The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-07-10
MR. AHMouas FIRST coAc.u..

rnsI coAc,MAs
what Happened When a.. g..
'''''""s :" Order ~ ou,as
- heard story about p n a
tho other day" said board !. aou'
man ~ was regarding an io. 49,
that occurred some years AGO
about tho time that gorgeous u. "M|
became fashionable, and M Aa
had Just purchased costly es"
and pair Of high steppers 70 a.
1T was tho capcr thcn-and |.
Tor that mattcr-to have res,
ported coachinan- To Nj hel,,.,
coachcc who had driven a d,,.l
carriage was the wild ambition - ~.
Sidedom. Well. Mr.. Armour ~ 49,
up with the procession. He imn,'
an Englishman who was strictly nrcr.
as TO side whiskers and legs, ana 90
had been employed In tho hold ksrs'
BY the Duke OF Seven Dials a. ~
equally important parsonage
''Of course the new man ia :.
brought his masters livery with H.
and his wardrobe when be took n,
session Of the Armour re,ns VA 4.
particularly smart" In fact Il -.
shabby. When tho great pork paels
ended his first drive behind the a
ported coachman he looked AZ ~ !.
ter with An expression almost Ain I
contempt and called him to appruaA
Haven't You any better clo1A.
than thesef be inquired.
III ave not your honu. "
HI was at Sine Hi wore Is graceh =
cry, hand ! couldn't ave brought ~
with me; hand, hif your honor pln~
-beggin' your honor's pasdine-n
thought your honor would find NJ =
your donors livery
i haven't got livery-how couNI
ind you in itr
\" Begin your honor parding ae,h
Hi would b. Apply hif your hoae,
would give me livery said the eoeek.
man
~ don't care whether It's Livery :
not, but you must dress deccntly. Yn
can't drive my carriage in toys like ~
have on now. Here continued u.
Armour, go down to this place and Il
that man to make you whatever clothu
may Be necessary and he gave Bin
the address Of Matthew the fashIop
able tailor.
"A week or 50 later a bill from Ma
thews came to tho ofica The clertI
read It and whistled softly, and paasd
Il from one to another to admire. Tn
Englishman had played the old mani
carte blanche to the limit These ~
box coat that was charged at 60 1
top coat for S110 A livery suit ID
SIS. And there were gloves ~
brooches and waistcoats and mose n
cry till tho bill footed up ab) Put 500.
The old man. had not et co0s
the Office. and the boys : peculatsd
to what he would say and do vbG
saw that bill All agreed Nat 4 vou
b something ont Of The com11 ,ou. A
Il WA but noe - Ne expsc&e an
old man was younger and bos ~
ment then than no y now md "
necessary he could inject + great d
Of forcefulncss into his d ftennoeA
many a clerk in tie otiice kbew.
1.-The bill. with otherA as lad q
his desk, and when he came ln the boy
stood around in silence and ozpsc(
ancy waiting the explosion. The ~
man finally reached Matthews BIZ
lie kind Of started at first sight Of u
figures, but then IN amused expresin
and Inter a broad smile came % b
face.
.''Comc here, Favorite, come hal
Webster said he, calling to him y
two cllief licutenants and holding y
the bill for their inspection WIN
they had inspected the bill . moma1
in silence the old man laughed tin y
sides shook, and said, with an ar 4
satisfaction, That's the kind Of cod
man to have; be knows bis budneA"
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