WINNING HIM BACK.

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2256, 21 May 1881, Page 3

WINNING HIM BACK.

One cE the travellers for a new dry goods store ri contly arrived in a town in the interior of the State to find that one of his beßt customers was about to transfer biß custom to a Boston house. " Don't we always do well by you ? asked the New Yorker, as he sat dewn for an explanation. " Yes, I believe so." " Don't we ship goods promptly ? "

“ Yep.” “ And have we ever pressed you in a pinoh ? ” “No.” " Did you get lower price# at the Boston house ? ” “No, I can’t gay I did. “ Then I can’t understand why you should leave our house all of a audden after buying of us several years.” “ I know that gome explanation is due, and I will make one,” replied the merchant, “ 'i ou know that I attend church.” “ Yes, and so do I.” ■. “Do you ? I didn’t know that. lam looked upon as a Christian.” “Soam I. I’ve got the date of my baptism right here in my pocket-book.” “I# that so ? Well, our church is in need of repairs. We were talking it over the other day when the Boston drummer was in here, and he at once subscribed tea dollars,” , , “ Ten dollars ! Why that’s only two kegs of nails. Put me down for thirty dollars, a now silk hat every season and a full suit of clothes for the minister.”

* Do you really mean it ? " " Of count I do, and if that two-cent Christian from .Boston dares sign another five five I'll send you down a 600dol. church organ and pay a n<an 500dol. a year to play it. Wo are a house which never makes any gre.il display of gospel hymns and religious tracts, but when b Boston drummer bluffs we stiow our religious hand and rake ia the pot ot money every time." ... The merchant still continues to deal wiin the Now York house.