The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-20
THE DINNER COST $40.
A Tale of Three Brooklynites and q
New York Drummer.
From the Brooklyn Times.

From the Brooklyn Times.
A well known clothing firm Of New York
have in their employ drummer who has
learned through the medium of a $40 din
ner at the Clarendon and a wasted after
noon, tue folly of arriving at too hasty con-
clusions The gentleman in question is
young, quite young, possesses, or did
possess, an able bodied belief in his aptl
tude for business and GAS a pet theory to
the effect that BRIDESMAIDS Discrimination
to purchase can be drowned in flood of
turgid verbosity. Two days since he called
on f. Russell, of Bridge and Nassau streets,
this city, and proceeded to overwhelm that
gentleman with tidal waves of persuasive
eloquence. In vain did the victim protest
that he didn't want to buy, he couldn't buy
aud he wouldn't buy. The drummer pro
ceeded to put his formula for bnsi
ness into practice and he talked and
talked. Then tho much-tired clothier
turned to the usual avenues of
escape He bolted behind piles of goods,
was summoned TO distant parts of the store
on fictitious errauds, VISITED imaginary
banks to take up phantom bills, partook of
several shadOwy lunches and dinners, and
still the drummer hung around the place
aud poured in broadslde after broadslde of
maddening words whenever bIr. Russell
hove within earshOt The day was hot,
JIitlt WAS lOb 700 kOOu anu bl4b utlIdGDJ
clOtlier rapidly approached a condition of
mind equivalent to paresiS. He was medi-
tating suicidal plunge into the water
cooler, or the alternative of using the vessel
in Draining his tormentor, when, CHANGING
to look through the window, he saw coming
up the street two friends. OF these one is a
well known undertaken whose place of
business is not far from tho city hall, and
the other saloon keeper prominently
"a f.,I
these two persons Mr. Russell thought he
saw n chance to save his failing reason.
Turning to the drummer, he said:
ny oung man, | admire your persever-
ance, your staying powers, and the weary
ing activity Of your tongue. But | can't
buy of you Still as a tribute to those gifts
which you have used unayailingly on me,
I'll introduce you TO two friends who are in
business i'll TINS city and with whom it is
possible that you may be able to effect
something"
Oceans of grateful thanks from the drum
mer, and entrance of the two gentlemen.
Gentlemen said the proprietor of the
store, with a prolonged and exceedingly
significant wink at his acquaintance, this
is Mr.. -. If you can do business with
him | shall take it as a personal favor to
myself Then the drummer turned his
local batteries on the two Brooklynites
The undertaken, who by this time had smelt
fun of some kind with an retrospective
glance at a possible full suit, remarked
truthfully that he was not prepared to pur-
chase at the moment, neither was his friend
but later on both would be in the market
for garments. Was that sos Then that
was all that was needed. They could
not do better that come to his house-a
house Of old. And in honor of the happy
sion fha iufrnAnptiop nf fxvp
table customers to the firm of which he
was the humble representative, he must
insist upon opening wine. Or better still,
let them take dinner with him, over which
he would be glad to chat in reference to
future transactions. The pair, who now
were "On' TO the joke accepted the dram
mer's invitation very readily, and the trio
proceeded to the Clarend n, Mr.. Russell
cxcusing himself for obvious reasons. Here
a very pleasant repast, which, with the
wine, made two $40 bills look remarkably
slim, was partaken Of When the meal
was concluded the representative of the
New York firm deeming his men to be
sufficiently melowed for business purposes,
began to talk of fall goods.
when do you usually buy" said he to
the undertaken
"Oh, about the end of August" was the
answer.
What. That's very late for autumn
goods"
no rejoined the planter of Brooklyn
ties, 81 allow myself four suits year, and
lalways get my fall toys at about the time
I've named. ~
"Wh-s-a-a-a-tl' gasped the drummer his
face assuming a royal purple tint.
Fact. But amt mean, amt. You've
treated us well, young man, quito well, and
so I'll tell you what I'll do. If you've a
seersucker suit for about 81 30 or 81 Is III
take one, and I'll undertake to say that my
fricnd viii do the SINE thing. Oh, in
Brooklyn here we don't mind spend" But
the rest of the sentence was lost on the
agitated drummer, who rushed madly for
n passing car and was last seen shaking the
dust Of Brooklyn off his feet on the plat
form of New York bound bridge car.