the latter being
more expensive. Is that the kind of
saw you want?"
The man with the red mustache was
sorely perplexed. "No," said he, 81
don't think so. We have no metals
at our house to work on, that I know
off,
perhaps you would like a meat
saw?" suggested the clerk. "Steel in
these is of hardly so high grade and
could let you have good one for
dollar. But you're not a butcher?"
The man who wanted a saw shook
his head mournfully and the clerk con-
tinued:
"There is a regular kitchen saw, for
general utility purposes, which will
cost you only so cents. How does that
strike you? No? Then here's the cab
met makers saw. l can give you a
very good one for three dollars. Then
[ have over here plumbers saws, the
fine delicate saws used by all manner
of artifcers and the ordinary wood
saws which cost you anywhere from so
cents to four dollars. In that back
room we have still other varieties-the
two-man ten-foot saws, buzz saws and
circular saws. If you want to pay a
big price you'd better take one of the
latter. I'll give you a good one for $50.
Would you like to see them?"
The man with the red mustache
looked around wonderingly.
'No, thank you,' he said. Il never
dreamed that there were so many diff
ferent kinds of saws. / guess [ won't
take one till I find out just what kind
I want"
The clerk bowed affably. 81 regret
being unable to make a SALE" he said,
"but I really think that the wiser
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