The evening Republican., 1902-07-15
A SHOPPING TALE.

catch the blue eye, tmidly)-Are you busy!
Saleswoman No. 2 (wth all awe-struck
expression) NO, you didn't say that to him!
Saleswoman No. II didn't? Well, l
guess yes. And he didn't have nothing to
say to me. He's new an he thinks he
knows it all. He came III on the Christmas
rush. There he goes now. Look at the walk.
Don't he give you pain?
Woman customer Are you busy,
please?
Saleswoman No. What was it that
Myrtle said TO you Just now? | was wait
ing on somebody and didn't hear.
Another woman customer with an ag-
gressive nose and decided voice)--Will
you wait on me when you have finished your
conversation?
Saleswoman No. ignoring the inpolite
tone and language and with chill hauteur)-
What was it you wanted?
Aggressive woman-Outing famed
SSeswoman No. l-Outing flannel second
aisle to the left near the north entrance.
She said something about Freddy, but |
didn't hear what it was
Salcswoman No . (giggilngi ngi-Oh, that!
Yes, she said she was a-goin-
First woman customer with feeble i'm
itation of the tone OF her aggressive sistes)
Will You kindly wait on me?
Saleswomau No. | twith an aggressive
a'rl-Somet hing yoa wanted?
Meek woman Gust omer-1eS, please, |
want five more yards where is that sam
pie? ! thought had it. (Searches through
shopping bag,
SllcSwcman No. . with repetition of
the gigsle)-You told the woman second
aisle to the left, near the north entrance,
and it's the third to the right at the south.
Salcswoman No. What was it she was
looking for?
Salcswoman No. 2-Outing flannel.
Salcswoman No. No she wasn't; she was
looking for trouble. knew that by the
way she talked. Doth gieg!e,)
Meek clstomcr-There! knew had it.
! want live more yards. please.
SalcSwoman No. Freddy was a -gon' to
take somebody that had some style about
her the next time. think it was mean to
tell her. She looked S if she'd been cryin
about it,
Meek customer neutrality-suspicious. wait
on ne. want five more
l'dItNN bIIidll NJ / WI l E't
it in stock.
Meek rustomcr--But | got it here only
yesterday. ! think you must have it.
Salrswoman No | Might find it down in
the basement Look wno's coming now.
Don't pretend to see him.
Meek cu>tomcr-I think you must have it.
Won't you look, please:
(SaicSWomau No. turns her back and
casts pcriunc;ory eye along the shelves.
From the shelves sEc turns with radiant
smile to a youth with a wlIted carnatiua
in his huttonHolc and his hat tilted on one
sidc.)
Iouth-Id like bolt Of chcesecloth to
bolt up some llmhurgcr, ii don't bolt it
up it break, ont every time. How are you,
Eta?
CDrIlgated giygle from the saleswomen)
Meek customer Iperscvermg) think
that's it--on the second SHELF No, not
that; the piece below Ycs, that ; it,
SaIcswomon No. (>prca,!iug the goods
out ON the cnuutrrl- D'jer ,ay halI yard?
Meek customer biting her lip and speak
Ing with some hrmncss)-l said ! wanted
five yards.
SIc$woman No. to the vouth)-D'jer
want anything else besides the bolt?
Youth (smartlyI You might give me
lock of your hAIr and that d make it a cinch
Saleswonan No. l-lou must "a been
eatin pickles, TO the customer: Three
yards?
Meek customer Five yards, and want
it sent Mis-
SaIcswoman No. | to the Where
was you Thursday night?
louth-At home mndln the babies.
How about you?
Meek customer Canxiously)-Arent you
cutting off three yards
Saleswoman No. Didn't YOU say three?
Meek customer with some splrt)-l said
five yards three Times.
Youth (sotto vocr) Three times five are
fifteen Break off fifteen Yards irhe sales
woman giggcs and cuts the goods.)
Saleswoman No. | with an attempt to
smother her mirth) Eighty three cents
Cash.
Meek customer Mrs. II. D.
Salcswonmn No. trapping stronuously
on the couutrrl-tash, Cash here.
Cash gil Tin high falsetto)-Twen-ty-
eight.
SdcSwoman No, Here you are. Eigh-
ty.thrce--a dollar. Hurry now! The lady
doesn't want to wait.
Meek customer Cinterposing)-i said that
wanted that delivered, ISaleswoman sighs
re.ignrdly.) Mrs. II. D. Pcters
Salcswoman - hatsdecrthcity?
Meek customer West side.
SaIeswoman No. l-lious 'rf1at?
-, ma. 7 N D.
No, not A. f., II. d. II. d. Peters, 1853 FL.
dorado avenue. Eldorado, not Colorado.
Salcswoman No. 10, pshaw.
Meek cu,tomcr-Thcre, guess you'vc got
it right now.
(Sac>woman No. dispatches the cpsh
girl with the parcel and begins an animal ed
conversation with the youth OF the carna-
ton, Meek customer signs and seats herself
on a stool. The minutes pass)
Meek customer trIslng) Hash t that lit.
tie gIll got back with my change yet?
Sulc>wnman No. toblivlou~l You did,
too. | can prove it by Eta. Didn't he say
50, Eta?
Youth-Etta, You are a friend Of mine,
remember. Ii YOU throw me down there's
q snap in the golden chain right here.
Meek customer TWIN heightened color)-
viii You see about my change, please? I've
been waiting her for five minutes.
Saleswoman No. | with an expression OF
mild surpri,cJ--1he girl hasn't come back
yet.
Meek customer (sharply)-l know that
as well as you do, but it seems to me that
it's time that she did get back. 1t seems to
NE that yOu--
Cash girl (dcpo,ting the bundle and the
check on the rounter) Oh, Emilcc, there's
five yards in that piece and you We got it
down three in the check! Chicago Daily
News.
She Didn't Care.
"Pardon me" said The reporter, who had
been sent to write up her wedding. 'but we
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