The Great Clothing Fiasco

From L. Leghorn, a young gentleman from Cheney, we learned of a funny incident that occurred at the county jail last Wednesday afternoon. A traveling salesman had visited the town and sold clothing to several citizens. When the shipment arrived, the disappointment was great; not a garment would fit. One gentleman managed to get one foot through the leg of his pants, but there he stuck. The ridiculous pantaloons would not connect anywhere, and the vest would not button around by several inches. It was an exhibition of a grown man attempting to get into a ten-year-old boy's suit. A short party had his coat so tight that it would not button down the back, while another man had to turn his pants up so the bottoms rubbed the knees. It was the most ridiculous lot of goods ever manufactured.