Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1882-05-25

the past few days by the leaking out o
little story 1T the expense of tw,
| young gentlemen who are widely anc
favorably known in the trade. Tn,
/ father OF these young men is promi
nent Market street merchant. noted fol
his large wealth, shrewd business abil
ty and great economy, particularly il
the matter Of wearing apparel. The
/ sons. who are models of elegance anC
taste in dress. have for long time
borne particular antipathy 10 certain
venerable coat which has chung TO theil
respected parent for many years. am
often tried by persuasion TO induce hin
TO sell it TO the rag-man and buy new
one, but the old gentleman invariabl,
reply was: ''You poys stipend money
enough for clothes for one family. Di.
goat is good enough for me-" Al
length. knowing their fathers fondnes,
for bargain, they thought Of ruse BY
which TO induce him TO lay off the old
garment and get new one. Taking
the coat which the father had worn they
went TO their tailor and instructed hin
TO take il as pattern as to size and to
fit and make the finest coat he could
1--WE will" said one of them, " get
father down here on some pretense oil
other and then YOU must sell him that
coat No matter what he offers, you
take it and we'll pay you the balance.
In due time the sons received word that
the coat was finished eighty dol
lars. The next morning at breakfast
the eldest son casually remarked: Ia
Their. you will De going near the tailor
to-day, and | wish you would stop and
tell him TO be sure and send home my
new coat to-day for / have party to
attend to tonight"
Very veil. my son, | will do so. but
don't see what you poys want with so
many goats"
The old gentleman delivered his mes
sage. and the tailor's opportunity had
come. lingering the venerable garment,
he remarked, persuasively: "You
oupht to have new coat. 1t is n shame
for rich man ike you to wear such an
old garment as that"
flank you very much; but this goat
is good enough for me-"
Il have got something" persisted
the tailor, THAT believe will tit you.
and it is the greatest bargain that You
ever heard of. | made it for Gus
toner. but it was misiit. The price
Of that coat" said the tailor. producing
the garment. lis eighty dollars. but it
won't fit the man | made it for, and I'll
let You have it for next to nothing. Try
il on
The coat was tried on, and proved =
perfect fit.
You'll never get such a bargain
again if You live a hundred years said
the tailor. You may have that coat
for forty dollars.
I'll gift you twenty-five" said the
old merchant, who knew cloth when he
saw it.
Take it,
Carrying his old coat in a bundle, the
purchaser went out array ed in the eighty
dollar coat.
At supper that night he appeared in
the familiar old coat and in excellent
good humor. To his sons he said: FL
made nice little thing to-day. Ven |
vas at the tailor's l bought goat-a
nice, fine goat. The price vas eighty
dollars. but got it for twenty-five dol
lars. put it on and had not gone Il
square before | met a friend. He no
ticed my new goat and sphoke about it,
and told him about how got it so
sheap. He offered me thirty dollars for
the goat and | took it-made five dol
lars in fife minutes"
Yes" said the sons. dolefully, in
chorus. "youv We made five dollars, and
we have lost forly-live.n Then they
explained. My gracious, that is pad.
said the old man, when he compre-
hended the situation: '.but let dis be a
lesson TO YOU, my shildren. Never dry