The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-05-10
BUYING A GOOSE.
BUNKERsoN HAS A LITTLE AD-
VENTURE.

Wednesday night said Bnnkersoh
when he mad led his favorite butche
down to corner of the shop wher'
the boss could not overhear them
We're going to have company ant
I've been boosting this butcher shoi
until they'll expect something great
know they like goose, and ! wan
you to pick me out nice one
The butcher looked thoughtful as be
scraped the top of the chopping block
with the steel triangle.
Why don't you so down to South
Water street and get it, he asked
You can get one down there for Il
or II cents pound, and Id have to
stick YOU for IA cents. you know
south Water street?" repeated
Bunkerson. I'D have fine chance
down there I'd get run off the street
| if | went around trying to buy one
goose IN the wholesale market"
Not on your life. said the butcher
warmly I'm put you wise so you can
get away with it. You're "a butcher
see' You're just one goose short on a
particular order and you have 10 get
it. Make a bluff. You can get away
with 1t all right
The householder looked dubious.
DO you think | could?' he inquired
SUR" said the butcher You can
get nicer goose down there than we
ever had in this shop. You just butt
right into any Of those places and say:
What are geese Just like that, see?
Then when the guy tells You how
much they are a pound, you say: Let
me see EN-, and he'll take you over to
barrel or two and you feel EN- out
and set hold of nice goose. Then is
your time to make the play about
wanting just one for particular or
der, see? He'll never know you aln't
q butcher and you'n get swell article
for the wholesale price.
Il don't look like butcher" ven
tured Bunkerson. Besides, couldn't
tell nice goose if did get hold OF
one"
Come here and I'll show you how.
said the butcher He led the way to
the rack on which the fowls were
hanging and seized plump turkey by
the neck.
Suppose this is a goose, see?" he
explained You tase it by the wind
pipe like this, and If the windpipe is
springy when you squeeze 1t, you COP
the goose.
." 1t looks easy, admitted Bnnkerson,
Il believe III try #"
The next afternoon he plowed his |
way through crates and barrels thai
left tortuous path in South Water |
street and rather timorously entered a
poultry commission house.
Il want 10 get goose he said to |
he salesman who hustled up to him.
"A goose?' repeated the young man.
Say, what do yor think this is-a cor
ler meat market? We sell geese by |
he carload.
This is a special order for one OF
ny customers" said Bunkerson, glibly,
and don't want it unless its wind
,ipe is sprlngy.
Tho salesman looked him over.
Say, / guess you're in the wrong
hop he said At length. We don't
10 any retail business, and don't
hink you do much yourself"
Bunkerton retired in confusion and
ought another establishment
How much are geese?' he demand
ID, with as much nonchalance as he
ould muster, when clerk in oyeralls
troled up 10 him.
Nine dollars. saiu the clerk, calm
Y. breaking a splinter on case OF let
uce and picking his teeth with it
What" demanded the startled pur
haser Nine dollars? What DO you
lean?"
Kline dollars a dozen, said the
alesman. What did You think
leante"
oh said Bunkerson, II don't want
dozen. Il only need one It's 70
IN an order for special customer and
has 10 have a springy neck-I mean
gindpipe My wagon is just around
he corner" he added lamely, as an
fterthought that might aid in estab-
ishing his business standing.
The salesman studied him carefully
say" he said at length, you're
ne Of these piKers that want TO come
own here 10 heat some poor butche.
u' Of few cents profit That's what
on are. II you'd told me you wanted
goose for yourself when YOU came In
wouldn't hive cared What are you
Iying to hand mr Sbou' hlling an or
Ter and a wagon around the corner?'
There's the door"
Bunkerson retired from The field with
$ much dignity as he could muster
nd walked half q block 10 anothe
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