Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-04-18


So let our lips and lives express
The holy Gospel we profess.
He announced as his texte Proverbs Xxx, IA.
sit is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer:
but when he is gone his way, then he boast
eth Following is his sermon in full:
Palaces are not such prisons as the world
imagines. If you think that the only time
kings and queens come forth from the royal
gates is in procession and gorgeously attend
cd, you are mistaken. Incognito, by day or
by night aud clothed in citizens apparel or
the dress of working woman, they come
out and see the world as it is. In no other
way could King Solomon, the author of my
text, have known everything that was going
ON. From my text | am sure he must, in
disguise, some day have walked into store
of ready made clothing, in Jerusalem, and
stood near the counter and overheard a CON
versation between buyer and a seller. The
merchant put price on the coat, and the
customer began to dicker and said: Alb
surd that coat is not worth what you ask
for it. Why, just look at the coarseness Of
the fabric. See that spot on the collarl Be
sides that, it dees not fit Twenty dollars for
that. Why, it isn't worth more than ten.
They have better article than that aud for
cheaper price down at Cloathem, Fitem &
Brother Besides that, | don't want 1t at
any price Good morning" Hold SAYS
She merchant; don't go Off in that way.
want to sell You that coat have some pay
meuts to make and / want the money. Come
now, how much viii you give for that coat: -
swell, says the customer al will split the
difference. You asked twenty dollars, and
said ten. Now, | will give you fifteen. ="
"Well,n says the merchant, cts great sac
riflce; but take it at that price Then Solo
mon saw the customer with a roll under his
arm start and 20 ont and enter his own
place of business: and solomon. in disguise.
followed him. lie beard the customer Us he
unrolled the coat say: Boys, | have made
great bargain. How much dc You guess |
gave for that coatT "Well." says one wish
ing to compliment his enterprise "you gave
thirty dollars for It," Another says, Il
should think you got if cheap if YOU gave
twenty-five dollars" "No," saws the buyer
in triumph; Il got it for Fifteen dollars.
beat him down and pointed ont tno imperfac-
tons until really made him believe it wa,
not worth hardly anvthu- 1t take, me 10
MAKE a bargain. Ha. lIa!" Oh, man. y,p
got the goods for less than they were wor,a
by positive falsehooi: and IL wonder, win
Solomon won't back To his palace and r.l,
put Off hi, disguise, that no sat down at a.-
NIllll- btNk ana nlitI' ] 1l II! a., cray ~
sketch of yoG: at is nIu~ht, D. is nau.:'.
saith the buyer: but when me is gone H..
way, then be boasteth.'
There are no higher style, o. men in all Il ,
world than those now at the bead OF IN g
chandi-e in Broohlyn and Now Nuri; and i
the other great citr, of this continent. Tnrr
casual promise is a. good as n bonl with pr .
OF coIiateral~. Their rcrulali n for iu-c,rl.,-
is a, well established rs that of Pc.!ar,l r..
siding in tin family Of Cardinal Co,oaua
and when there was great disturbance III ;...
family the cardinal callel all hi poop. to-
Ge'Aer and lut them under oath IL tell th,
truth, eXCap. Fetrarch, fJr when he caWo To-
swear the cardinal put away hi. book aud
said: "ls 10 you, Patrnrch, vour word is
sufficient
Never since the world stood have Their.
been $50 many merchants whose transaction,
ran stand the test Of the Ten Commandments.
Such bargain maker, are all the more 10 hs
hDuored brcauSe they have witEs;Ood wear
after year temptations which have flung
many 50 Hat and nunE them So hard they can
never recover themselves WMla all position,
i'll lie have powerful b,setmen;~ TO evil there
are specific form, Of ailuremeut which are
peculiar to each occupation and profession.
and il VIII be useful ID spea.; of the peculiar
FIRST, as in the scene OF the text, bushes,
mon arc often tempted to sacrifice plain
truth, the seller by eXag-0ratiug the value OF
goods and the buyer by depreciating them.
We cannot but admire an expert salesman.
See how he first induces The customer into a
mood favorable TO the proper consideration
Of the value Of the goods. He shows himself
e. be an honest and frank salesman. How
carefully the light, are arranged till they
fall just right upon the fabric
Beginning with goods of medium quality.
he gradually advances toward those of more
thorough make and Of more attractive pat
tern. How he watches the moods and within,
of his customer! With what perfect calm
hess he takes the order and bows the pur.
chaser from his presence, who goes away
having made up his mind that lie has bought
the goods at price which will allow him
living margin when he again sells them. The
goods were worth what the salesman said
they were. and were sold at price which
VIII not make it necessary Tor the house to
fan every ten years in order to fix up things.
But with what burning indignation We
think OF the iniquitous stratagems by which
goods are sometimes disposed Of \ glance
AT the morning papers shows the arrival AT