The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-09-13
The ssory of . Coat.

|
 Chatham street when a man rushed oul
 of door, with Sam1 of Posen face
 and seized me in his arms. "Creai
 Cxsarr said l. He started to carry me
 into his store. ls 1t possible, thought |, that he has mistaken me for his clothing store dummy, and is taking me in out ol the vet? Before knew where was, he had dragged me into his lair. where there
 were two more men, who looked SO much
 like him that the three might have been mistaken for twins. thought of Daniel
 in the lions den. was representing
 Daniel ip the tableau. Like Daniel was taken for profit.
 Did you eveT notice how those Dayen- port brothers of spiritualistic fame, go, their coats of and on in two turns and one motion? Well, that's the way, only fAseeT, that my cid coat came of and a new one went On.
 @Oh, ain't he cunning T said one of them, referring to my improved appear ance.
 Don't you want to puy dat goat for sewing tollars p
 really didn't need any coat, but on examining it found the cloth vas the finest had ever seen. It was really a $7o coat.
 examined the coat once more. The garment was of the very best cloth. Then asked myself: Is it right for me to take advantage of the mistake of these unfortunate lsraelites, who are strangers in strange land? Maybe they are just starting out in business, and perhaps they have families dependent upon them for support. On the other hand, husi- ness is business. It is for them to look out for their own interests. If they see proper to sell me S2o coat for g, why should ] presume to dictate to perfect strangers about their business affairs? l relucfantly consented to buy the gar- ment handed out g, which ,hsy ac- cepted without any hesitation. which sur prised me, as expected them to back out. l backed out as soon as they wrapped up my purchase. It was so kind in them to wrap up the coat for me, considering how little money they got for it. When gotsinto the street with the bundle under my arm felt as if had stolen it. My conscience troubled me so that took the bundle back to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, and told them thst there must be some mistake about that coat. They became very indignant, and, not only refused to take it back, but actually pushed me out into the street with as much cordiality as they had formerly shown in pulling me in.
 hurried of with my precious bargain, which the partner of my joys unwrapped.
 |" Is this the coat you paid s for ?" asked my wife, holding pp wretched shoddy garment had never seen before or behind either.
 No, no,nl stammered; "thats not the coat. The Jew has wrapped up the wrong coat by mistake"
 Well, then, take it back to them, and tell them that they have made mistake, and get your money back"
 did take the bundle back to them, but they said there vas no mistake. They would not listen to me. The children indulged in unseemly levity. The coat has since been cut up for dish- rags.
 A few days after my Chatham ex- pezience l met Sykes. He has lived in New York all his life, and knows every thing about the city. He said: "I know those identical lsHaelites. Lord, how they hate me. l can pass there a thousand times a day, and they will never try to sell me coat for g. They tried once, and got away with the coat. You see knew all about that trick of wrapping up the wrong coat. They fitted me with a coat that was really worth S7o, the finest kind of coat, and then after | had tried it on, and found it fitted, they | wanted me to take it of. ] refused to | cooperate. l would not let them take l the coat of. Abraham tried to pull it | of, and hit him fearful vhack on the | nose. nearly knocked it of. It is crooked yet. Then Jacob ran to the | door and called, Bolice! Bolice! A policeman came running with his tongue | hanging out. l happened to know him. | Ills name is Mike Sullivan. He is a whole-souled Inshman. We belong to the same lodge. He clubbed Abraham 1 and Isaac all over the store, while got | Jacob across dEy-goods box and pad dled him good with piece oi the cover.
 Policeman Sullivan ran all three lsrselites in, and Judge Donohue. an- other chum of mine, a whole souled, noble lrishman by the way-you ought | to know him, I'll introduce you some day, | he fined Abraham, whose nose dislo- | cated, SIo and Isaac, whom Sullivan l clubbed, got S7o, and Jacob, whom padded with the piece Of the shoe box, was locked up for ten days, for resisting | an officer in the discharYe of his duty. | And got away with the Sao coat, and l the best Of it was. that didn't pay the | g, % got the S7o coat for nothing. | Whenever pass their ssore," coutinued the door, l shake my hand, and say | Abraham, dout you want to puy goat foe sewing dollarsT"
 Down the Mississippi.
 lIoaquin Miller, in Exchange.l
 Ships mus sail. and soon, too, from