The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-07
The LIE DIRECT.
Trouble Between Friends Over a Sew
inw Machine,


Ing Machine.
Max Perylman, who Is the proprietor
of a secondhand store at III South Main
street, and is also the leading light In the
Peoples Shoe Store, 209 North Main street,
may not be the handsomest man in the
city, but there is one qualification that he
lays claim to, and that is that he is as
honest a man as can be found within the
borders of the State, and there are but few
anywhere that have more OF the qualitica-
tions in their makeup than he has, ana
when a man, especially fellow country
man, calls him "thief,' that man is
taking big chances, and will undoubtedly
find himself tangled up in the meshes OF
the laws of the Plantations. Perylman
has been called "liar," and by fellow
countryman, and the consequence Is
there is no madder man on earth than
Perylman.
This is how the matter came about:
Some time ago, Mr.. Brown, of Jewish
extraction, called upon Perylman and
told him that he needed sewing
machine, regular shoe sewing machine,
Perylman said he guessed not, but Brown
made him think otherwise. Brown was
an agent for the Singer Machine Com
pany, and OF course he told his probable
customer that there was no machine on
earth that would stitch leather like a
"Singer," so the eloquence OF Brown
WOrktu like IL upon anu
then they got down to figures.
Brown said that Perylman needed q
first-class machine, one that would cost
@15. The mere mention of that amount
of money nearly separated Perylman from
his breath, but Brown, being an excellent
salesman, informed him that there would
be big discount; so Brown said that
more than Perylman cared to put into a
machine, and said that he would call it
forty, and as, Perylman tells the story,
$40 was the price agreed upon. So the
contract was drawn up most formid-
able document. Perylman watched
Brown as he juggled with the "said
sewing machine" the "said Singer
Sewing Machine Company" the "said
Perylman," and other ''saidsn too numer-
Gus to mention, but did not whimper
until he saw $75. Then poor Perylman got
excited and said that the price was $40,
but Brown gave him to understand that
everything would be all right, and that
the price would be $40. "Just wait and
see, =" said the slick sewing machine man,
aud down went sl5, this was for an old
machine; then down went S15 more, this
was for a discount this was followed by
$40 on account. Then Brown added up
all that he had given Perylman credit for,
and when Peryman saw that there was
only abont S35 due on the machine, he
felt easier. Things went well for while,
or until Perylman lost his co itract, and
he told Brown of the fact, and Brown
then said that the price of the machine
was 500. Perylman called at the Office
of he company yesterday morning and
told his story, and while talking with
the manager of the company Brown came
in and the two had some hard words,
and IL was here that Brown called
Perylmhn "liar," and there Is no doubt
but that poor Brown will be called upon
10 prove thai Perylman is liar, which
the latter says he cannot do.
One of the firm was asked about the
matter yesterday afternoon, and the
answer he made was that either Brown
or Perylman would pay for the machine.