The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1882-05-26

A good deal 81 amusement has been
caused IN ar, goods trade circles DUNG
the past few days BY the leaking oni of
4 little story III the expense q TWO
Young gentlemen who are widely anu
favorahly known in the trade. The
father II these young men y q promi-
ncnt Market street merchant. noted iur
his large wealth. zhrcwd business abili-
N and great economy. particularly m
the matter of wearing apparel. Inc
sons. who are models Of elegance ana
taste in dress. have for long time
borne particular antipathy % certain
venerable coat which has chung 70 their
respected parent for many years. anc
often tried by persuasion 70 induce nm
10 sell X 20 the rag-man and buy new
one. but The old gcntleman's invariabie
reply was: You poys Stipend money
enough for clothes for one family. Dis
coat Il good enough for me- Al
length. knowing their fathers loneliness
for bargain. they thought q r'ise oy
which to induce him 70 lay on the ga
garment and get = new one taxing
the coat which the father had worn they
went 10 their tailor and instructed him
to take il as = pattern as 70 size and TO
/. iii and make the finest coat he could.
I'VE WILL said one Of them. get
4 father down here on some prttense or
Z other and then YOU must sell him that
4 coat. No matter what he offers. you
take II and wen pay you the balance
1 In due time the sons received word that
the coat was finished price eighty dot
/ lars. The next morning N breakfast
the eldest son casually remarked: IA
Their. YOU will be going near the tailor
TODAY. and wish you would stop and
ten him 10 be sure and send home my
new coat to-day for have party e
attend 10 tonight
.Vcrv veil. my son. viii do 50. but
don't see what you poys want with .
many goats.
The old gentleman delivered his mes
sage. and the tailor's opportunity has
come. lingering the venerable garment
he remarked, persuasively; 10
OUGHT to have new coat. II y sham
for rich man like YOU 10 wear such ~
old garment as that. "
Tank YOU VERY much; but this goa
is good enough for me.
y. have got something pcrsistc
the tailor. s'that believe will M you
'. and il il the greatest bargain that 70
.. ever heard 81. | made Il for en-
toner. bit il was misiit. The prize
Of that coat. /" said the tailor. producln
|. the garment. '.is eighty dollars, blt
!. won't III the man made i for. AMI Y
!. lct YOU have ii for next TO nothing. ~
Il on"
: The coat was tried on, and proved
I per Get nit.
You'll never get such = barga'
: again il vou live hundred years. 81
! fhe tailor. ..you may have that co
!, for forty dollars.
: : an gili you twenty-five" said Y
n old merchant, who knew cloth when
saw il.
J. J. take H."
y !, Carving his old coat in bundle, Z
4, purchaser went out arraNed 10 me eisn
i dollar coat.
n I. AZ supper that night he appeared
IA the familiar old coat and in excelle
I. GOOD humor To his sons he sail
~ made 4 nice little thing to-day. Ven
!, vas At the tailor's l bought . goat.
I. I. nice. fine goat. The price vas eigii
u dollars. but got i for TWENTY-FIVE y
u lars. put il on and had not gone
y square pefore ! met friend. he
re ticed nv new goat and sphoke about
y. and told him about how got i
g shcap. He offered me thirty dollars
- the coat and took it-made i've q
~ u: lars In fife minutes"
~ .Yes.' said the sons. dolefully,
~ chorus. .you' We made five dollars. :
=, We have lost forty-five.' Then Y
y explained. my gracious! that y pa
~ ~ said the old man. when ne conn
.rr hended the situation; "but let ~
~ lesson to you. my shildren. Never
M to deceive your fader ~ hilddeil
nj Times.