The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1873-12-18
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reads alt these hltiC aaFefNtt mthkht ltN
preposterous 10 think Of il.
But, said the editor YOU read what io-
tcrests yous
Yes.
And if there's anything that You par.
tieularly want you look for IL.
Certainly.
Wen, among the thousands upos
thousands who help make mp .lhls busy
world OF ours, everything that is printed
IS -cad, sneer a, YOU please, DO assure
you thai printers ink is the ,rue opea
sesame to all business success,
Aud slill Buffer couldn't see IL. He
didn't believe that oue-half Of those
little crowded advertisements were ever
read.
Suppose You try The experiment sad
the editor. Just slip in an advertisement
Of the want Of one Of the most common
things IN the world For The sake Of the
test | will give ii two insertions fee,
Two will be enough, aud you may have
it jammed into any ont Of the way nook
OF my paper you may wish Two mser.
tions Of only two lines Will YOU try
it?
Butier said Of course he would try it,.
Aud he selected The place where he would
have il published-erowded in under the
lSuI - L.. ts-atF.l a
saw q proof Of his advertisement, which
appeared as follows;
Wanted-A good honse dog. Apply
to j. Buffer, $40 Tower Street, between
the hours Of and p. IN.
Buffer went away smiling aud noddiug,
On the following morning he opened his
paper, and after deal of hunting among
the advertisements he found his. At
first it did not seem at all conspicuous
Certainly so Insignificant paragraph,
buried in such a wilderness OF para
graphs, could not attract notice. After a
time, however, it began to look more 10.
ticeabe to him. The more he looked at
it the palmer it grew. Finally ii glared
at him from the closely printed page.
But that was because lac was the person
particularly interested. or course it
would appear conspicuous TO him. But
1t would not be so 10 others.
That evening Mr.. Buffer was just sit
ting down to tea. (Bnfler was a plain,
old fashioned man, aud took tea at six
His door bell was rung, and the servant
announced that man was at the door
with dog 10 sell.
Tell him don't want one.
Six times was Buffer interrupted while
taking tea by men with dogs to sell
Buffer was man who would not lie
lie had just put his foot in, aud must
take il out manfuily. The twenty-third
applicant was small boy with girl in
company, who had a ragged, dirty poo
die for sale. Buffer bought the poodle of
the boy and Immediately presented it to
the girl, and sent them of.
TO the next applicant he was able
truthfully TO answer-Don't want any
more. rye bought one.
The streams of callers continued until
near ten O'Clock, at which hour Buffer
locked up aud turned Off the gas.
On the following evening, as Buffer
neared his house, he found a crowd as
sembled. lie counted thirty-nne men
and boys, each of whom had a dog in tow.
There were dogs ofevery grade, size and
color, and growl aud howl BufIer adj
dressed the motley multitude, and inform
ed them that he had purchased a dog.
Then what dyer advertise for?
Aud Buffer got the hat knocked over
bis eyes before be reached tbc sanctuary
of his home.
Never mini about the troubles aud
tribulations OF that night. Batter had
no idea that there was so many dogs ~
exislance. With the aid Of three police
men he got through alive. On the next
morning he visited his friend, the editor
aud acknowledged the corn. The adver-
tisemeut Of wanted was taken out, and
in the most conspicuous place and In
glaring type, he advertised that he didu't
want any more dog, And for this adj
verisement he paid. Then he went
home and posted on his door, gone into
the cocniry. Then he hired q special
policeman to look after biz property, aud
then be locked mp aud went way with
his family.
From that day Josephus Buffer has
never been heard to express his doubts
concerning the efficiency OF printers
ink neither has he asked: Who reads
the adyertisemeutsi--Ne,c Iork Lodgef.
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