Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-12-17
Two Ways Of Trsatiue ePoor but Hon-
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From The Boston Herald.l
Ever since the ''embarrassmeutsH Of 81,
the circumstances Of old Mr. Dowhhill have
been very much straightened-insomuch, in
deed, that be not unfrequently has found it
a difficult matter, since that memorable ''cri-
sis, to procure even the ordinary necessaries
of life .a.
OF course, such being the state Of affairs,
the credit OF Mr.. Downhill among tailors, and
divers other industrious classes of the COM
munity, is at a low mark-in point OF fact we
shouldn miss Il If we said Mr.. Downhill had
precisely hal no credit at all, with anybody
at all. '.
But for all that, Mr.. Downhill bethought
him, a day or two since, that bis overc0at
which had roughed it through the storms Of
st least seven winters was hardly the thing
to wear around during another season. In
the innocence Of his heart, therefore, thus
reasons Mr. Downhill:-i0f verify, have
paid much money into the hands ofSol Sharp,
the tailor, IN times gone by, for period of
4 twenty years, more or lessi he hadn'ts q Gus
toner who incurred larger bills, or paid them
| with more promptit de. Can doubtthat he
! will grant me a credit Of six months or so,
! for garment that shall not be priced, at the
1 outside, at above twenty dollars | think
/ notn
/ Accord ingly, Mr.. Downhil approached Mr..
Sharp with neither fear nor trembling
] to say it was With something Of a triumphant,
! mt 10 say defiant air, be asked Tor six
months lee-way in the settlement for hiseo
/ eted outside coat
/ "Certainly," said Mr.. Sharp; IL am most
1 hn
| 80 gra .iously, and bowed so low withal, as he
! spoke, that Mr.. DoWnhil felt decidedly asham-
/ ed of himself for having doubted his ability,
for a moment, to get credited by man like
| Sol Sharp. ''Mr Brown" continued Mr.. 5.
turning to his head cutter, stake Mr.. Down
hills measure for an overcoat. VIII you go
the extreme fashiOn2p be then inquired of
Mr.. Downhill, exchanging q significant wink,
the while, with Mr.. Brown.
t'0h, no, sirr' replied the POOR, but honest
customer; ''nothing of that sort, sir. want
a plain but serviceable garment, and care not
n wisp for the style in which it may be got
up but pray, Mr. Sharp, when l shall cal.
for it2n p.
Mr.. S. mused moment, and then answer
ed-LCome in a week from Saturday, if you
] please, Mr. DoWnhill"
And the appointed time came round, and
Mr.. Downhill was on hand, promptly and
punctaally.
HAhP' said Mr.. Sharp, ';you are after your
overeOat, sirI Mr.. Brown, has Mr.. Downhlrs
coat came in 2"
"No sir replied the head cutter, and he
added in a whisper that nobody save Mr.
Sharpe overheard, ''nor has it gone out
either"
''Well, sir, you see we are driven to death
with work" said MT. S. ts Mr.. Downhiil,
shut come in, say ten days from this, and
the coat shall be done, sure.
Well now Mr.. Sharpe had no more idea ol
making that coal for Mr. Downhill than he
had Of going into chancery, and paying
his creditors a siXpence OF so on the dollar
and knowledge Of that fact finally worked
its way through the wig OF the poor but hon
est man.
But be conldn well give it up so, and be
hies, soon after, 70 another knight Of the
shears, with whom he vas well acquainted
and to whom in olden times be had paid many
hundred dollars for a covering OF his bach
and lower limbs.
Now Mr.. Bluff, draper and tailor, doWr
. there ia Corduroy Alley, is an off hand
/ eltAtkut loEWuNu noIb VI q L4aLAi GhA WACL
Mr. Downhill made known to him the bust
uess that had brought him into the shop, BIZ
answer was at bis tongues eud in jify:-
'My good follow, would eheerfully ObGgu
you, could / afford to run the risk Of losing
the amount Of your bill at maturity, or twhs
amount to the same thing being obliged t
wait for its payment till the day Of Judg
ment must pay my rent Mr. Downhill
and my men and girls ia hard cash, and, il
order that may do that, must have punctua
returns from my customers
There is my cutter" continued Mr.. Bluff
pointing to a smart looking, able-bodied work
man in the rear of the shop, 'what do yo
suppose pay him per week." y -l
d 81 can't guess" said Mr.. Downhill; 'per
haps six or eight dollarslp
six or eight dollarsT roared Mr.. Bluff
D "HeaYen save your benighted soul why, b
d gets forty dollars out Of me every blesse
Saturday night. And, poor fellowl he coul
! not do well with less, seeing be has twelve o
I thirteen children TO take care Of, and, 70
aught know to the contrary. viii have Q
many more TO look after, in Tine
= And Mr. DoWnhill must N Ike his coat g
I through still another winter. There is D
4 possible help for it. but reader, which Of th
q two served the poor but honest man best, =
: Mr.. Sharpe, with his underhanded, dodgin
L expedieRt Of putting the coed fellow of, {
/ Mr., Blunt who came, man fashion, rigl
! straight to the point7