The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-06-27
All Hats Alike to Him.

You don't have to 60 TO Arkansas Il
fnd characters, said . New York mai
who spent = season in Washington. II
one street OF the national capital whicl
the sight,err does not often travel unlesl
be is especially pilotsd be will fnd prim
tive methods OF business which will osus,
him to forget for the moment that he II
10 N 0thtr~iss beautiful and attractive
city, l had business 10 one oi the d.
psrtments near by and sfterwsrd went ia
TO this street and soon got interested In
its great variety Of shops aud people who
do not look like the Washington people
you see in other parts Of The city.
A sign over the door OF one OF the shops
sttrscted my attention, and % II indicatsd
an article / wanted / went 10. To make
the story more complete, osll " . b..
store,
The proprietor WAS in the rear end oi
the shop reading 9 newspaper. His feet
we're on box. and bis knees we're on .
line with his chin. have no reason 10
surmise bis politics, but II I bad seen
him 10 Cincinnati should have spotted
him ss delegate to the late Pop osn
vsntion which met there. A. hs made no
signs Of rising from his comfortable posi-
tion l walked back. He Was smoking .
cob pipe. wore spsctacles, and . straw
hst was on the back Of bis head.
Are you the proprietorf l ssked.
Well I'm the owner. reckon i've the
same. be replied.
/ came IL to bny hat.
What kind Of hat you wsuti he Vas
still 10 the same stttude.
l said l gussseds derby would suit
best.
Well, 1 reckon l csn nx you. What's
yer siz,2 (Still sitting
gave him the size. and be looked at
the shelves IS II be were trying 10 select
the pumber with bis eyes.
Well. be said alter his survey, thsrs
the stiff ms on thst side snd thar's the
soft uns on tother side. Suppose you
jest look around snd see what you like.
was 10 20 hurry and coniormsd 10 the
custom Of The shop, I lrisd on several
hsts, and while ! WAS 80 engaged the shop
man resumed reading his newspaper,
= bich noticed was West VirGinIs publi
,stiop, Whtu found bat that suited,
bark d back to know the price, He
ooked up from his paper and replied.
tried snoihtr hat snd sgsin asked
he price. He dilo't look up this time,
out ssid: Same prIcs. All the hats in
be store same price.
Ons bat ~ good ss snothsr2 / asked.
Well. l don't know - TO tLst You
lever csn tell snythin3 sbouta hat till
ron wssr IL.
How does IL come that sli s-s the
sns pricei
We'll, they're purity much ths same
vhsn it comes TO that. that's one reason.
Ind its handler TO hsys everything one
rice, that's smother reason.
! made my selection. walked back 10
be saophesper and handed him $40
'ili. he looked !; It ins wondsriDg way
I'd then sskei sserily:
Ais'i Jon gpt aoltlu susllsi'n thst1
said 1 bsd no,, He laid down bis
Vest Virginia publie.tien rsiuctsptiy snd
iehed sndIbiy. Then he took his fstt
rom their attitude. eot np. stretched him
eli and ssid:
Well. set dorp sud mske yourself u
ome while 30 sat snd get the change.
He vas pooe shout 20 inmates. Ga
10 return be bal . tspdfnI Of bills.
Chsnss IL ~ 5o,poGed skesrcs sround
ere, be ssid thst Il takes . right smart
bile 10 gil IL hsd to 90 fonr sqosres
o. this.
A. bs counted out my part ! ssksd bin.
What block 10 this hsti
Hsyf
Wh,ss make 10 this hsii
Oi. dogged si ! kuosi They're oil