Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1842-05-04

'uc Vt'IesiS W otucIs, as out o"U, u
dealing with them. Instead Of being
willing 10 buy an article at less than iii
real cost, when that cost is not above the
market value, it seems to me that we
ought To refuse Ia take that advantage,
even il offered to US"
"Why, Mrs. Cleveland ! ! never
heard OF such u Thing | should call
that cheating ones self"
"Not ut all, Mrs. shannon. Ii would
be simply doing by others as we would
wish others to do by US. II would be
acting towards our neig hbor from prin-
ciple ofirue charity"
eff you act from that principle, Mrs.
Cleveland, you will be cheated at every
turn"
81 differ from you. There is in the
minds Of most persons, wish to deal
openly and fairly. A close customer
makes u elise salesman. have no
doubt that in most cases where persons
cheaper goods, they are ultimately made
Ia pay more Tor them than they are really
worth"
"Wcll, ! can tell you that ! always
cheaper when buy, and know very
we'll that | never pay too much for an
article"
Nrs. Cleveland smiled mcuningy.
/ "You needn't laugh Mrs. Cleveland.
l know that no one pays less for her dry
goods than do"
There you are mistaken, Mrs. Shan
non. As for instance, in the case Of tins
beautiful piece Of Gros d. Airlque. 1t
was only yesterday that ] bought twelve
yards of that very piece from Bradley,
at two dollars ayard, which was all he
asked me tor A."
"1hat caun"t be Mrs. Cleveland -
You must have bought from another
piece of goods"
"No, il is the very same | cannot be
mistaken in he Article. And now re
member that he said there were Iusi fiji
leii."
Mrs. Shannon's countenance fell in
stan'ly, and then grew red with indIgna-
ton.
"Ihen he has cheated me shamefully %
she exclaimed, "and III make him re-
fund me the hall dollar on each yard"
Say, rather, Mrs. SHANNON" remark,
ed her plain spoken Iliend, "you have
cheated yourself. Mr.. Bradley put the
price up, because he knew, that, ask
what he would, you would never buy
without beating down. !, has happened
that you did not beat down hard enough,
and 50 have had to pay for your error"
"But IFS downright cheating, Mrs.
Cleveland, and III expose him."
"lf it is wrong for Mr.. Bradley to
take advantage of your ignorance, and
receive liom you more than an Article is
really worth, It is no less wrong for you
to take advantage OF his necessities, and
pay him less than the article cost him.
As l look al matters and things, the
wrong is equal"
81 don't see il as you do, Mrs. Cleve-
land. l do not compela store.keeper to
take less than cost for his goods. tell
him what u will give, and he is at llbei-
ly to sell on the ,erns propose, or not, "
"Stiil, Mrs. Shannon, his necessity Is
his colnpulslOn, and Of this you take ad-
vantage"
"Bui for mo to pay him profit on his
goods, when he was willing To sell below
cost, would be little too generous, ii !
seems to me-"
ole is not miliing, but compelled ; and
surely it would be noble in any one to re-
lard his condition, and take no adyaD-
age oft"
"As | said before, | cannot see it as
'Ou do, Mrs. Cleveland"
81 feel anxious tina, you should see it
Is do, Mrs. Shannon and, therefore,
will try and make il plaincr to you.-
imagine yourself u widow, compelled to |
10 some kind Of business for the support
II your family. You set up, with small
:apital, not sufficient to buy good
assortment, aud you have to make pur-
;hases on credit. For time you get
N ,olcrably well, and are enable 10 make
'our payments without trouble. But,
liler while, old goods aud remnants
and customers make little
'Ills, the aggregate of which is quite an
important sum to you. You cannot, now
o readily meet your payments; aud, OF
curse, become more anxious to sell
GODS. Rather than let u customer 90