The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-08-14

iatioh, gigantic vegetation and primitive
state OF manners
Sharp Practice-A Model Book Fed
dler.
Don't YOU want TO buy the life OF
Christ, TO day, mister?' said determined
looking \ ankee bo,k peddler, who yester
day entered our sanctum with gutta per
cha travelling bag in his hand, and rah
er powerful odor of whisky on his breath.
No, not to-day" was our bland reply.
I'VE are rather too busy TO speculate in
theological literature at present"
Better look at the book any how, had nj
yer chuck full Of pictures, sarmon on the
Mounts done up first rate keg'lar Jam
up book, that is, writ the whole ont my
selI---did by thunder'"
No, we've an abundant supply of
works on divinity"
But, stranger, this air S suthin new
1--WE rather guess that The Bible and
Josephus contain about the gist OF your
com ilation, don't ihey?"
''lo Sc plus? who in hunder's he? No,
stranger, yeour out thar. tell YOU there's
things in this ere book thatll. bring you
right out of the gall ef bitterness and the
bonds o. ifiquity. There's things ir that
book that Josephus never heard tell on.
II was no use, however, We declined
purchasing, and the Yankee at length
bowed himself out.
\ moment afterwards he reappeared
Say, Mister mought you know Mr. r..
next door,
We minated that such was the fact
"Well, kin We tell me to what religion he
belongs? Some say that he's Metho-
DIST; some call him a Sweedenborgi
and another feler says he bankers arter
The Mormons I'd like tcw know what he
rally does belong tew.'
why do you inquire % we asked
well, don't mind telling YEou. You
STE, | glnnerally find eout what church
man belongs tew before nv to sell him
book, because then always let on that
belong 10 the same church. and that gin
morally takes, that does. If know what
church man lines With, never miss fire
selling under them eircunsi stances.
Well did you make inquiries concern
ing OUR religious ienets %
Stranger, did; ycou can bet hisli
on't.'
Not very successful, it wopll appear
FOR You haven't sold us a book y
Wall, no, but il yeon KIN tell me what
church Mr.. +. belongs tew, it'll dew llst
as well
: OF can't sell him book; ii 5 10 use
making an fort
ssAtrape,pr IN hot ,,a,,
Well, Mr.. L. l. Sweden1orgian: now
Try him.
About an hour afterwards we entered
MIR. P.'s store. He was walking up and
down, using language rather more EN-
phatlc than ordinary custom requires, not
apparently addressed to any person in par
llcular.
Whats the matter, poo We inc uired
''Why, chap came here to sell the Life
o. Chrlst-said he was cousin Of Prof /
Bush, the Swedenborgian divine, and
swedenborgian himself Said he'd Just
sold my brother Dick a copy, and tn, t
Dick sent him TO me-
And so you bought one ~
Yes, and Dick was here Just now, and
says he never saw the man. He's con-
founded rascal the book ain, worth
cent"
When Mr.. p. went home that night, the
first object that met his eye was the eli
of Christ laying on The tab'e.
= My DEAR said the lady, chats a very
trashy affair you sent home. don't like
It at all It's anything but orthodox. -
{ r, $ wife is q strict Baptist
"lou don't mean to say you've been
buying one too sad p, producing bis
own cory.
Why, person called here day,
saying he was member of the --th
street Baptist Church that you sent The
book as compliment to me, and SO paid
three dollars for it,
+. stayed TO hear no more he rushed
out, and the last we heard OF him he was
nqpiring for tall peddler with dust col
ored hair and striped hreeches
Book peddlers will do we'll TO avoid Mr..
+ IN their peregrinations, as he has VOW
ed TO immediate the first one that darLens
his door.-.N !. Sunday Mercury
MuRpER.-W are furnished with the
facts of terrible tragedy which was on