Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1874-04-17

body reads all these little advertisements.
It's preposterous to think it."
But" said the editor, you read
what interests you? F."
Eyes"
"And if there's anything you partic-
ularly want, you look for ii 2"
Certainly"
Well, among the thousands upon
thousands, who help to make up this
busy world of ours, everything that is
printed is read. Sheer as you please, |
do assure you that printers ink is the
true open sesame to business success.
And still Buffer couldn't see it. He
didn't believe that e half of those lit
tie crowded advertisements were ever
read.
Suppose you try the experiment,
said the editor. "Just slip in an adver-
tisement of the want of one Of the most
common things in the world. For the
sake of the test ] will give it two inser.
tions free. Two will be enough; and
you may have it jammed into any of the
out-ofthe way hooks of my paper that
you shall select. Two insertions of only
two lines. Will you try it?"
Buffer said of course he would try it.
And he selected the place where he would
have it published crowded in under the
head of "wants." And he waited and
saw proof Ct his advertisement, which
appeared as follows:
Wanted-A good House Dog. Apply to J Buffer
SIS Towser St., between the hours of and y p. M
Buffer went away smiling and nodding.
On the following morning he opened his
paper, and after deal of hunting, he
foun his advertisement. At first it did
not seem at all conspicuous. Certainly
SO Insignificant paragraph, buried in
such wilderness of paragraphs, could
not attract notice. After a time, howev-
err, 1T began to look more noticeable to
him. The more he looked at it the
palmer it grew. Finally it glared al
him from the closely printed page. But
that was because he was the person par.
ticularly interested. OF course it would
appear conspicuous to him. BUTT could
not appear so to others.
That evening Mr.. Buffer was just sit
ting down to tea (Buffer was plain, ole
fashioned man, and took tea at six) wher
his door bell was rung. The servant an
nounced that a man was at the door will
dog to sell.
Tell him | don't want one"
Six times Buffer was interrupted Will
taking tea by men with dogs to sci
Buffer was a man who would not liz
He had put his foot in it, aud he mu;
take it out manfully. The twenty-thir
applicant was small boy, with a girl i
company, who had dirty, ragged poe
die for sale. Buffer bought the poodl
of the boy, and Immediately presented
to the girl, and sent them off.
To the next applicant he was alb
truthfully to answer" Don't want ar
more. I've bought one."
The stream of callers continued uni
near ten o'clock, at which hour Buff
locked up and turned off the gas.
On the following evening, as Buff
approached his house, he found CROW
assembled. He counted thirty-nine M
and boys, each of whom had dog
tow. There we're dogs of every grat
size and color, howl and growl. Buff
addressed the motley multitude, and
formed them that he had purchased
dog.
Then what dyer advertise for 7"
And Buffer got his hat Knocked oV
his eyes before he reached the sanctus
of his home.
Never mind about the trials and tt
ulations of that night. Buffer had /
no idea there were so many dogs in ex
ence. With the aid of three policen
he got through alive. On the next mo
ing he visited his friend the editor, {
acknowledged the corn. The advert
ment of wanted" was taken out, {
10 the most conspicuous place anc
glaring type, he advertised that he die
want any more dogs. And for this
vertisement he paid. And then he "
home and posted upon his door: &C
into the country" Then he hire
special policeman to guard his proper
and then he locked up and went a
with his family.
From that day to this Josepbus b
has never been heard to express do
concerning the efficacy of printers
neither has he asked who reads ad
tisements ?"-Ne,o York Ledger.
THE PERKS OF LETTERs.-Of
things on earth to make trouble,
mend me to a letter. You write as
would say it,-but it goes to your Fl