The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-27

where eight or more men were crowded
together, and when I impaired the re-
suit of my mission the conversation
turned upon the difficulty of judging
woman's character
Let her be known as Sister Dorothea
Tor the convenience of this tale She
is one of the Shaker sisters; in the Le-
Danon colony. near Lebanon. n. Y. She
is tan, dark and angular, wears spec
tacles and speaks quickly
A party stopped at the Office of the
Shakers, says the New York Herald.
TO buy few articles and some sugared
nuts. the nuts are sold in paper boxes
and the price is ten cents a box.
one young man selected nine boxes
and handed Sister Dorothea a. one dol
lar note
BY buying another box the purchase
viii amount to an even dollar" sug-
sested Sister Dorothea, lingering the
note covetously.
Yes, but by not buying another box
Will get ten cents change" replied the
purchaser. who concluded that nine
boxes was liberal supply for the girls
of the party.
Thee does not begrudge another ten
cents l trust" rejoined Sister Doro-
thea, half critically.
~ oASNSAB Oul YOU apparently are
more anxious to get that dime than I
am to keep it. So 1 will take another
box"
Inc shrewd sister smiled just a trifie
She had won in the bargaining. and did
not mind the suggestion of coyetous-
ness.
The young man passed al box among
the girls of the party, and soon nearly
an OF the sugared walnuts were gone
Sister Dorothea noticed this. AS the
man was going to the carriage she fol-
lowed lowed him and said in low voice:
Can relieve thee of the box?"
He looked surprised at this request
but quickly pouring the few remaining
sugared walnuts into one hand. he
gave the paper box to the Shaker sis
ter
Il would have to be penniIess to deal
with that Shaker sister with any de-
gree of success" remarked the young
man to the rest of the party.
Yes, she is the shrewdest business
woman in the whole colony, and that
is saving DEAL" said one of the girls
who knew.
1t was in a crowded department
store. The two had just witnessed the
apprehension of a shoplifter. There
had been no scene, says Clara Belle in
the Cincinnati Enquirer, and they re-
allied what was going on only
through accidentally overhearing
counter girl give the hint to the floor
walker Then it was that feminine
curiosity got the better of one of the
women. Expensive buttons were dis
played where the theft had taken
place. The girl who had given warn
ing was preoccupied in the departure
of the shoplifter Customers were
minding their own affairs. Just back
me up and say that l was doing it
for fun If get caught" whispered the
first, and before her startled friend
could object a pair of buttons worth
perhaps $3.50 had been filched.
They started toward the door, tell
ing each other to look self-possessed.
At some distance from the scene the
guilty party chuckled nervously
Didn't 1 say so?" she whispered
They went to the outer door and then
considered Nobody, apparently, had
and keep the buttons for souvenirs,
but that was not to be thought of. To
say nothing of the dishonesty, the
best part of the Joke would consist
in returning the articles. So back they
started. In their excitement they for
got at what counter the deed had been
done. After much wandering they were
the counter. but by this time their
minds were in confusion. Il shall
know the counter girl" palpitated the
thief. But the girl had been summon
ed to the office in connection with the
previous theft. So in despair these
foolish women had to explain to .
floor walker Somehow explanations
sounded lame i'll their own ears willie
that grave man was looking sterrly
at them.
II meant to pay for them and FOR
got to- the thief stammered at last.
The floor walker considered.
Madam" said he, Il think l ought
to detain you" whereupon she burst
into tears and there was a scene in
earnest.
The floor walker had taken in the
situation correctly and tried to fright
en- them. He succeeded admira bly,,
and when the affair was finished two
very sheepish women hurried from
the store, one with two buttons that
she had paid for and didn't want. And
1 don't know how many persons who
had witnessed a part of the episode
fixed her features in their minds as
those of a professional thief and Won
dered at the leniency of the floor
walker.
After this performance the bachelor