The sun., 1873-11-19


~ can't see it, said Buffer. Nobody
reads ~ these lutte advertisements. It's pro-
posttTous 10 think II.
But. sud tie editor, you read what in
tcrc-t- youf'
"hes
Aud If there ANYTHING that you particular
N want YOU look tur ~!
"tettanlY.
wen. among The thousands upon thousand
who help To make up this busy world OF our
everything that Is printed is read. Sn,cr a. You
please, do assure YOU TINT printers ink Is tue
true oItn S,sirlt 20 all the business success"
Aud still Buffer touldu't see II. lie didn't be
IeNe that onC-half oi those little crowded adj
yertiscments were ever read.
"rulpOse you try the experiment" said the
editor. Just slip In an advertisement OF tho
want of one oi tue most common things in the
two Insertions free. rwo will be enough and
Sou may have II janmed into any out of the
way nook OF myp4ner you snail select. Two
inserttuns, ot only TWO liu,4. viii YOU tfy IL r.
buner said Of course lac would try II. And he
s"l'. tea the pace where he would have II pub
lI-hnd crowded In under the head of " Want.
And he waited aud saw proof Of his adl eI-
tseWcnt, which appe rel a. follows;
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Buffer went away smiling and nodding On
the following morning ho opened his paper, and
after deal of hunting he found his adN artiso
certainly 80 Insignificant phragI tph, buried in
such wildern.ss Of paragraphs colld not at
tract notice. Atter time, however. IL began to
look more noticeable 20 him. The more he
looked AZ IL the palmer il grew. Finally II glarcd
at MN from the closely printed PAGE. But that
was because he was the persnn particularly in
tercsted. az course IL would appear conspicu-
Gus 10 him. But it could not be 20 To Others.
That evening Mr. Buffer Was just sitting down
t. tea tBufer was u plaiu, old fashioned man.
and took tea AZ siXl when his door bell was rung.
The servant announced that man was at the
door with dog To sell.
Tell him don't want one"
Six times Buffer WAS interrupted while taking
tea by men with dogs To sell. Buner was ulAi
who would moi lie. lie had put his foot IA, and
he must take It out nanthuy, The twenty-third
applicant was small boy with girl In company
VINO had a ragged, dirty poodle for sale. Buffer
bought the poodle of the boy, and immediately
pre- ented II To the girl and then sent them on.
To the next applicant he was able truthfuly
I" answer -" Don't want any more. I've bought
one
The stream OF callers continued until near ten
o'clocN, nj which hour buuor locked up and
turned ul the gas.
On tho following evening, as Buffer approac he'd
his house, he found u crowd assembled. lie
counted thirty-nine men and b0yY, each one of
WHOM had dog IA tow. There were dogs OF
every grade, size, aud color, and gruwl, aud howl
Buffer addressed the motley multitude, aud in
formed them that he had purchased dog.
Then what y0r adv ertise torf'
And BuNer got his hat knocked over his eyes
before lie reached the sanctuary Of his homo.
Never mind about the trials and tribuln ions
Of that night Buffer had had no Idea that there
were 80 many dogs IN existence. With the aid
Of three poleemen no got through alive. ON
the next morning he visited his friend tho
editor aud Acknowledged the corn Tho Adyer-
tlsement of wanted was taken out, and In
the most conspicuous place, aud In glaring tyne
he advertised that no didn't want any more
dogs. And for this advertisement he paid
Then he went home and posted upon his door
Gone INTO the country, Then lie hired a
special poiicemon to gulrd his property, and
then he locked up and went away with his
family
From that day Josophus Buffer has never beon
heard to express doubts concerning tho efficacy
re~Is adNefiisementAf"