Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1859-01-22
M | S c Z L L A N Y.
TOO GOOD CREDIT.

"Let me show you one of the finest pieces of
cloth | have seen for six months" said a sml
ing storekeeper TO a young married man, whose
income from clerkship was in the neighbor-
hood 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-no trou-
BILE at all. 1t is pleasure for me to show my
goods said the storekeeper, drawing from a
shelf piece of cloth he had mentioned, and
ded as he umodeS the glossy broSdeoRF RF and
clapped his hand upon it scf-complacently,
''there is something worth looking at and it's
cheap as dirt. Only four dollars a yard, and
worth six, every cent of II. | bought it at auc-
ton, yesterday, at great bargain
ats cheap enough, certainly" remarked ia
cobs, half indifferently, 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 none 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, smil-
ing
"Credit I've no credit. never asked a
man to trust me in my life,' returned the GUS
toner.
"I'll trust you to half that is in my store
was answered.
THANK you," said Jacobs, feeling little flat
tered by compliment like this. "But I've no
want in the dry goods to that extent. A skein
of silk and a dozen buttos for my wife, are all
that require at present"
"You want a new coat" replied the persever-
ing storekeeper, and he 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 respect as to
his appearance. Let me see. Two yards OF
this beautiful cloth will cost but eight dollars,
and won't send in your bill for six months
Eight dollars for fine broadcloth coat 'rhinl,
of that Bargains of this kind don't grow on
every tree"
While Edwards talked thus he was display
ing the goods he wished to sell in q way to let
the rich glossy surface catch the best points OF
light, and-his quick eye soon told him that his
customer was beginning to be tempted.
an cut you off coatpattern," said he, TAX
ing up his yard stick, 81 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 hestated, the
coat pattern was measured off and severed from
the piece.
"'rhere it is,' came in satisfied, half tri
umphant tone from the storekeeper's lips. "Ant
the greatest bargain you ever had. You vii
want trimmings of course"
AS he spoke he turned to the shelf for pad
ding, lining silk and while Jacobs, half bewid
cred, stood looking on, cut from one piece ant
another, until the coat trimmings were all nice
E ly laid out. This done, Mr.. Edwards faced hi
customer again, rubbing his hands from an in
ternal feeling of delight, and said
"You must have handsome vest to go will
this, of course"
"My vest is little shabby" replied Jacob
as he glanced downward at garment whicl
, had seen pretty fair service.
"lf that's the best one you have, it will neve
do to go with new coat" said Edwards in
decided tone Let me show you beautiful
piece of black satin"
And so the storekeeper went on tempting hi
customer, until he sold him a vest and panta
7 looms in addition to the coat. After that h
found no difficulty in selling him silk dress 70
his wife. Having indulged himself with an en-
tire new suit, he could not, upon reflection, thinl
: of passing by his wife, who had been wishin,
for new silk dress for more than six months
"Cant you think of anything elseP" inquired
Edwards 81 shall be happy to supply ywhatev
er you may want in my line
c "Nothng more, believe" answered Jacobs
whose bill was already thirty-fve dollars; ant
he had yet to pay for making his coat, panta
!. looms and vest.
"But you want various articles of dry goods
Q In family there is something called for ever
IS day. Tell Mrs Jacobs to send down for what
: ever she may need Never mind about tn
!, money. Your credit is good with me for an
d amount"
, When Mr.. Jacobs went home and told hi
), wife what he had done, she, unrefecting woman
n was delighted.
81 wish you had taken piece of muslin,