Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1866-01-17

triumphant tone from the storekeepers
lips. 'And the greatest bargain you
ever had You want trimmings, of
course"
AS he spoke he turned to the shelf for
silk, padding, &c and while Jacobs half
bewildered, stood looking on, cut from one
piece to another until the coat trimmings
were all nicely laid out. This done Mr.,
Edwards faced his customer again, rub
biug his hands from an internal feeling
of delight, and said: "
"You must have handsome vest to 20
with this, ol course" ...
| "My vest is little shabby replied
Jacobs, as he glanced downward at gar,
ment that had seen pretty fair service
"lf that's the best one you have, it
will never do to go with new coat"
said Edwards, in decided tone, LET
ME show you beautiful piece of black
satin"
And so the store keeper went on tempt
ing his customer until he sold him vest
and pantaloons in addition to bis coat
After that he found no difficulty in sell
ing him silk dress for his wife. Hav-
irg INDUCED himself with an entire new
suit, he could not upon reflection think of
passing by his wife. who had been wish
ing for new silk dress for more than
six months. .....
Cant you think of anything else ?"
inquired Edwards.
"No.hing more, | believe" answered
Jacobs, whose bill was already thirty five
dollars; and he had yet to pay for making
his coat, pantaloons and vest.
But you want various articles of dry
goods In family there is something
called for every day. Tell Mrs. Jacobs
to send for whatever she may need. New
er mind about the money. Your credit
Is good with me for any amount"
When Mr. Jacobs went home and told
his wife what he had done, the unreHect.
ing woman was delighted.
II Wish you had taken piece of mus
lin," said she. 1--WE want sheets and pill
low. cases badly"
"You can get piece" replied Jacobs
ave won't have to pay for it now. Ell
wards will send in the bill at the end o
six months, aud it will be easy enough t.
pay for it then" ..
"Oh, yes easy enough" responded th
wife, confidently.
So piece Of muslin was procured OIL
the credit account. But things did no
stop here. A credit account is often lik
a breach in canal the stream is small
at first. but soon increases to ruinou
current. Now that want had found
supplysource, wantwas become more clamor
Gus than before. Scarcely day passc,
than Mr.. or Mrs. jacobs did not orde
something from the store, not dreaming
simple souls, that an alarming heav
debt was fast being accumulated agains
them. -. .. .....
As to the income of Mr.. Jacobs, it wa
!, not large. He was, as has been intimate
!. d clerk ip Wholesale store, and receivc
a salary of seven hundred dollars year
His family consisted of wife and tbre
i, children, and he found it necessary to b
prudent in all his expenditures. in orde
ito make both ends meet" Somewha
Independent in his feeling he had ueve
asked for credit of any one with whom h
dealt, and no one offering it, previous t
, the temptation or inducement held out b
Edwards. he bad regulated his outgoes b
his income By this means he managed
, keep even with the world; though not t
, gain any advantage on the side of fortune
Let us see if his good credit has been G
any real service to him. .a .....
1t was very pleasant to have thing
, comfortable for a little display, withou
! feeling that indulgencies drained the purs
: too beavily. And a weak'vanity on tn
, part of Jacobs was gratitied by the fiat
tcring opinion of his honesty entertaine
, by Edwards, the stol ekeeper. His credi
was good, and he was proud of the fact
! But the day of reckoning drew near, an
at last it came. d H'H.
Notwithstanding the credit at the dr.
goods store, there was no more money j
J.. the young mans purse at the end of 81
4 months than at tiH beginning. The cas-
4 that would have gone for clothing whe
necessity called for additions to the fam
ly wardrobe, had been spent for thing
e the purchase of which would have bee
omitted but for the fact that the dollar
q were in the purse instead of in the stor,
r keepers hand and tempted needless O.
a ponditures. 500 90 0iai~ o#.'
/! The end Of the six months credit a.
Y preached, and the mind of Jacobs bcga
to rest upon the dry goods dealers bill
;. and to be disturbed by feeling of am
a iety. AS to the amount of this bill, b
% was in some uncertainty, but he though
k il could not be less than forty dollar
}. This was large sum for him to owe, pa
ticularIy as be had nothing ahead, an
current expenses were fully up to bis il
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