The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-01

Z She moved away, then came back.
"Oh, but you are a hard Jew. Here,
take 20 cents, and may the cholera
carry you off,
He: "And q curse upon your klnd'
but not upon your 20 cents
Then the purchaser walked away
Boosting that she did not have to pay
% cents for such a big lot of herb, and
the man flung at her, as she went one
of Solomon's proverbs: 1T Is naught,
it is naught, Saith the buyer, but when
he is gone his way, then he
boasteth."
When the bitter herb vendors have
no customers to look after, they are
busy trying to draw trade. To this
end, after a sudden fall in the market
value of the herb, one old man, with
some seventy years hanging over MIN
and with expectations of coming sales,
cried out:
wives wives-buy! Wives, God
be praised! Bitterness has become
cheap already"
This form of persuasion was met a.
little farther down the street with
"Wfves-Wives! l grind out bitter
ness for others-cheap!"
But the herb man isn't the only one
in the Ghetto who thoroughly under
stands how to bargain for a cent. The
lemon ptQOleT IS n CLOSE rival, anu ut
is just as necessary to the happiness
of Hebrew settlement in America.
The Russian or the Rumanian, be he
Jew or Gentle, must have lemon in
his tea on his Sabbath at least, no
matter how poor he is SO the lemon
peddler, with basket on his arm, is
in evidence wherever business is done,
and such pickering as this is heard be-
tween him and a prospective Gus
toner:
How much are your sweet lemons
this day."
THE evil one get you, woman! Do
you want to ruin my trade? They are
as sour as gall and cheap at one cent
each"
"One cent! Oh, no! listen to him,
Rachel-a son of the separation! He
wants one cent apiece for lemons that
arc as sweet as sugar. / will give you
three quarters of a Cent-no more
Woman, woman, would you take the
bread out of the mouths of my wife and
children"
Man, man. would you put sweet
lemon juice in the tea of my husband
and children? l will give you five
cents for six"
The peddler groans as he hands out
a half dozen lemons.
IL hope to be ostracized for a Gentle
If they didn't cost me is much. Verify,
verify, you have soured my next meal"
Rachel, listen to him-a son of the
separation l have soured his next
meal! And he has sOured my tea! Ho,
hol"
Like the lemon peddler the old wom-
an who sells "bub'-a sort of bean that
is peeled and chewed after it has been
boiled in salt water until the water
turns black and greenr-does not lack
in bargain wit.
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exclaims in feigned establishment.
DO you want enough for a few
cents to chew on until you die?" is the
retort. And to another: DO you want
to do all the eating? Verify, you will,
if you beat me down to what it cost
me-" And still again to a woman who
has walked away without buying:
May you bear no children! If your
husband can't give you five cents for
all this. why don't you get him an old
shoe to chew on p
In less degree, because time Is more
pressing with them, the wit born of
bargaining also flashes at the push
carts. Here is a typical specimen:
An old man asked the price of half
a dozen silver plated knives Taking
the knives in his hand he looked them
critically over with the eyes of a con-
noisseur.
NO" he said, 'I don't want these
I want the better kind, the - brand
Have you got that?"
Yes" the vendor replied, and hand
ed out the knives of the desired stamp
You see," said the customer 81 am
Mrs. IS father-in-law. You know
her, and am giving this as a present
to my newly married niece"
Yes, l know your daughter-in-law.
She is my customer, and strong may
she be-"
well, wish to get one dozen knives
and a half dozen each of the spoons
and forks"
The pushcart man looked surprised
Here was a man after his own heart
and not like the "cushionirkes" (bar-
gaining shrews) This man would not
beat him down.
The vendor packed the goods up
neatly and handed the package to the
customer. He was pleased with the
sale; there was $1.50 profit in it, He
waited patiently for the customer to
take out his purse, but he started to
move away.
Here, here-hold on" cried the ven
dor. Where's my money? Why don't
you pay for what you purchased"
"Pay?" remarked the other blankly.
."Oh, l never pay at once, you know"
Never pay!'-in CONSERVATION, his
profits vanishing.
ly."
"Uhhh!" the vendor cried in anger.
what! creep up four flights of stairs,
and maybe ten times a month, and
then not be sure of getting my own
money? AS 1 am a poor man, cannot
do it,"
well. old one" was the easy reply,
you can have a pinch of snuff when
you come up you know"
And the pushcart man had to let it
go at that.
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