Volume II Part 15 (2/2)
”Stripes are more worn than any thing else in calicoes,” said she.
”Yes; but this isn't to be worn. It's for furniture, I think. At any rate, I want perfectly plain stuff, to match something already in use.”
”Well, I don't think you can find it perfectly plain, unless you get Turkey-red.”
”What is Turkey-red?” I asked.
”Turkey-red is perfectly plain in calicoes,” she answered.
”Well, let me see some.”
”We haven't any Turkey-red calico left,” she said, ”but we have some very nice plain calicoes in other colors.”
”I don't want any other color. I want stuff to match this.”
”It's hard to match cheap calico like that,” she said, and so I left her.
I next went into a store a few doors farther up Broadway. When I entered I approached the ”floor-walker,” and handing him my sample, said:
”Have you any calico like this?”
”Yes, sir,” said he. ”Third counter to the right.”
I went to the third counter to the right, and showed my sample to the saleman in attendance there. He looked at it on both sides. Then he said:
”We haven't any of this.”
”That gentleman said you had,” said I.
”We had it, but we're out of it now. You'll get that goods at an upholsterer's.”
I went across the street to an upholsterer's.
”Have you any stuff like this?' I asked.
”No,” said the salesman. ”We haven't. Is it for furniture?”
”Yes,” I replied.
”Then Turkey-red is what you want?”
”Is Turkey-red just like this?” I asked.
”No,” said he; ”but it's much better.”
”That makes no difference to me,” I replied. ”I want something just like this.”
”But they don't use that for furniture,” he said.
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