Tombstone daily prospector. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-1891, 1891-02-05
A MAGNIFICENT CHEER,
Salesman who Invied Its CoiLssS
Prot,ortious.

4 Salesman who Invied Its Coitsss
Proportions.
A little elderly man with q tirnid ar, and
..ho.s thin forrr ~as covered with hons
ulster, stood ad s,<rmiBed in the doorway G
= well kn1Nn ciothserAs TN Broadway yester
day afternoon gravely stroking 3 Isair OF
gray side whiskers that partially covereCi his
sharp face He seemed b lie trying to gather
courage enough to enter Suddenly he sue.
seeded, opened the door and sidlei up TO ar
exceedingly well dressed and handsome sales
man In a low, gentle voice, Us If he stooc
m great awe OF the salesman, he asked Z
be shown some so osercoats. The sales
man. il that coat ascending manrei
peculiar 20 handsome M n. got some cut, and
continued getting some OFT and in gettins
some anger until he hi d TIED on the IIttlF
man a sample Of all the $40 oSerc ats in thc
place. The customers we seemed To grow
with the salesman's rage he asked for eact
aiccessive coat with al ''if you please ut
tered in q more conciliatoTy tone each time.
When the salesman, in loud. dignified voic,
finally informed aim tn It ne had looked a,
the entire stock Of $40 overcoats, the htts
man calmly intimated he would take To,
first one that had been shown TO him, ana
the salesnas lcoked fierce and demanded ..
| e'd one wrapped up.
Then O great transformation took placs
| The little man stretched himself AN inch
higher. threw of his tinid air and Demanded
| in a loud voice whether he salesman aw the
suit he had on The sur 1riscd salesman said
| he did Then the little man followed up hi,
| question with a second demand upon the per
| oeptive faculties of tue salesman as tC
! whether he saw how IL I 81 laSed The sales
| man, whose patrooiziES al seemed TO be Civ
| ing way 20 fright, was ~ 81 to admit thai
| the cloth under tine chSr was ewhal
| brighter than the rest OF to- suit ThereupOf
| the little man, IN W Il Elug tones, in
formed the salesman he Lsd purchased th'
| s1it for SIS in that same storc, and as IL has
faded 50 much he though: reliable hous'
| ke that should allow = IL sgal discount OIL
tue overcoat The salesman was now ter
| fed He had never hsi-i Of such a ,ning
| lie called for the manager AMI, that individ
! 1 al arriving, the little ma. made known hi
| Cemand for a discount. Tho raanager Ob
| scted On the ground DiA: the suit badIA
cen in stock for nearly .ares years. Thel
| tee little uan blandly HLIltted that lie haC
worn the suit on Sundays Cor one yeAr, as
business suit another yer, and had beet
knocking about in It fCT six months, bu
! ne SAID lie thought IS lEe suit lai
faded, he should nov get discoun
u az least hall the price Oh tn
next purchase as a balCl 20 his wouadc,
pride for wearing 'fad.,i suit. The sales
| man trembied, the manager ~as startled al,
offered the little man 81 discount, Osten
! sibly % get nd Of him, er perhaps. h
said, bcca Use Of his many former purchases
The little man refused L with scOTG. IL
loftily said he thought ihe Eouse WAS
reliable house, and that the just and prUpe
thing 10 do was to allow Am 50 on the coat
The manager smiled Sal t-onIcally and said
LILY dear sir, trust you will pardon me
but for solidIty Of cheek think you are VI
squaled in New York"
Then the little man looked scornfully upo
the manager, gathered up bis ulster an
pass2ll out The manager returned his loo
with an amused smile, tut that tired an
once lofty salesman prOcee'lsi to Tearrang
the sock and envy the customer MS EstOund
ins cheek. ''Ah. Ue, he sighed, With m
tace and figure and ais cllssk how | woul
get on in the wo-.d!"--Nss York EssnIu
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