The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1859-11-24

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ssuie. to he Observed by Gentlemen.
First let your apparel be loosely thrown
on, your hat set iauntily on your head, sport
cane il agreeable,-tho' this is not strictly
essential-plsce cigar beiween your lips
ard puff away at two-friy rate.
Be careful TO spend your evenings on the
street corners or 10 some grocery or business
house of some kind. You will there meet
plenty like yourself. who are seeking to kill
time. Snugly ensconced around the stove
your remarks will naturally turn upon some
man known 10 the community in which you
reside. You ma remove your cigar from
your mouth look deliberately at the stove
for a nkfle, then observe confidently that
allbsTgh he processes TO be an honest, ur-
right man, and it may be a men Der Of some
church, yet You are satisfied from what you
have seen that he is no better than he should
be- He may have some friend present who
will SAY lie never saw anything wrong in
Dir. -. Reply knowingly, "there are
same folks that you have to summer and
winter before you find them out, and you
have lived near Mr.. --- long enough to
know him. If he is economical and frugal,
call him stingy, penurious and misery. You
have no doubt but lie would s'steal the cop
pers off dead nigger's eyes" if he woIld
not be caught in the act. Besides his wife
and daughters go re/y plainly dressed. when
is weDlknown that he is abundantly able
TO clothe them in the most costly fabrics
Again, remark that ludy you m,ght name
called on his wife one afternoon and found
her eyes swollen with weeping and her gen
eral appearance troubled, and Mfs fddy saiG
there could be no doubt but he was unLind
to bis wife, and she was consequently nearly
heart broken. By this time the sympathy
OF lie listeners is fully aroused, and suspic-
ions hints are thrown out by some others TO
your il Unite satisfaction.
After his character is fully discussed some
other bame is introduced; say If him THAT
you would not trade with him If there was
any one else TO trade with. or sell him any
thing unless you received the money down.
just at this point the grocer present observes
that the man Of whom you were just speak
ing is one Of his best customers. Enquire in
slow and measured tones: does he pay tie
cash? Upon receiving negative answer,
reply: "I'll warrant nobody ever knew him
10 gay up till he was reed to-" So on in
this Style ill the grocer's tears are thoroughly
aroused, and he with the balance present, de-
clare they will be watchful and careful in the
future. they will no longer trust him.
In Ibis manner deal with all persons men
toned. as il doubtless has tendency TO raise
you in tie estimation Of those present. and
give you a reputation for wonderful accuracy
III relating human nature.
If you should happen TO be engaged III
any Kind Of business yourself, another man
in thc same town is in The saine find out by
some means where he buys his goods. pat
ronize tie same firm, buying for awhile trcb-
10 the amount Of goods your competitor pur
chases. After while you may safely tell
the wholesale firm that if they sell to lin
'hey can't seVto you. If he is a young man
and doing credit business. tell them that he
Is not worth anything in short is not re-
sponsibl. man. They feel very grateful to
Yen for telling them. and IL rzGy be possible
that your neighbor will be refused goods from
that firm the next time he sends fer them
Your object is now accomplished, and YOU
may sit ''cnmplaccntly at ease" feeling that
YOU have done meritollouS act in thus warn
ing your Flow man against bis brother =
But murder will out" and Your neighbor
sometime learns how kind and disinterested
you have been in your dealings, aud il has
tendency to warm his feelings toward you
Pursuing this course you viii be surprised
TO find you are avoided by men engaged in tie
same business as yourself. This YOU may
copstrue to your own advantage, telling pes
PIE II Is because ne knows that you are
acquainted with him and his business, con
sequently he is both afraid and ashamed to
Took gen IN the face" If you understand
NIL these ropes and numerous others too t.
dlous to mention. yon are qualified for ANY
form Of business and will be most likely to
succeed in some direction or another.
Thus much for business etiquette, Mcssrs
Editors, and, with your permission, | mag
possibly at some future time. say something
through your columns on social etiquette foi
lam egotistical enough TO pursue this subject
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