"Overcoat" is a tragic story of a destitute young man who tried to keep up appearances and his poverty under the overcoat He looked dandy with a hat and a can. He strolled about on the Mall, showing himself a well-to-do fellow. But he had not even reasonable clothes on him. Every thing about him was hidden under the coat. He spent a few moments before a restaurant, listening to an orchestra. Then he walked on. He visited a music shop and asked for a list of gramophone records.
He went to a book stall and then a carpet shop. He was enjoying the impression of a sophisticated fellow, which he was seating on the shopkeepers. He then walked on the footpath near the high courts. Here a young couple overtook him from behind. When they turned to Macleod Road, he also tried to fellow them. While he was crossing the wide road, a truck hit him and knocked him down. The truck driver fled and he was rushed to the hospital in a taxi. He breathed his last at hospital. When they took off his coat, they did not find any clothes on him except a few things not worth mentioning.
He went to a book stall and then a carpet shop. He was enjoying the impression of a sophisticated fellow, which he was seating on the shopkeepers. He then walked on the footpath near the high courts. Here a young couple overtook him from behind. When they turned to Macleod Road, he also tried to fellow them. While he was crossing the wide road, a truck hit him and knocked him down. The truck driver fled and he was rushed to the hospital in a taxi. He breathed his last at hospital. When they took off his coat, they did not find any clothes on him except a few things not worth mentioning.
