Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1864-05-17

"A gentleman who signs himself sexsi
'shee dealer relates the following capital
story:
Speaking Of good stories feusindS ue-oE
Tom Hunts store speculation, whieh
many of the old Boston dealers--those Wha,
were in the sble business in lS40-wilE,
recolect. In the year named, Tom Hunt
jolly, good-naiured soul, fond of his
glass, fine cigar, and strong story, .
opened store under the pold American
House, On Hanover street; aod to ehoup,
bis enterprise, Tom bad imported from.
New York some large plate glass windows /.
novelty in Bastca in those dsye. ThssA
windows Tom concluded would GdversisS !.
bis store aud goois, and thereby ueyR
handsome per csot. on the cost. and hisr
eyes would grow brilliant, and the one a
with cast in it would fairly laugh ct the
prospects ahead.
Well .on the morning that the store
was opened for business, Tom laid himself
on: for work; but as customters did NOS
pour in, he thought that be. would 20 and
take a drink, iesviHg green, shop boy in
charge OF the premises. In ten minutes
he returned.
ANY trader beasked. -
oh, yes,' returned tho boy man
came in snd sot Aye dollar bill chang.
ed
Toms Oblique eye looked little wild
as be went to the MOI ey drawer and ex-.
amined the bin. =. 1t was as be suspected :
miserable counterfeit. Tom swore, and
| urged renewed caution on the mart Of
the boy, and the lad promised to De vig-
liant. - ::
At ten o'clock Tom went to the bank, and
while be was gone a-customer entered and
tried en- pair of3iye dollar boots. He was
pleased with them, and commenced stamp
ing round the stores to make them. 1T his.
feet While thus employed be suddenly
stopped and Whistled. z
Where is he, boy i'-asked the custom-
er.
where is who, sir?'
MY dog. The one brought in.'
I Didn't see any, SIR =
You must have seen him.. I suppoae
that be 10 down cellar. Go and bring him
The bog left the store to obsv. and
when be returned, without finding The.
dog, the customer and boots had disappear.
| ed.
Toms cock eye wasfrightfuI to look At
when be entereds' and was informed of the
trick. He counselled renewed vigilance,
and remained In the. store until tea~time,
SO as to be sure that no more tricks were
played with his property. Then be ieft :
the premises for his boarding house and
while be was absent, q man entered the
store and purchased pair of twenty cent
slippers and gave the boy O billion the
Rhode Island Bank. The. denomination
was made known on each corner of the
bill in this style II dollars.
ALI chucsled the boy, as he went 10
the drawer to make change, .there,s no ,
cheat about this. Here's alesen dollar
bilfi' and he gave the customer ten dol.
lars and seveGty-fve cents 10 good uensy. ),
and the man walked of with il without .
word.
'Ah, Mr. Harris said the lad, as Tom
returned to the store, I've made. one
| good trade and taken in 'leven dollar
BILL -
Ton rushed to the. drawer and saw the
mistake. His MANNED eye assumed .
mournful expression as be said
You're to smart for the shoe business.
my lad. Here's two dollars for your weeks,
work. Put up the shutters, and shen eos
home and tell your mother that shane
want you any more.' 60.
The boy. bis eyes blinded with tears. :,
cOmmenoed pnstiug Hptke shutters. S1ds,
denly there was . crash. The lad had
thrust one-of the shutters Through the
heavy plate glass and il vas ruined.
And that was Tom Harris first experi-
ence in the shoe trade.