Tombstone daily prospector., 1891-01-23
A nAaslHcsN1 CHEEK
4 Salesman Who fBvIed Its Coibsss
 

4 Salesman Who KBvIed Its CoiSsss
 Proportions.
 A Little elderly man V ith a tirnid air. and Nbose aun fc-w vas covered with a long ulster, stoo,i D uadsi>rniDed in the doorway O. a well knoSn elothserAs sn Broadway yester. day afternoon gTuvely stroking s pair os gray side whiSkeFs that partially covered hi sharp face. He seemed L be trying to gather courage enough to enter Suddenly he sue. ceedesi, opened the door and sidled up to ar exceedingly well dreSsed and handsome sales
 mAn- In a low, gentle oioe. as if he stood in great awe of the salesman, he asked |, oe shown some Sl0 osercoats Tbv sales man, in that com escending manrsr peculiar to handsome in s-- gOt some cut, and continued getting some oLt snd in gvttir some anger uatll be hi t-iei on the hEtis r,an q sample of all the SIC oyerc1ats in tho
 place. The customers we seemed to grow
 with the salesman's rage He asked for each
 successive coat with al .'if you please ut
 tered in a more conciliatory tone each time.
 When the salesman, in a loud, digniied voice, finally informed aim that he had looked al
 .he entire stock of sl0 overcoats, the iittis
 uan calmly intimated he would take the first one that had been shown to him, and the salesmas looked fierce and demanded tO
 know whether be would have the new or tbs ed one wrapped uFs
 Then great transformation took plaoo
 The little man stretched himself an inch higher, threw of bis tirnid air and demardsd tn a loud voice whether the salesman saw the suit be had on The sur oris d salesman said
 be did Then the little man followed up his question with 6 second demand upon the per captive faculties of tas salesman as to whether be saw how it l aa iAded The sales
 man, whose patrouiziEs so seemed to be giv ing way to fright, was for' ,d to admit that the cloth under the . G.r was somewhat ] brighter than the rest Of tEl suit Thereupon the little man, in witi ring tones, in l formed the salesman be bad purchased the | Eait for SIS in that same store, and as it had i sded 50 sITSch he thouglt a reliable house ! ke thaI sSauld allow heersl discount on the overcoat. The salesman was now ter ] [ fed He had .aever hsI-5 of such a thing. lie called for the rnanAeet. and, that individ- l al arriving, the little mas. made known his l Cemand for discount. The manager ob- | scted On the ground hAt the suit hadn't | cen in stock For nearly iaroe years. Then l tse iittls man blandly acnitted that he had worn the suit oD Sundays Cor one year, es 6 ! tusiReSs suit another year, and had been | knocking about in It fer six months, but | he said be thought ss the suit had ! taded, be should new get discount Jf ct least hah the price on the i next purchase as 6 balm to his wounded | pride for wearing a fadsl suit. The sales | man treHIbled, the manager ~as startled and | offered the little man S1 discount, osten- l sibly to get rid of him, eT perhaps, as he
 said, becadss of his many former purchases ! The little man refused [. with scorn- He | lofily said be thought the house was [, ] reliable house, and that the just and proper ! tiIing to do was 60 allow ann S9 on the coat The manager smiled sa- donically and said | "My dear sir, trust you win pardon me
 but for sohdity of cheek l think you srs un- | sq1aled in New York;
 1 Then the little man looked scorufully upon
 the manager, gathered aP his ulster and | passed out The manager returned his looE
 with an amused smile. tut that tired and
 once lofty salesman proceeded to reaTranGi
 the sock and envy the customer his astOuad, ing cheek ''Ah, u's.7 he sighed, with my
 face and figure and ais cheek how l would get on in the wo-ld!--SsE York Es saIns | Sun