Show A CHEAP JOHN how a crowd kept he tile auctioned auctioneer to o III word 19 F the chinaman who recently ob tamed a license to do business as 94 an auctioneer the first of hit his raco in this city to engage in that business is now belling selling goods under the hammer in a store on washington st near dupont the place ia is fitted up tip on ono side with a counter behind which sits a mongolian wear ing ing a skull cap with a red button before him ho he calas has an abacus to cast up accounts and besides has dundr sundry ry books in which he lie keep records of 81 sales iles making the entries with a cats hair in india ink behind him area are a number of shelves stocked with gaudy colored shoes su such ch as are worn by Chinese females and colored silk hand band ker kerchiefs chieft small looking glasses in teakwood teak wood frames chinaware decorated with pictures of animals known only by the chinese and which it would be impossible for the most expert white naturalist to classify and arid fancy articles which please the chinese senses ON THE WALLS are bung panels some havin haying painted on them proverbs from tha g works of confucius others have crayon sketches of men women children and animals in all sorts of impossible positions across one end of the store a sort of a high counter built of tea chests and covered with a white mat behind this stands the auctioneer and his auis ani tants stants back of chisare this are several cords stretched across the store and on these are hung hung richly worked clothing fur lined line jackets bright I hued dressings dress ipg gowns clothing for holiday baliday attire and a quantity of ready made chinese clothing the place is patronized day and night by crowds of attracted to the place by the seductive voice odthe aution eer eor offering wares for talc male the place aiace taken as a whole with its fittin it tings Ss has the appearance of a cheep john auction house and was probably I patterned after one yesterday Vest yesterday erday a rep reporter arter forthe for the call cau accompanied by an interpreter of the language odthe oldest umpire empire paid aid a visit to tho the new auction ee house ous the pla place ce was crow crowded ded to its utmost by whose appearance pear pe arance atice and dress denoted that they belonged to the lower cla classes sess A declaration the auctioneer in a light blue a suit uit was at his post and was earnestly urging those in front of him to purchase pur chaee he says said the interpreter now youve got a chance t b everything at your own price rice and an if f YOU miss this opportunity i ty wish wih you rou had bad sever never be been born orn for never get such a chance again one ono China chinaman mau in the center of the crowd drew the attention of the auctioneer to him and with a long bony finger pointed to a blouse on one ant of the cords he wants him to sell that said the interpreter the auctioneer produced the desired garment and unfolding it after the manner of a cheap john auctioneer when offering for ealo sale a red shirt swearing that it will never fade never shrink and never lose a stitch he dilated upon its quality and value declaring that no chinese merchant could afford to sell it for less than thau 20 through the interpreter ter preter the re reporter r ter then ascertained what followed d the offer of the arti article cle I will give 55 cents said the man who had ordered the garment down the auctioneer dropped the garment ai wi if he be had been struck with paralysis A moment af after ter he arose to his full height and shading bis his eyes e s with his right hand band cast a g efa glance n e at t the he r man nan who had bad made the offer and said fifty five cents what is the tho matter are you crazy critz sir air AN HONEST CROWD you said we could have goods at lit our own price replied the bidder yes what you tou said cried out a number of from various parts arts of the room but I did not eay say you could get them for nothing remarked a the auctioneer will anybody give an ly more for it not t a word was spoken for to sever al seconds now here said the auctioneer holding up the garment with his left hand and ani striking the counter with his right does anybody else offer e r any more for this twenty dollar ZI blouse ouse one timid looking individual in the rear of the place ventured to bid 60 cents when he was assailed by the voices es of at least twenty chi namen who exclaimed you have no business to bid me more r e than this roan man did the auctioneer taid said any one could have goods at huorn pricel this man fixed his price and youve no business to interfere the auctioneer entered into a long ion explanation as t to the rights of bidders bidders at auction but tho the crowd held him to his that pu purchasers reha sers could have good I fata lit their own price and forced the second bidder to withdraw his bid give me the garment said maid the first bidder tendering two to quarters and a nickel you cannot have it for that said the auctioneer A SACRIFICE this assertion was followed by a jabbering by every ona one composing the crowd which could only be compared to the chattering of a cage full of monkeys the eipur purport ott of the remarks was wits that the auction auction had bad been taken at his word and that he lie would havo bavo to let that bidder have the garment he ile finally yielded and passed over the blouse and took the purchasers iera money which he lie handed banded to ona one of hi ita assistants alsi si stants who passed it over to the bookkeeper book keeper tho th purchaser then attempted to fit on the blouse but foaud it about four sizes too small foe for him and he lie then wanted the auctioneer to take it back and rc return dirubis him his money but this he be refused to do saying be bought it at A hia hi a own price with hit his eyes open and now be he must be satisfied the purchaser became d denounced the auctioneer andi the manner in which he did business but found that the crowd which but a few minutes before had taken tides sides with him had turned tu arned in favor of the auctioneer saying A bar gain is a bargain and anybody who gets one must be satisfied after uttering a few cuss cum words the purchaser of the garment sold it to a smaller man for thirty fire fite cents cent sand and went away the auctioneer then entered rare inere fully into an explanation of the auction business and the rule which gives to the highest bidder the article put up after which he declared that he would put a limit conall articles offered for sale and then would deliver them to those bidding the most for them this announcement was followed by a number of sales |