The state journal., 1885-01-17
The Overcoat (Oilcloth).

two years ago next summer. 0, let
me see No! it wasn't last, next
summer, it will be two years gone
by since | bought that coat next
winter. Let me see yes, | got it
last winter. 1t was very costly when
new. A gent l used to wait on gave
it TO me, and he said it cost him-let
me see--I don't generally remember,
but | think he said the price of it
new was ten dollars. Yes! that's
what its original marking price was
Some fellow owned it before he did
and got kind O. pushed, and he put
it in ''soak" for so cents. The gentle
man what saw him put it in three
years before l got it knew it was
pretty good, for that fellow bought it
on Chatham street, New York,
about two years before he Che gen
tleman) got it, and SO he says to the
proprietor of the pond shop 0, no,
bath house: "What will you take
for that coat9" Says he, "Vell l
tells you, dot coat vas mighty good
coat, aud TO get vot l paid for i'm l
moust zcharge two dollah.'
Then the proprietor commenced
to show him the advantages of it and
its intrinsic yalue-which was about
Is cents. Well, this friend of mine
he says, ~ will give you one dollar
for it and not a d--n cent more"
He was bold to brave the lion in his
| den.'
"AIine goodness gracious !! Wy I
YOU'D loose 90 per cent. on dot goat
if zell UNI for dot. l dell you vot
does nit you" A long pause. Il
will zell you dot goat vor - one
| aud 'af. Now vot you gay" Il
| told you what / wonld dc; if that
don't suit why good day.,
"Hold on Don't go, tink
minute" "Well make your thoughts
and minutes short. "Vell I CANT
make de minutes short, but l make
de price short, und l lets you ave
him for you price, but you dells no
body, ba?" 'All right, here's your
money. AS it rains a little guess
III try it home" "Dare, now, he
fits yust so like re paper on re vail"
Well, my gentleman wore that
coat up until he give it TO me. Well,
now l tell you, it has done me good
service. It's one of those invercible,
denounciables, o, what do you call
UNI? Well, anyhow, it looks like one
coat on one side and another coat on
the other.
Well, l wore that coat last winter
for an overcoat, and last summer my
girl, she wanted to go to the pienies
and camp meetings, so l took an
took that side that looks like another
coat and wore it to picnics and camp
meetings for buster. Some times
it was mighty hot,bu l stuck to him.
Well, one day be got too hot for me,
SO says l III lay you down for next
winter. l had a good time last sum-
mer, I spent all my money, and next
thing | knew here comes winter with
his chilling winds, asking me where
my winter overcoat was. "Ah!'
says ], otis hot day when | get
left"
I walked up stairs three flights and
then | ran two more, and then l
climbed ten rounds and l was on the
sixth floor, where you can see as
much ETHEREAL glory as though you
were out in our back yard. And way
back in one corner of one room under
one pile of snow was that coat.
l says to it, good looking make
haste and come down for to-day l
must abide in thine house" Now
you see l can laugh at the boys;
cause / can wear any kind of coat
under my ulster, and nobody knows
what | got on, cause when it rains l
got the rainy side out, and when it
don't rain or snow, or look like
either, l put out that side which
looks like some other coat. You bet,
many time thank that gent what
sits on the end of my table for that
coat Its good yet; its only got one
hole in it, besides the one / get into,
and that only reaches half way down
the middle seam in the back. Adieu!
OH PUB.
Lowell Courier :" We notice in
New York paper that ''BilT' Mcclure,