Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1854-08-24

The Man that Advertised his Farm and
the Man that did not.

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Everybody is acquainted with Samuel A. .
Walker, Esq, the celebrated auctioneer, and
almost everybody, when they have anything
to sell by auction, calls on him. A month or
two since, the auotoneer was sitting in his
office, reading one of the daily papers, when a
well-appearing man entered and enquired for
Mr.. Walker. The auctioneer said in his
happiest manner that he was the individual,
and at the same time desired his visitor TO be
seated. The stranger gave his name, and
said he resided in Saugus, on the borders of
Maiden, and having bought dry goods and
bandannas of the auctioneer when he was in
that line in Kilby street, he had now come to
renew his acquaintance and to get him to sell
some land which he owned in Maiden.
He stated to Mr.. Walker that he only want
ed his services as salesman-he, the owner,
would do all the rest. He did not intend to
have any advertisements in the newspapers, as
he had given notice at the last town meeting
that he should sell his land at auction, and
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to secure the services of Mr.. Walker for the
day, and inquired his price, The amiable
auctioneer said he would go down and sell
for him for one dollar This was agreed to,
only it was stipulated that the auctoneer
should pay his own fare each way. This Mr.
Walker agreed to, and his visitor returned de-
lighted with having secured the eminent SER
vices Of the auctioneer at so low figure, after
paying the one dollar to the auctioneer, who
then secured his next customer, and the busi-
ness of the morning went along usual.
When the day appointed for the sale ar
rived, the auctoneer hastened to the cars and
was soon landed at the depot in Saugus, where
the owner Of the land was anxiously awaiting
his arrival. He was overjnyed at seeing him
and after exchanging the compliments of the
morning and taking glass of cold watar, the
landowner and the auctioneer-the former
with a spy-glass and the latter with small
red fag-were seen footing it for the location
of the land which he was to sell After a
dusty walk of half an hour, they arrived at
the spot, where they remained for an hour
after the time appointed for the sale to oom-
menoe-the owner and his auctioneer being
the only persons within two miles of the place
;bout to be sold by auction. The owner won
dering why the people did not come, and the
auOtioneer wondering why they should come
thus ended the unadvertised land sale.
A few days after the old fogy sold his land
at private sale to a we'll known operator in
real estate for 5000, which was the price he
paid for it some seven years since, wisely
coming to the conclusion that he was behind
the times, and could not make much by selling
land at auction, even if he employed Boston
auctioneer. All the foregoing happened in
April Of the present year. About the lst Of
May another stranger called upon the same
auctioneer, and said he had a beautiful place
in Maiden, near Saugus, to sell by auction.
The auctioneer said he had some experience
down that way, and he did not care to risk his
hard-earned reputation and his time by again
visiting Maiden professionally. The stranger
was in earnest he described the place and
gave the name Of the previous owner, when it
came out that the anctioneer was second
time TO sell what he facetiOusly calls the 81