Tombstone epitaph., 1891-01-25
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 A lIttls eid-riy maa ith ffrnid ar. and ,sboss llir fS-s@ ~ks covered witli . long alstes stOlsl cd stSrInir ed in tho doorway o. 6 veil knoSh etothser's sm Broadway yester- day afternoon grstvely stroking pair oi gray side phiskers that partially covered hia sharp face. He seemed [ be trying to gattts courage enough to enter Suddenly hc sue ceetieA, opened the door and silled up to aH exceedingly well dressesl and handSoaie sales. unaa. In lov, gentle \ oioe, &s if he stood In great awe cs the salesman, be asked td f,a slaasza s.sssa. Eta s4-... .,.s .zs sss!!=z==- man. ih that cox escendfng manner peculiar to haadsons m n, got some out, end continued getting some out and in getting some anger until he hi | tried on the litsls man e sample of all the Slo oTercoats in tho place. The customers we seemed to grow with the salesnanas rage He asked for each successive coat with p eff you please, :" ut tered in a more conciHatory tone each time. When the salesman, in a loud, dignihsd voice, finally informed nim that he had looked a the entire stock 0i Sl0 overcoats, tbe lttls 1aan calmly insimated be would take the first one that had been shown to him, and the salssnaE looked fierce and demanded to know whether he would hA ss the new or thA  ed one wrapped up.
 Then a great transformation took plsca. The little maH stretched himself an inch higher, threw of his timid air end demanded in a loud voice whether the salesman saw tue suit he had on. The sur 1riszd salesman said hs did Then the little man followed up his question with a second demand upon the per captive faculties of ts salesman as to whether he saw how it ss lsded- The sales uIsn, whose patrOuiEEg at1 seemed to be giv ing way to fright, was taE' ed to admit thai the cloth under the c Mar was somewhat brighter than Ii,s rect t tss s.-:. s'::sssssSSss the little man, in " l. ring tones, ir- forIDed the salesman he had purchased ths sait for SIS in that same store, and as it had faded 50 much he tho1gkt reliable hOJsS ze that should allow q heeraI discount oa the overCOat. The salesman was now ter tiled Be had never head of such thing lIs csIlled for the manager and, that individ. sl arriving, the little mnG made known hiz eluaLd for discount Tho manager ob- scted on the ground tiISt the suit hadn't cen in stock for nearly t5Tse years. Then tts iittls man blandly aSfzi4tsd that he had SHoTn the sust oR Sundays for one year, as a business suit another year, and had been Inocktag about in it fcE six months buf he said he thought ss the suit had Iatled, he should new get a discount Jf al least half the price on ths next purchase as a balm to his wounded pride for wearing fadsI siIit. The sales man tTelIbled, the manager vas startled and offered tbe little man Si discount, osten- sibly to get rid of him, CT perhaps, as he said, because of his many former purchases. The little man refused t with scorn- Hs Ioftily said he thought the bOuse was reliable house, and that tbe just and proper thing to do vas to allow Alm 50 on the coat
 The manager smiled saEGonically and said. My dear sir, l trust you will pardon me but for sclidity of cheek think you are un- sqnaled in New York"
 Then the little man looked scornfully upon the manager, gathered ap bis ulster and passad out The manager returned his look with an amused smile, tLt that tired and once lofty salesman proceeded to reerraugs sho sock and envy the customer his astouBd- ing cheek. ''Ah, ure, he sighed, with my taes and figure and ais cheek how I would get on in the worldg7--NaE York Essailg SUa