After a very long time--during which the little girl probably took
the goods, the money, and the slip to some central desk, where the
note was received, its amount and number entered in a book, change
given to the girl, a copy of the slip made and entered, girl's entry
examined and approved, goods wrapped up, girl registered, plaits
counted and entered on a slip of paper and copied by the girl in her
book, girl taken to a hydrant and washed, number of towel entered on
a paper slip and copied by the girl in her book, value of my note
and amount of change branded somewhere on the child, and said
process noted on a slip of paper and copied in her book--the girl
came to me, bringing my change and the package of Turkey-red calico.
I had time for but very little work at the office that afternoon,
and when I reached home I handed the package of calico to my wife.
She unrolled it and exclaimed:
"Why, this don't match the piece I gave you!"
"Match it!" I cried. "Oh no! it don't match it. You didn't want that
matched. You were mistaken. What you wanted was Turkey red--third
counter to the left. I mean, Turkey red is what they use."
My wife looked at me in amazement, and then I detailed to her my
troubles.
"Well," said she, "this Turkey red is a great deal prettier than
what I had, and you've got so much of it that I needn't use the
other at all. I wish I had thought of Turkey red before."
"I wish from the bottom of my heart you had," said I.
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Transcriber's Notes
Four typographic errors have been corrected:
Donald G. Mitchell. With an Etching by Percy Moran.[period inserted]
and then she'll have to have new ones, and lots[was: lot's]
standing on the cabin floor instead[was: intead] of the bulkhead.
him in there and we will shut him up[was: no]. Then I
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