Part 23 (1/2)
We went back and there ans, was furniture in considerable quantity--tables, rocking-chairs, washstands, bureaus--all cornered and tu-chairs, lots of them,” I exclaimed ”Just the kind I want! He said he didn't have any”
”Gar! I dunno,” replied the clerk ”Here's a table, but I wouldn't dare sell it to you”
”Why should he say he didn't have a rocking-chair?”
”Gar! I dunno He's goin' out of the furniture business He don't want to sell any I don't knohat he intends to do with it”
”Well,” I said in despair, ”what about the table? You can sell that, can't you?”
”I couldn't--not till he comes back I don't knohat he'd want to do about it”
”What's the price of it?”
”I dunno He could tell you”
I went out of the thick-aired stuffy backrooot opposite the Bible near the door I said:
”What's the s out here?”
Again the clerk awoke ”Huh!” he exclaihten it out! Gar! I'd like to see anybody try it”
”It could be,” I said encouragingly
”Gar!” he chuckled ”One e ay Got about a third of it cleaned up when he cohta seen him! Gar!”
”What did he do?”
”What did he do! What didn't he do! Gar! Just took things an' threw the”
”You don't say!”
”Gar! I should say so! Man come in an' asked for a has was sojust the saroups, an' scattered 'e when I want it,' he said”
The clerk paused to squint and add, ”There ain't anybody tried any straightenin' out around here since then, you bet Gar!”
”How long ago has that been?”
”About fourteen years now”