The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1850-09-18
From Arthur's Home Gazette.
TOO GOOD CREDIT.
BY T. S. ARTHUR.

"Let me show you one Of the cheap
est pieces Of cloth have seen for six
months" said smiling s,orckccper to
young married man, whose income from
clcrkship was in the acighhorhoo1 of
seven hundred dollars.
"Don', trouble yourself, Mr.. Ed.
wards" replied the customer. "Thc
silk and buttons are oil want
"Oh, no trouble at all, Mr.. Jacobs
no trouble at all. II is a pleasure fnr
me to show my goods" said The store
keeper, drawing from shelf tie piece
OF cloth he mad mentioned, and throwing
il Upon the counter. "I'hcre,' he
added, as he unfolded the glossy broal
sclotb, and slapped his hand upon il self.
ssI,a e:>,lis y " IS soluelhing worth
Only
! sjftli siS, every
cent qtFEiit. istIatiEht it utsaucIicn YES.
terday, at great bavgain.'
otis cheap enough, certainly" re.
marked Jacobs, half indiflcren,Iv. as he
bout down to inspect the cloth; ''bu, I've
no 'HonHy to spare just now
.zaal'nn'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.
''four credit is good" suid Edwards,
smiling.
Credit! I've no credit | never
asked man 10 trust me in my life, re-.
turned the customer.
'I'll trust you 10 half that is in nv
store, was answered.
"Thonk You, said Jacobs. feeling a
little fat,cred by compliment like this.
"Bnt I've no wants in the dry goods line
10 that extent. A sken Of silk and a
dozen of buttons for my wife, are all
that ! require at present.
"You want a new coat" replied the
persevering storckccpcr, and he laid his
hand upon the sleeve Of Jncob's con,
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 will cost bu, eight
dollars, and | won't send in your bill
for six months. Eigh, dollars for a
fine broadclo,h coat! Think Of that!
Bargains Of this kind don't grow on
every tree
While Edwards talked thus, he was
displaying the goods lie wished to sell
in waysto let the rich glossy surface
catch thesbest poin.s Of light, and his
quick eyes soon told him that his Gus.
toner was becoming tempted.
"lll cut you of a coat PATTERN said
he, taking up his yard stick, 81 know
you want it. Don't hesitate about the
snaiter."
jacobs did no, say "no," although
she word was on his tongue. While he
get hesitated, the coat pattern was mea.
surcd off and severed from the piece.
"fhere it is,' came in a satisfied, ha II
triumphant tone from the slorekccper's
lips. "And the greatest bargain YOU
ever had. You will want trimmings OF
course
AS ne spoke, he turned to the shelves
for padding, Innings, silk. &C., and,
"hIlo jacobs, half bcwillcred, stood
looking on, cut from one piece and an.
other, until the Goa, trimmings were all
nicely laid out. This done, Mr.. FL
wards faced his customer again, rub
bIng his hands from an in,e rnal feeling
of delight. aud said--
"f ou must have handsome ycst TO
20 will: this, Of course
"My vest is a little shabby remark.
ed Jacobs, az he glanced downward q, y
garment which had seen pretty fair ser.
vice.
"li that's tho best one you have, il
wi! never 30 to g" viii, now cont,
sni1 Edwards, IN decided tone. &c.
In" show You a beautiful piece Of black
satin