The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-11-05
The Solemn Book Agent.

He was tall and solemn, and dignified.
One would thought him Roman SEN
ator, on his way to make a speech on
finance; but he wasn't = singularly
enough, he wasn't. He was book agent.
He wore a linen buster, and his brow
was furrowed with many care lines, as if
he had been obliged to tumble out of bed
every night to dose sick child. He
called at tailor shop on Randolph street,
removed his hat, took his Lives of En-
inent Philosophers from cambria bag,
and approached the tailor, saying:
"Pd like to kave you look at this rare
work."
81 hat no time" replied the tailor.
cit is a work which every thinking
man should delight to peruse," contin-
ued the agent.
"Zo?" said the tailor.
eyes, il is work on which great
deal of deep thought has been expended,
and it is pronounced by such men as
Wendell Phillips to be work without q
rival in modern literature"
"Makes anybody laugh when he ices
it 2" asked the tailor.
"No, my friend, this is a deep, pro-
found work, as / have already said. 1t
deals with such characters as Theocrites,
Socrates, Plato, and Ralph Waldo Emer-
son. If you desire q work on which the
most eminent author of our day has
spent many years of study and research,
you can find nothing to compare with
this"
"Does it shpeak about how to CLEAN
cloze ?" anxiously asked the man of the
goose.
"My friend this is no receipt book,
but an eminent work on philosophy, as |
have told you. Years were consumed in
preparing this volume for the press, and
none but the clearest mind could have
grasped the subjects herein discussed. II
you desire food for deep meditation you
have it here"
"Does dis pook say sumding about del
Prussian war;" asked the tailor, thread
ing his needle.
"My friend, this is not an everyday
book, but work OH philosophy; a work
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 are our philoso
pliers? Turn to these pages for reply
As said before, l don't see how you cal
do without it,"
"Und he don't hat anydings abou
some fun, CHI" inquired the tailor, a
the book was held out to him.
"My friend, must / again inform yo'
that this is not an ephemeral work-no
collection of nauseous trash; but
rare, deep work on philosophy. Here
sec the name of the author. That nam
alone, sir, should be proof enough +
your mind that the work can not be SUI
passed for profundity of thought. Why
sir, Gerritt Smith tcstifies to the great
ness of this volume!"
ct not knows Mr.. Schmidt; / make n
cloze nit him." returned the tailor in
doubling voice.
"Then you will let me leave you
place without securing your name to thi
volume! can not believe it Behol
what research !! Turn these leaves an
see these gems of richest thought! All
if we only had such minds, and coul
WELD such a pen! But, we can reat
and in measure we can be like hin
Every family should have this nobl
work. Let me put your name down, tn
book is only twelve dollars"
"Zwelve dollar for der, pook! lively
dollar, und he has holdings about de
! war, und no fun in him, or say noddinl
! how to CLEAN cloze! What you take IN
for, mister? Go right away NIT dat poo
: or call der bolice, und haf you locke
up pooty quick! "--DetroH Free Press