Tribune and telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1856, 1855-07-19
Sharp Practice-A Modem Bookseller.


Don't you want to buy the Life of Christ, to
day, Mister said a determined looking Yanke,
book pedd'er, who yesterday entered our sane
tum, with gutta-pcrcha travcling-bag in hi
| hand, and rather powerful odor of whiskey OIL
his breath.
No, not to-day was our bland reply 'We'r,
rather too busy to speculate in theological ltera
turc at present
Better look at the book, anyhow, hedn't yet
chuck full of picturs; Sarmon on the Meount'.
done up first rate. Rcg'la jam up book, that is
writ the hull ont mysclf-did by thunder''
NO, we've an abundant supply of works or
! divinity
but, stranger, this airs suthin new
We rather guess that the Bible and Joscphu.
theyi'
'Jo-sc-phus who in thundcr's hei No
stranger, yeou'er out thar. tell yeou there.
things in this ere book that II bring yeou right
out of the gall of bitterness and the bonds of in
EQUITY. There's things in that book that Jose
plus never heard tell on
1t was no use, however, we declined purchas
ing' and the Yankee at length bowed himself
A moment afterwards he reappeared
Say, Mister, mought yeou know Mr.. p, next
door,
| We intimated that such was the fact
well, kin yeou tell me what religion he be-
| longs tew! Some say he's a Methodist some
calls him Swcdenborgian, and another Teller
says he bankers artcr the Mormons I'd like tew
Know what he rally does belong tcw.'
| Why do you inquired we asked.
| wall, don't mind telling yeou. Yeou see, |
generally find eout what church man belongs
few before try to sell him book, because then
always let on that belong to the same church
and that ginerally takcs-that does. If know
what church man jines with, j never miss fire
selling under them circumstances
We'll, did you make inquiries concerning our
religions tenets!'
| Stranger, did; you can bet high on it,
| Not very successfully, it would appear; for
You havn't sold us book
Wall, no; but if you kin tell me what church
MIR; r. belongs tew it'll dew jest as WE'LL
You can't sell him book it's no use making
the effort
Stranger, I'll bet you hat on it,
him
| About an hour afterwards, we entered P.'s
store He was walking up and down, using Ian
guage rather more emphatic than ordinary Gus
tom requires, not apparently addressed to any
person III particular.
| whats the matter Pr we endured
why, chap came in here to sell the Life OF
Christ'-said he was cousin of Professor Bush
the Swcdenborgian divine, and a Swedenborgiai
himself. Said he'd just sold my brother Dick a
copy, and that Dick sent him to me-
And so you bought onc?'
'4cs, and Dick was here just now, and says he
never saw the man. He's COMPOUNDED rascal,
the book amt worth n cent
When I. went home that night, the first object
that met his eye was the Life of Christ lying
on the table.
My dear said the lady, that's very trashy
affair you sent home. don't like it at all. It's
ythng but orthodox (P.'s wife is strict
Baptist.)
GU don't mean to say you've been buying
one 100, said +. producing his own copy
why person CALLED here to-day saxin<r In.
was member of the ---th Street Baptis,
Church, that you sent the book as compliment
to me, and SO paid three dollars for IT.
! Z. stayed to hear no more; he rushed ont, and
the last we saw of him he was inquiring for a
tall pcddlar with dust colored hair and striped
breechcs.
Book peddlars will do well to avoid Mr.. p, in
their peregrinations, as he has vowed to immediate
the first one that darkcns his door.-N. Y. Sun.
day Courier.