Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1884-12-05
AN OPEN LETTER
TO THE PEOPLE.

AN OPEN LIZ Eh
TO THE PEOPLE. /
noticed in the columns of the HER
AID, OF the date OF Nov. 2l, a warning
TO the people by one of my neighbOr I
merchants, under the head Of Unde- /
niable Facts, Illustrated for the Peo-
Dle." In said warming he calls your
attention to the lodges in business, the /
necessity of economy, and against buy
ing goods at auction, and TO the fact |
that they are cheap auction goods !
and further, that there is a profit in
them. even at auction, and speaks of
his own experience. lie even COM
plains of the cry of auction in the
streets by the boys, and the ringing of
bells, that evidently CRATE harshly on
his sensitive ear. But he. comes to
YOUR rescue, and out OF the abundance
of his great and noble heart lie poses
himself as your friend, and tells you
that he will stand by you and not for
sake you further that he keeps the
best of go, dis, and will sell them low.
or course this magnanimous proclama-
ton is for the benefit of tue public
No SAVIOR of selfish motives to those
that know the man to those that
have not had the pleasure of his ac-
uuaintance it would sound like "Come
into my parlor said the spider to the
fly," or the advice of the wolf to the
lamb TO . leave the field and accom-
pany him to the woods"
70 the charge of selling goods at
auction | plead guilty, yea. more gull
ty than all the rest But let us review
in part for a moment what the alleged
cheap auction go6ds-consist Of.
First, is wool boots that | sell at 75c.
per pair, the Same as sold by your
friend at SO when he had the monopo-
| ly. Of course there is no wolf in Sleeps
clothing in this. Next comes boots
and shoes, beaver and rubber goods in
all grades. Clothing, underwear, furn
ishing goods, blankets and wolf robes
by the cord, real and imitation seal
caps, hats and caps, gloves, from the
| best makers, dry goods, standard sheet
ing, prints, all wool cashmeres, beaver
| cloths, shirtings, flannelS in all shades,
SatiuS, silks, velvets, velveteenS, in fact
! dress goods in all grades and the lead
ing market styles. All wool hosiery in
great variety, ana in fact everything
usually kept in q first class dry goods
store, that [ sell at auction to the high.
est bidder. Do all the crowds that
avail themselves of this opportunity
to buy staple goods at their own price
complain? No. From the fact thai
the sales has increased daily from the
first to the ninth day establishes the
fact that The patrons Of this sale, taI
and near. are satisfied. The assertion
that there is profit in selling goods a
auction must sound queer to thoSt
who buy goods at auction, and price
goods at the counters of this pretended
friend. After weighing the facts, you
verdict must be, lie either makes al
enormous profit, or he bought hi
goods at war prices in 1864, brough
them home and marked them, ant
closed the door, and like Rip Val
Wihkle fell asleep, and slept until 1873
until awakened by the ringing OF til
auction bells that are such Il bore
Awake to find that his faithful do;
SHyder 10 longer guards his master
hearth. lie looks in wonder at III
, change. lie sees the indication of pro
gress all around him Ire looks again
| anu SCCS UtiC wa IIlttl nc W i9I JIG Il
on the goods, marked long long agt
and is unable to comprehend tnaC Il
lives in AN ase Of progress. lie view
with aHtOni"hmeHt the steam cars !,
, deued with merchandise and dulnpc
ut the doors Of auction houses, henc
; the aliuSOn ut the ringing OF LelA
Awake or asleep, the Wu1lh moves OF
and the merry, Merry auction Bel
Ii am sorry that my neishbor vince
under my low prices. but that is Il
excuse for his assuming that an int
Iigent public will not see through II
+ rOdOmontade and chugrin at his fai
ure 10 draw men in his groove. 81
; lie will learn better by and by. IT
indeed
Ven try the world soon my lad
And, Marshall dear, believe me,
Yell find mankind an uuco' squad,
And nucIile they may grieve ye.
For care and trouble set your though
Zen when your ends attained,
For a your views may come to uough
When ey'ry nerve is strained"
A. Ii. BONETT,
GROSS 81, ISLAND POND, VT.