The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1873-11-28
MADE TO SEE IT."

Il cant see it." said Buffer; "no-
body reads al these little advertise
menis. It's prePosterous tc think il. -
Bat sand thc editor. "y gu read
what interests yOu ?
sYes.'
Aud if there's On, thing that YOU
particularly want, you look Tor it,"
"CertaiGly.'
"Well, among he thousands upon
thousands who help to make up this
busy wOIli OF ours, everything that
is printed Is read. 81 eer a. YOU
please, | do assure you thas printers
ink l. the t:ue open sesame 10 all
JusiDCss success "
And still Brif-r Coul,in't see it,.
He dldn'J b"h.v. that "-p hslf of
these liCtle crUHdsd advertisements
, ere ever read
"SIppOse yon tTv the experiment" "
said the editor. "Just slip in an
advertisement of the went Of cne OF
the most common tliir gs in the world.
For the sake OF the test | will give it
two insertions free. Two will be
enough. snd you NAV have l. j4mmed
into any cut nf !he way rOnk ot nIy
p"per you shall select. Two inser-
tions of only two lines. Will you
try it p
Buffer said Of course he wnuli try
il And be Sc ecied the place wh,re
be wouli have it published crowded
in under rhe head OF "W anti" And
he waited and saw a proof OF his All
vert;sement, which appeared as toll
lows:
"ANrED-ag good house dog. Apply to ].
w Buffer, 80 rOwser street, between the
hours OF } and p. IN.
Buffer went away smiling and nod
ding. Ol the following morning be
opened his paper, snd, after deal OF
hunting, he found his advertisement
At fret it did not seem q, all con-
spIcuouI Certainly so insign fictnt
4 paragraph, buried in such wider
ness OF paragraphs, cOuli not attract
notice After a time. ioweve-, il
began to look more noticeable To him.
Tie mere hs 10, lei at it The palmer
it grew. Finally II g!Ired at him
rom the c'o,ely printed p9ge. But
that Wss becaIse he was he person
particularly interested. o. course il
would appear conspicuous 10 him
But il could not b. 80 10 others.
That evening Mr.. Buffer was Just
sit,ing down TO tea [ Buffer WAS
plain, OH fashioned man, and took
tea at O. when his door bell was
ruag Tue servant announced th 1t =
man W as at the door with DOG to
sell
''Tsil him I don't want one'
SIX times ButT.r WAS interrupted
while taking tea 10y men with dogs
TO -fli. Buffer was Il man who would
not lie. He had put his foot ia, and
he must tAke il oI. IHaniu.ly. TIs
;weuty-iLi9d applicant VAS p snall
boy, with girl Ia company, ~uO had
4 ragged, dirty uJnd'e Tor sale. Buf
ter bOJght the poodle % the b0T,
aud ImB.d areiy presented 1t 70 the
E'rI. and then sent Ihem II.
To the Eoxs aou!lcant he waI able
tfu.i,u:Iy L. an. ger-''Dnn't want
anv more I've hoUght Cne''
Tie sLresm Of c,lisrs cnH inued
IN il peaT 10 U'c.Ock, at which hour
BUlIer locked up and uIaei { II the
gas.
On the following evening. as Buff
fer syprosched his house, lie ioun
crO.G ssenbled lie counted thirty
zine men and boys, each one OF whom
had dog in tow. There we've dogs
pf every grade. s'zs and color. and
howl. Buffer addressed the motley
multitude. snd informed them liza.
he hsd purchased dog.
Then what dyer adverti G fcr:"
Add Buffer co. his hat knocked
over his y es bs ore be resched The
sanctuary CT bis home.
Never min chou: the ,rixls and
tribulatinns nf that night Buffer had
had no idea that there were 90 man,
dogs in existence. Win the aid OF
three policemen he gor through alive
Oa the next morning he vi,iref his
friend the editor, and sckr owiedged
the corn. The advertisement of
"wanted" was taken on, snd IN the
most conspicuous place. and in giar
Ing type, he advertised tna' Re didn't
want any more d0gs. Ant 'ur this
advertisement he psi Tnsn he
went hom and p ~'e I upon The door
.-"GoxE INTO IHE CoUSrRY > Then
he hired a special policeman 80 guard
his property ard then he locked up
a. 2 went away with bis family
From that day sephus Bnff 4 n~s
never been IeIrd 10 'xPTess honb,'
concerning the efficacy Of prin,1r
Ink. nri,Ier has he asked-"W no
reed. sdv.rtisements &C, "A Ae'0
York LeGgsr-