The San Francisco call., 1905-01-15
It TALE OF A BUSTLEI
s. CONSUMES TIME
y. OF A COURT.
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BUYER AYERS DEALER
SHOWED MEAN SPIRIT
Made Her Pay for Misfit Article
BIZ JAMES c. CRAWFORD.

would fall far short Of recompensing
her for the humiliation occasioned By
appearing upon that witness stand It
was the principle involved that inspired
her appeal to law. If a precedent were
established which might protect other
ladies from being .deluded as she had
been deiuded by the defendant she
would be amply repaid for her visit to
court.
Needing a new bustle," continued
| Miss Suryhue, settling her willowy
form as comfortably as possible in the
capacious witness chair and focusing
her rinless eyeglasses upon the bench.
It called at Mr.. Posner's store and told
a saleslady what / wanted. She showed
me hustle, and l saidsi wasn't large
enough-that I had been wearing No. 2
size, Scott make, and no other style
would suit my shape. She said the No.
2's were out of fashion and out of stock,
because they were too large and there
was no demand for them. Well, / said,
I know what / want. and that thing
you are showing me is much too small
for my thin figure. Then purchased a
-a-certain garment and took II home,
but mamma said it was much too large
for me, and 1 took 1t back to the store,
where the saleslady again showed me
the little hustle and induced me to take
1t home and try 1t on. 1t made me look
ridiculous, of course, so back I went
with 1t and told her so. She kept the
hustle and refused to return the so
cents had paid for it
II don't remember just what said
to her, but 1 distinctly recollect her
saying to me. as saucy as you please,
What do>you want, anyway. q hustle
or a life-preserver?
While we were talking Mr.. Posner
came up and told me to call around
Tuesday and he would have No. 2 for
me. but when 1 called on him Wednes-
day he said he could not get one. He
wouldn't give up my 30 cents and 1
had him arrested"
Mr.. Posner, short, rotund and rosy,
disclained intent to defraud Miss Sury-
hue Il vud like ter dell you eferydings,
Shudge." he said. "only I'm modest
man.
Assured that if his narrative threat
ened to depart from modesty's limit the
court would instantly apply a brake,
Mr.. Posner resumed:
QlQu SHE tell you dDOulQ OQOcI
dings she buyed at mine shtore? Wy
didn'd she say dot der so cends vas in
clooded in der brice of der-der-''
An appealing look at the Judge
brought forth the suggestion. "unmen-
tionables.''
Dot will - do-der unmendionables.
Did she tell you abouid dot? Nein.
Did she say she buyed pads und-"
'Ahem!" warningly coughed the
court.
Well. veil led i'd go at dot. But
meppy she'll say dot / didn't offer to
gif her a due bill fer dot so cends. Eth,
vat?"
Il didn't want due bill, but No.
hustle, for my fifty cents" Miss
Suryhue put in, warmly. And you
might as well know right now that No.
rs are sold in every first-class store in
town. But what could one expect to
find In a little, measly-'
"Dey're ouid of shtyle, dem No.
2's,' Mr.. Posner hotly contradicted.
The court suggested that Miss Sury-
hue take fifty cents worth Of mer-
chandise in lieu of the cash, but with
a withering glance at Mr.. Posner the
lady declared: II wouldn't be found
with anything that came out of his old
store" Nor was her facial expression
softened by the Judges abrupt dismiss
sal of the case.
H. C. Rees. the New York clubman