The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-05-05

walters. l fancy trouser merchant is
worth as much as they"
Certainly" interrupted. But let
me bear your story"
He stretched himself full length upon
couch, lit his cigar, and began: "a few
hours before asked for the sovereign
l was hungry, poor and ragged. In the
Rue Rivoli / walked into large shop
where sale was going on. / did this,
not to buy anything, but to get little
warmer. When had got warm list
ened mechanically to the crier and
heard that on the following day one
hundred thousand pairs of trousers, in
lots of ten pairs, We're to be sold. There
were very few people in the shop;
studied the trousers as they lay in lots
of ten pairs, and saw that they were
| decent results of the tailor's art; good
material and good work The pair was
sold at two shill ings, but you had to
take ten pairs at least.
Long experience has taught me that
my aunt 1.-THE pawn shop, gives five or
six shillings for a good pair of trousers.
Can't you see my calculation? With a
sovereign / could buy ten pairs; you
were good enough to lend me the
money; | bought ten pairs of trousers
and took them Immediately to the pawn
shop. A great disappointment was in
store for me. The man behind the
counter told me that new articles could
not be received in a pawn shop. What
could do? l put my case to the man,
and vowed that l had worn the things,
but that they only looked so new be-
cause l was a very neat and careful
man, who looked after his clothes. At
last he took them. He gave me six
shillings for each pair which / had
bought for two. 1t was lucky day!
Next day / bought twenty pairs and
spent the afternoon and evening in
wearing them. And the day after that
l took them all to the various branches
of the pawn shop, after which | had
sufficient money to buy fifty pairs.
"Of course could not wear them all,
and as / did not know soul in the
place except your old porter, l began
to make love to him, and supplied all
your bank officials with trousers that
is to say, made to each Of them a
present of pair on the condition that
he must wear two pairs of my new ones
a day. AS soon as the trousers began
to look worn pawned them-that is to
say, ! caused them to be pawned by my
clerks. For my business went so well
that could no longer manage it alone.
had about sixty assistants. some of
whom were employed in walking about
the boulevards wearing new trousers.
Occasionally got them to wear three
or four pairs at time in order to en-
pedite business. Thus soon got the
one hundred thousand pairs into my
hands. The great difficulty now arose
that the pawnshop, brimming over
with trousers. would take no more
My men were even threatened to be
taken to the police. Some twenty
thousand pairs are now slumbering in
the cupboards of my amt And the
provincial pawnshops are glutted in
the same way, for had finally to send
travellers into the provinces.
'The net result of it all is that, after
all expenses are paid, l have made Il
profit of five shillings on each pair OF
trousers, or some twenty thousand
pounds ON the lot. Besides this | am
taking two hundred pairs, the best OF
their kind, home to the south. They
will last me for life. Finally, in order
to express my gratitude, / have pre-
sented generous presents of good warm
trousers to every kind of charitable in
stitutioD in the country. Every one OF
your officials has had present of two
pairs, and Jou, my good friend, must
allow me- (he pulled out parceD ito
present you with this magnificent
specimen, this best pair in the colicc.
tion."
An he unwrapped truly elcgan,
light gray pair of trousers, made after
the most fashionable English manner,
put 1T on the table in front OF me. and
said: "When you get "a seat on the
parish council you must wear them at
the first meeting you attend"
"A thousand thanks. you dear old
fellow" said pressed his hand, and
embraced him in my delight.
was cured. Poor pawnshop! What
have you not suffered in consequence
of my loan of twenty shillings.-- West
minister Budget.
4 well. sonny, did you catch any.
thing while you were out tishing?'
Sonny-"Yep." ''How many?" Sonny
Zone licisin' from Farmer Oatbin."-
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