Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-02-22
in The Shoe STORE

(Scene-A shoe store during a
marked down sale. The customers
are being marshaled in order by ur-
bane managers. Wild eyed clerks are
! trying to wait on three times as many
| persons as they can really satisfy by
| their attentions)
Young Girl latter gazing five min
utes abstractedly at bronze satin
boot on her foot, during which time her
clerk has told five women that he is
busy)-'I don't know whether I want
it or not. It'll go well with the green.
but whether it'll look all right with
my blue velvet I"
Young Girls Friend Dumping to
her feet as though shot)-"Where is
it? Oh, l can't have lost it! 1t was
! right here-excuse me, madam, but
will you get up?"
Woman Next Her (frostily) = II
don't know what you've lost. but as
sure you that l haven't it! I've got
plenty of my own"
Clerk-"What have you lost?"
Young Girls Friend (pawing among
the shoes on the fioor)-"My card
case. Jessie, you saw me have it,
didn't you? You know had 1t at the
other store and now it's gone!"
|. Clerk (soothingly)-"If your cards
were in it possibly it will be returned
to you"
Young Girls Friend-"No, they'll
Feep it! 1t was a silver one! must
have lost it! I'm going back to the
F.. other store"
Young Girl-'Td go with you. dear,
but I've just got to decide on these
bronze boots! Do you think they'd
look well with the blue"
Young Girls Friend-"Uncle Jim
my arm in the other store. I'm going
back there"
Woman Next Her (sharply)-"Well,
that's my muff you're grabbing up. It's
funny the sort of people they let come
into this shop"
i New Customer Ito clerk)-"Can't
you wait on me next? I've been stand.
ing here a half hour If I've been a
minute! l just want to leave an or
der"
Manager (soothingly)-"Seat right
over there, madam, pleased"
Woman Grenadier-"I shall stand
right here till this young man has fin
ished! l cannot waste all afternoon
in one place. | wish to be waited on
immediately"
Manager Tin sirupy tones)-"At
once, madam Just be seated"
/ Young Girl (still dreamily)-"Per-
haps if you'd try on one a little mar
rover I'd like the bronze after all"
Young Girls Friend (gasping from
the labor of elbowing through the
= crush) -"What do you think-just as
got to the corner l saw a woman
with silver card case hanging on
her wrist exactly like mine and natur-
ally l grabbed her and said it was
mine and she was perfectly frightful.
She said she would call a policeman!
I'm all in tremble! l came back to
: rest a minute!"
Young Girl-"Why, that's a shame
Mary. If I'd only brought along 9
. sample of my blue dress"
Young Girls Friend-"Now l must
go and find my silver card case. II
Uncle jim"
Woman Next Her grabbing at the
friend as she starts out again)-'I'll
call the manager! That's the second
time you've picked up my muff! You've
had your eye on it all the time! l.
Young Girls Friend (distractedly)
-"Oh, ! hate your old muff
thought l laid mine there! If Uncle
Jim finds that I've lost that card case
I'll die"
Newly Arrived Customers (all clam
oring)-"Isn't there a soul in this
place to wait on anybody? I've stood
here an hour! just want to see that
pump in the window"
Manager (swooping down as the
clerks begin to paw the air)-"Just be
seated, ladies, and I'll have some one
here at once! Be seat"
Woman Grenadier-"That's what
you said thirty-ive minutes ago. I'll
not sit down! l shall stand right here
till this young woman makes up her
mind about that bronze boot"
Young Girl (quite unhearing)-
Maybe I'd better get black satin.
You can wear black satin with every
thing. Only they wear out so soon.
Haven't you any that don't wear out? ?"
Woman Grenadier Ito nobody in
particularly shall stand right
here!"
Clerk Ito woman who has tried to
abduct him by main force mo, mad
am; can't you see I'm busy?"
Would Be Abductor-"I shall report
you to the manager! OF all the impu-
dence-when I've waited hours!"
Young Girls Friend (gasping for
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