The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1873-11-13
HOW A DRUMMER" GOT SOLD.
He Goes to See Young Lady in Penn
Avenue, in Company with a Friend
and Both Flee from Small PoX Sig

He Goes to See Young Lady In Penn.
Avenue, in Company with a Friend,
and Both Flee from Small PoX Sig
nal.
The proclivities of the travelling agents,
or drummcrs, to sell goods and make
money are SO great that any one who
has encountered a specimen OF this genus
homo 10 store, would imagine they had
not thought to bcstow on ought else be
side mercantile affairs. The drummer Is
sly fox, however, and by nature of his
avocation acquires versatility of tact In
more than mercantile matters, and Gun
ninsness that would reflect credit on lie
ReyRard himself.
He is an adept in the art Of Irritation.
connoisseur 10 beauty aud fran be
lever in Moore's principle, that
"Wh far from the lips that are dear
We've but to make love to the lips
that's near, aud in every town he goes
to he cultivates the acquaintance of the
lair sex. and endeavors to impress them
with the idea that he is fascinating
fellow"
But the fox, notwithstanding his Gun
uing, frequently falls victim TO superior
tact, and the drummer gets ouIdonc oc
casioaaIiy by superior strategy even 10
provincial cities and towns
\ drummer from Philadel phia who had
been stopping at the Wyoming House
recently cultivated the acquaintance of a
young lady on Penn avenue. 1t matter
ed not to him whether she was engaged
or not. lie told her he was IAN agent
from Philadelphia, and was doubtless
certain of securing her affection, lie
asked if he might call on her on a certain
evening. aud bring FREUD aloug with
him The young lady answered with the
hlandest Of smiles that he might, and ac
cordingly when the evening came the
agent and MS friend set out in high glee
10 call on her. Meanwhile she was visi
ted By young man, who was not drum
mcr, but who was doubtless held in high
er esteem. She told him OF the cirrum
stance, aud both hoped the agent ana his
FREUD would not call. Presently the
young man hit upon a happy idea, he
got sheet Of pa er and wrote on it in
large characters the terrible taIiSrDanic
words, Small Pox," after which he fxcl
it up on the palOr door leading from The
hall, and took his place laughingIy be
side the young lady.
1t had not been posted mp many min
utes before the agent aud his lieutenant
came rushing up stairs and along the hall
Imagine their aStonishment on seeing the
terrib'e legend on the door. at which they
were about to knock. The agent Stare,i
at it moment in open moGihed wonder.
and then plueking his friend By the
sleeve, made a hasty retreat 10 the stair
head, The friend, in his eagerne>s 10 e.
cape, ran against the drummer at The top
vi the stairs, and both tumblctl TO the bot
tom. They did not wait 10 see i: they
had any broken bones, nor 10 dust lleir
coats, bnt picked themselves Up a. speed
lily rs possible, whi.hoa; saying wor'! o,
giving expression TO groan, and Geca;ap
Led 30 the eeHicr OF TIE city Here they
.cn'cred drug stoTe, procured : bottle OF
smelling salts aud saturated their cloth
ing with the str5ages: dis1 : fcc:.u, th
could fnd They didn't return to the
Wyoming House by way of Penn avenne
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