St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-06-07
A Newspaper Advertisement
AND WHAT CAME OF 1T.

! posed upon by an adrOit scOundrel. who
contrived to get IL suit Of clothes on
credit. and afterward decampcd with
out paving for them. The Quaker was
too poor to lose the debt ; but, like to,
many others of his cloth, he had ap-
parently no other alternative. The ac-
count was placed on his books and sool
forgotten. About five years afterward
as he was examining his old records o
debt and credit. profit and loss. his at
tention was attracted to this account
and to all the circumstances attending
it came fresh to his mind, suddenly an
odd thought suggested itself.
III try an experiment. said he t.
himself; perhaps | may succeed il
catching the rouge and getting my pay.
He Immediately prepared an adver-
tisement i'll substance as follows, which
he inserted III the Kent Herald:
NoTICE-If Mr.. Henry Webber, who
was III Canterbury about the month ot
August, i'll the year 1853, will send his
address to the editor of this paper, h,
will hear something to advantage.
Having instructed the editor not t,
disclose his name to the rogue if he
should call, but request the latter Il
! leave his address, the Quaker patiently
waited the result of this experiment
In short time he was informed by a
note from the editor that the individual
alluded to in the advertisement, having
arrived from London, might he found al
the Rose hotel
The tailor lost no time in preparing
a transcript of his account. not forget
ting to charge interest from the time
that the debt was incurred. Taking a
bailitf with him who bore legal pro.
cess suited to the occasion, he soon ar.
rived at the lodings of the swindler
The bailiff was instructed to stand Oft al
a little distance till signal should indi-
cate the time for him to approach.
The Quaker now entered the coffee
room and rang the bell and when the
servant appeared, requested him to in
form the gentleman of whom he was il
search. that friend wished to speak
with him. The waiter obeyed the
summons, and soon both debtor and
creditor were looking each other i'll the
| face.
How dost thou do ? kindly inquire,
the Quaker in ii bland tone. Perhaps
thou dost not know me-
Il don't believe | have the pleasur,
of your acquaintance politely answer
ed our hero with forced smile.
'DOst thou remember purchasing Il
suit of clothes several years ago of {;
poor tailor in this city, and forgetting
to pay for them 2 asked the Quaker.
oh, no" said the gentleman, blush
ing slightly: You must be mistaken
in the person. 1t cannot possibly he
me that YOU wished to find
But the Quaker was not to he shak
| en- of by this denial of his identity.
All, John. know thee well. ThW
| art the very man | wished to see. Thou
/ hast on AT this moment the very coat
that made for thee. Thou must ac.
| knowledge that it WAS of good stuff amC
we'll made or il could not have laSte,
thee 81 long.
oh. YES said the gentleman appear.
/ ing suddenly to recollcct himself; =
/ do remember now the circumstances I,
which you alludr. Yes. YES l had in
tended to call and settle that little bil
/ before leaving Canterbury. and Nou may
depend on my doing 50. have com,
here, To take possession of Il larg,
amount of property which has fallen Il
me by will. See, here is the advertise
ment which appIiSed me of my go"'
fortune.
Here he handed the Quaker Il copy u
the paper containing the advertisement
whose history We have given above
/ The Quaker looked ut il with an imper
tIrahlr gravity, and continued: y c>
see thou art in luck; but aS my de
mand is small one, think must in
sist on pay mrmt before thou c"me>t ii
possession of thy large estates.
\ tap on the window here lrough
the bailitf' into the presence of the par
ties.
The swindler WAS particularly aston
ished ut the appearance eofthistunction
ary, who Immediately began to eXecut,
his part of the drama.
What exclaimed the rogue, in al
angry tone, YOU surely havn't sueC
me 2
Yes, | have replied the Quaker
'and thou shouldst he thankful tina
nothing worse has happened to thee
Come in, them said the debtor, find
ing himself fairly caught come i'll, ano
will pay you, if must
The three went into the house togeth
er, and the slippery gentleman, having
ascertained the amount of the bill, pait
it in full. The tailor having signed tn,
receipt, placed it in the hands of tn,
late creditor, with feelings such as ma,
readily be imagined. The swindle
took it, and for the first time glanced
at the various items of which ii wa
composed. He said nothing until he
came to the last charge which was 'fO
advertising when he broke forth
Halo what is this for advertising
That's an odd charge in tailor's bill
You're cheating me-
oh, no. cOolly replied the Quaker
that is all right. have charged the,
the cost of publishing the advertise
ment which thou just showed me-
Here the swindler savagely demand
ed, DO you mean to say you caused tn,
publication of that advertisement
Truly, did, replied the Quaker
with most provoking GOODNESS.
You told falsehOod in it P quickl,
retorted the rogue.
Convince me of that said the i'm
perturable Quaker; 'and thou wilt fine
me ready to confess my fault.
You said in your advertisement tina
| should hear of something to my adj
vantage, if would come here.
Thou art mistaken Immediately re
spOnded the Quaker; | only promised
that thou shOuldst hear of ''sOmethin,
to advantage" and is it not to the ad
vantage of poor tailor, to collect al
old debt p
t If catch you in the street. said tn