Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1850-11-21
From Ar,hur's Home Gazette,
TOO GOOD CREDIT.
BI 7. s. ARTHUR.


said smiling storekeeper to a young mar :
r'ed man, whose income from clerkship
was IN the neighborl,ood o: seven hundred
dollars.
'Don't trouble yourself, Mr. Edwards, :"
replied The customer. "The silk and but.
tons are all want"
Ooh, no trouble at all, Mr. Jacobs-no
trouble at all. l, is pleasure to me TO
show my goods,' said the storekeeper,
drawing from shell! the piece of clolh he
had mentioned. and throwing it upon the
counter. "There,' lie added, as he un-
folded the glossy broad cloth, and slapped
his hand upon i, self-compiacently, 'rhere
is something worth locking al. and it's
cheap as dirt. Only four dollars yard,
and worth six, every cent oft. thought
II at auction yesterday, at great bar
gain"
"it's cheap enough, certainly" remark
ed jacobs, half inGltlerently, as he bent
down 10 inspect the cloth: "but I've no
money to spare just now.'
'Dont want money!" replied Edwards.
AT least from such men as YOU"
Jacobs looked up into the mans face
IN some doubt as to his meaning.
"Your cre,it is good" said Edwards
smiling.
Credit! I've no credit. l never ask
ed man 10 trust me in my iife," returned
the customer.
'lli trust you TO half that is in my
store was answered.
"Ihank YOU" said Jacobs, feeling a
little fa'tered by compliment lik. this
"But I've no wants in The ,ry goods line
TO that extent. A skein of silk and dozen
OF buttons for my wife, are all tha, re-
qnire at present"
"fou want new coat" replied the
per>evering >torekeeper, and he laid his
hand upon the sleeve Of Jacobs Goa, and
examined il closely. This one is getting
rusty and threadbare. A man like you
should have some regard to his appear
ance. Let me see. Two yards of this
beautiful! cloth vii! cos. bu, eight dollars,
and wont send in your bill fer six months.
light dollars for fine broadclo,h Goa,
1hink Of that Bargains Of this kind
don't grow on every tree
While Edwards talked thus, he was
displaying the goods he wished to sell
in way 10 let the rich gIo-,v >nrfacc
catch the best points OF iielf and lis Quick
eyes soon told him that his customer WAS
becoming tempted,
',ii! 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 no, altnush the word
was on his tongue. While he vet hesiia-
ted the coat pattern was measured off
and severed from the piece.
"lhere II Is, came in satisfied, half
triumphant tone from the >torekeepcr's
lips. md the greatest bargain you
ever had. you will want trimmings of
AS he spoke he turned TO the shelves
Tor padding, lineinc. silk &C.. and while
Jacob. halt bewillerch stood looking on cut
from one piece and another until the coat
trimmings we're all nicely laid ont. This
done, Mr. Edwards faced his customer
again, rubbing his hands from an internal
feeling Of delight, and said
"lou must have handsome vest TO 90
with This Of course"
"My vest is a little shabby" remarked
Jacobs, as he glanced downward at q
garment which had seen pretty fair SER
vice.
III that is the best one you have i, will
never do to go with a new coat" said
Edwards. in decided tone. "L.t me
show you beautiful piece of black Sat.
i'm
And so the s:orekeeper went on temnt-
ing his customer, until he sold him vest
and pantaloons in addition to the coat
Al;er that, he found no difficulty in SELL
ing him silk dress for his wife. Having
INDUCED himself with an entire new sui,
he could moi, upon reflection think Of
passing by his wife, who had been wish
ing for new silk dress for more than SIX
months.
Cant you Think of anything else ?''-
inquired Edwards. 81 shall be happy to
supply whatever you want in my line
Nothing more l believe" answered
Jscohs whose bill was already ,hir,y-fve
dollars ; and he bad yet TO pay for making
his coat, pantaloons and vest.
but you will want various articles Of
dry goods. Ina family there is something
wanted every day. Tell Mrs Jacobs to
send down for what ever she may need.
Never mind about money. Your credit i.
good with me for any amount.
When Mr. Jacobs went home and told
his wife Of wha, he had done, she, unre.
ilec'lng woman was delighted.
81 wish you bad taken piece of mus
lin,' said she. We want sheets and nil.
low cases badly"
"Yon can get piece, replied Jacobs
Won't have TO ray for it now. Edwards
will send the bill at the end of six months
and it will be easy enough to pay for i,
then"
"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 account is zoo often
like breach in a canal the stream is small
at first but soon increases TO a ruinous
current. Now that want had found a
supply source, want became more clama-
rious ;aan before. Scarcely day passed
that Mr. and Mrs Jacobs did not order
from the store, not dreaming,
Snsxt ~. l.