Somewhat Mixed.

Te Aroha News, Volume I, Issue 31, 5 January 1884, Page 7

Somewhat Mixed.

An Ohio man, who had visited Gothnm and got many new ideas, returned home and re-marked most of his goods, so that he could aay the price of this and that was so much, with so much off. Everything seemed to work well for a week or so, when one of the r-lerks said he needed a little more pos in^. 41 xov instance," he exclaimed, "we are giving twenty off on all wooden ware." "Yes.' " And pails are twenty cents apiece ? ' " Yes." u Then every time Ja man wants a pail hq gets it for nothing, and if he takes two give him twenty cents." "James, are you a born fool ?" demanded the merchant. " No, sir," was the prompt reply. "'l've got rid of the eight dozen pails we had stored up stairs in leas than a week, and have promised five dozen more. If you have a clerk who pleases customers more than I do, trot him out."

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