The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-04-24
BUYERS AND SELLERS.
Or. TAlMACE IN THE TABERNACLE
PULPIT.

At the service in the Academy OF
Mus" Sunday morning Dr. Talmage
announced as his tsxtProvorbs 2O:14:
''It is nauGht, it in naught, saith, the
buyer; but when he is gone his way,
then he boastcth.' Following is his
sermon in full:
Palaces are not such prisons as the
world imagines. If You think that
the only time when kings and queens
come forth from the royal gates is in
procession and gorgeously attended,
you age mistaken. IncognitO, by
day or by night, and clothed in citi-
zens' apparel, or the dress OF II work
ing woman they come out and see
the world as it is. In no other way
could King Solomon, the author Of my
text, nave known everything that was
soins on. From my text ! am sure
he must, i'll disguise, some day have
walked INTO store OF ready made
clothing. in Jerusalem, and stood
hear the counter and overheard d
conversation between a buyer and l.
seller. The merchant put price on
Il coat. aud the customer bcSsn to
,Gckcr and said: "Absurd. that coat
ID not worth what you ark for it,
Why, just look at the coarscness Of
the fabric! See that spot on the col
lnl! Besides that it does not it,
Twenty dollars for that. Why, it
i>"i't worth over ten. They have Y
better article t!xn that, and for q
cheaper price, down at Cloathem.
i'itc X Brothers. Besides that. l
don't want it at any price Good
hloYa:ly." Hold" says tn. m.r-
chun., "Iont go off III that WAY. |
want to sell you that cont. / have
SOM. payments TO make 8nd l wan.
the money. Come now, how much
will you give me for that coat!'
"Wtll, says the customer, II will
split the difference. You asked mo
twenty dollars, and said ten. Now,
will give you fifteen" SWELL SAWS
the merchant, its great sacrircr
but ;rkeit al that price" Then Sol
OmoI saw The customer with roll
under hla arm start and go out and
enter h;s own place Of business, and
Solomon III disguise followed him.
He heard the customer e,;he unroll.l
the coat say: Boys, / have made a
guess [ gave for that coat?''
"Well, snys one, wishing t. com
pliment his enterprise, you save
$50 forit." Another snys: Il should
think you got it cheap il you gave
S25." NO" says the buyor in
triumph, Il got it for SD. I beat
him down and pointed out the i'm
perfcciions, until I really made him
believe Il WAS not worth hardly any
thing. 1t takes me to make = bar
gain. Ha! hal Oh man, you got
the goods for less than they were
worth by positive falsehool; and no
wonder when Solomon got back to
his palace and had put offhis disguise,
that he sat down At his writing desk
and mado for all ages crayon skotch
of you: "It is naught, it is nausht,
saith the buyer, but when he is gone
his way, then he boastcth."
There arc no higher styles Of men
in all the world than those now At
the head of merchandise in Brook
lyn and New York and the
other great cities of this con-
tincnt. Their casual promise IL as
good an bond with piles OF collat-
orals. Their reputation for integ
rity IL ~ well established as that OF
Petrareh residing in the familyof Car
dinal Colonnn, and when there WAS a
great disturbance in the family the
cardinal calleda all his people together,
and put them under oath to tell the
truth, except Petrarch, for, when he
came up to swear, the cardinal put
away his book and said. "As to YOU
petlarch, your word is sufficient y
Never since tho world stood have
there beon No many merchants whose
transactions can stand the test OF the
ten commandments. Such bargain
makers aro all the moro to be honored
because they haVeJwithstood,ycar of
ter year, temptations which have
flung many SO tlat,and flung them so
hard they can never recover them
selves While all positions in life
have powerful bcsetmonts to evil
thero are specific forms OF allure
ment which are peculiar to each oc.
cupation and profession, and it will
be useful to speak Of the poculia,
temptations Of business men.
First, an in the scene Of the text
business men are often tempted tC
sacrifice plain truth, the seller by ex
aggerating the value Of goods, and the
buyer by depreciating them. We
cannot but admire an expert sales
man. SEQ how he firss induces the
customer into n mood favorable tc
the proper consideration OF the value
OF the goods. He shows himself tc
bo an honest and frank salesman
How carefully the lights are arranged
until they foil just right upon tho
fabric! Beginning with the goods o
medium quality, he gradually ndvan
ces toward those of moro thorough
make, aud Of more attractive pat
i torn. How ho watches the mood.
and whimS OF his customer! VIII
what perfect calmness hs takos tho
order and bows tho purchaser from
his presence, who goes away havins
made up his mind that he ha,
bought the goods at price which
will allow him living margin whe,
no again sells them. The goods Ar.
J worth what tho salesman said the,
Il