Show A cr worth not long iong ago I 1 was in a new york store buying cloth for a newl cloak when a tall and cle elegantly gantly dressed lady entered and asked to see some clo akings sho she told tho the clerk sho she wished to match a cloak and lial haa no sample but she thought ehod shed know tho the stuff when slie she caw saw it that poor clerk pulled down roll upon roll of goods for her inspection and at length sho she found what she wished how illow much a yard is that she inquired five dollars madam ho he replied very well I 1 dont wish much just enough to finish a cuff on my cloak let me bee we live dollars dollar I 1 think a quarters worth will bo be plenty the clerk fumbled in his pocket a moment produced a quarter put it on the cloth and cut out exactly the size of the quarter and before the astonished woman could say a word ho lie put her quarter with the piece of cloth and sent it to the desk sho she waited for tho the basket to return and then quickly left the store tho the clerk spoiled the cloth but ho he still has his place new york recorder |