, 1874-10-17
Tho Hooi1 AEc,lt and tho German
TliI0rs

Tnilor.
From the Detroit FREE Prvss
He WAS tall, anil solemn, and diEnltied. Ono
would have thought him Roman senutor, on
his why to mako Hpccch OH tlnance, but no
wasn't angunrly enough, lie wasn't. He wAs
book agent. Ho wore linen duster. and hia
brow was furrowcd with many ease-ncs, az il
ho had boen obliged to tumble out Of bod oyery
other night Of hiB Life to doee sich child lie
called into tailor shop on 1tundolph Btrant, re-
moved his lat, took his '' Lives Of Eminent
Philosophers" from its calabr:c hug aud ap-
proaehcd tho tailor with: "ld lika to Aayo you
look at this rnro work.
ut isn work Which oycry thinking man should
delight to pornso," conti,nlod tho nsont.
"Xo?" auid the tailor.
"Ycs, It il n work Oh which n great deal Of
deep thought Inns been nxpGnded. mud il pro-
no,lr,ccd by sucl, mon as Woude Phillips to bo
work without I, rlyn! in n>o:1efn literature"
''A1akcs ANYBODY laugh wheu he zees it,"
asked tho taor.
"No, MY friend. this is deep, profound
work, rs l.aya nlrendy said. It ea!s with such
characters ~ TacocritWa, Socrates, and Plato,
anil Ralph Waldo Emerson. II you desire .
work on which tho anoas eminent, author Of onr
day l,nu spent years Of study aud research. YOU
can ilnd nothing to compare With this"
"Docs it shpcak about how to glenn clozo ~
anxiously asked the man Of the goose.
my fliend, tlis is no roccspt book. but an
! eminent work OH philosophy, ss have told yon.
Years wore cona,,1ueI in preparing thia volume
for tie pyces, aud 1nuo hut the clcarost mind
could haye graapotl the subieetg lerHlu dtn-
cuuscd. II you dot!ro food tor dcop meditation,
YOU have It here"
"Docs dis pouk say sumding about der lrus-
sian War I" asked tue tailor ~ ho threaded Ills
needle. :
but . work on phtlosop!ay,-a work Which will
soon ho in tho hands ol overy profound thinker
in tho country. What ia tue ars Of philosophy?
This book tejs you. WHO were and who ere Dsir
1hilosopllors2 Turn to tleno paGcs for q reply.
Az said bofore, don't 500 how you Gun do
| without it." ..
"Und he don't l.af auydings about somo fun,
ohi" inquired tho tailor, as tho book was held
out to lini. .....
"bIy frioni must agai,. inform You tlat this
Ia not uu aphemersl worG,-not D collection Of
nauAsouA trasl..-hut rare, deep work OH plitos-
ophy. Ilore, aeo The name OF ihe author. That
nanle a]one sir, should hg proof ouOllbh to your
mind that tho work. can1ot bn surpassed for pro-
fnnllity Of thought Why, sir. Gorrit Smith tca
| tiiloa 10 tlie graEtnosa Of ults yollma!"
~ ,,ot knows 3Ir. Schmidt, IL make no cloze
NIT him, returned tho tailor. III " doubling
| yoce.
"Ihen you will lot mo loaye your place With
| out having secured your nRlne to this volume
caunot halloyo 1t! Ealold wlIat research |
Turn tlloao lnnyca aud Kco these Kena Of richeAt
| thought! All! II we only had huell minds lul
could wiold such pon! But no sar read. aud
! iu measure VIZ Gun DO like 'ltn.: Every family
| should Gnyo this noblo work. J.ot lnu put your
name dawn; tho book IL only &la."
'Xwelyo dollar for der Eo0k Evolve dollar,
in him, Or say noatlIngs bow to glean csoze !!
| What y0n &aEa mo for, nster2 Gu right away
NIT dit pool; or call der bolico alsg hut you
| l0ukGd III, pOOty 4Nlck!"