The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1881-12-07
lie Was 81 Square Man, But was
Only agent for His Wife.
[Deiroit NC Press. ]


Yesterday morning tall young
MN Of twenty landed at the Union
depot with a bundle under his arm,
and after three or four minutes spent
in getting his bearings he walked up
jefferson avenue aud turned into a
clothing store.
"Do you wish to try on some coats
and vests for a dolIar2" inquired the
proprietor as he rushed from behind
he counter.
No, guess not. Do you deal on
the square?"
"My trent, dot is exactly vot /
does. vas SO square dot l loose 49,
OOO last year. Can | sell you an ofer-
coat for ten dollar?"
"No, guess not. Here is an over.
coat that | bought four weeks ago"
I"Bought Of me?"
II think you are the man. When
] got it home we found it was moth
eaten. ] can pick it to pieces in a
dozen places"
as dot possible. Und how much
you pay?"
"Eigh dollars"
"Mine starsl Und What you want
now?"
81 want my money back"
"Vhell-vhell. My trent, l am
sorry for you. You seem like an
honest poy, and it vhas too bad"
eyes, it was u swindle, and want
my money back"
Dear me, but wish you vhas here
yesterday. Let me explain to you.
You bought dot coat four weeksago?"
"Yes, four weeks to-day"
"Vhell, | had sold out to my cous,
in Philip shust one day before. Phil
Up is not q square man."
"What have | got TO do with Phil.
ip2"
"Let me explain. In dree days
Philip makes assignment to my
brudder Louis. Dot Louis isl leedle
of. He would sheat your eye teeth
away from you"
Yes, but | haven't got anything to
do with Louis"
Let me explain. Louis kept der
blaze a week, and he gif a shattel
mortgage to my fadder-law, and vhas
bounced out"
81 don't know anything about
that"
"Let me explain, My fadder-law
vhas took nit a fit and died, and he
leave dis blaze to my wife. My wife
vhas gone to Europe for two years,
und she leave me as agent. Now
you see how it vhas. | cannot tell
you who sold you dot coat. Maybe it
vhas Philip, maybe Louis, maybe my
fadder-law. 1t couldn't hat been me,
for vhas in Shicago. If you hafdot
coat Will write to my wife. She
is square, shust like me, and maybe
she writes back dot you can take a
linen buster and two vite vests and
call it all right"
"This is sneaking swindle," ex.
claimed the young man.
MAYBE it vhas. Philip vhas a
great liar"
"l'll go to the police"
aVhell, dot is all right; maybe the
police Will help me to catch Louis.
! shust found out dot be cut all der
hind buttons off all der coats in der
store before he left"
@lf you'll step out doors I'll mash
you'll"
''Vhell, l like to oblige, but you
see I vhas only agent for my wife"
"Well, you'll hear from me again,
and don't you forget it." said the vic.
tim as he went out.
II hope SOL hope so. l like to
make it all right. l vhas only agent
for mine wife, but l feel so square
dot | take dot coat back for three
dollars if you vhant to trade him out
in paper collars"
Alderman Tucker, Boston, says
you may state that | have paid for
medicine and treatment in 20 years
$4,000, without receiving permanent
benefit. Entirely cured of his dis
ease (salt rheum) by Cuticura rene
dies.
When Amos Lawrence was asked
for advice, he said: "Young man,
base all your actions upon principle;