Potash & Perlmutter: Their Copartnership Ventures and Adventures

"Potash & Perlmutter: Their Copartnership Ventures and Adventures" by Montague Glass is a funny story set in the early 1900s, about two men, Abe Potash and Morris Perlmutter, who become business partners in the cloak and suit industry. The story looks at what it means to be partners, how honest people are in business, and the difficulties people face when they move to America, by sharing the funny talks and relationships Abe and Morris have with customers and rivals. At the start, Abe is upset because he ended his partnership with Pincus Vesell, and he talks with Philip Noblestone, a business broker, about how hard it is to have a partner and how he doesn't like the cloak and suit business. After talking with Noblestone, Abe meets Morris Perlmutter, who has had trouble with his own businesses, leading to the start of their partnership, which is full of humor and shows how strange and difficult their work can be, all while living in busy New York City.