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


with money somewhere, amt it2 And
If l wouldn't go to a business broker
who then would / go to-a bartender"
"Never mindv Mr.. Shimko exclaim-
ed. some people got an idee all bar.
tenders Is buns, but wunst In awhile
feller could get from bartender an
advice also. l got working for me
wunst In my place down on Park row
q feller by the name Klinkowitz, which
he Is now manager Of the Olympic
Gardens, on Rivington street and If l
would have took that feller's advice,
Mr.. Zamp, instead am worth now my
tens Of thousands / would got hun
drsds Of thousands already. When
you see feller ia going down and out,
Mr.. Shimko,' he always says to me,
don't show him no mercy at oil. II
you set 'em up for live one, Mr..
shmko,' he says, he would anyhow
buy couple of rounds, but dead one,
Mr.. Shimko' he says, If you show him
the least little encouragement, under
stand me, the least that happens you
is he gets away with the whole lunch
counter Am l right or wrong"
Mr.. Zamp nodded. He resented the
imputation that he was a dead one.
but he felt bound to agree with Mr..
Shimko In view Of the circumstance
that on the following day he would
owe a months rent with small pros
pect Of being able to pay it Indeed.
he wondered at Mr.. shimko's anna
bility, for as owner Of the Canal street
premises Shimko had the reputation
Of being harsh landlord Had Zamp
but known 1t, however, store proper
ty on Canal street was not In active
demand Of late by reason Of the new
bridge improvements, and Shimko's
amiability proceeded from a desire to
retain Zamp as tenant If the latter's
solvency could be preserved.
"But 1 couldn't help myself, Mr..
Zamp," Shimko went on. II got no
business keeping restaurant ut all"
AS a matter Of fact, Mr.. Shimko's
late restaurant was Of the variety pop
ularly designated as barrel house."
and he had only retired from the busi-
ness after his license had been re-
voked.
"Yes, Mr.. Zamp," Shimko continued;
''in a business like that a feller
shouldn't got heart at all. But I am
very funny that way. couldn't bear
TO see nobody suffer. understand me,
and everybody takes advantage Of me
on account Of 1t. So l tell you what
| would do. My wife got sort Of
relation by the name Miss Babette
Schick. which she works for years BY
big cloak and suit concern as q de-
signer. She amt SO young no longer,
but she got put away in savings bank
couple of thousand dollars, and she
is engaged to be married to young
Teller by the name Isaac Meiselso1.
which nobody could tell what he does
for living at ALL One thing Is Ger
tain-witb the money this Meiselson
gets with Miss Schick he could go as
partners together with you and pull
you out Of the hole. amt itr'
Mr.. Zamp nodded again without en-
thusiasm.
"Sure. know. Mr.. shimko," he said,
but II a young feller would got $1,000
10 invest In business, y'understand,
why should he come to me? II he
would got only $500, Mr.. Shimko. that
would be something else again. But
with so much as $1,000 feller could
get lots M clothing businesses which
they run a big store with couple Of
cutters, half a dozen statesmen and
bookkeeper. What have I got to offer
him for $1,000? Me. l am salesman,
cutter, bookkeeper and everything
And If this feller comes In here and
bees me alone In the place. with no
customers ner nothing, he gets an hee
It's a dead proposition. Amt itf
Shimko pulled out full cigar case.
whereat lamps eye kindled, and he
licked his lips In anticipation. But
after Shimko had selected dark per
feeto he closed the case deliberately
and replaced 1t In his breast pocket
"a business man must got to got
gumption," he said to the disappointed
Zamp, land If you think you could got
a partner Just by bringing him into the
store here and showing him the stock
and fixtures which you got It you are
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