Weekly Council Bluffs bugle. (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1857-1860, 1859-05-18
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, | 40 3Q4ufA ~ Afz4 kk u p H&4&&s&E4 Tug
ms 20 show my gaaass" zata shH ssaFas
ksepaT, drawing from shelf tie piece
OF cloth be bad mentioned, and throwing
10 upon she counter, afFhsra,a - be cd
dad, % he ungolded the glossy broad.
cloth and alsppsd bis hand apon ii self~
compiaeensiy, asthere Is something worth
looking at, and it's sheap as dirt. 0nly
four dollars yard, and worth six, eve
ny cent Of it. 4 bought ID al aassioA,
yesterday, al > great bargain =
"T's cheap enough, eartaanly,n re-
marked Jaeoba, half indiNaEensIY, 40 he
bent down 10 inspect the eloth ssbuE
I've no money TO spare juss now. ID
- Den't yaat anE Raaasyyn replied
Edwards, "aE least nens from sush men
| Jacobs locked ap Into the man's face,
in some DOUBT as ta les meaning.
"Y0aE credit Is good, " said Edwards,
smiling. es sss a.5s
"Credit! pye no credit. I never
asked man to trust me ID my fife,"
returned the customer.
aI'A trust you TO half there is Ia my
store" was answered. ls r
| " Thank you," said jacobs, feeling
little battered By aeomplimsnt like this.
SsBus Fye no want fn dry goods 10 Shas
| extent. A skein Of BiIk, doaea bat
tons for my wife, are all require at
pFe8eat,a E.--.. .-..- '-..-.s
/" You want new coal," replied the
pgFssvering st0rekeepsr, and he laid bis
hand upon healeegsa Of Jacobs coal sud
examined it closely. .8 3 s -3
(" This one is getting rusty and shread-
! bare. A mas like you should have
some respect 10 so hin appearance. bet
ma $50. Two yards Of this besakifal
eloth viii cost but eight dollars, and !
WON'T seRd ia your bill taE six months,
Eight dollars Tor ane hroadoloEh eoatI
Think Of that! Bargains of this kind
dou't grow on sysxy tEsa.n aaet
While Edwards talked shns be was
displaying The gooda be wished 70 sell,
in good way % let The rich glossy sur
face catch tie best point Of light, snd
bis quiek eye soou tsld hiM shat his Gus
toner Was beginning ta be tempted.
I'll eat yoa OF coat pattern" said
he, taking his yardssiek, 81 know you
want Ii. Dou't hesisats about the mat
sas.n aese#1 +"
1asobs did Bst say, 'tNo," altheagh
tho Wsgd vas on bis tongue. While be
Yes hasitated, the coat pattern was msAs-
ured OF and severed from the pie6s.
90 There Il is,H came in satiafea,
half-triumphant s0ne, from ths store
keepers lips. st And the greatest haK-
gain you ever had. You viii Ygn4 tEim-
mings, Of course" ..--.. ...
As he spoke be turned 20 the shelf for
padding, lining, silk, and while Jacobs,
half bewilderad, stood looking on, Gus
fr,Ja ene ptess to another until the eoat
trimmings were aN nicely laid oat.--
This done, Mr. Edwards faced his Gus
toner again, rubbing his hands from an
internal feeling Of delight, and said
q Yea must hare handsome weSs 10
"a with this of ooprsa.n a ura end
Ny yest is liEtie shabb "" replied
Jacobs, as be glanced downward as .
gaFmsnt which had seen pretty fair SER
viae. ra aa.a ..G-- .a.l
/ IL that's lha best you. haze, IL will
never do to 70 With new coat" said
| Edwards, in ) decided tone. ssLes me
show yoa q beaasifai piece Of black sat-
/ in.a i Hsa $50 81
And so the storsksspeE vent on temp
| ting his customer, until he sold him
vest and pantaloons in addition Ia his
coat. After thaa, be foaad no difsealty
/ In selling him : aiik dress Far his wife. ]
Having indnlged hin with ga entire
uew saif, be could not, HpoH reelection,
think Of passing by bic wife, who had
been wishing for new silk dress tor
more than six moathss
@ Can't you shink Of anytdinp slss 30
inquired Edwagds. ssI shall ba happy
% saFply whatever you Waas IN Ryl
line. !"
81 Nothing more, I bslieve,n answered
jacobs. whose bill was already thirty
Bve dollars and he bad yet 20 pay Tor
making bis cost, paataloona and vest.
| s. But you want various articles Of
dry goods. La q family there is some
| thing called for every day. Tell Mrs.
| Jacobs 10 Bsud down foE whatever sas
may nesd. Never mind ahoas tbs menr
sy. Your credit ID good vita Hae Tor aaT
I amount"
| When Ar. Jacobs went homa aud ssld
bis wife Whist he had dome, she unFsflse
ting woman, Was dsligtsd.
g I wish ron had taken . plesa az Enxas-
lin. We want shesls and piliOw-easss
bAdly.n
s. Yea eau gas pissssp replied ga-
i sahs. sWe wanst haxa n naY feg is
now. Edwards will send iB the bill As
che end Of six months, and u will be
easy enough to par For IL thsn.@
q Oh, yes, saay enoagh, y responded
| hia wifs, confidently,
| so piece Of muslin VISA procured ON
the eredis account. Bat things did nos
stop here A credit aecounk 10 too Of
ten like q hraRah Ia canal chs ssxeaEa
issmall aa arss, bas soon ineraaass - .
Tuinons euErenk. Now khak want had
soaad a sapply scarce, wans bsoaas
mere elamosous than baf0fs- Scarcely
day passed that AE. q Mss. Jaaahs siia
not order consisting from tas akoees ans
iFsamins, simple soals, thak m alaxm-
iag, heavy dsha was accumulating O.
Kainst thea.
As % the imcomsog BIZ. Jacaha, Il waa
not largo. H@ MAS a. has Ae@a imlimaa
Ted, q CLERK In 9 wholesale store, akd
reserved SALARY oE soyea haaElxad dp1-
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