The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1866-01-05

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While Edwards talked thus he was
displaying the goods he wanted to sell
in a good way to let the rich glossy
surface catch the best point of light,
and his quick eye told him that the
customer was beginning to be tempted
an cut you off coat pattern, " said
he, taking up ayardstick, Il know you
want it. Don't hesitate about the
matter"
Jacobs did not say "No,' although
the word was on his tongue. While
he yet hestated, the coat pattern was
measured off and severed from the
piece.
There it is" came in q satisfied
half-triumphant tone from the store
keepers lips "And the greatest bar
gain you ever had You want trim
mings, of course. "
AS he spoke he turned to the shelf
for silk, padding, SC, and while ia
cobs half-bewildered, stood looking
on, cut from one piece to another un-
til the coat trimmings were all nicely
laid out. This done, Mr.. Edwards
faced his customer again, rubbing his
hands from an internal feeling of de-
light, and said:
you must have a handsome vest to
go with this, of course
my vest is little shabby" replied
Jacobs, as he glanced downward at a
garment that had seen pretty fair ser
vice.
IF that's the best one you have, it
will never do to go with new coat,
said Edwards, in a decided tone, Let
me show you a beautiful piece Of black
satin.
And so tho storekeeper went on
tempting his customer until he sold
him a vest and pantaloons in addition
to his coat. After that he found no
difficulty in selling him silk dress
for his wife Having INDUCED HIM
self with an entire new suit, he could
not upon reelection think of passing
by his wife, who had been wishing foi
new silk dress for more than Sly
months
Cant you think of anything else 2
inquired Edwards. Il shall be happy
to supply whatever you may want il
our line
Nothing more, l believe, answered
Jacobs, whose bill was already thirty
five dollars; and he had yet to pay foi
making his coat, pantaloons and vest
"But you want various articles o
dry goods. In family there is some
thing called for every day. Tell Mrs
Jacobs to send for whatever she ma.
need. Never mind about the money
Your credit is good with me for an.
amount. "
When Mr.. Jacobs went home ano
told his wife what he had done, tn
uurehecting woman was delighted.
Il wish you had taken a piece o
muslin" said she eve want sheet
: and pillow-cases badly"
| "You can get piece replied ia
f cobs. 1--WE won't have to pay for
now. Edwards will send in the bill
: at the end of six months, and it vii
< be easy enough to pay for it then"
ooh, yes easy enough" responds
: the wife, confidently.
r SO a piece of muslin was procure
: on the credit account. But things di
e not stop here. A credit account is Of
/ ten like a breach in canal; til
- stream is small at first, but soon in
7 creases to a ruinous current. No
S that want had found supply source
5 want became more clamorous than be
S fore. Scarcely day passed that Nj
a or Mrs. Jacobs did not order some
t. thing from the store, not dreaming
It simple souls, that an alarming heay
debt was accumulating against them
y AS to the income of Mr.. Jacobs,
IS was not large. he was, as has bee
/; minated, clerk in wholesale stor
and received salary of seven hur
d bred dollars "A year. His family col
n sisted of wife and three children
and he found it necessary to be PR
s dent in all his expenditures, in ord'
+. ''to make both ends meet" Somewhi
S, independent in his feelings he ha
never asked for credit of any one wit
II whom he dealt, and no one Offering
, previous to the temptation or induc
ment held out by Edwards, he ha
is regulated his outgoes by his incom
BY this means he managed to ket
a even with the world, though not
re gain any advantage on the side OF 10
10 tnno Tet rs see if his good cred