Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-11-23

manager Of that theayter on Rivington
street, and would get him to fix up
for me q half dozen young fellers
from his theayter, which they would
come down to the store for the day,
and some Of 'em acts like customers
and others acts like clerks Then
when my friend brings In the feller
with $1,000, understand me. what do
they seer The place is full Of Gus
toners and statesmen. and In the rear
is a couple Of cutters chalking lines
on pattern. papers and cutting 1t up
with shears. You yourself are 80 busy,
understand me, you could hardly talk
a word to US. You don't want to know
anything about getting partner at all.
What is a partner with $1,000 in a
rushing business like you are doing I'll
beg Of you you should take the mat.
ter under consideration, but you pretty
near throw me out Of the store on &C
count you got 30 much to do. At last
you say you would take cup coffee
with me at 6 o'clock. and I go away
with the $1,000 feller, and when we
meet again at 6 o'clock he's pretty near
crazy to invest his money with you.
Do you get the ideeY'
might you could even get the feller
to pay for the coffee. maybe" Zamp
suggested, completely carried away by
Shimko's enthusiasm.
''If the deal goes through" Shimko
declared In burst Of generosity, II
would even pay for the coffee myself!'
"And when would you bring the fel-
ler hereT' Zamp asked.
st would see him this afternoon yet "
Shimko replied as he opened the store
door. land would telephone you sure.
by Dachtel's place. at 4 o'clock"
Zamp, full Of gratitude. shook hands
with his landlord.
'If I would got such head like you
got 1t to think out schemes, Mr.. Shin
ko," he said fervently. II would be a
millionaire, bet yer!'
1.-The thinking out part Is nothing" /"
shimko said as he turned to leave.
"Any blame fool could think out a
scheme, y'understand, but It takes a
pretty bright feller to make 1t workr'
"If feller wouldn't be in business
for himself" Shimko said to Isaac Mel
selson as they sat In Wasserbauers
cafe that afternoon. "he might just as
well never come over from Russland
ut ALL"
II told you before. Mr.. shimko," Mel
selson retorted. T am from Lemberg
geborn."
.tOestreich oder Russland, what Is
the difference?" Shimko asked. III a
feller is working for somebody else,
nobody cares who he is or what he is,
while If he's got business Of his own.
understand me. everybody would re-
spect him, even If he would be born
in, we would say for example, China. /"
"Sure, I know. Mr.. Shimko," Meisel-
son rejoined. "but there Is businesses
and businesses, and what for busi-
ness is a small retail clothing store on
Canal streetT
Small the store may be, amt deny
Ing It." Shimko said; "but amt It bet
ter a feller does big business in a
small store as a small business In
big store3"
"If he does big business. yes" Mel
selson admitted; "but II feller does
big business why should he want to
got partnerT
SAINT I just telling you he don't
want no partner" Shimko interrupted.
"And as for doing a big business,
bet yer We could drop In on the feller
any time and we would find the store
full Of people"
"Gewiss," Meiselson commented,
three people playing auction pinochle
h a small store Is big crowdp'
mo auction pinochle gets played In
that store, Meiselson. The feller has
working by him two cutters and three
statesmen, and he makes 'em earn their
money. Only yesterday 1 am in the
store, and II you would believe me,
Meiselson, his own landlord he wouldn't
talk to at all, 80 busy he is."
"In that case what for should he need
me for a partner? l couldn't under.
stand at ALL" Meiselson declared.
Neither could l." Shimko replied,
''but a feller like you, which he would
soon got $1,000 to invest, needs him
for partner. A feller like Zamp would
keep you straight, Meiselson. What
you want is somebody which he Is go.
Ing to make you work"
"What dye mean, going to make me
work." Meiselson asked Indignantly
II am working just as hard as you are
Mr.. Shimko When feller Is selling
toilet soaps and perfumeries, Mr.. Shin
ko, he couldn't see his trade only Ger
tain hours Of the day"
IT amt kicking you are not working
Meiselson," Shimko said hastily. "Al
I am telling you Is what for a job ID
selling toilet soaps and perfumery
You got limited trade there, Meisel
son, because when 1t comes to toile,
soaps. understand me, how many peo
pie takes 1t so particular? l bet Vel
with a hundred people, Meiselson
eighty yuses laundry soap. fifteen ganveri
soap from hotels and saloons, and the
rest buys wunst in six months a flvt
cent cake Of soap As for perfumery
Meiselson, for a dollar bill you coult
get enough perfumery to make a thou
sand people smell like an Italiener bar
Der shop; whereas clothing, Meiselson
everybody must got to wear 1t. II yo1
are coming to compare clothing Will
toilet soap for business, Meiselson
there amt no more comparison as golt
] and putty"