Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1875-04-22
CANVASSER'S TALK WITH 4 FIDDLER.

A Bible canvasser called into house on
Front Street, the other day, to seeifhe couldn't
sell book. A small lame girl opened the
door in answer to his knock, and, just as he
entered, man sitting on the edge of forlorn-
looking bed, raised fiddle to his shoulder,
and commenced scraplng out tune.
"Have you a Bible in the house?" asked
the canvasser as he crossed the room.
"Nary Bible" answered the man "and-
"Old Dan Tucker
Dreamt dream ~
"Or a hymn book?" continued the canvas
ser.
mo, nary; and
"If you love me, Mollie darling,
Let your answer bea kiss"
81 am agent for the sale of this Bible, !"
said the canvasser, taking the volume out OF
his satchel.
"Couldn't buy one cover, and
so, darkies how my heart grows weary,
Signing for the old folks at home"
II can sell you the book for small amount
down, and the balance in weekly payments.
A great many"
"Bibles are all right, but I've got sore foot,
"'Twas a calm still night,
And the moons pale Light
eff you do not care to read the book your
self, you should not refuse your child permis'
sion," remarked the canvasser.
"And the old woman's upstairs sick with
fever, and
'"rhey took her off to Georgia,
TO toll her life away
"But it seems hard to think that you are
permitting yourself and family to live in igno,
rance of religious"
"Bbuls is all right, and I'd encourage 'em
times wasn't so blasted
'Ha! ha ! ha you and me,
Little brown jug don't love thee?'
II have smaller edition like this. You
can have that by paying fifty cents down, and
twenty-five cents week until paid up"
mo use stranger" replied the man "there
hain't nothing to do, money is tight, and
"Tve wandered this wide world
II wish you would cease that fddling and
singing for moment, and let me talk tc
you" said the agent.
"Bibuls is all right, you is all right, and
''O this world is sad and dreary,
Everywhere l roam -
"Wont you stop for just one moment? -?
"I'd like to oblige, but now's my regular
time for f,ldling and singing, and
sup in Il balloon boys,
Up Balloon
"'Then can't sell you Bible?"
"Don't look as if you could, for
"I've wandered through the village, Tom,
I've sat beneath the tree
And the canvasser left the house in des
pair.
WAS OBLIGING.-The other evening {
kind looking old man was escorted to room
on the third floor of hotel to pass the night
and it wasn't FIVE minutes before the bel
indicated that he wanted to see a wait
er. A colored boy ran up, stuck hl
head into the room, and asked what wa
wanted. The old man said he didn't wan
anything, but the waiter was hardly dowl
stairs before the bell rang again.
did you want sufin?" he inquired, as nj
reached the room again.
"Nothing," replied the old man, as he open
ed the door.
In about two minutes the bell rang again
and this time the waiter exclaimed:
"If YOU don't want muffin, what ar ye pul
lin de bell fur?"
81 want to oblige the waiter replied tn
old man.
DE waitah! Oblige de watah?"
"Yes !; it says here, Please ring the bel
for the waiter, and if he wants it rung In
willing to oblige him, though I'm tired AM
sleepy, and shan't pull it more'n four time
more, unless know that some of his famll
are sick"
Dsg~ A little girl of eight or ten summer
being asked what dust was, replied that
was mud with the juice squeezed out.