Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-05-24
HE MADE A SALE.
A CLOTHING DEALER AND HIS SLID
ING SCALE OF PRICES.
Always willing to Help an Honest Young
Man Aiong-A Bid of Two Dollars
A Brnther's Dying Wishss-
A Discovery.

New York Suul
The efforts "a Baxter >tse.t clothing deale
will make tp effect u ale aud bis ,ldinl
'cale OF prices, may he inferred from tn
experiences Ol II >um swHat shabby in livld
ual who entered that thornu shfare latel,
on business intsnt H. wa me iium
sized man, who lOokei like Il mechanic or
lab, rer, ani he turneI into the street trou
Franklin about 10 u'cl ,ck in TIE morning
lie was at once Seiz II by the puller-in of
the Solomon establishment who had him Al
the thre hold before he knew what was hap
pening to him. Here Mr.. Solomon >eiz VI
him by the crat lapel AMI assisted HIN
within. where he gra>pe him By the ham
and greeted him with much fervOr.
Good m rrnink, my FIRE lt, gool mornink.
he said, shaking the strany ger, hand with
| his own right, while with the left he pulled
! down trOuSer' waiStc at AMI coats from
the shelves and spread them before him
| Vas you looking for Il nice bair of bants
! NOt you tInk of dose bantS! Dose cost HE
/ s. | sell EN- 10 You for only four dollars
and hslluf Here Isaac! Wrap dose
bantS up for Il is shentlsman."
81 don't want to buy no pants" said the
/ stranger.
Il sell you coat criei Mr.. solomon,
seizing the man by the sleeve a he turned
toward the dor. "hers | sell you coat
You want a nice Brincs Albsrt, hsyl Vot
you tiak Of dot for Bri ice Absrti Feel
dose lining Look at dot button! Der
lighteRink strike my par gner if dot coat vas
not made for Grover Cleveland! {!
S'help me gracious, | pay four-teen dol
lars for dot coat let you haf it for 50.
am always willing to help honest younk
man along. You want t. try it on firsti
Isaac, help der shentlemRn on NIT der coat
Before the stranger could protest or speak
Mr.. Solomon AMI Isaac hal e,ted him of
his own coat, snl were attiring him in the
Priuce Albert I>aac nimbly buttoned up
the garment, and Mr.. Solomon was almost
struck dumb with admiration at the effect
Mine GOtt he sighed approvingly. "lf
dot coat wa, cut for You it don't fit SOU
better. Dot silk facing is beautiful Win
you wear der coat away or shall / wrap it
up!'
Ill give you S." said the stranger
"rwo dollars shrieked Mr.. solomon.
@Do you want to insult mel Ha, hal see.
Dot va little joke. Ha, ha! But tell
you -ot do l like your looks. sell you
dot coat for eight dollars and halluf"
an give you only 81 for it." said the
stranger, beginning to unbutton it
Mr.. Solomon buttonei it up again.
Are you crazy" he shrieksI You let
dot bargain go. d t fine Brince Albert coat
for only eight dollars and halluf! Sooner
dan | zee you let dat chance get away,
let you haf der goat kwowtsr Of dollar
off. let dot go to you for eight dollars
and kwOwter'
Two dollar" said the stranger stolidly
Weeping Rachael" screamed Mr. solomon
~Do you want t. ses my wife in der boor-
house and my children in der orphan asy-
lum! isll you vot DO NIT you sell
you dot coat for only Sefsn dollars, but
don't you say wort in der street Dose
other Clothing men dey kill me il dey know
it"
Two dollar" repeated the stranger with
nonchalance.
elf me six dollars for der coat" i'm,
plOred Mr. Solomon. "Vot haf efer done
10 You dot you try to ruin me like doti'
Two dollars the stranger said, wearily.
Here said Mr.. Solomon. Il gif YOU der
coat for five dollars AMI halluf, but
wouldn't sell it 10 my own father for dot
money"
"Two dollars" repeated the stranger
again.
"Git me five dollars" Mr. Solomon saii
in tones of grieved resignation. al never
had man 60 out Of my store dot he didn't
buy Something's; SO let you haf der coat for
five dollars but | am ruined gombletely"
Two dollars" remarked the stranger
cnldly.
Take Off dot coat" screamed Mr. Solo
mon in a frenzy. "You Uink you come in
here and haf some fun nit me, ehl Vell
you git oui of my blaze. l don't haf no
dealings NIT u'u fools like you ara"
Say, young feller % erved the stranger,
coming up very elise t. Mr. Solomon, and
overlooking the fact that that individual
was a score Of years his senior. Il don't
want no slack out of you, or I'll tear the
front of yer shop out don't allow nobody
but John l. Sullivan to call me fool, an III
just a leave tackle body in yer shop at
once, as I'd tackle you alone. Seel didn't
come in this shop; was hauled in. | was
lookin' fur the place where l bought a suit
last year"
MY trent" said Mr.. Solomon. in polite
lit vas here dot you bought
dose suit last year. 1t vas me you bought
dot suit Of"
Nav, it wasn't returned the stranger
Il was little short man with a black
mu>tache sold me that suit
a little short man nit a black mus
taches!" screamed Mr. solomon My frent
what is your namei'
"My name is Williams, replied the
stranger, i'll some surprise
Where do you liff Mr. solomon shrieked,
in great excitement
Harlem. What's the matter with your
the stranger
"Oh, my frent,' sobbed Mr. Solomon
falling upon Mr.. Williams neck. "Oxcuse
lose tears! Dot little short man nit a black
nu,tachs vas my brother He died only
two weeks ago, and der last vorts he said
Vas: If Mr.. Villains Of Harlem comes in
Ter shop you gif him bargain My frent,
my brothers dying wishes are sacred
sell you dot coat for s.
all give you &, said the unmoved Mr.
Williams
Take it," said Mr. Solomon. Il lose
money on dot coat, but l sharge it to my
brothers estate. Can sell you somsdings
norei Do you want pair of Suspendsrs to
go init dor coat!
Mr. Williams came back with the coat
fifteen minutes later and wantsi his money
Jack.
"Vot's der matterF inquired Mr.. Solo
non, confident in his pDwer, now that the
.ables were turned.
There's moths in the lining. That's .
what's the matter" complained MIR. Will !
ans.
Suffering Mozish," cried Mr. solomon.
'Vot do you e1pec, in der linink OF two
iOllar coat. humming birds"
And Mr.. Williams took the coat home
md poured kerosene oil on it
George william Curtis BesinnIng.
Joe Howard
was reading but day or two since Of an .
interview betwsen George William Curtis |
md the elder Harper:
1t seem, that Mr.. Curtis, when a strug-
cling youth. had written with great care
seemed an interesting book, took the .
TO Mr.. Harper, who, in a chilly
one Of 7Oics, informed him that they had .
published work Oh the Sams sub
ect CurtiS was about to take his manu-
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