The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-12-25

THE SOLEMN Book AGENT.-He was
tall and dignifed. One would have
thought him Roman Senator on his
way to make speech ON finance, but he
wasn't-singular enough, he wasn't. He
was book agent. He wore linen dus-
ter, and his brow was furrowed with
many care-lines, as if he had been
obliged to tumble out of bed every other
night of his life to dose a sick child.
He called into tailor shop on Randolph
street, removed his hat, took his "Lives
of Eminent Philosophers from his
cambria bag and approached the tailor
with:
"Td like to have you look at this rare
work"
81 haf no time," replied the tailor.
1T is a work which every thinking
man should delight to peruse, continued
the agent.
"Zo?" said the tailor.
Eyes, it is a work ON which q great
deal of deep thought has been expended,
and it is pronounced by such men as
Wendell Philips to be work without
rival in modern literature.n
"Makes anybody laugh when he zees
2" asked the tailor.
ono, my friend, this is deep, pro-
found work as have already said. tt
ucijAS w IJll SuCll DIS i HGOCIl-
J tus, Socrates and Plato and Ralph Waldo
Emerson. Ifyou desire work on which
the most eminent authors of our days
have spent years of study and research,
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gloze?" anxiously asked the man Of the
goose.
"My friend, this is no receipt book,
but an eminent work on philosophy, as
I have told you. Years were consumed
in preparing this volume for the press,
and none but the clearest mind could
have grasped the subject herein dis
cussed. II you desire food for deep
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"Does dis pook say someding about
der Prussian war 2" asked the tailor as
he threaded his needle.
"My friend, this is not an every day
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which will soon be in the hands Of every
profound thinker in the country. What
is the art of philosophy This book
tells you. Who were and who are our
philosophers? Turn to these pages for
reply. AS said before, | don't see
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"Und De don't haf anydings about
some fun, eh 2" inquired the tailor as
Ul6 DOOk was uelu Oub 10 ilItll'
"My friend, must again inform you
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not collection of nauseous trash-but
rare deep work, on philosophy. Here,
see the name of the author. The name
alone should be proof enough to your
mind that the work cannot be surpassed
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az not know Mr.. Schmidt make no
cloze NIT him." returned the tailor in a
doubling voice.
"Then you will let me leave your
place without having secured your
name to this volume! cannot believe
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thoughts All if we only had such
minds and could WELD such a pen! But
we can read, an in a measure we can be
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Press.