The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-07-03

The would ne CIOoO1er MOSt 1r1eN
Ously Mlstaken-ne Refs On shs
Prices and Goods Of . Rival Estab
Iis.ment and l.Oses-The Difference
between Seven and Five.
Editor Times:
As the reporters of the different paper
published in this city have flor some caus,
best known TO themselve-) neglected te
chronicle one of the best jokes of the season,
feel called upon to make the facts public
A young gentleman Of this city, on Wednes
day last, visited a clothing establishment on
Delaware street, not far from Fourth, for the
purpose ofinvestins in one Of those well adver.
tised Diagonal coats. The garment was coon
selected, and the price, 500. was promptly
paid. Not being able to suit himself in
pants and vest flor he had by this time con.
clu ded to buy whole suit be started for
John Seekers, The Clothier on Shawnee
street, arrayed in the new Diagonal. Harry
Newman, the popular salesman of the ONE
PRICE ESTABLISHMENT, met the young
man at the door, and having sold
him the articles required, asked him how he
liked his coat, supposing he had bought it
of him sometime before. The customer
then told of his purchase on Deleware street,
of the would-be clothier, J. Wollman. and
in the conversation that ensued, stated the
price paid. Harry said there must have
been some mistake made, for they were sell
ling the same coats at an even $500, and if
the young man had paid 500 for the coat,
he might set himself down as being Just 81 90
out. This statement of Harry's made the
young man think that possibly something
might be wrong, and he rushed back to the
would-be clothier, on Delaware street, not
far from Fourth, for an explanation. Here
he was blandly informed that John Seeker
never had any such goods in his store, and if
he (the cas,omer) had swallowed any such
statement, he was being made fool of. The
gentleman then returned and procured coat
of John, and in order to test the Judgment of
the proprietor at the other establishment,
put the borrowed garment on, and throwing
the other across his arm walked into the
presence of the would-be Clothier on Della
ware street with the remark "here is the
coat" and HANDED he proprietor his own
goods for lisps. Alter carefully ex-
aiming the article the proprietor stepped
up, latter carefully polishing his glasses, TO
the customer and said, /" l admit that the
coats are nearly alike, but do you not hon.
estly think that the one you haye on (mean-
ing the coat borrowed from Seckler), ia much
superior in quality and make up, to this
slimpsy affair." lat the same time pointing
to his own goods. The customer thought
it certainly was. and being completely salts.
fled that he had been gulled in his purchase,
informed the astonished would. be clothier of
the little strategy which had been played
upon him. The would-be clothier at once
grew furious, he swore that Seeker never
kept such goods, and even if he did, offered
to bet the young gentleman the price of the
coat that he never sold one for $500. The
bet was instantly taken up. and going down
to Main street the young man found per-
Diagonal of the same quality of his own at
for same with an order for $500, and
brought him before the Clothier. Seeing
that he was at bay. the would-be clOthier
persisted that the goods were not Of the same
quality, and in order to satisfy him in this re-
spect, called on a leading merchant tailor,
who decided in favor ofthe Seeker garment.
This completely settled the question, and the
proprietor sadly handed over the green
backs to the irrepressible customer. lie
Will be more careful in makirg IN ''is
scale OF prices in the future, aii ~. .sa,n
that to deal on the square is nor: profitable
than to make big run on Diagonals.
How are you, Diagonals?
SIGMA.
We understand our Clothier, John, has
telegraphed for some more of those 80 well
advertised Diagonals, and intends to sell
them for 81 90 instead of 81 90, the price
they were sold at by the wOuld-be clothier.
Hny RI, Co. louc 2.U1t