New-York tribune., 1884-11-16

will not bear thread look here. he began 10 ZIP.
The major uttered a cry-the only cry be had NJ;
tered since he was a baby. In pity Mr.. Dawkins!
Do not deal so roughly with my coat; :, ..o
Nothing can be done with it. Take Il to the
ragshOp'
/ have heard that cloth can be Matched hy plac-
ing piece behind the rent and thin BIT OF g9tta-
percha, like godbcaters SKIN. between ~ anu lng
cloth of the garment, then when nor iron Is PsS',
over the surface the guttapcrcha dissoVts fhlo 'i
adhesive substance cumming the two pieces TO-
gethcr, and not n thread is used ,
No good. NJ good at all. Cloth is cloth, ana
this is worn to the last fibre .,
| only want 1t to hold out the winter. am oid
| may not live to see another year. Ii would be a
pity TO lWy new greatcoat when may not be ape
10 enjoy il many years. | do not care 70 sqnanucr
money. and ii would he squandeiing-should not
live long to wear the coat.
No. said Dawkins shortly; dispose OF III 10 lhe
ragman. | won't have ANYTHING to do with it. You
must have a new greatcoat.
new grcatcoat.
Yes q new one
'Humph! greatcOat costs money
'Of course. Grcatcoats are not given away
They cost great deal of money .
TO be sure great deal On Monday MI paw
kns loved 10 put matters IN harsh iieht peiJ'G % s
customers to stagser ana throw the Se IN
which clothing would involve them: lie Iooheu
complaccnty at the Major, and drank in his misery.
Suppose now said Major Cornelius nervousiy'
L was to-that is-but really-I Doubt
DO Won mean. what would be the cost of a new
greaic9at =
Wcll-yes.' , ~
That wonld depend on the quality Of the cloth
i should not reed the best and finest material. It
wonid be unnecessary for an old man One that
would last my day would suffice. ! shonld no'
wish to plunge INTO lavish expenditure.
About four gulneas. ,,, anu
four guiDeasf
Not one penny less ~
-Four guineas! Good heavens. Where am | 7
that Is ,,,o,, ,o,o
You must have substantial broadciothIhoin,e
of shoddy. oac-quarcr staple the rcsl un'ii
dust that goes glossy at the seams and elbows IN M SIN
months. Waste of money, getting ia 1t. No' III io'
a gentleman. Always looks shabby. a.,
'Mr. Dawkins.' exclaimed the Major. aud me
beads of sweat came ont upon his brow en.,er, n
You to apply yourself to my Old coat. am see IL & y"
cannot make il last out tins winter. we are nov
M the close of Jaunary. There arc only two more
months of really cold weather before us. MaKc .nc
coat last over them. During the splng ana nre sa,,
mer when there IL rain will not 90 ont. De.ore
next winter shall have had time TO think appu', "
new greatcoat., This come ONE on me so Suo"e"'S'
"Imnnssihje' don't choose to throw time aud
thread away ., .ho do
Major Cornelius heaved deep sigh, took the e. de
the ,ailor's shop aud lane. He went along ike
sleep walker, purposecss; anywhere. ,;.aoo,e. ct
what a predicamcnt.' said nc to hImsc l.,
conld not have believed il had been told that tne
grand old Goa. was to serve no more Poor is SId
thing il was with me in my better days NY
brother-ny poor, dear, misguided p~to'ncr..nVC" ~ C
so. breaking down together, the old heart me ou
confidence in life, the old coat ana me od ht'I, i
o my brother, ms brother! If | could on,y noal a.
from you, or of you again, that you were iivins aS
a man of honor ought to llvc and STRIVING ~ ~, H.
deem the past and TO repay debts-l could DE
Happy" As he thus walked. dreaming s,oad ana ue e1
spondent he took the wrong road. and instead OF
coming home found himself on NauAuaii brHkc.
He was nearly run over by cab and he ran against
a pOliceman He tod in a bed OF mud swept 10 tEe
SIDE of the road aud spiashed himself 10 the knees.
When he found himself on the bridge, then he woke
to the fact that he had strayed. Then, all al once;
a cheering thought flashed upon HIM, and he held
b,o boaJ tn he sureI he said, now L
remember the Young fellows often told Inc never to
30 near Dawkins "a Monday; Will go TO hinl on
Saturday. and offer him little bottle OF bes'
brandy-that will warm the cookies OF his heart'
and dispose him 10 make the most OF my oih coat;
1t may not be quite the right thing to MAKE use ol
his failing for mv own ends but 1t cannot nc
helped | cannot possibly purchase new great
coat. -Four gnIneas are -well-four gnlneas., In
couraced by this hope the old man bought ootle
of excellent Cognac pu 1t under MS gfea'coa'' anu
on saturday revisited the tailor No..
How do you do, Mr. Dawkins Better than on
"Midfilinq. Major only midding"
Then the old gent cman produced the bottle,
Look here. Mr.. DawkIns Fve brought you some
rea. grand Old Cognac. l pray you TO accept 1t OF
The tailor was delighted, hisface Int up. He was
profuse III ms thanks. But the moment the crafty
nSE iaee fe ' and he said NO it is Of no
use You must have new greatcoat"
IL il not really pOsslble--W
For you will bait a point. and make the greltcoat
for three -pound-ten. That is my lowest figure;
good cut and good nccllewor<. Three pun-ten."
Major Cornelius again left the tailors. lie had
little heart 10 finish his "Reminiscences finsh
them. however he did, under much provocation
from u.s. We sal in cOnclaye over them, and sug-
gested touches here and there some were accepted
by general acclanatl0n, other. rejected. kobbin,
wanted 20 trim or two of the anecdotes and
give them additional point; bat The old man would
allow of no improvement at the expense oi trnth.
We greatly wanted hIm to corToborate or contra
1ict flmoUS story q! the D. irudfuS, all'l dI
theinw as some were disposed 20 re'egatc these
words to the limbo of mvtnlcai moIs, but ne had
been in another pant of the field from Lord Yelling
ton. and was not III position to pass an opinion
on the authenticity of the memorable order. !, as
n good scribe. wrote out clean copy of the lecol-
cctIons. and the MS. was sent To one OF the masa-
81 wonder what Shall receive for it ~ he said.
{" dare say four guincas,' said Robbins.
"That Il about the figure" SAID another 80
Now some thirty years ago II was the way WIN
certain ma gaz nes-f do not say al!-:o keep VI.
some three four months then to print it, ana to
pay for it perhaps three months later so that SIX
months elapsed between the acceptance OF SNORT
article and payment for IT. Some magazines kept
Ms. still longer and paid for 1t stu more Teinct-
antIv and these magazines in good repute. Others
never paid at all. dare say tnluZ' are Altered
now tins department as III many others M sucf
was the case. Major Cornoins know nothing or
this, nor dId we, all as inexperienced as himself:
We supposed that his "reminiscences would be out
in a week and paid for at once. ~
We were all certain that, rs the Ms. was
accented it would be paid for and certain, also,
that the Major would receive no sum less than four
cuineas it, that he yentnled again to the taors,
and ordered the greatcoat, which was promised nm nm
for three-pound-ten. bolieve wethat is, all Miss
Jone.s boarders except the old lady wtn the
tecih-wcre a much Interested In the grcatcoat as
the old man himself. We held our breath when we
heard that the coat was ordered We were inpatient
for il to be tilted We consumed with eagerness to
see il WON
First the cloth had 10 be chosen, and the color
decided on. Then Major Cornelius had TO submit
to the ignomIny of being measured. Al last the
day dawned on which he TO be fitted. lie
went with trembling heart TO the house OF Daw-
kns, and had to put lis arms through two holes Ill
something which was supposed to be the coat pay
,,hIch was n mere tabari of bits OF Goth stitched
together, with long stitches of an inch each-oi
white cotton. Why white cotton Is always used
for the pre- ininary stitching togeiher ! snonId