The New York herald., 1879-12-14
ONE HOUR IN A DRESS SUIT.
HOW STREET CAR CONDUCTOR DIDN'T GET
Married AND TRIED TO SELL HIS CLOTHES.

HOW STREET CAR CONDUCTOR DIDN'T GET
MARRIED AND TRIED TO SELL HIS CLOTHES.
The following advertisement in yesterday 8
HERALD suggested to all thoughtful readers the out
lines of whole drama. 1t read:-
DRESS suIr-coAT SATIN LINED; PANTS WAIST
ICmeasnre 42; leg 3iii inches best city maker worn
s Wp,o%s oEes s'' Address rEhfEcr ORDER heraa
To learn the particulars of the story that sug
gested BY the advertisement was the labor which
occupied reporter large part OF the day. OBJ
viousythe first thing to do was to find the adver-
tiser and question him. He at least would know.
even il he would not tell, whether it tragedy
or comedy that led to his Offering for sale such
evidence of wealth full dress suit. He would
know whether he had bought 1t for his weddiug and
been disappointed in the matter OF his brides dowry,
or whether. bewldered by run ofluck at cards. he
had invested slice of hs winnings in clothes that
he had for. or whether he in the habit of
buying dress suits the Prince OF Wales buys
gloves-by the quantity. to be worn once only.
The advertiser, however, proved q shy bird. for
whose letters a messenger came and whose messen-
ger was an artful boy who could neither be coaxed
nor bribed into answering questions. The difficulty
grew. and the reporter obliged to inquire in all
sorts OF places in the hope of finding clew. The
thought OF a clew naturally suggested Captain Will
Jams as an authority on clews. The Captain read
the advertisement through carefully and said. "We
what is it all about?''
cts about dress suit. Have you any informa
ton that would lead to the convic- the identidca
tion Of the perpetr-- the advertiserY'
"No. Haven't heard of any larcenies Of dress suits
at least none i'll which the suit had only been
isn't heY"
Central Office detective was next applied to- He
read the advertisement and then asked promptly
'What's the reward?"
"None." said the reporter. "But how would you
work 1t up II you were going tor
"H'm! Well the man is a fat man. I'd arrest a
fat man frst and find out who his tailor was Well.
no, suppose that wouldn't do in this case. 1t
would be the ordinary mode. but this isn't exactly
an ordinary case. It's possible that the may
be honest. 1t looks suspicious though What
would u fat man want to sell his clothes forY"
The reporter wasn't answering questions. so he
applied next to gentleman who keeps sort of liv
cry establishment letting out dress suits for hire
This letting out Is not matter OF seams. Az Ham
let says. mo! not seams. 'Tis not alone my inky
cloak. but customary suits of solemn black % only
a. the commentators all agree. the word should be
spelled "customery" in reference to the 'custoni-
ers who take the suits. The seams are not let out,
but the suits.
This gentleman did not seem surprised in the
least when he read the advertisement. my dear, "
man he vas hat goat made for hees Welding may be.
Shtop leedle. Iknow dot man. He GONE here
He a shtout man. pooty thick in der pody und
pooty good height man likewise. He come here last
week. unit he say. How mooch you gave me for dot
glothesr l looked at em pooty careful unit dell
him GIT him s13 20. 'Mein Gott in himuielp he
says: He vas fiery egstable man. eif mein dailor
$73 for dot Clothes VEIL. said you vore 'em
dot Clothes only vonce. unit den it
vas shoost an hour-shoost long enough to got
married. Vel mooed at dot mans egs-
pressions. unit offered him sefendeon dollars for
dot Clothes. unit ven he game dot second time vas
offer him sefendeen dollars und kfvarter. He
doled me about dot wedding. unit feel sorry for
heem. He vas gar conductor 'on dot afcnue line.
unit he vas smashed init mighty nice eetle gal vot
rode dem gars on all der vile pooty much efery day.
She vas pooty gal, he said, unit reckon he knew.
He skervezed her NIT her hant. unit he Catch holt
NIT her arm she get his gar on. unit
shmiled like house fire NIT him. vell don't
know apout it. but he doed me dot she vas promise
to marry him. unit her volks ab reeabe. He doied
'em he vas wealthy. unit vas gar conduct ng for his
health He used to do pooty much all dot shparkin'
on dot shtreet gar, unit he vas happy clam. But
he doled me dot it only proef dream, vas
in q hurry to get married because dot girl vas
wealthy lIkevise So der Wedding day put rigid
away pooty kervick unit dot man he shcraped up all
der monish vat he could. unit he puys CLOTHES. Unit
den, ven he put on dose Clothes und 60 to der
house we're dat gal she leef she vas run away NIT
bartender. 1t vos pooty tough dings. dink dot
man vas pring dot Clothes pack here after
days." he continued. HE vas get nopoddy gif
him mUoch unit he got to sell 'em. He vas
discharged NIT dot shtreet gar