The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-02-27

for a 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 Baxter Street clothing
dealer will make to effect a 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 a medium-sized
man who looked like a mechanic or
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 tink 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.
II don't want to buy no pants" said
the stranger.
81 sell yon coat" cried Mr.. Solo
mon, selling the man by the sleeve as
he turned toward the door. "Here! 1
sell you coat. You want nice Brince
Albert, hey? Vot you tfnk of dot for a
Brince Albert? Feel dose lining! Look
at dot buttons! Der lightenink strike
my partner if dot coat vos not made for
Grover Cleveland! S'help me gracious,
l pay fourteen dollars for dot coat. l
let you hat it for nine dollars. am
always Wiling to help young man
along. You vaht to try it ON first?
Isaac, help der shentleman on init der
coat"
Before the stranger could protest or
speak Mr.. Solomon and Isaac had d.
vested him of his own coat and were
attiring him in the Brince Albert.
Isaac nimbly buttoned up the garment,
and Mr.. Solomon was almost struck
dumb'with admiration at the effect.
mine gracious" he sighed approv-
ingly. IF dot coat was cut for you it
don't fit you better. Dot silk facing is
beautiful. Viii you wear der coat away,
or shall wrap it up?"
'1'll give you two dollars" said the
stranger.
Two dollars" shrieked Mr.. Solo
mon. "Do you want to insult me? Ha,
ha! l see. Dot vas q little joke. Ha,
ha! But l tell you vot i do. l like
your looks. I sell you dot coat for
eight dollars and a halluf."
"Tn give you only two dollars for
it," said the stranger, beginning to un-
button it.
Mr.. Solomon buttoned it up again.
"Are you crazyp" he shrieked. "You
let dot bargain go! Dot fine Brince
Albert coat for only eight dollars and
halluf! Sooner dan l see you let dot
chance get away, let you have der
coat q kwowter of dollar off. l let
dot go to you for eight dollars and a
kwowter."
1.-TWO dollars" said the stranger,
stolidly.
weeping Rachelp" screamed Mr..
Solomon. "Do you want to see my wife
in der boorhouse and my children in
der orphan asylum l tell you vot do
init you. sell you dot coat for only
sefen dollars, but don't you say wort
in der street. Dose other clothing
men dey kill me if dey knew it.
1.-TWO dollars" repeated the strang-
er, with nonchalance.
''Gif me six dollars for der coat" i'm
plored Mr.. Solomon. "Vot haf I efer
done to you dot you try to ruin me like
dotP"
1.-TWO dollars" the stranger said.
YEARLY.
Here" said Mr.. Solomon, II gif
you der coat for five dollars and
halluf, but wouldn't sell it to my own
father for dot money"
Two dollars" repeated the stranger
again.
"Gif me five dollars" Mr.. Solomon
said in tones of grieved resignation
II meier had man 60 out of my store
dot he didn't buy Something's; so l let
you hat der coat for five dollars, but |
am ruined completely"
1.-Two dollars" remarked the stran-
er, coldly.
Take off dot coatr' screamed Mr..
Solomon in frenzy. "You tink you
come in here and have some fun NIT
me, ehP Veil, you git oud ov my blaze.
l don'd hat no dealings NIT such fools
like you are"
Say, young feller,"s observed the
stranger, coming up very close to Mr..
Solomon, and overlooking the fact that
that individual was a score of years
his senior, II don't want no slack out
of you, or I'll tear the front of yer shop
out. I don't allow nobody but John l..
Sullivan to call me fool, and I'd Just
as leave tackle everybody in yer shop at
once, as I'd tackle you alone. See? l
didn't come in this shop; was hauled
in. was lookin' fur the nlace wbero