Western Kansas world., 1886-03-06
THE WAY TO GET CREDIT.

| ANo" AOA3 ooAO d tt1u anu 6Olem0-lOOk-
ing young man, as he sat carelessly
twirling glass of vermuth in his hand
staring at the other loungers in Del
monico's "Look at me for instance. By
carefully acting part for the past three
years, and looking after effects with
great thoughtfulness, I have succeeded
in establishing myself SO that I am
almost as well-known about New York
as many of the sons of old New York
families. To begin with, I never spent
much money for clothes. This is really
the secret of success, for when a young
ish man wears lots of clothes people may
think that he is dashing swell, but
they are much more likely to conclude
that he has won small pot of money at
the races, at Carlo, or in oil, and is
spending it all in buying fashy attire.
II brought dress suit to New York
with me, had the trousers taken in bit
and the waist-coat cut in horseshoe
fashion, and hadn't been here a week
before had fallen into the habit of wear
ing it every night. It is habit I have
never allowed myself to break. At
6 o'clock every night of my life when I
get home from business 1 pull off my
working trousers, take my bath, shave
myself, and put on evening dress. I live
in boarding house, for the very good
and substantial reason that it is the most
economical mode OF lie in New York. /
know that it is not at all proper, but
then it is somuch more easy to get along.
1 was careful to pick out a house where
there was only one other boarders, so that
there is only one man to advertise the
fact that I do not occupy an expensive
suit of apartments. I have resolutely
paid my board in advance every week
since I have been in the house,
"Now as to establishing a credit Take
livery stables, for instance. No man
knows better than the average New
Yorker how necessary it is at times to
command cab. I have never yet taken
up with one of the paripatetic street
hackmen. 1t does you no good at all
you know. They invariably charge as
much as stables; they are never in iv-
cry, and their cabs are seldom clean; 80
whenever I wanted a cab during my early
days in New York I dropped into the
best livery stable in New York, ordered
coupe, made it point to object if there
was mud on it or the harness looked
bit rusty, and was never at all familiar
with the livery-stable keeper. The first
night out told the man to charge it,
and he supposing Twas regular GUS
toner, did so. was fully prepared to
pay the bill, but did not do it on princi-
pie. The following morning, as early as
9 o'clock, the collector was around from
the stable, 1 paid him promptly, and
ordered another coupe for that night.
This L also hung up, and when the col
lector came around on time the next
morning, gave him the money, sent
him back to the stable, and told him to
send a coupe around at once, as it was
rainy and 1 was in hurry to get down
to the office.
"1ou may think it an unnecessary
expense, and it certainly did look rather
queer for a man holding subordinate
position to drive down to business in
$3-an-hour equipage, but I knew what I
was doing. am with banking firm,
you know, and when got out at the Of
flee and told the driver to charge it, care
lessly, he actually touched his hat. He
went back and reported to the stable, and
for the next two years, and from that
time on my bill was rendered monthly.
I can have anything I want at the stable,
and I have long had the advantage of the
special discount to regular customers.
with restaurants I have pursued the
same plan. 1 am never familiar with
waiter, but I invariably tip him comfort
ably, and the result is that he soon learns
my name and is more or less impressed
by the fact that I always appear to have
plenty of time, and am invariably clad In
evening attire. I never 60 anyhere ex-
cept to the Brunswick, Delmonico's, or
the Hoffman, One can drink in the pres
ence of gentlemen, and amid artistic sur
roundings, at any of these places, although
he may have to pay cents more glass
or his liquor. The advantages of being
seen in places of this character are numer-
GUS. It is much better to encounter our
employers about town at night, instead
of finding yourself in the presence of Of
fee boys
''An these things have their effect, you
know. When went down town In the
coupe that morning, about the time was
my credit with the livery
stable, the head of my department smiled
with some derision, and asked me if I had
made lucky turn in the market. 1t was
a very small fb to tell him that had been
Ill all night, and that 1 had resolved to be
on time in the morning, but it was very
effective fb all the same. As he is a
bachelor, and good deal Of man about
town, he soon got accustomed to seeing
me about, and 1 made it point never to
be familiar with him. The result is that
when I am sitting here in Delmonico's he
often comes over and chats pleasantly
with me about business, and feels that he
may leave me with perfect propriety when
It suits his convenience, and that do not
expect to be introduced to his friends.
81 have briefly outlined the scheme by
which have managed to get credit, for
need not explain that man who be-
zones a regular customer at any of the
Uptown restaurants can easily get credit
y a little judicious management. I am
low in the proud position of man who
las been but three years in New York,
nd yet who has credit everywhere, and
8 nearly $4,000 in debt, without owning
penny's worth Of property. It is a
reat scheme /; but between you and me
d give my ear if I'd never succeeded in