The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-12-16

Low That Everything IL q Bargain
The Plan Profitable for tho Charities
Concerned Some Biunders Happen.
Rummage sales are in great favor. Nowa-
days when It is desired to pay n church debt
or to raiae money for any worthy charity,
those Interested, IL they are up to date. scorn
the suggestion of an old-fa-hioned church
fair and instead hold n rumnll,e sale. That
Is. each wora goes through all the nook,
and corncr Of her home and ,rskes ON all
tho old clothes, duplicate wedding presents,
unwelcone holiday Sifts and long forgotten
odds and ends Of every description. These
are Piled together on the floor for q thorough
overhaTling. Those things that she can
no longer possibly Use, and Sometimes overall
could use IL he had .the chance. arc plcred
out and donated 10 the rummage snlc
J., is ,ndonbtedly one Of The most eTec,lvs
a woman an outlet for things that she ia only
too glad e. get rid Of and at the same tims
able 10 the charity sought to be aided than
a ,handscme money donation. As the stock
absolutely nothing. it ia possible to sell tling,
certain to get more ttkan Ter moneys WORT!
whcther her nurchs-e be a clock, a pair o.
shoes. %levelrv, n bonnet. APRONS, n lamp
or tho brand-new smoking Jacket ~ Some
unlucky husband who was absent at the time
article ever offered NJ a rumrnnga sale was
q henr,e TIE prosrectns of a sale held, nc
Tho local und.rtirer, fndirg bnsIn"e. r Cmas
had decided tn donate his heqrse 70 charity
actual .va'uo n Ills hnrrain was not
snarred up in e.. original form, il was ia We
taten anart and sold riecemeal at equally
These sales wNr. originally Intended asa
sort 81 d., bic charity The object was not
bit aIso to marx the goods so low tRot w.
poor could buy at prices witch would mabs
their pnrchases almost gifts. a. might be-
tND'ftAu. h0WfNAr. the nrngfiEaH hornnfD
hunter could not keep from these sails for
,ons The customers run TO, extremes a,
the great heaps Of all sorts and conditions
81 things are made up of az sorts and con.
and white. young and old. rich and poor
a tS s.opRnrS that make no mistakes and
lnaNlhG mistakes as anybody can at a rum
mage sale.
Tho greatest blunder mad. at a rnmn.re
chaser. At one ~ the sales held in Brook.
lyn recently a bri ght,oyed Old colored woman,
caught sight Of a handsome cloth jacket
lying on tae, table Of q booth.
+ de Lo'd's sake. Missy she said to
s%ninthin' nd look right swell on dis chicken.
nMhat an de expensivencss oh dat lar Jackets
me 20 ng woman searched In vain for a
Why, really" she said. there doesn'.
aeon 6599,'"ope Any m ant but well | should say
reckon mph' ! a, f=IgIhtiqiy. an costly. bat
woman stripped three very dirt, one-doilar
bills from a good-sized roll and taking her
purchase stalked proudly ont.
How, 50 Is a very good price for anything
wa Justly elated over tho God sale she had
made. As soon a. she had a moments .isurs
booth all about II.
What" the latter e claimed when she
Bra dod NS"A three rec d anpegH'a Nv blb bfsnS dl2th,
eighty-dollar winter s.ket that I'd lust LEFT
V Vau y 1ann no tnTr 90 taoIe Tor a minute! Oh.
As for the rest it wasn't just the right thing
u :" l" v said al a charity affair The strange
the loss OF her jacket al all. The thing that
CUT htr 70 the Quick seemed TO be that any
hciently out of fashion TO be ohered at a
runiIIage sale.
1t has already been snid that the offerings
AT these sales often include unwelcome Christ
s'nallTsizsd family feud now raging in a
may be called Mrs, smith in order to distin,
snl'h her from a former friend who may be
herself. ASKED, 70. contribute to a rnmmaSe
sale, to be held for the benefit of the new
rom to sSI TO- bo,,6 Gbo m. ransaeains the house
a very rcspectsole collection, including a
pea-e{een pin cushion which her dear friend
year. before, Now Mrs. Brown had said that
she feared she would b. unable to attend that
pa hs'i hSsiSGs, sI ,Ssr: and But s"9 .IS snf after fee lad afl
and that's what started all tho trouble VA
Of N the so SSiGls' u course Sn2.s not ST. rI ai ! Tc on O 20
but that Mrs. Brown should come across
IT, fatal reaTTree9 Pin cushion. 1t had q
With q puzzled expression as ii irving 70 place
IL. Then she gave q little gasp.
she .H n.s.d m .Snct /; e tfi: ~ iOy Wd'1d pin ,s su :hss
THIRTY ccnts} ri take 0' i,P}9a l" charge
4 fey minutes later Sc met a friend and
'ns srh AT S horr Ridf"vyn rs'. sln mItf!a .6n s,,}
81" wrote mo such a nice note Of thanks.
III send 1. to her this Christmas. 1t cost less
The rext DAY, when Mr.. Smith heard what
commsnt. on Mrs. Brown ''SRee doeesnnr.tt
"a the d drst T risto Old 81 ,sip Ens ssnt M II out Of snlss
OaRSsy p @,% . anS 1f fhs sm IIsSH, :nd SIr T9Ba r.Mn s sS,
rcc3sni.e each other on'the New York Side
Can men shor. even at a. rummsse sale,
swers NJ this o rncw oy u I ree,ht e1S",ienfe an.
The affirmative. III. wife, In view Of thss
c mo about In tho following manner:
The woman was Interested in a West Side
which pr.venttd her from attending ihts n Ihts
ng that it was only right that some one sbnmid
, ,r peffc sent her hnsS saf iaW wbS' she very
= D. staying NJ bone from business on &C.
= o, Z os a.. colo; While wandering abort
a hsnisomo silvcr;bacted comb which Was
Of ths absqrd.y low price OF 20 cents
{bII XIV , new ne comb And here was Just ne
: cents. Can q man shop? HS
On, Lou. he said to his wife that evening.
oo o"t surrrise for, you. l picked up
You dear. sweet boy, YOU. I-vhv. Tom,
or olri nea old o y dear! Why. Tom. that's that
0, And tap' I, .s t4S, ! raid /. 8 f9T a, 5aI:
Il yb, I.p tne rumn.age sale! oh, dear, /
man Known. It irst shows how much
,Esactiy, my dear" Tom replisd broveIv.
onnn mere you, with al Your cxpe.
,hom',b' ny ~ Tor q useless comb. which l.
M rnouvn entirely IMMERSED In the art Of shor.
nm OF % an,et 70 piick, M for the innnitesiinal
We mainta,nVs ~ lust goes to prove what
AZ hi OF common-ssnse oan-"
,fs, tn. roint ne vas Interrupted by his