The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-05-18

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mrs. Cary Came To Possess Tbs The
Antique n ishb oy
M. GOOD morning, my dear

why, good morning, my dear
Oh, good mosning. Am / late?
3 sim pis been rushed to death
sever since breakfast
"a. They haven't begun yet. yor,
/ haven i missed a thing.
Have you seen anything good this
:Enssrning2 p: 20
On, simply loads. A perfect dream
5asff q hi ghboy and a love of an OLD
EsssgIIsn cream and sugar set. Shet-
sSs5eId, you know. l think they almost
match that pot / got in New Orleans
5sszs years ago.
- Why, how lovely! Oh, there's Mrs
ssss:ssnaIth hers, :
s5$ yes, and yesterday she bid over
and took the Chippendale desk I've
aaesn sFaiting for ever since the sale
II bean think it was rude OF her
Perfectly horrid. always do
ssssSsSnk slae---why, how do you do, Mrs
ssSnIhers2 How well You are look,
/ Ezg I'm SO glad TO see you
s The three ladies kiss. That is al
Ways sign that bostilities are i'm
:EzEaent-
-tGoo1 gracious! There is that man
{<szsszzaii.a.Ss Hes a perfect brute. I'm not
s=sssras to bid against him again. He
imply waits till he knows I've reach
sseaa my limit and then he bids so
cents more
.---Nhy don't you complain to the
i.aaEtIoneer?''
n believe will. Oh, just look at
4nsaI Did copper pot! Isn't it dear":''
-.AA perfect love wonder if we
f1,rn11 oil, a craj
fore the auction begins?
ss5E ts@sEss, but we. mustn't miss getting
mnI seats What are you looking for
stssEa morning, Mrs. ssmithers?"
--0h, nothing in particular, jus:
!: Eefaz1ght I'd drop in and see if GOULD
EIs-E ap anything good. I believe Ii:
s0 back and |sit down. .szs. 4q
I'm sure she's found some thing fine
AMI ai71B got the auctoneer to put it
Let's hurry back"
ORA esEadies, the first thing shall sell
ssttfrza morning is this fine specimen Of
old English ware 1t was picked up
I hag one Of our agents in the county
Suffolk and originally came from
one of the stately old homes of the
EzHg1ish artistocracy. How much am
sISEad One dollar. DO I hear two?
4 ZEE see "a handsraiseds Ilsha1lS take it
as a bid. Thank You. Mrs Smithers.
rTrEn dollars? Two dollars for this
shsMuuful specimen of early English
szwHEe from one of the stately seats
ssaE he English aristocracy? Why.
j: 1asales,8 it's as if you handed me a
u s4nIIar Two dollars! Two dollars.
"a haIf1 Two and a. half, once, t~o
3aaH G half, twice, two and a-three.
Thank you, Mrs. Smithers.'
There! I told you she was trying
to- play some underhand trick. Aid
sTFrssss inst what I needed to fill my set.
EauEd you go any higher?'
oh; I think it's a perfect love
believe I'd give So"
Mrs. Smithers bids IS for this rare
pace OF pottery from the stately home
s,of a be1ted earl. She bids IS. Do
Fear the four? Mrs. Cary raises ner
hand Mrs Cary bids 81. Are you
at through? Third and last call,
81 Thank you. Mr.. Carter Mr..
carer bids four and half. Once,
+ twice, three times. Sold to Mr.. Car
ter FOR four and a half dollars
S 20 Mrs. Cary I'm SO sorry you
didn't get that piece. You wanted it
$50 badly.
1s1Oh, not at all. I'd really much
& 4szt1her you'd have had it. That's why
1idn, go any higher, my dear"
s.5 :. Anyway, now that look at it close
ss-I don't believe it's genuine, any
how
why, neither do /. It's a horrid
shape, too. What do you suppose any
Sod could do with a thing like that?
L Ear ism t; it just like man.
5s. Yes. They are so pig-headed."
The next thing | shall offer for,
ale, ladies and gentlemen, is this en-
ss;1isite high-boy. 1t is rare bit Of
sfnlon7a1 workmanship It's original
-ssssner was one Of the proud old P':ri,
San fathers OF SNIassac husetts. Il have
no doubt that this highboy was once
among the household goods of Elder
William Brewster l am almost Sure
thai 1t came over in the Mayilower,
SF hy, ladies, the possession of this eX-
sEIuIsite highboy is quite sufficient to