A New Dodge.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 262, 9 October 1883, Page 2

A New Dodge.

, . i [Wellin^tqii Paper.]! i ■■■■•, :; The making bif a good drtper'gibdSi.ness'does notria 'the opinion' b^ some who paght to know 'something jof the .mysteries of the art, depend entirely^ . upon, a good display and liberal ad-^ .yertising. Mr G. "W. Sobrodei-; asoflr- ; goods dealer at Mast&rton; engaged -an assistant m Wellington] 'some Jtwoor three months ago, audtbe following' letter written by himwillisho^ndW^e: _eet about to mak6 a splash >':¥-f'''DfaiJ< If you can'* toake* -it •' cohf e'nMt r to come to Masterton on Saturday next, r per firtt train, I should very muoh wisb it, as Saturday next is the first! day iA my sale. I mu'at now give -yba pirticaiars of the business taofi: which' I hate thought proper to make usejofc I< , |haye matie it public that I am'expecting my cousin, a young man, well to do, "gooa-looking,- about, 25_y§ftrs jof age, single, - thopflugh r> «tood "draper, " very liberal } and ia'tenSing. to settle down m MastertOd, so much so, that he is bringing with him a complete set of : household ; furniture. The effect so Ur : is immense, and I wish for the next month at least, to let the young ladies 1 enjoy their own opinion^ and[ patrd^nisa my store m the meantime."' Yen mentioned .that your wife intended' 1 spending a holiday m Palmerstoii for about a montb, consequently 'ie wil suit adcbicably. When yojar wife wishes ta [return ,-, she could come I to. Masterton by 'coWb, a? we have three: coaches per. week. . I wish when you come to <' w*ear my J siik' -fcftt'apj-now »t I (hare .advised him that it will ri be r cai)ed for. Also 6fiing ! Mrß^chroder's chair" 'a'n f d present ih'eV with it, as the are very an^tquß to see what you jare'iike,' and ' 'think it very thoughtful ( on you^part'tb* tnirik f of -^Slrsf fes; -My jihow of. colored pigeons I : have comin» : off oh Saturday 'next, and ; hopef ;yon.jyill be there tb enjoy the ton. * If: yon: cannot come by the ifirsc' train, dome by the 4.5 p.m. tram, as your week's notice expires 1 on Saturday at 12 o'clock. I prefer you to rcomenby, early; train,, as vu v will: ithen ? ; havej .dayli}T[ht. all^'ithe tWay^'V, Of ,c,9urs% : the ) good-looking, we! j-i^Oj jCpasjnj,^arrive^, wearingithe identical 1 brand new belflopper f irom -bill's, presented Mrs Schroder witbjthe< chair, which, was already ~her 'own, and was : duly installed- behtnd| therfeonhtet; ,tp tbe7appi^ationpfaUyc4.qg lady cus- • tomers. 'Here he remained till recently, .his wife, having m. the meantime dispelled the hole's of thefair damsels ,who. flopked to "ihe shop, .by putting. in ran appearance^^ The 'handsoiaie young ; man jj however, proved, ungrateful to bis trij^ud^and,' by arousinfr Hfe saßpic|o^s|re^arding' the whfreabousoi certain goods which Mr Schroder averred' ought to be ; m his shop ; and theaffair, • therefore, came to be , ye ntilated m the Resident Magistrate's * Court/, with what result remains to be Been. ■■'■■