While in the shop, the well dressed salesman came over unobtrusively,
said quietly to Dad” Do you know the man over there?” He nodded to
an older farmer wearing patched, beat up, well worn suspender
overalls. The place now was busy with lots of better dressed men
who undoubtedly had money.. .and that tattered old farmer was taking
his attention away from the lot! (Dad recognized this neighbor as
one of the hardest working, best farmers in the hills.)

The salesman told dad he had tried in his sales pitch to keep
turning the mans attention to the well used balers__ as not to
embarrass the man. But the farmer wearing old patched overalls kept
moving back toward the new “expensive” ones. The exasperated
salesman said, “That guy keeps asking questions about balers, can he
even afford one?

Dad sagely looked at the salesman in the eye and gave a curt reply.

The salesman upon realizing his warped judgment, very respectfully
waited on the farmer. As a result, farmer purchased 2 brand new top
of the line balers on __a counter check from _anyone of 4 area banks.
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Haste Ye Back
Vickie L. Metcalfe