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432 XEW AND COMPLETE MEMOIRS OE
Having once invited some persons of consequence to
supper, for whom he had done some business, they cam©
to appointment, and he being in his shop, instead of ask-
ing them to any other part of the house, after cordially
welcoming their arrival, requested them to stop there a
few minutes. Going out immediately, he was not long
before he returned, with a pound of cheese, a loaf, and
two pots of porter ; with the whole of which, without any
ceremony, he immediately decorated his dirty counter,
saying, There, Gentlemen, is as much as I can afford
upon the business we have had together.” He thought
they would have partaken of it just as it was ; but with
equal politeness, they declined his offer. If any bills are
brought to him by bankers’ clerks, he always pays them off
at hand, and as frequently lectures them for coming with-
out pen and ink.—And it seems he never wishes to leave
any one alone in a shop, where gold ear-rings, trinkets,
and other valuable articles, lie confusedly scattered about
in every direction.—As one proof of this assertion, a tra-
veller from Birmingham, had one time considerable trouble
to tret Mr. B. to settle for some goods sent him ; he saying
he knew nothing about them ; however, the traveller being
sure of the delivery, looked about, and there found the
case unpacked.—Mr. B. apologized, and paid the bill with-
out hesitation.
When he is above stairs, he is not to be called down
on any occasion, unless a customer comes ; then if he is
rung for, down he comes, in whatever state he may be in,
sometimes half shaved, sometimes with a waistcoat and no
shirt, or covered with cobwebs, just as it may occur.—
The loss of one customer, he seems to think would ruin
him.—His goods, though excellent in quality, often want
a little polishing; however, he is ready to make.any al-
lowance, and is never wanting in an apology where any
is required. f ,
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Having once invited some persons of consequence to
supper, for whom he had done some business, they cam©
to appointment, and he being in his shop, instead of ask-
ing them to any other part of the house, after cordially
welcoming their arrival, requested them to stop there a
few minutes. Going out immediately, he was not long
before he returned, with a pound of cheese, a loaf, and
two pots of porter ; with the whole of which, without any
ceremony, he immediately decorated his dirty counter,
saying, There, Gentlemen, is as much as I can afford
upon the business we have had together.” He thought
they would have partaken of it just as it was ; but with
equal politeness, they declined his offer. If any bills are
brought to him by bankers’ clerks, he always pays them off
at hand, and as frequently lectures them for coming with-
out pen and ink.—And it seems he never wishes to leave
any one alone in a shop, where gold ear-rings, trinkets,
and other valuable articles, lie confusedly scattered about
in every direction.—As one proof of this assertion, a tra-
veller from Birmingham, had one time considerable trouble
to tret Mr. B. to settle for some goods sent him ; he saying
he knew nothing about them ; however, the traveller being
sure of the delivery, looked about, and there found the
case unpacked.—Mr. B. apologized, and paid the bill with-
out hesitation.
When he is above stairs, he is not to be called down
on any occasion, unless a customer comes ; then if he is
rung for, down he comes, in whatever state he may be in,
sometimes half shaved, sometimes with a waistcoat and no
shirt, or covered with cobwebs, just as it may occur.—
The loss of one customer, he seems to think would ruin
him.—His goods, though excellent in quality, often want
a little polishing; however, he is ready to make.any al-
lowance, and is never wanting in an apology where any
is required. f ,
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