The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-12-12

| for 4 dollar, however, and this proved
his salvation. The other pullers-in re-
cognized the token, and he was per-
mitted to pass out of the street unmo-
Tested.
The efforts a Baxter Street clothing
| dealer will make to effect u sale, and
his sliding scale of prices, may be in
| ferred from the experiences of a some
| what shabby individual who entered
that thoroughfare yesterday on bust
ness intent. He was medium-sized
man who looked like mechanic or a
laborer, and he turned into the street
| from Franklin about ten o'clock in the
morning. He was at once seized by
| the puller-in of the Solomon establish
ment, who had him at the threshold
before he knew what was happening to
him. Here Mr.. Solomon seized him by
the coat lapel and assisted him within,
where he grasped him by the hand and
greeted him with much fervor.
"Goot mornink, my trent, goOt
mornink," he said, shaking the stran-
gers hand with his own right, while
with the left he pulled down trousers,
waistcoats and coats from the shelves
and spread them before him. ''Vas
you looking for nice bair of bants?
| What you fink of dose bants? Dose
cost me eight dollars. | sell 'em to
you for only four dollars and halluf
Here, Isaac! Wrap dose bants up for
dis shentleman.
81 don't want to buy no pants, " said
the stranger
Il sell you coat, cried Mr.. Solo
mon, selling the man by the sleeve as
he turned toward the door. Here! l
sell you coat. You want nice Brince
Albert, hey? Not you tInk OF dot for a
brince Albert? Feel dose lining! Look
at dot buttons! Der lightenink strike
my partner II dot coat Vos not made Tor
GroVer cleveland! , helpme gracious,
pay fourteen dollars for dot coat. L
let you nat it for nine dollars. | am
always Wiling to help young man
along. You want to try 1t on first?
Isaac, help der Shentleman on NIT der
coat.
Before the stranger could protest or
speak Mr.. solomon and Isaac mad d.
vested ta,! MN OF his own coat and were
attlrlng nm IN the Brlnce Albert.
Isaac nimbly buttoned up the garment,
and Mr. solomon was almost struck
dumb with admiration at the effect,
milne gracious, he sighed approx
| ngIy. III dot coat was cut Tor you 1t
aon mt you better Dot SILK facing Is
beautiful: VIII you year der coat away
or shall / wrap 1t up?
81 II give you two dollars, - said the
stranger
"Two doIIars!' shrieked Mr.. Solo
mon: "Do you want to insult me? Tia,
ha! see. Dot vas little joke. Ha,
ma! But tell you Vot / do. l like
your looks, sell you dot coat for
eight dollars and halluf. y
I'm give you only two dollars for
1t, sad the stranger, beginning to I'M
button it.,
MI solomon buttoned 1t up again.
Are you crazy? ne shrieked. You
let DOT bargain 60! Dot line Brlnce
Albert coat Tor only eight dollars and
hallut! Sooner dan see you let dot
chance get away, l let you have der
coat KWoWter OF g dollar OIL i let
65S go to you for eight dollars and
kWoWter.
Two dollars, said the stranger,
stolidly.
weeping Rachel'" screamed Mr.
solomon. 'Do you want to see my wife
in der boorhouse and my children in
der orphan asylum? | tell you vot do
NIT you. sell you dot coat for only
seten dollars, but don t you say wort
IN der street Dose other clothing
men dey XII me II dey knew 1t. "
'Iwo dollars, repeated the strang-
er, with nonchaIance.
"Olf me SIX dollars for der coat, I'M
pIored Mr.. Solomon. ''Not hat | efcr
done to you dot you try to ruin me like
dot5
Two dollars, the stranger said,
YEARLY.
Here, SAID Mr.. solomon, 81 gift
you der coat for five dollars and a
halIut, but Wouldn sell it to my own
father for dot money"
Two dollars, repeated the stranger
again.
"Glt me live dollars, Mr.. Solomon
said in tones of grieved resignation.
81 nefer had man 90 out of my store
dot he didn' t buy Something's; so | let
you hat der coat for five dollars, but |
am ruined completely"
"TWo dollars, remarked the stran-
er, colGly,
Take off dot cOatt' screamed Mr.