New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-25
TRICKS or DTIMCND-SELLERS.


HOW MAN BUYS oNE JEWEL AND GETS
ANOTHER.
III ,ou want 20 buy ,oua sou mu., be careful to
20 % trI-fN ,fty A,u-r yov VIII get awiuly cheated
aid young u0n h friend who contemplated purchasing
diamond or d.. Christmas eift. "Do yon see this
rur re added. ,NtuGiu" on" Ot h.' hands. on which
la. diamond -rad aud ettf'd IN ile suni sht 'Wcl.
That. li. nc. soy. of fiug and had hard tue
g.uing t That, v.y Z lAe 70 and Tat, IT, rl.ol l
tlrn ga o. Do. careful ah'-, ,ou z, - 60 one.
'Nlout = year Gso iaI 4 surplus Slo0 iii in NY
Rocket l4G s,tug ida taat would like TO Invest 10
ia ing. vcut down o. .r"cIfy store 10 mahr a.e
i0s a,'.. ic.. wa, 90 ir. slow windo" ga exhibition
th diamond VA. sou Iy nn-cf. II va, marked
ioi ,ul. for slOo. j, sttu,E fancy aud asked tho
.i O. show To- Dr.. A-er Examining i; with great
teal o. ,a., aai finding MAJ % would III my finger,
decided thit / would tlAe o.
= an s.ry.' .ad the o,r6 1ut we are nat allowed
g. .u SHOW" gods. Lu: ia,c tie nat 20 the s,ono
n.f. md ',u ,ln bUy IT,"
IL tooe the ins the year Of the counter. ana
when Dee returned he had perfect counterpart 81 the
one which desired After t.r usual details put the
AID STATED ~ town. AMI luckily happened 10 meet
nl.uI vAo j. an ,,te.lcat Judge of diamonds. was
proud n rng and - you can Imagine lost no time
la showing 10 10 him
".rnund.r" Do exclaimed .wh,n. did you get that
chunk Of ra~,l H. look, II II had been over By
a street. a..
IL w., highly Indignant f.r moment. but glance at
,hc ring a. / held 10 "a. to the light convinced me That
IT
cir wheels. II wa, trfrblc-.ooaug adam. without
tl,trc Or merit. / had been ,Niudcd. The ring l
had selected WA, still la tho Tut had the guar
ant,c aud determined that the following day would
have the ,toue changed, l wa, that AL a
III. stake. But neat day ont differently. They
would MT c,oaangr the ring Tor tho one desired.
would they give ne ny money back. They were willing
To eNchaus, for something clso however and finally
took q serpent ring with diamond hcId Whh
cost tho same the other ring. The clerk
aean gl,o mc guarantee and | away tryns 70
make myself believe that satisfied. The ,cfp.ut
proved 10 bs a LOOduO 10 mo- ~ ia weeks tine
wanted the ring changed again. especially the r,coec.
zion ol the first ono stl. haunted my mlni. Finally
sorted to my friend diamond expert. for AID. aud ho
suggested uat hs should visit the whllc remained
o the ,lrvaia after he had told the clerk that d.
wanted TO buy TIA, aud hid found that worth
500 h. would nj, Handkerchief from h. pocket Ihr
would be- signal for come In and take thr ring and
give the serpent and guarantee Tor IT, VOL. he went
into the store ana found ring that pleased him
which haplrne,l 10 be- the ling that shown re
lao took his handGcry h nom his pocket We hlJ agreed
mon aud walked Ike li,,lc man My nlonh l~@rd nr
II that ring suited me. | took it and tie gpaian,er
and the SERPENT ng ~ exchange for II. The c.rrn made
torrhc rmpus. but / desperate and could not be
buli,d on. here have ling which is cheap for
500 There are plenty Of people being ,Nindicd un
SAINT, way every day but II the, will only Insist ga their
rights they viii come all right IA the end, but
would aI,isc buy Of house that does "a; resort
10 II. cks Of that sort"