Fremont weekly freeman. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1850-1853, 1850-09-14
miscellaneous. g.
Too Good Credit.
BY T. 5. ARTHUR.

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es of cloth have seen for six months, said a
smiling storekeeper to a young married man,
whose income from a clerkship was in the
neighborhood of seven hundred dollars.
Don't trouble yourself, Mr.. Edwards re-
piled the customer. The silk and buttons are
all want
oh no trouble at all, Mr. Jacobs notrou-
bic at ALL 1t is pleasure for me TO show my
goods said the storekeeper, drawing from a
shelf the piece of cloth he had mentioned, and
throwing it upon the counter. There he
added, as he unfolded the glossy broad cloth,
and slapped his hand upon it self complacent-
ly, there is something worth looking at, and
it's cheap as dirt Only four dollars yard,
and worth six. every cent of it thought it at
auction yesterday, at great bargain
Its cheap enough certainly remarked ia
cobs, half indiferently, as he bent down to in
spect the cloth; but I've no money to spare
Just now
Don't want any money replied Edwards.
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. never asked a
man to trust me in my life,' returned the Gus
toner.
IN trust you to half that is in my store,
was answered.
Thank you,' said Jacobs, feeling little fat
tered by compliment like this. But I've no
wants in the dry goods line to that extent
A skein Of silk and dozen of buttons for my
wife, are all that require at present
You want new coat replied the persever-
ing storekeeper, and laid his hand upon the
sleeve of Jacobs coat and examined it closely.
This one is getting rusty and threadbare. A
man like you should have some regard to his
appearance. Let me see. Two yards of this
beautiful cloth viii cost but eight dollars, and
| wont send in your bill for six months. Eight
dollars for a fine broadcloth coatl Think Of
that Bargains of this kind don't grow on ev-
cry tree
While Edwards talked thus, he was display
ing the goods he wished to sell in a way to
let the rich glossy surface catch the best points
of light, and his quick eyes soon told him that
his customer Was becoming tempted.
I'll cut you off coat pattern said he, TAX
ing up his yard stick, i know you want it
Don't hesitate about the matter
Jacobs did not say no. although the word
was on his tongue. While he yet hesitated,
the coat pattern was measured off and seyer-
ed from the piece.
There it is,' came in satisfied, halftri
umphant tone from the store keepers lips
And the greatest bargain you ever had
You will want trimmings, of course
As he spoke, he turned to the shelves for
pading, Innings, silk, &c, and while Jacobs, half
and another, until the coat trimmings were all
nicely laid out This done Mr.. Edwards faced
his customer 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 little shabby remarked ia
cobs, as he glanced downward at garment
which had seen pretty fair service.
If that's the best one you have it will never
do to go with new coat said Edwards, in a
decided tone. Let me show you beautiful
piece of black satin'
And so the storekeeper went on tempting
his customer, until he sold him vest and pant
aloons in addition to the coat After that, he
found no difficulty in selling him silk dress
for his wife. Having INDUCED himself with
an entire new suit, he could not, upon rehee-
lion, think Of passing by his wife, who had
been wishing for a new silk dress for more
than six months.
Cant you think Of anything else?' enquir
ID Edwards. 4 shall be happy to supply
Rhatever you want in my line
Nothing more, / believe answered Jacobs,
whose bill was already thirty-fve dollars; and
he had YET to pay for making his coat, panta-
oons and vest
But you will want various articles of dry
goods. In family there is something called
or every day. Tell Mrs. Jacobs to send down
or whatever she may need. Never mind
bout the money. Your credit is good with
ne for any amount
When Mr.. Jacobs went home and told his
wife of what he had done, she, uRrefecting
Eoman was delighted.
4 wish you had taken a piece of muslin,'
'aid she. we want sheets and pillow cases
BADLY.
You can get piece replied Jacobs. we
won't have to pay for it now. Edwards will
Jend the bill at the end of six months, and it
will be easy enough to pay il them
'Oh yes, easy enough responded the wife;
confidently.
So piece of muslin was procured on the
;redit account But, things did not stop here.
credit account is too often like a breach in
canal; the stream is small at first, but soon
Increases to ruinous current. Now that want
lad found supply source, want became more
amorous than before. Scarcely a day pass
d that Mr.. or Mrs. Jacobs did not order some
hing from the store, not dreaming, simple
Ouls! that an alarmingly heavy debt was ac-
against them.
As to the income of Mr.. Jacobs, it was not
arge. He was, as has been intimated, a clerk
a wholesale store, and received salary of
even hundred dollars year. His family con-
listed of wife and three children, and he |
ad found it necessasy to be prudent in all his
expenditures, in order to make both ends meet
solnewhat independent in Bis, feelings, he had