Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-05-30
SHOE statesmen
HAVE TROUBLES
THE ICEMAN is NOT IN IT WITH
THEM.
HUMANITY IS VERY Vain
Some Want u Number Two Shoe
for II Number Six
Foot.

Talk about the troubles Of a police
man or the iceman, they are not in It
with the shoe salesman. The follow
ing description Of a half hour IN u
shoe store as seen by the writer
The first customer to enter was
shy young thing Of some rs or 20
summers. She walked brskly into
the room, She wore at least No. 6
shoe.
Il want to see some shoes, some
thing in the latest styles which viii
do for both evening and street wear,
something in the line of pump
please, If you have them, / don't
want patent leather cause they
crack so easy and are very warm in
summer, Now | think | would like
something like that" she said point
ing TO Il No 2 velvet pump that stood
on the display case.
- am afraid madam that | cannot
TT you In that STYLE" replied the
clerk.
oh | think that shoe there win
be plenty small" she said, pointing
to the one which che had indicated
before.
''Yes, madam I guess It will' said
the clerk in a dry way,
He got the shoe aud after bending
the sole and filling 1t full OF powder,
proceeded to try and force her foot
in It, After several Intellectual tries
she was forced to admit that 1t was
n trifle too small
THAT is tho only size we have in
that stlye," said the salesman, "but
let me show you something in the
from a nearby shelf and proceeded
to try it on the young ladys foot.
II came nearer going on than the
other but not quite.
you see, madam, this last Is made
narrow so / viii have to get half
size larger for you"
. MY but those look so large but
then ! suppose its because | am not
used to them" The clerk returned
with a size five and a half inch that
fitted exactly, the lady said, although
it looked extremely small. She paid
the price and walked smiingly away
The next customer was a young
lad who wanted high top button
tan shoe, Several pair answering to
this description was shown him but
he said nothing; only sat and whist
led no tune at al. After a dozen
tries and no comment from the boy
the salesman became angry and said,
This is no place to practice whist
ling If you don't want to buy shoes
say So"
81 don't like that kind" was the
lads reply That's all we have said
the salesman.
well then I guess I viii have to
ttrke IT," So the sale was made.
The next ones to enter the store
were two little girls who said they
wanted TO sec several lines. These
were shown and the nurses departed
with n smiling thank you: We
were only looking around bit.
A heavy step was heard outside the
door and a big strapping slx-foot
laborer stomped In ~ want No.
10 stub toe bucks<in work shoe" he
beloved
yes, sir, here you are, sir" and in
less than three minutes the man was
out Of the store and away.
The next customer was suffra-
gette looking woman, who wore o
tight fitting skirt and Jacket and
took strides longer than any man.
young man." she said, looking
hard at the salesman through her
gold trimmed spectacles, Have you
shoes for sale here?"
"Ycs Mann" the salesman replied, !
"This is a shoe store. What did
YOU think II was, q blacksmith shop2"
See here, sir, don't you talk sassy