Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1850-09-04
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From the Arthur's Home Gazette.
TOO GOOD CREDIT.
BY T. 8. ARTHUR.

said smiling stOrekeeper to young mar
ried man. whose income from a clerkshIP
was in the neighborhood of seven hum
dred dollars.
Don't trouble yourself. Mr.. Edwards
replied the customer. The silk ana but
tons are all want
.Oh. no trouble at all. Mr.. Jacobs-no
trouble at all. 1t is pleasure for me to
show my goods. said the storekeeper'
drawing from shelfthe piece Of cloth he
had mentioned, and throwing 1t upon the
counter There he added, as he un-
folded the glossy broad cloth, and slapped
his hand upon it self.complacently. there
is something worth looking at. and it's
cheap as dirt. Only four dollars yard.
and worth six, every cent Of it. | bought
it at auction yesterday. at grea, bargain.
its cheap enough. certainly remarked
Jacobs. halfindifferentlv, as he bent down
TO inspect the cloth; but I've no money
10 spare Just now
Don't want any money replied Ed
wards. AT least not from such men as
you
Jacobs looked up into the mans face
in some doubt as to his meaning.
Your credit is good,' said Edwards,
smiling.
Credit, I've no credit I never asked
a man to trust me in my life, returned the
customer.
'I'll trust you to half that is in my store,
was answered.
Thank YOU said Jacobs, feeling a
little fattered by compliment like this.
But I've no wants in the dry goods line
to that extent. 4 skein of silk and a
dozen Of buttons for my wife, are all that
| require at present
you want new coat replied the per-
severing storekeeper. and he laid his hand
upon the sleeve of Jacobs coat and ex-
amined it closely. This one is getting
rusty and threadbare. 4 man Ike you
should have some regard to his appear
ance. Let me see. Two yards of this
beautiful cloth will cost but eight dollars.
and won, send in your bill for si-, months.
Eight dollars for a fine broadcloth Goa, 4.
Think Of that! Bargains of this kind
don't grow on every tree
While Edwards talked thus. he was dis
playn. the goods he wished to sell in a
way TO let the rich glossy surface catch
the best point of light, and his quick ewes
soon told him that his customer was be-
coming tempted.
III cut you off coat pattern. said he.
taking up his yard stick. Il know you
want IT, Don't hesitate about the matter
Jacobs did not say mo- although the
word was Oh his tongue. While he vet
hesitated, the coat pattern was measured
of. and severed from the piece.
There il is came in satisfied. half
triumphant tone from the storekeeper's S
lips. And the greatest bargain you ever
had. You will want trimmings. of course
As he spoke. he turned to the shelves
for padding. Innings. silk. &c. and. while
Jacobs. half bewildered. stood looking on.
cut from one piece and another. until the
coat trimmings were all nicely laid out
This done, Mr.. Edwards faced his custo-
mer again. rubbing his hands from an
internal feeling of delight. and said
You must have handsome vest TO go
with this, of course
My vest is a little shabby remarked
Jacobs. as he glanced downward at a
garment which had seen pretty fair SER
vice.
If that's the best one you have. it will
never do to 60 with a new coat said Ed
wards. in decided tone. Let me show
you a beautiful piece Of black SATIN
And so the storekeeper went on tempt
ing his customer. until he sold him vest
and pantaloons in addition to the coat
After that. he found no difficulty in selling
him a silk dress for his wife Having in
dulged himself with an entire new suit.
he could not, upon reflection. think Of
passing by his wife. who had been wish
ing for new silk dress for more than six
months.
Can't you think Of any thing else?'
enquired Edwards. j shall be happy TO
supply whatever you want in my line
Jacobs, whose bill was already thirtv-five
dollars: and he had yet to pay for making
his coat, pantaloons and vest
But you will want various articles of
dry goods. In family there is something
called for every day. Tell Mrs Jacobs
to send down for whatever she may need
Never mind about the money. Your Gre
dit is good with me for any amount
When Mr. Jacobs went home and told
his wife of what he had done she, unre-
flecting woman. was delighted.
4 wish you had taken piece Of mus
lin.' said she. I'VE want sheets and
pillow cases badly
You can get piece replied Jacobs
:" wont have to pay for it now. Ed
wards will send the bill at the end of six
months. and it will be easy enough to pay
it them
oh yes. easy enough responded the
wife. confidently.
So piece Of muslin was procured on
the credit account. But. things did not
stop there. A credit accoun, is too often
like a breach in canal: the stream is
small at first, but soon increases to a ruin
Gus current. Now that want had found a
want became more clam
orous than before. Scarcely a day passed
that Mr.. or Mrs. Jacobs did not order
from the store. not dreaming.
simple souls! that an alarmingly heavy
1ebt was accumulating agains, them
As to the income of Mr.. Jacobs. il was