Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-06-14
A SALESMAN WHO Is A WAC.
How He Traded With Ono of the Tough
est Customers of His Firm.

How He Traded With One OF the Aough-
est Customers of His Firm.
There is a certain clothing salesman who
represents one of our largest New York man
ufacturing concerns. He is one of those me-
thodical men, of quiet and reserved address,
whose sincerity and earnestness of manner
have influenced many big sales With an
underlying sense of cynicism and good deal
of wag in dry sort of way, he may be
recognized when described as one of those
humorous men who never smile. 1t was dur
ing his fist trip of this year that he had in
vaded the establishment of the most import
ant dealer in ready made clothing of one of
the large interior cities of this state.
This particular merchant is rated one of
the toughest cases in the trade to sell a bill
goods on which any profit shall be left to the
manufacturer Of course, he would look at
the line of goods, "but he really was not quite
ready to buy" Then the sincere and earnest
salesman, with confidence in his line, got in
his finest work, and after deal of haggling
over the prices, he found he had registered on
his memorandum book an order of unexpected
magnitude.
He had closed his book, and with an air of
self satisfaction clapped it into his inside
pocket, when his customer, as if recollecting
something unusual which had escaped his
mind, exclaimed
"By the way, about terms?"
"Oh, regular, suppose"
t|No, no; we get seven off all around.n
''Seven off tenn"
'No, indeed, seven off thirty days"
"Well, suppose it's got to 60" and the
salesman drew forth his memorandum book
and made note to that effect.
ssNOW about the datin0n
'Well, | had not thought of that I'll be
liberal, however. What do you say to sixty
days?'
Nonsense, we are getting four months
from everybody"
ssI'm afraid can't do it."
"Cancel the order, them"
"Very well, then, I'll have to give it to
you"
And as he jotted this down, with sigh, he
exclaimed: Besides, you bought those goods
away down at rock bottom" And then he
added: ''When shall ship you thefrst lota'
cat once"
elbow do you want them sent?"
AS you please. You know you are to pay
all of the expenses of shipment and carriage
l always get goods delivered at the door,
charges prepaid"
Nov, let me see,n said the salesman, with
an air of frozen imperturbability, as he listed
this final concession, and then contemplated
the aspect of the order upon his book. 81 OBJ
servo that you have got special prices all
through the line; you want four months dat
ing; seven off thirty, and all expenses and
freight charges prepaid. Now am very anx-
ious to sell you this bill of goods, and I'll tell
you how we'll fix it. We will forward you the
goods and invoices and you just send back the
discounts. New York Star
He Had Idea.
'sShow me the editor please,n said seedy
man with wild eye as he came on the run
into the sanctum. "Show me the editor''
Here am" said the city editor; whats
ups"
swell, 1 read an editorial in your paper
yesterday about the United States in 1854
century hence, you know. You spoke of the
difficulty of depicting the state of things in
this country hundred years hence Now, /
have an idea about that, and 1 came up here
togive it TO you"
'Why, thank you, thank you very much
This gentleman is a stenographer. Sit right
down, please, and explain your views to him,
and he will take them down, and we will
print them with great pleasure. Sit right
uo"il, PiCtiSO.
"Well, no, think won't do it now.
think 1 will write them up some time and
bring them to you," he said, backing toward
the door, --,r-
ooh, no." said the city editor, "please do
not leave. l can't let any one with an idea
get away. Please sit down at once. Wewould
be glad to have anything that you have to
say-any idea that occurs to you"
'Thank you," he said, II guess not. /
guess 1 won't do it today-not today. Thank
you; some other time"
'WeL, but" said the city editor, 'just tell
me, in q word, what you think of the mat
ter"
''Well, think have an idea that if moth
ing happens this will be one of the most -four
fishing countries there is. But 1 can't pos
sibly stay now. Good morning."
This is an actual occurrences; and the moral
is that some people think they could make a
newspaper mighty interesting if they had a
chance, who, when they get chance, find
that in all the vastly deep of their empty
skulls there is not single thought Chicago
journal,