The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-04
WANTED LONG GLOVES.

Didn't Get Them, but, Alas!
 When the man had letter from his sister in Southern Maryland asking him to send her two or three pairs of I long black silk gloves, no guardian an- gel stood at his side to whisper that the task was one to make the soul of a giant, shrink aghast. To him a pri1n- rose by the rivers brin simple priln- rose was and it was nothing more, or whatever it was Wordsworth said, and to his simple mind gloves were as common as primroses, only more so.
 The next morning on his way down to the office he dropped into a shop, and, being directed to the glove coun- ter. found his way there, and addressed himself with whatever show of easil- ness he could command at so small a notice to the saleswomen.
 Give me a half dozen pairs of long black silk gloves, No. G. he said.
 The saleswomen gave him instead a < look of scorn. "A half dozen pairs" I" she said, and her voice sounded cold and naughty. Why we have but two pairs of No. 6. I shouldn't think ot selling a half dozen pairs to one per- son If I had them.
 The man went out abashed. She certainly is uncommonly cross about it." he murmured to himself, and went into another shop. So strong was the impression made upon him by his re- cent experience that he didn't ask for half dozen pairs, but for two
 T want two pairs of long, black silk gloves," he said humbly,
 The saIeswoman didn't even ask him what size. She only gazed at him I pityingly. Do you?" she said, well, we haven't any"
 "Why don't you get money, then? he asked sotto voice, as he went out; he didn't dare say it to her.
 He went into another shop, and now his voice was humble and meek. ''I want a pair of long, black silk gloves, '' he said in trembling tones to the girl behind the counter.
 "So do a great many other peo- ple," replied this young woman, but her voice was kind Perhaps you didn't know there was a famine oi long gloves. If we had any we could get $5 a pair for them easily, but we haven't any"
 \ "Of all remarkable things" said the shopper. Why don't the fellows ir the business make some, then? What am I to write my sister who wants a half dozen pairs of glozes? Dc you think she will believe me when tell her there aren't any? She'll say l was to mean to take any troubles about 'em. There might be some req. son for famine in wheat, but there can't be any for a famine in silk. suppose youth be telling me after 6 while that the silk works have been or. ganized and have gone on a strike"
 NO I won't" said the girl, weari. ly; "but I will tell you that the weav. CTS can't weave the silk fast enough, tC supply the demand. I'd be glad tc give you some if there were any"
 The man discovered after this tha it was il o'clock, and time for a busi ness engagement, and he hurried of to keep it. The next day he renewed T his search, and with great trouble sue ceeded, after an hour or two of run ing in and out of shops, of getting hi' name put down on a waiting list at { small store for one pair of gloves, dut in Baltimore in 10 days.
 Then he wrote his sister. In a shor time he had letter from her-a re. proachful letter-which said he hadn' half tried to fill her commission. sht was sure. That if she was in thC city she knew she could have found gloves somewhere very quickly, fol certainly they were not scarce. Sill gloves had been easy to get ever since she could remember, and 1t did seen q pity to her that he could not take z little time from his business to obligt his sister.
 When the man had read this pro duction he sat and stared at the car pet for quite 10 minutes. Then ht said: Well, I'll be blest," and wen downstairs to try to drown the woes caused by the ingratitude of woman