Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1859-04-14
TOO GOOD CREDIT.
By r. 8. ARTHUR.

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clerkship was in the neighborhood Of sever
hundred dollars.
Don't trouble yourself, Mr.. Edwards !,
replied the customer, the silks and but.
tons are all want
%, no trouble at all, Mr.. Jacobs-ne
trouble at sll. 1t is pleasure for me te
show my goods said the stoorkeeper
drawing from the shelf the piece of cloth
he had mentioned, and throwing it upon
the counter. There he added, as be
unfolded the glossy broad cloth, and clap
ped his hands upon it self complacently,
there is something worth looking at, and
it's cheap as dirt. Only four dollars a
yard, and it's worth six-every cent oft
l bought it at auction yesterday, ct great
bargain.
ITS cheap enough, certainly, remarked
Jacobs, half indifferently, as he bent down
to inspect the cloth; but I've no money
to spare just now
Don't want any money replied Ed
wards, at least from such men as you
Jacobs looked up in the mans face in
some doubt as to his meaning. t
Your credit is good, said Edwards
smiIingly.
Credit! I've no credit. / never asked
man to trust me in my life returned
the customer.
Il II trust you to half that is in my store,
was answered.
Thank you, said Jacobs, feeling little
fattered by compliment like this
But I've no wants in the dry goods line
to that extent. A skein Of silk and doz
en- buttons.for my wife, are all that Irequire
at present
You want new coat, replied the per-
severing storekeeper. and he laid his hand
upon the sleeve of Jacobs coat and exam.
ined it closely. This one is getting rus.
ty and threadoare. A man like you
should have some regard as to bis appear.
ance. Let me see. Two yards of this
beautiful cloth will cos. but eight dollars
and | won't send your bill for six months.
Eight dollars for fine broad cloth coat |!
Think Of that! Bargains of this sort don,
grow on every tree
While Edwards was talking thus he was
displaying the goods he wished to sell in
way to let the rich, glossy surface catch
tho best points of light, and his quick eye
soon told him that his customers was be
ginning to be tempted.
I'll cut you off coat pattern, said he
taking up his yard stick, i know you wan'
it. Don't hesitate about the matter.
Jacobs did not say no, althoughthe word
was on his lounge. While he yet hesitat
ed the coat pattern was measured off and
severed from the peice.
There it is.' came in satisfied half tri
umphant tone from the storekecper's lips.
And the greatest bargain you ever had
You will want the trimmings of course p
As he spoke he turned to the shelves fol
padding lining, silk, &C., and while ia
cobs, half bewildered, stood loo king on
cut from one piece and another, until thu
coat trimmings were all nicely laid out
This done, Mr.. Edwards faced his custo.
mer again, rubbing his hands from an in
ternal feeling of delight, and said
You must have handsome vest to 20
with this of course
MY vest is little shabby replied ia
eobs, as he glanced downwards at a gar
ment which had seen pretty fair service
III that's the best one YOU have. it vii
never do to % with new coat said Ed.
wards, in decided tone. Let me SD ov
you beautiful piece Of black SATIN
And the storekeeper wenton tempting
his customer. until he sold him vest ans
pantaloons in addition to the coat. After
that he found no difficulty in selling him d
silk dress for his wife. Having indnlged
himself with an entire new suit, he could
not, upon reflection, think Of passing y,
bis wife, who had been wishing for new
dress for more than six months.
Cant you think of anything else p en-
quired Edwards. i shall be happy to
supply whatever you may want in my
line
Nothing more, believe, answered ia
cobs, whose bill was already thirty-hye We
dollars and he had yet to pay for maxim.
his coat, pantaloons and vest.
But you will want various articles Of
dry goods. In a family there is solae-
thing called for every day. Tell Ms. j.,
cobs to send down for whatever she may
need. Never mind about the mouey.-
Your credit is good with me for any
amount.
When Mr.. Jacobs went home and told
his wife what he had done, the unreaect-
ing woman was delighted.
i wish you had ,aken piece Of muslin,
said she, we want sheets and pilowca ases
badly.
You can get piece, replied. Jacobs.
We won't have to pay for it now, Edwards
will send the bill at the end Of six months
and it will be easy to pay it them,
o! easy enough, responded his wife,
confidently.
Soa piece Of muslin was procured on
the credit account. But things did not
stop there. A credit account il TO often
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