Tombstone daily prospector., 1891-02-26
A MAGNIFICENT CHEER
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~ SAiesman WhH I-nvfeo I1s Coih00
 Proportions
 A little elderly maa N ith tirnid alr, ane .shoes thin f,--r ~As covered with long ulster stos.i U ad st~ rnjred in the doorway O. . well Lnosn cioth-ers un Broadway yeSter day afternoon grively stroking I'air oi gray side whiskers that partially covered hh sharp face. He seemed t be trying to gather courage enough to enter Suddenly Ia. sue ceedea, opened the door and sidled up to ar exceedingly well dressed and handsome sales man. In Q low, gentle ,oice. as if he stood m great awe of the salesman, he asked te be shown some si0 o'ercoats. Tbe sales man. in that conS ascending manrei peculiar to handsome m sn. got some cut, and continued getting some out and in Rvttin. some anger until he hi d t-ied on the httls man a sample of all the Sl0 oyerc)ats in the place The customers We seemed to grow with the salesman's rage He asked for each successive coat with ''if you please" ut tered in a more conciliatory tone each time. When the salesman, in a loud. digniticd voice. finally informed nim that he had looked al the entire stock Of S10 overcoats, the little nan calmly intinlated be would take tns first one that had been shown to him, and the salesman looked fierce and demanded to know whether he would have the new or tho cd one wrapped up.
 Then a great transformation took plaos The little man stretched himself an inch higher, threw o1 his timid air and demarded in a loud voice whether he salesman saw the suit he bad on The sur oris- d salesman saii be did Then the little nan followed up his question with a second demand upon the per captive faculties of ts. salesman as to | whether he saw how it S !Aded The sales man, whose patronizirs ai' seemed 10 be giv | ing way to fright, was Dr' d to admit thai | the cloth under the cA-r WAS somewha, | brighter than the rest oi t., suit. ThereupOr | the little man, in q ring tones, in | formed the salesman he Lad purchased ths suit for siS in that same t,orc, and as it had faded 50 much he thougi: a reliable houss 1 ke that should allow h- eral discount or tue overcoat. The salssnLn was now ter | fled He kad never he-r-i of such e thing \ lie called for the manasef ani, that indivil i , al arriving, the little nlaA made known E-i | teuand for Q discount Tho manager o5 | ,scted on the ground ui.s the suit hadnf l cen in stock for nearly -aree years The. tss lit;l, man blandly nCLitt@d that he hac | worn the suit on Sundays for one year, as . tusiness suit another yttr, and had beei l knocking about m 1t fCI si< months, bu
 be said he thought Is the suit ha' faded. he should new get GiscouH Sf at least hai the price on th
 next purchase as a balpI % hiS woulde' 1 pride for wearing a fade. suit The sEie'
 man trenibled. the rnaias;-r -es sta.-ticd aIi.
 offered tie little man Si discount, os;ei'
 sibly to get Tid of him, ,g peraais, as b
 said, becadse of his many former purchase
 The little man refusel i. with scorn. T.
 loftily said Le thousb- inc houso was
 reliable house, and that tbe just and prOpe
 thing to do was to allow n g on the coa;
 The manager smiled sslI CSalcaily and sad
 "Ey dear sir, trust you will pardon nls
 but for solid.ty of cheez ! think you are uI
 spuale6 in New York;
 Then the little man looked scornfully upo
 the manager. gathered ap lis uls'cr an
 passed out The manager returned bis loo with an amused smile, tLt thaf fired an
 once lofty salesman proceelci 10 rearrans
 the sock and envy tbe cls,oincr his nStounc
 ine cheek ''Ah, u,e.7 he sighed, ''~.-a n
 face ard 6g1re and ais cheek how l woGi
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