Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-11-17

to tell you good news. I am engaged permanently as financial editor of The Gazette So we are coworkers- Congrat- ulate me. :"
 murmured some feeble words of fe- hcitation.
 ''I owe you some explanation of my prosperity in the last few months, " he added. ''You remember the day I bor- rowed the louis from you and returned it the same evening? I told you at the time it was for daisy financial stroke Now that my self interest does not com pei me to keep the professional secret, will tell you all. It is q pretty byplay in metropolitan life. No, my boy, have not assassinated any old woman who was incumbered with a rent roll. l have not been adopted by an elderly heir ess. I have sold no political secret nor pillaged an embassy. Ihaye simply been q dealer in trousers. ''
 At the last word I bounded to my feet. There was my nightmare again
 "Calm yourself" said he, land lis ten:
 ''The day before I made the demand upon your purse l happened to be pres ent at the first days sale at auction Of an immense stock of new goods from a bankrupt custom made clothing concern. The programme for the succeeding days was the sale of 10, 900 pairs of trousers. There were few at the sale, the necessity of taking the goods by lots, on account of the great quantity, shutting out worl1men and the class of persons who wear such garments. I remarked that the trousers in lots of 10 cost about 2 francs each.
 By dire experience I know that the pawnbroker lends upward of francs on q pair of trousers ill good condition. The thing to do was plain enough to be seen. With your louis I bid off a lot of 10. Soon after I hastened to the pawn shop, where offered three pairs I en- cOuntered an obstacle the first thing. They do not lend on unworn garments. I argued my case with such eloquence, representing that I had worn the trou- sers, but that I was very careful of my clothes, that I gained my point. Of course 1 could prove that l was not a tailor seeking to dispose of my stock. I took two other lots of 10 at intervals during the day, keeping the tenth pair for myself. I received over dollar apiece for them. So you see 1t was pretty good days transaction.
 ''Thc next day I bid off two lots, and profiting by my experience passed the day and part of the night ill wearing the trousers, putting on one pair after another I can assure you it was back breaking. 1 then conceived the idea of having others wear them for me, and timidly at first, but soon boldly enough, I lent the garments day by day to your boys, to your clerks and to many others, asking nothing i'll return but discretion. I told them that 1 needed to have actual proof of their quality, as they were made i'll great numbers i'll my shop for shipment to south America. As my business increased l perfected my meth odS. 1 employed agents to dispose of the trousers. I bought as many as 60 some days.
 All went well so long as the source of my prosperity remained undiscovered. One day 1 scented danger. One of my agents found out by the mark on tho buttons where the goods came from, and he bought lot of 10. did not hesitate a moment.
 II hunted up the receivers of the stock I told them that there were 3, 900 pairs of trOCSt rS rlnsold; that the :, 900 pairs already sold Il had bought 5.O0O) | had ovcrStockcd the buyer, and hence :hc present price could not hold. It would bc wiser to sell them all at once. In conclusion. offered them 5000 francs for the lot of i. 900. The deal was closed, and 50 all attempts at competition were cffcctually prevented. At the same time I laid myself liable to the law which punishcs monopolics.
 Now il is all over with. The pawn shops, Eluttcd with trousers, rebclled and threatened my agents with arrest. Eght thouSnnd of my garments rest on their shelves, so did not complain. In the end l w;i.- obliged to carry my busi- ncSs into the provinces. Each pair of trousers has brought me on an average q net of $l; total, $S, 900. 1 will lend it tO you if you want to borrow.
 ''Now that il Is not necessary for me to affect poverty, 1 have bought me a coat and some other furnishings. I still have left about 100 pairs of trousers. I shall give some i'll charity, and have already fitted out your entire establish ment. You must notice how I am re- spectcd around here.
 Now. old man. shall be most happy to send you pair made to fit you per. fectlv of tho richest fabric. You have only to say the word -
 It is needless to add that my cure was instantaneous and complete. - Trans
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