The Tupelo journal., 1910-04-01
AT THE
BAZAAR

ct is the opening night Of one OF
the many bazars now epidemic
throughout the city. There is great
rushing about of pretty girls in white
and blue and pink and of harassed and
worried older women with RESPONSE
bility weighing them down and no
time to readjust stray puffs and jabots
gone askew.)
Chairman-Do try to have some
body at each booth in readiness when
the doors open. It's so important to
start!
Girl in Pink-Where'd that rag doh
go? It's the ugliest thing l ever saw,
but Mrs. Parker made it and insists
that 1t will sell for two dollars. It'd
scare any self-respecting child into
fits, but-oh, here it is under the pop
corr balls and it's all sticky!
Girl in White-I never saw so many
dustcloths in my life! And feather
stitched! They'll be putting mono
grams on EN- next! Did you see
that awful bag Kitty Jones made for
us? I've put it way back
Woman in Shirt Waist-Now, I'm
going to get something to eat. haven't
had a bite since breakfast! Don't for
get to put Mrs. Taylor's aprons for
ward-she's so touchy!
Girl in Blue-Where does this go?
What is 1t anyhow? A cover to keep
the dust OFF a broom while hanging
up? My goodness! l never did see
SO much silly stuff!
Chairman-There come some people
now. Everybody
Girl at Fancy Work Booth-This is
only two dollars. Isn't it pretty? It's
to hang over your waists in the closet
to keep them clean
Customer (sternly)-I put old pill
lowcases W. mine!
Stray Young Man-How do you do,
Miss Gray?
Miss Gray-Oh, Mr.. Gormley! So
glad to see you! How nice of you to
come!
Young man, hurriedly-Your moth
er said you were here when / called.
so l came to see if couldn't take you
home.
Miss Gray-Why, certainly! Do look
at these pretty things, Mr.. Gormley!
Isn'tthis bureau too sweet? Don't
you want it?
Gormley-Why-er-what'd do
with it?
Miss Grey-Oh, give 1t to your moth
er or our sis
Gormley-But I'm a sisterless or
phan.
Miss Gray-Oh, knew you'd want
it-only four-fifty! Thank you so much!
Nellie, take Mr.. Gormley ove to see
the bags and sofa pillows and tell the
girls at the candy booth to see that
he gets waited on!
Small Boy (howling te~rrifcally)-I
won't! won't! want another nickel!
/ only got a choclut doll out-a the
grab bag with the other n and Billy
got a watch! Give me another
nickel!
Girl in White Ito portly, prosperous
looking man)-Oh, Mr.. Lankem! Here
is the loyeliest soft pill
Lankem-That's all right. I'll take
it and ten dollars worth of other stuff
you just pick 'em out. stopped in only
five minutes on my way to a meet
ing.
Girl in White-How perfectly love-
~ of you! I'll send you these pic
tures-nobody seems to buy them. You
can give them away or something,
you know. The frames are really quite
nice.
Girl in Blue crushing up to the
chairman)-Oh, what shall l do? Til
lie Phillip is so mad because we've no
room for her behind the candy booth,
and she's all fixed up and everything!
And we spilled half the lemonade, and
that awful Jones boy put a live frog
into the spring water at a penny a
glass! I'm nearly crazy!
Chairman-Oh, l went insane hours
ego! I'll go see what l can do!
Customer-IIl take that table cover
l bought here a little while ago-the
green one. Why, of course, | bought
1, and paid for it! They wanted me
to let it stay here awhile to decorate
the booth. Why, it must be here!
Then you've gone and sold it over
again to some one else and | must
say that's no way to run a bazaar! 1t
was the only one l liked and
Customer in Seal positively
couldn't find a thing l wanted. Any
how I'd rather go to the matinee with
the money. Maybe they'll mark things
down at the end of the evening.
Gormley-I'm sorry, but unless
you'll take my watch for security
really can't buy those kitchen aprons!
| have a bureau cover, three sofa pill
lows, FIVE pounds Of candy, a framed
photograph and six pincushions al
ready! Miss Gray, are you ready to
go home now"
Miss Gray Tin confusion)-Oh, Mr..
Gormley, I'm so sorry-you can't i'm
agine! 1 totally forgot to tell you
when you first came that Mr.. Brown
was coming after mel promised him
yesterday! You really don't mind?
Gormley (clasping htS varied pur-
chases in both arms)-Oh, mot at
all! Don't mention it,"
Chairman-Everything is sold but
the things nobody wants, SO Wen auc-
ton them of now! People always
will buy things If they think some
body else wants EN-.
Girl in Blue-Does anybody know