The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-04-10

There may be as many as 1000. Too
big lot for you to handle, my boy"
"They are very dull of sale, and /
would be most afraid to take anything
like such big lot. You wouldn't dl-
vide the lot in two, would you, Mr.. As
tor Z"
&C. In two, what, halve them : That's
u fair lot, anyhow"
Eyes it's big lot, seeing how slow
they are of SALE"
"Slowp Suppose if they were slow,
and you didn't know what to do with
them, would you buy themY See here,
If you want half the lot you will have
to pay more for them. My price is for
the whole of them three dollars skin
if you divide them 1t will be quarter of
"A dollar more. Now young man L am
busy. It's too big a line for you. The
clerk will make out your bill.''
" think would like to look at the
run of the SKINS" said.
Well, then, all right my porter will
sort them, and call here tomorrow, and
you can see how they turn out" said
Mr.. Astor.
Now, to have delayed the purchase
day or more, would never have answer
ed. A London packet might come in
that afternoon, and the next morning
the news of rise in the fur market
might have prevented my buying the
furs at my figures.
G. cannot conveniently wait over to-
day. / must be off for Philadelphia by
noon tomorrow. If you will give me
couple of men, 1 will examine these
furs myself"
"Why, my boy, it will be night be-
fore we are through, and the sun goes
down early now. All right, though; L
will give you two men. The skins are
up stairs, and you can work on them
you say six O'Clock l will be here and
you will say yes or no."
AT work went, and, getting through
the examinations as fast as l could-by
9 o'clock-had only half assorted the
otter skins.
At six O'Clock punctually Mr.. Astor
came up stairs.
" am not half through 1 said.-
Mr.. Astor, now, from what L have
seen, / should make the run of the skins
pretty much as follows: Twenty-Five
per cent. prime skins, 40 per cent. sec
onds, 20 per cent. thirds, and the re-
mainder damaged"
No" said Mr.. Astor, "there are
some bales you haven't looked through
which belong to the lot, which would
make the poor skins something like 25
per cent. But, as you want to divide,
I'll make up fair average. You are a
good worker. likes to see young peo-
pie work but want my supper-what
you say. You takes $500 skins at 3.00P"
The skins were cheap at that, and with
in my limit. Now, for good stroke of
business, 1 thought to myself.
will tell you what will do, sir, L
will give two dollars and three quarters
for the whole lot.
So sol My boy, with fifteen hun
dred dollars of beavers and all them OF
ters, that makes most twenty thousand
dollars.N
"And at four months credit" 1 ad-
ded.
4" Four months credit and most
twenty thousand dollars So You go
fast for young man." And here AS
tor looked me square in the face. "You
| are married p,' he asked
Yes, Mr.. Astor," replied with a
smile.
g Babies 20
Yes, sir-two."
" Any more expected P''
6 am sure don't know" answer.
ed, rather losing patience.
"A big family for young man You
spend all you make ~
No, sir"
"Wife wear fedders in her hat, big
sleeves, give barties ?"
Yes, sir, she wears feathers when
they are in the fashion, and gives Q
party when she thinks her husband car
afford it.''
Sol 1 did business with your fad
der many years ago. He was an hones
man. 1t is a risk. Two seventy-fiv,
for lot of skins worth three dollars
You wait now," and he took a bit o
chalk and made some figures on the liz
of black desk. remember his figure
to this day.
" Young man." said Mr.. Astor, " yol
say two dollars and eighty cents. ant