SHE KNEW WHAT SHE KNEW.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 338, 30 January 1889, Page 4

SHE KNEW WHAT SHE KNEW.

Here is a good story of a bad furniture firm of Chicago. The 'Herald' of that city tells it in these words : The firm in question had a very elegant parlour set of solid mahogany and the finest upholstering. It also had duplicates in veneered wood and cheap plush in the store-room. The costly outfit, which was worth about $200, was displayed in the window and marked ' This elegant parlour suite only $27.' One day a mild, meeklooking woman went in, examined the furniture and invested. She took a receipt for her money, left her address, and was bowed out by the smiling salesman, who, assured her that ' the things would be sent ; right over.' In due time the waggon arrived at the young woman's house and backed up in front of the door. •Hold on,' said the purchaser; 'don't unload yet.' Then she climbed on the van and made a very peculiar examination of the load. At last she said to the driver and his assistant : ' I'll go back with you to the store. These are not the goods I purchased.' And back she did go, despite entreaties, protests, and assui'ances that 'everything was all right.' When she walked in she wa3 not the mildmannered croature of two hours before. ' You've tried to swindle me,' she cried. ' I bought one set of furniture and you have sent me another. Now, I want what I have paid you for How do I know ? Because in every article of that set you sold me I stuck a pin while you were not looking. 2s"ow, I'm just going to pick out my property and see that you take it over. If you don't there'll be trouble.' There was no trouble, and the little woman is again looking for some sharp merchant -with a similar 'bargain' on hand.