Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-10-31
IDAHO
A MAGNIFICENT CHEEK.



4 Salesman who Envied Its Colossal
Proportions.
A little elderly man with timid air, and
wkcse thin form was covered with long
ulster. stood undetermined In the doorway OF
= we'll known clothierx on broadway yester-
day afternoon gravely stroking pair Of
gray side whiskers that partially covered his
sharp face. He seemed 60 be trying to gather
courage enough to enter Suddenly he sue
ceeded, opened the door and sided up to an
exceedingly well dressed and handsome sales
man. In low, gentle voice, as IL he stood
In great awe OF the salesman, he asked 10
be shown some $40 ovcrcoats. The sales
man. ia that condescending manner
peculiar TO handsome men, got some out, and
continued getting some out and in getting
some anger until he had tried on the little
man a sample OF all the $40 overcoats In the
place The customers awe seemed 10 grow
with the salsSmRns rage He asked for each
successive ecat with an ''if yoa please ut
tered In a more conciliatory tone each time
When the salssInan, in loud, digniiied voice,
finally informed him that he had looked at
the entire stock Of $40 overcoats, the little
man calmly intimated be would take the
fsrss one that had been shown 10 him, and
the salesman looked fierce and demanded to
know whether he would have the new or the
old one wrapped up.
Then great transformation took place
The little man stretched himself an inch
higher, threw Of his tiFnid air and demanded
In a loud voice whether the salesman saw the
suit he hsd on. The surprissd salesman said
he did Then the little man followed up his
question with a second demand tfpon the per
ceptive faculties Of the salesman as TO
4 -. n a.
man, whose patronizng air seemed 10 be Civ
ing way to fright, was forced to admit that
the cloth under the collar was somewhat
brighter than the rest Of the suit Thereupon
the little man, In whitening tones, in
formed the salesman he had purchased the
suit for SIS In that same store, and as IL had
faded 80 much he thought reliable house
like that should allow liberal discount on
che overcoat. The salesman was now ter
rified. He had ssyer heard OF such thing.
He called for the manager, and, that individ-
ual arriving, the little man made known his
demand for a discount The manager OBJ
5ecfed on the ground that the suit hadn't
been iE stock for nearly three years. Then
the little man blapdly admitted that he had
worn the suit on Sundays for one year, as
business suit another year, and had been
knocking about in 1t for six months, but
he said he thought as the suit had
faded. he should now get a discount
Of at least half the price on the
next purchase as balm to his wounded
pride for wearing faded suit The sales
man trembled, the manager was startled and
offered the little man 81 discount, osten-
sibly to get rid of him, or perhaps, as he
said, because Of his many former purchases
The little man refused it with scorn He
,oftiiy said he thought the house was a
reliabls house, and that the just and proper
thing to do was 70 allow him 50 on the coat
The manager smiled sardonically and said:
NJ dear sir. ! trust you win pardon me,
but for solidity Of cheek think you are un-
equaled in New York.
Then the little man locked sccrnfully upon
the manager, gathered up his ulster and
passed out. The manager returned his look
with an amused smile, but that tired and
once lofty salesman proceeded to rearrange
the stock and envy the customer his astound-
ing check "Ah, me, p he sighed, with my
free and figure and bis cheek how ! would
get on in the worldF'-New York Evening
Sun