The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-05-21
HE CHUNG TO HIS OLD
COAT.
How Two Dutiful Sons We're
Sadly ThWarted by Fathers
Speculation.

a good deal OF Amusement has
been caused in dry goods trade circles
during the past few days by the leak.
ing out of little story, at the expense
OF two young gentlemen who are
widely and tsvorably known ID the
trade. The father of these young
men lie prominent Market street
Merchant. noted for mis- large wealth,
shreWd business ability, and great
economy, particularly in the matter
of wearing apparel. The sons who
are models of elegence and taste in
dress, have tor long time borne a
particular antipatby 10 certain ven
cradle coat which has olung to their
respected parent for many years, and
often tried by persuasion to induce
him to sell it to the rag man and buy
a new one, but the old gentlemsh's
invsriable reply vas: 'You poys
sphend money enough for
clothes for one family. Dis goat is
good enough for me-" At length,
knowing their fathers fondness fer g
bargain, they thought Of q ruse by
which to induce him to lay of the
old garment and get a new one.
Taking 8 coat their father had worn
they went to their tailor and in
structed him to take it as a pattern az
TO sizs and fit and make the finest
coat he could. Eve WILL" said one
of them, ''get father down here on
some pretence or other and then you
must sell him the coat. no matter
what he offers, you takeit. and we'll pay
the balance" In due time the sons
received word that the coat was fin
ished-price eighty dollars. The next
morning at breakfast, the eldest son
casually remarked: Father, you
will be going near the tsilor's to-day,
and wish you would stop and tell
him to be sure and send home my
new coat to-day. for l have party to
attend tonight"
"Very veil, my son, I will do so,
but 1 don't see what you peys want
with so many new gosts'
The old gentleman delivered his
MASSAGE. and the taiIor's opportunity
had come. lingering the venerable
garment he remarked persuasively:
"You ought to have a new coat. It
is shame for rich man like you to
wear such an cid garment as that"
"Thank yoa very much. but dis
goat is good enough for me-"
81 lave got something" persisted
the tailor, THAT l believe will fit you,
and it is the greatest bargain you ever
heard of. l made it for a customer
but it was a mistit. The price of
the coat" said the tailor, producing
the garment, is "eighty dollars, but it
won't fit the man l made it for, and
I'll let you have it for next to moth.
ing. Try it on "
The coat was tried on and proved
a perfect fit.
You'll never get such a bargain
again if you live a hundred years."
said tie tailor. "You may have that
coat for forty dollars"
"I'li gift you twenty-five" said the |
old merchant, who knew cloth when |
be saw it.
"Tske it,"
Carrying his old coat in a bundle, |
the purchaser went out arrayed in the |
eighty dollar coat.
At supper that night he appeared |
IN the familiar old coat and in excel
lent good humor. To his sons he
said: 81 made a nice little ting
to-day. Ven l vas at the tsilor's /
bought goat-a nice, fine goat, the
price vas eighty dollars, but got it
for twenty-five dollars. I put it on
and had not gone q square before
met friend. He noticed my new
goat and spoke about it, and I told
him about how l got it so shesp. He
offered thirty dollars for the goat and
I took it-made five dollars in fife
"Yes," eaid the sons dolefully, in
chorus; you've made five dollars and
We have lost fifty-6ve." Then they
explained. "MY gracious that is
pad" said the old man when be
the situation: ''but
let dis be lesson to you my shildren.
Never dry to deceive your ladder"
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