Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-05-02
TEACHING HIM THE BUsI-
NESS.
The italian Plan al Conducted
I'm the Clothing Trade.

n. o. Times.
"Herman, said Poydras street mer.
chant clothier, addressing his clerk,
chat We sold all OF dose overgoats vat
vas left over from last vinterP" >.
"No, sir; dere vas dree Oh dem ieit
"Vell, We must sell 'em right away, as
| de winter will not last, You know, her-
man. Firing me one uf de goats und l
will show you Something's about de pis
ness. will dell you how We will sell
dem oud, und you must learn de pis-
| ness, Herman; de winter vas gone, you
know, und We hav had dose goats in dc
store more Is seek years" -,
An eight.dollar overcoat was handed
him by his clerk, and smoothing 1t out,
| he took buckskin money purse from
the show case, and stuffing in full OF
paper, dropped it into one OF the pock-
| cts.
"Now, Herman, my poy," he contin-
ued, watch me sell dat goat l hal sold
over dirty fife uf dem shust de same
way ,und want 10 deech you de pisness.
Ven de nexd customer comes In de
shop | will show de way RUDE Hoten-
stein, mine broder in Detroit, sells his
cloding uud udder dings."
A few minutes later negro, in quest
of suitable pair Of cheap shoes, enter
ed the store. The proprietor advanced
smiling and inquired:
"Vat is it you vlshY
"Yer got any cheap shoes hyar?" he
asked.
"Blenty uf dem, my trent, blenty; at
any brice you want"
The negro stated that he wanted q
pair OF brogans. and soon his pedal ex-
tremities were encased in them and
bargain struck. AS he was about to
leave the proprietor called him back.
al amt gwine ter by muffin else. Use
got all / want" said the negro very sui
lenly.
"Dot may be so, my dear sir" replied
the proprietor, but i shust want you to
look at dis goat. 1t was de pure Rus
sian WOOL, and dis dime last year you
doan got dat same goat for twenty-five
dollars. Mine gracious, clothing vas
gone down to noding and dere vas no
money in de pisness any longer. You
want someding dot Will keep you from
lie vedder and make you feel warm as
summer dime. De consumption vas
going round, and de doctors dell me it
vas de yedder. More den nine boobies
died round we're lif last week. Dink
OF dot. Mine trent, dot goat vas Rus
sian WOOL, dick and hevy. Wy, Misder
Jones, who owns de pank on Canal
street, took dot goat home NIT him yes
terday, und wore it all day; but 1t vas a
leedle Digit agross de shoulders und he
brought it back shust vile ago. Dry
it on, my dear sir. All! dat vas all
right. Misder Jones vas rich man and
lac liked dot goat. How deep de pock-
cts vas, but 1t vas leedle Digit agross
de shoulders.
The negro buttoned up the coat,
thrust his hands in the pockets and felt
the purse. A peaceful smile played
over his face when his touch disclosed
to his mind the contents OF the pocket,
but he choked down his joy and inquir-
ed:
"who did you say wore this hyar
coat?"
"Nisder Jones vot ewns the pank on
Canal street"
"What yer gwine 10 ask fer it?"
"Dwendy dollars"
Oats pow'ful high price fur dis coat,
but I'll take it,"
Herman, here, wrap up dis goat for
the schentleman and drow in cravst;
it will make him look nice NIT dere
ladies'"
"Nebber mind, I'll keep de coat on"
replied the negro, and, pulling out a roll
OF money, he paid for it and left the
store.
While he was around the next corner
moaning over the stuffed purse, Hotfen-
stein said to his clerk:
Herman, fix up anudder one OF dose
goats de same way, und doan forgot to
dell dem dot Misier Jones vot runs de
psnk on Canal street wore it only yester'
day."