The Red Cloud chief., 1882-06-29


Asoci deal o. smaN meat. IA. hses
caused IA dry Z trade c.rries du-iBg
the past feu DAYS by iAs lcakiny Gus q
q Et;le story al The expense e two
yonng gsuiisn~n who a-v asssely snxi
tavesnbiy knsun In the iraie Th1
father Of thee yusns mes !. a yrsnA
nssat Market street. merchant. nasci &c
his large wealth. .hrsEd ba.anr.s Abli.-
~ and zrrat ~roaomT. particularly IN
the matter 1 wearing apparel The
sons. who are moish Of elegance znd
tzse IA dress have fJT a luns isms
borne \ particular aatiIathy - = certaa
senerzh!e cat which has cluns 10 ihr.s
respected Iarrnt for ulauy Year. ard
oflea tired b. PrrsHs5oa To Induce hIra
10 sell i 10 the raS-fHaa and bny n new
o.. bit The Cd gentleman. iny&siable
reply Was "Iou pgss shP~ni monry
cnpagh for closh., for one t~arn.ly. ~
goat i ed enough for me-" AZ
iength. knowing their fathers fondnsss
for a bargain. they ;hosght Il a rue bv
which - iniuce him - lav OF ;h. old
carmen; and ct n nes one. Taking
the coat which the faihar hal worn they
wens 90 ,hrir tailor and instructed him
10 take il n n ps;tcn A. Ia size and 30
~ and make the hncst eat be cossld-
We wiB." said one oi them. -gs,
father down here on some prrisnse or
other and then you masi eel him that
coat No matter what he offers. you
take il and veil pay YOU the b~alancc."
In due time the sous received WORT tina,
the oaf was hntsh-d price eighty dol
lar The next morning n breakfast
the eldest son casually remarked %
Their. YOU viii be gorg ne4r the tailor.
TO-DAY. and | wish you would stop and
tel him To te surc and send home my
new a to-day for l have \ party Ia
attend To io-RiSht."
Very veil. nv son. ! viii 10 81. but
! don't see wha, you poys van; with -
MANY goats
The old gentleman deliVc ell his mes
sa@c. and the ~;ailor's opportunity had
come. lingering the venerable garment.
he remarked. p,r,uasivcly: You
ought 20 have a nrw oOa IL i a shame
for a rich MAJ like yoi 10 wear such AN
old garment n that
Tank You very much; but this goat
is good enough for me"
Il have got something" persisted
the tailor, that | believe will M Won.
and il j. the CREATES, bargain that Won
vs. heard Of. | made il for a Gus
toner. bgt il was a mis,i. The price
of that coat" said the tailor. producing
the garment. lis eighty dollar. but IL
won't 10 the man | made i for. and I'll
let you have it for next to nothing. Try
il on
The coat was tried on. and proved n
perfect III.
"fOu'll never get such a bargain
again II YOU live a hundred years" said
the tailor. ''fou may have that coat
forty dollars.
I'm gin You twenty-five" said the
Old merchant. who knew cloth when he
SAW IL.
Take it,"
Carrying his old Goa, in a bundle. the
purchaser went out arrayc d in the eighty
coat.
Al supper that night he appeared In
the familiar old coat and i'm excellent
bumor. To his sons lee said. Il
made a n.cc little thing today. Ven |
vas at the %tailor's | bought a goat-a
nice. fine goat. The price vas eighty
dollars. but | got il for twenty-five dol /
lars. | put it on and hal not gone a
before mct a friend. He mo-
my new goat aud sphpkc about il.
and | told him about how | got il 80
sheap. He offered me thirty dollars for
goa. and | took it-made five dol.
in fife minutes"
Yes said the sons. dolefuIlv. in
you've made five dollars, aud
have lost forty-tive." Then they
explained. My gracious. that is pad
the old man. when he compre-
the situation: but let dis bc .
lesson To YOU. my shildren. Never dry
to deceive your fader." -PhiIadclphia