Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-01-07
sWINDLED THE TAILOR.
a KNIGHT or THE GOOSE TELLS
or HOW he WAS TRickEo.

Every man I'm my business Is bound to
meet with men who swindle him in one
way or anoSler. don't think, however,
| have lost great deal of money in late
years Before ! set up in business for
myself represented large house in an
other city. came here and made quite
trade among the clerks in the depart
ments. used to call upon them in their
offices with my book of samples, and as
I'm pretty fair talker managed to get
q good many orders. used to give them
credit, and ! will say one thing for the
public department clerks, and that IL that
/ lost very little money by them. | used
10 have to wait good while sometimes,
but they generally paid me in full.
/ TWO SIMPLE CASES.
J But YOU want to know about the
beats Well one of the worst | ever
knew was fellow who was here for
some time as newspaper man. He %as
on local paper, and it was after ! had
gone into business for myself that | met
him He came into my store one day
with two or three well known business
young men whose trade | had possessed
for long time One of the party, a
banker ordered a 800 suit. and meas
ured him while the others chaffed him
and examined my stock About an hour
afterward this newspaper man returned
aud said that he would like me 10 make
suit for him of the same goods selected
by his friend presumed he was all
right, took his measure, made the suit,
sent il TO his address and waited for
him 10 come and settle But he never
did. and in short time he skipped out Of
town That was dead loss to me.
That wasn't IA bad. however, as a
trick that was subsequently played upon
me A tall. fine looking gentleman came
in one day. and after looking over my
stock selected piece of the most expen-
sive goods and ordered "A suit TO be made
from IT, He wanted the suit finished in
three days. as he was going to leave the
city He was on his way south, he said,
and had already spent more time than
he had intended He was very polite
and appeared TO he a man Of means He
was also particular as TO the cut and
style Of the coat and vest. insisting upon
a collar to the latter, although the style
was without one. Well. put off some
other work and completed his suit with
in the time agreed upon, and sent ii to
his hotel about dusk with the bill-$S0.
The man brought back the money. four
$50 bills. and put this in the safe and
went home The next day when sent
my deposit to the bank those four SEQ
bills wepe returned marked counterfeit.
. Well, perhaps | wasn't mad ! sent
down to the hotel. but of course the man
, had gone. placed the matter in the
hands of the detectives. bnt they failed
10 find the swindler Many years after
} ward | saw his picture in "A rogues gal
) ery, and learned that he was one of the
most expert counterfeiters in the coun-
: try think he is now in a western pen
: itentiary, but il was a long time before
: the government officers captured and
. convicted him
: QUESTION or EXPANSION.
3 One of the funniest swindles ever
. played upon me was by a government
clerk. who was brought TO me by the
chief of his division. for whom had
/. lmade clothes for years | measure Il the
a man myself. and was particularly care
: full about the shoulders and chest As
4 pride myself upon the fit of my coats.
! sent the suit 10 his boarding house on
: Saturday night, and the next Monday
i morning. bright and early. he was down
i to the store very much enraged because
: the coat and vest didn't fit him. He
said the trousers were all right but the
/ coat and vest We're altogether too small
= sent mp for the garments and com
= pared their measurements with those
4 had marked ON the books and found thai
> they corresponded exactly: so wrote .
+ note asking him to call in after his of
+ fee was ont in the evening He did so
;. and ! asked him TO try on the coat ant
n vest. He Went into the back part of tn,
. Ftore. and when he came forward witt
a the garments on they would not meet bJ
: at least three inches. was nenplassed
| was certain that hal made the correc
measurements. but there was the man
and the coat and vest evidently didn'
lie fit offered To make him others. bu
IA he was mad and wouldn't have ii. Ill
o paid me for the trousers aud was goinl
Is to leave the coat and vest ON my hands.
e. Just as he was going out of the doc
Il he turned and said he was sorry that II
10 made such a blunder. for he liked tn
AZ goods. He added in q reflective sort o
al way that he might split mp the bacl
" of the vest aud set piece in so that b
J. could button that. but that the con
t. would always have to stay open. Final
"a ~ he said he'd give mo SEQ for the gar
il uents, the price of which was S.l5.
c It'd him | would prefer to make him
ae new cont and vest. but he wouldn't hay
b. 1t. and finally. rather than run tn
risk Of not getting rid of the garment
at all let him have them for so. Abon
: q week after saw him ut the theatr
= with the coat buttoned over his chest
~ it was Prince Albert--and fitting hin
2 beautifully. couldn't understand
!, until | was told that he had formerl
~ been eoutortionist. and had the pows
!, to throw out his chest far beyond II
u normal size He had just bea en- nj
!. ont of $l5. | didn't make any mon
: clothes for him. but | heard that
beat another tailor in the same way.
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