TEACHING HIM THE BUSINESS.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3185, 13 September 1881, Page 4

TEACHING HIM THE BUSINESS.

(From the New Oileana Times.) 'Herman, , said a Poydras-street merchant clothier, addressing his clerk, ' haf ye sold till of those overgoats vat vas left over from last T,'nter ?' ' ' fid, sir; dere vas dree of dem loft yet.' ' Veil, ye must sell 'em risrhfc avay, as do vinter vill not last, you kno% Herman. Pi'ing me one of de goats unci I vill show you somedings about de pisness, T vill dell you how ye vill sell dem oud.'imcl you must learn de pisness, Herman ; de vinter vas var gone, you know, nnd ye hay had dose goats in de store more esseex years.' An eight-dollar overcoat was handed him by his clerk, and smoothing it out, he took a buckskin money purse from the shove case and stuffing it full of paper, dropp»4it into one of the pockets. ' Now, Herman, my poy,' ho continued ' vatch me sell dat goat. j_ haif sold over dirty-fife uf dem shust de same vay, nnd I vant to deech you de pisness. Yen the nexd gustomer comes in de shop I vill show de way Eube Hoffenstein, mine broder in Detroit, sells his cloding und udder clings." A few minutes later a negro, in quest of a suitable pair of oheap shoes, entered the store. proprietor advanced smiling and inquired: ' Vat is it you vish ?' ' Yer got any cheap shoes hyar ?' asked the negro. ' Blerity uf dem, my front, blenty ; at any briee you vant.' The negro stated that he wanted a pair of brogans, and soon his pedal extremeties were encased in them and abargin struck. As he was about to leave the proprietor called him back. ' I ain't pwine ter buy nuffin else. I'se got all J want,' said the negro sullenly. ' Pot may be so, my dear sir, replied the proprieter, ' but. T shust vants. you to look at dis coat. Tt vas the pure Bussian vool, and dis dime last year you doan got same goat for dwent-five dollars. Mine gracious, clothing vas gone down to noding, and dere vas no money in de business any longer. You gont sotneding dot vill keep you from de vedder, und make you feel vara as summer dime. De gonsumption vas going round, and de doctors dell me it vas de vedder. More den nine beobles died round vere I lif last veek. Dink of dot. Mine frent, dat goat vas Russian rool, dick and bevy. Vy, Mister Jones, who owns de pank on Canal-streed, took dat soat home mit him yesterday, and yore it all day ; but it was a leerlle tight across the shoulders und he brought it pack shust a vile ago. Dry it on, my dear sir. Ah ! dot vas all right. Misder Jones vas a rich man and he liked dot goat. How deep de pockets vas, but it was a leedle dighfc across de shoulders.' 'he npgro buttoned up the coat, thrust his hands in the pockets and felt the purse. A peaceful smile played over his face when his touch discolsed to his mind the contents of ths pockets, but he choked down his joy and enquired. ' "Who did you say wore this hyar coat ?' ' Vy, Misder Jones vot owns de pank on Canal Streed.' ' What yer gwine to ax fur it ?' ' Dwendy dollars.' ' Dats pow'ful high price for dis coat, but I'll take it.' Herman, here wrap up dis goat fur de schentleman and drow in a cravat; it vill make him look noice mit de ladies.' ' Nebber mind, I'll keep de coat,' replied the negro, and, pulling out a roll of money, he pnid for it and left the store. While he was around the next corner moaninu over the stuffed pui'se, Hoffenstein said to his dork. ' Herman, fix up aundder of dose goats de same way, and doan forget to dell dem dot Misder Jones vot livs in de pank on Canalstreet yore it yesterday.'