| Show AN AWFUL BLUNDER A mistaken a young lady for n wira A friend told mo tho following story says tho brooklyn citizen which demonstrates on tho fact that it always pays to keep your wide open no matter how prompt you are compelled to be in attending to your business it was a rainy morning about weeks ago ono 0 our dry oo 1 l establishments had placed on ono side of its ranco a wire dummy with r rubber cloak thrown over is for pm pose of catching tho eyo ot some of tho female passersby passers by v lio did not possess a the man alio had received orders 10 place tho eguro out side tho door was a foreigner but a short time in tho country pretty soon it cleared ap and one of the cash boys was told to brin it inside which ho did in just about half an hour it dawned upon the young foreigner that he had forgotten something and making straight for tho door ho proceeded to carry back jhb figure whence it came it happened that a young lady of medium build stood upon the spot tho dummy had occupied but a short time before she had her back toward tho window and was apparently waiting for a car the young man rushed up to her and throwing his arms about her waist lifted her off her feet and was about to husalo her into tho store when a shrill shriek rent abd tbd air the clerk was dumfounded dum founded lie blushed turned pale and goodness knows how many other colors but was nevertheless conscious of the awful mistake ho had made tho young lady was about to thrash him with an umbrella which sho carried when one of the floor walk ers appeared upon the in tho meantime the young man kept begging the young ladys pardon hut she would not have it and instead of accepting bis apologies sho sought a member of tho firm who however v matter amicably tho joung man was not discharged either for his mistake was unintentional and perhaps natural in his hurry j |
