COLLECTING A BILL. The Dealer Who Wanted a Reason able Discount for Cash.

Te Aroha News, Volume IV, Issue 168, 4 September 1886, Page 5

COLLECTING A BILL. The Dealer Who Wanted a Reason able Discount for Cash.

Not a hundred miles from the "Boot aad Shoe Recorder " office, says that paper, islocated the establishment of a popular boot and choc jobber. He is one of the best men of the trade, and will treat any of his customers who are in dictress like a gentleman, provided he believes them honest; bat if a rogue, woe to him. A good Btory is told of how he collected a bill from one of these last-named individual?, who formerly operated a Bhoe store in- a Massachusetts towiv One day Mr Jobber was seated in hia office, when the dealer entered and aeked how much he owed the firm. The bookkeeper gave the deßired information, when, turning to the proprietor, ihe dealer aeked: " How mush discount will you give me on this'bill to settle it now ?'' " What do you mean ?" was tbe reply. "I mean juet this. I have sold oat my etore for clean, solid cash. I have got the money in my pocket, and am settling up my accounts. I want a discount, or you can get the money the best way you can." "I don't understand you," eaid the jobber. '• Is this a game of bluff or are jou; playing the rogue ?", •** I don't, want any such insinuations," replied the dealer "So and so has given me $500 discount and so and so $ 100. W hat will you give ?" " I'll tell you what I'll do," eaid Mr Job* ber, rising. *" If you will settle that account right here I will take 100 cent* on the dollar, but if you cross that threshold I won't; accept any settlement short of interest and expenses. I mean what I say " * Here the dealer must have felt faint, for he sat down in a chair. " I am nqw going out to dinner, and you can sit here and wait until I return," caidT the jobber, as he put on his hat and oo*t and departed. Onco in the street he went for his lawyer* and after a short consultation was told that he could do nothing beyond a euit, and. that if the party offered any reasonable figures, 1 to take the money and settle the case.. The jobber returned, but determined to get the wholo amount if possible. On entering' hie store there sat the dealer as hex had left him. Going up to him he said t "My friend, you evidently think I hftrej been to dinner ; not so. I now ask you to> pay me my account in full. - If you do, you can letvehere unmolested. Iv»ili see you to; the sidewalk, If not, you won't p*BO many feet alone after you go down those stairs.?' l«' ■ , .' - _, ■ t , - • The'dealer grew white in the face. Bta sat for a> moment in thought, then getting up, he put his hand in hi 3 pobket, took Ottfe aroU of bills and paid the bill in fulK-nTifc jobber passed out with-him to the eidewatit* StandingVp'against-the door wasfftjpolicttr mariv who accidentally passed at that .timiL The'dealer gave him one glance.and;rapidly passed put fpf«sight. -^ The jobber re,turn©s; to;hi«ys"tdreVanb>in the silence of j the pacl^ingitooitf ho punched ■ his ribs, and laughea mertily. £1 ,u hyoiAu t tr • w'' l?. > v*,-»