New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-12

dite form OF philosophy.
BUYERS OF BOOKS.
Then there are the remarkable peo-
pie who keep up" with the flood of
fiction: who say. "Oh, I've read mat.
in a tone which implies that they are
not so far behind as that Have you
no RcIc novels" they inquire. Novels
get "old," one might suppose, like
eggs. i'm couple of days. The quest
of these seekers of books suggests tile
story Of the lady at public library
who, upon being told that seven new
novels had come in that morning, said,
GIVE me, please, the one that came in
last" There are. too. those singular
folks who appear regularly every year
only just before Christmas. buy a great
quantity Of books for presents. and
disappear again until the next ear
| just before the holiday season. Wh5t.
we have wondered, do they do about
books the rest of the time? Ministers
are always very trying characters to
book clerks Beware Of the gallery"
SAYS a fellow serf to us, there's
minister browsing around up there"
, The official servants of the Lord fail
in the book clerks mind into that class
, technically described by him as stick
! ers.' All gentlemen wearing high hats
| also belong 10 this classification. Deaf
customers are embarrassing, for the
IL &c
next customer as though he were deaf.
too. Foreigners are invariably very
polite 10 clerks. They bow when they
enter and take off their hats upon
leaving. Very respectful people
[ There" said "A fellow thrall, come
two old women in at the door. Now.
if | were my ancestor. I'd dance around
that table with a stone club and brain
them As it is. they ask. Have you
Hopkinson Smiths 'Gondola Days'?"
lie says. Il think So 4 lady. very
rich and important looking. wants a
book without an unpleasant ending
! II wonder how this is docking at the
| last page. no" CLOSING the book
with thumpl. that won't do" a
gentleman orders two sets Of the
Prayer Book and Hymnal. to be
marked upon the cover with his name.
/ the words Grace Church and his pew
number. He informs us that every
! year while ne is abroad in the summer
/ his set of these books is stolen.
MANY PERPLEXITlEs.
It's merry life. the book clerks.
and a hard one. Customers: Two
youngish women. can you wait on
u.s." They want To get something. DO
not know just what. for present.
! ooh. no" they say. I'VE don't want
anything like so big n set as that.
Something nicely bound" a copy of
Crawford" is near by. ooh. when |
read it | didn't think IT was much
good" Poetry" mo, / don't think
she is much interested in poetry" ado
you suppose an art book?'-. mo. she
is not interested in art" Memoirs,
them" mo. she would not care tor
that" "Why. / had no idea" says one
somewhat reprovingly to us, that Il
would be as difficult as this"
! A calling which requires the practi-
| toner to turn easily from reconcile
: gentleman inquiring the author of Re
! ligious Teachers of Ancient Greece" 10
| consideration of the problem mo less
recondite) OF a lady anxious TO find
something to entertain child OF fiYe
and a half inculcates some degree of
mental agility. II want" said the
very fashionable lady. Ito get book
for an old mana" with some petu-
lance) very stupid bid man" Il
want" from serious old lady, Ito get
book for young man studying for
the ministry" 81 want" exclaimed the
very smart apparition "a ddshiHJ
book for mani" What is the best
book on Russia" DO you know no"
if this is a good story?-there are so
many poor books nowadays" Says
large. uncommonly black lady. II want
Spears OF Wheat. No. B. obs
covered to be a prayer book Il want
the latest book, please, on how to bring
nm a baby" I'D like to see what You
have on physical research. Can
! Won recommend "A book for young
man with softening Of the brain?
Poor fellow, he's in Bloomingdae."
els there any discount to Christian
workers." do you know" demrre
nerson. an awful blank look coming
over her face, what / want has gone
mite out of my head" There is an
anpealing look for help. Something
American" in a patrician voice, for
the ladies' to read going over on the
boat. This is American, now, is IL?
New York Society? All, very good!
Have vou anything about the Rocky
Mountains. or that sort OF thing
Now we see coming the man who has
been directed I'm letter from his wiie
TO get certain book. about winch lie
knows nothing. and the title or which
he cannot decipher. Here Is person
asking for comfort books for the
sick Here is Mrs. So-and-So, VINO
tells MS her husband is very Ill, uncon-
scious. she has TO sit up by him all