 | Joseph Parrish Thompson - 1877 - 364 páginas
...on credit: every ono who purchased expected to pay. They were parted with; and the inscription now stood, 'John Thompson sells hats.' 'Sells hats,' says his next friend: ' why, nobody will expect you to give them away. What, then, is the use of that word '{' It was stricken out;... | |
 | Donald Nicoll - 1878 - 432 páginas
...whomsoever made. He struck that out also. A third said he thought that the words " for ready money " were useless, as it was not the custom of the place to..." Sells Hats ! " says his next friend; " why, who elpects you to give them away ? "What, then, is the use of the word?" It was struck out, and "Hats"... | |
 | John Jacob Anderson - 1878 - 450 páginas
...struck it out. A third said he thought the words 'for rendy money ' were useless, as it was not I ho custom of the place to sell on credit. Every one who purchased expected to pay. They were parted with, and the inscription now stood, ' John Thompson sells hats.1 ' Sells hats P says... | |
 | John Stevens C. Abbott - 1879 - 418 páginas
...buy, by whomsoever made. He struck it out. A third said he thought the words, for ready money, were useless ; as it was not the custom of the place to...credit. Every one who purchased, expected to pay. They were parted with. The inscription now stood, "John Thompson sells hats." " Sells hats," says his... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1884 - 564 páginas
...would buy, by whomsoever made. He struck it out. A third said he thought the words for ready money were useless, as it was not the custom of the place to...on credit. Every one who purchased expected to pay. They were parted with, and the inscription now stood, yohn Thompson sells hati. " Sells hats," says... | |
 | Charles Mackay - 1885 - 462 páginas
...were made. He struck it out accordingly. A third person said he thought the words for ready money were useless, as it was not the custom of the place to...on credit. Every one who purchased expected to pay. The words were expunged, and the inscription now stood, ' John Thompson sells hats.' Sells hats ? said... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1886 - 156 páginas
...would buy, by whomsoever made. He struck it out. A third said he thought the words for ready money were useless, as it was not the custom of the place to...on credit. Every one who purchased expected to pay. They were parted with, and the inscription now stood, John Thompson sells hats. ' Sells hats ? ' says... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1886 - 256 páginas
...would buy, by whomsoever made. He struck it out. A third said he thought the words for ready money were useless, as it was not the custom of the place to...on credit. Every one who purchased expected to pay. They were parted with, and the inscription now stood, John Thompson sells hats. ' Sells hats ?' says... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1888 - 250 páginas
...would buy, by whomsoever made. He struck it out. A third said he thought the words for ready money were useless, as it was not the custom of the place to...on credit. Every one who purchased expected to pay. They were parted with, and the inscription now stood, John Thompson sells hats. ' Sells hats ? ' says... | |
 | Stedman, Edmund C. and Hutchinson Ellen M. - 1888 - 566 páginas
...buy, by whomsoever made. He struck it out A third said he thought the words '/or ready money' were useless as it was not the custom of the place to sell...on credit Every one who purchased expected to pay. They were parted with, and the inscription now stood, ' John Thompson sells hats.' ' Sells hats,' says... | |
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The next observed that the word 'makes' might as well be omitted, because his customers would not care who made the hats. If good and to their mind they would buy, by whomsoever made. He struck it out. A third said he thought the words 'for ready money'... 
