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LET me show you one ofstlie cheapest
pieces Of cloth have seen forssixsrnontiis,' q
said a smiling siorekeeper, to = Young mar
ried man, whose "irrome from 4 clsrksbip
Was in the neighborhood of seven 'hilndr red
dollars. ~. Ia s.:g,, -.
Don't trouble yourself. .Mr. Edwards, ~
replied the. customer. "The&silk rand but.
tons are ALL .want.n s. =,
"Oh, no trouble at all, Mr.. Jacobs
trouble al all. 1t is a pleaslse for .,ne TO
show my goods aid-.stheS storeke.per;
drawing from shelf the piece Of sclo,h he
had mentioned, and throwing ii upon the
counter. ,,,, e.s... z y : 4 s.:,ssS.a
There" he added: as he dntolded the
glossy broad cloth; and clapped his hand
upon itselfeomplaGently, etfiere il some
thing worth looking AT. and ;it'sscheap as
dirt. Only four dollars yard, ,:and worth
six, every cent of it.. bought it at auction,
yestenlay4atsa great bragsiu.n Il.
.!ts cheap enough certainly, !" :said Jacobs,
half inlifftren,ly, as he Bent down Il, in: n:
spect the clo'h !; ,"but I've no: money to
spare just npw.'< ~ ~ ).
Don't wantt any money. = replied Mr..
Edwards, "At least nottfTom such men aa
you" - AZ :,
Jacobs looked into the mans face in
doubt as to his meaning. = s.sss - =,
"Yonr =, credit is good;;n said Edwards,
smiling. Essssss' ,Essss.:a.-,,3sssSSsssss -
"Credit! I've no credit: - Inever asked a
man to trust me: in my life; returned the
customer. :2ss s.i.s$$ ::
=. .l! !rus. you to half that sin my store
'Thank you," said Jacobs feeling little
tiatt'red by compliment likesthis. "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 want at
present" sSss Ss;ss
"You want a new eoa,,nE and the perse.
vering s,orekeeper, and She laid. hisoohand
Upon tile sleeve Of JHcobs' coat and exaamin.
ed it closely. This one is::tg,et,inp rnsty
and t''rradbare. A man lkesyou should
have some regard to lis appearances. Le,
me see. Two yardsfof this beautiful cloth
will cost but eight dollars, midi won't send
in yonr DILL for six months. Think of that.
Bargains of this kind don'tgrow on every
tree" r
While Edwards talked titus be was dis
playing the rich goods he wished to sell in
a way to let the rich glossy surface catch
the best points Of light; and shis quick eyes
soon told him that bis customer was begin
ming to be tempted.
"lII cut you off aScoat pattern" said lie
taking up his yard stick, q know you want
it Don't hcsitate! about tliamatter."
Jarobs did not say; &&nanogs although the
word was on his tongue. While he yet
hesi'ated, the coat pattern was measured of.
and severed from thsfpiece.
"There it is" came in a satisfied. half.
trlumphont tone froinihe ,storekreper's Ina
AIN: ;"r grea.esis;haraai stliHt yon ever
had. You viii want the Trimmings Of
course &c.,
Az he spike he tahifsaed hfa IS o'fhe shelves ,T foS
paddings, ninga,asjlks, ssekc.. and while
Jata,bs halfbewftle,;a sstool looking on,
cut from one piece another, until the
trimmings were a!lhnfclY hid out. This
done, Mr.. Edwards faced Ii IS fusioner again.
rubbing his hands from, aIeirlterual feeling
of delight. and said sss.s ,...
"You must have;a shandsorne vest to 90
with this of course" !" = ~ - =
reMyl,vest ia little shabby" replied
Jacobs, as hs glanced ,deWnwards. at a gar.
manf wlicIi; had seen pfslty fair service. =
a1f that's The best one you have, it will
never do t0 go with issnteR; coat, = said Ed
warda ..Lsftme show You q beautiful piece
of black SATIN : - X -
AID 80 the atorekeepef. went on: tempt
ing his customer, until fbs lad MID him a
yssts and pantsloons, ind difion q, the es,st.
Afief HAT lie found nd; ifffgaiiy II, selling
hin. s.silk dress for Iiisa Having in IN.
.allgeJ himself :wiiI an sntiss new sui, he
could nstSiipSn rvfes;tfnn, passing
lbs wifas who had lseB 81 ssjst tJino Tor 3
sfewsiik dress for Il ME III mouths.
Can't YOU fhiink II MID sise sen.
qtiited Edwafda I 3,e Happy 10 sun,
ply. yhsteHensyo6.; ma Want In nv slina,
sthing s; anssTsssH Ja.
.itss whose bib wss iiiifffy:fy 5f,.s;;
lsra spa hs hsd ys. tes siIy sfI2 ne paRiap
|0f syssf. coat aiss iii IS
y6Gspill wsisf hi Sfejdns affita 80
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