Show HE PAID FOR PANTS Boston Herald t Merrill E Gates former president of Amherst college was noted for tor his close closeness I ness and for tor his extreme correctness of language One day he bought a pair of trousers at Thompsons clothing store I In Amherst He had them charged and andIn andIn andin In due time received a bill as fol follows follows lows Iowa Pres Gates toJ to J A Thompson debtor one pair pants UJO President Gates sent the bill back with the following notation at the bottom Pants Is Incorrect Please amend amendA A month passed by b and President Gates dates received another bill for the trousers trous trousers trOusers ers worded as on the former occasion Again he amended the bill and sent it tack to Thompson son sonIn In a months time President Gates re reo celt ceh ed cd a third bill from Thompson still sUIl with the objectionable word pants In It This time he went to see Thompson in person taking the bill bm with him and explaining why wh he had not paid it con COIl concluding concluding his remarks by b saying I always use correct language myself and I wish others would do the same President Gates sard Thompson Ive been In the clothing business twenty twenty twenty ty years and then some and I r hive have always sold two Trades grades of goods pants and trousers Trousers are arc everything over 5 In price and pants everything under 3 3 Its pants I sold you OU and by thunder Its pants pay for President Gates paid the bill |