Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-03-03
Mt. Beecher and the Pedduer~.

lNt1c rork Correspondence -. louis Republican,
Connecticut beats the world for peddlers.
IN small town near the center OF the state
1 passed the afternoon and evening OF Tues
Gay. Sharp on u the regular family dinner
table was set; an extra meal was TO be intro
duced at 3, when the guests arrived, but the
old man wanted his noon dinner all the same
and round a rOusing repast we were gath
cred, when sudden tinkle OF the little front
bell consternates the party. Perhaps It's
the bride" But it's a cadavcrOus man, who
has hair rcnovator TO sell, and he is brou gi,t
directly in; the whole family are Interested
he states he has been preacher; but, en-
Joy1ng poor health, travel was recommended
and he discovered the "renovator," and he
knew be was doing as much good 10 his fell
low creatures selling this truly wonderful
article at fifty cents a bottle, as II he were
expounding the Scriptures And so the ex-
FOUNDER OF the pulpit unfoldec his credea-
tails. IL is really wonderful 10 see these sim
pie people pore over the documents. There's
not a roll of cough candy, or a sewing ma
chine, or new brand OF chewing tobacco, or
safety-pin for babies use, sold i'm Coanec-
tcut but certificate OF its entire reliability
from Mr.. Henry Ward Beecher accompanies
IL.
The renovator had a capital one. The Rev.
erend Henry testified that he lost on one oc-
casion several important locks OF hair, and
the renOvRtor almost Immediately restored
EN- OF the precise color as the first ones. Mrs.
Eunice Beecher having carefully prepared
The question naturally arises, how came
Mrs. Eunice Beecher In possession OF whole
chunks of hair from the clerical head2 Per-
haps when Roger Pryor cross-examines
Henry we shall know.
A bottle OF the renovator was bought aud
the ci-devant clergyman withdrew, speedily
followed by peddler OF odds and ends, shoe
laces and tapes, mo certi0catcS.l Then came
woman vendor of corn plaSters; splendid
certificate from Beecher; he had suffered
dreadfully from the .'true inwardness'' OF an
eNasperating corn; the plasters had brought
relief. A box of 'em was bought and the
WHOLE family plastered.
A'gay young man here appeared with a red
necktle and paste breastpin. lie bore a
little green box of tin rinktums TO screw on
sewing machines of all makes 10 turn any
size hem and facilitate telling. He also had
certificates. III. W. Il. testified 90 the intro
duction OF one Of these things into his family;
he had turned all widths OF hens with IL and
IL had made him tremendous feller. The
old lady paid two dollars in ten cents stamps
Immediately for this wonderful thing.
And a peddier of patent fiuting irons was
show directly in He had a certificate from
Beecher. "He never began To flute properly
Till he bought Henderson's patent iron,
price So One was bought on sight, and the
chair set out for a fat woman, who made us
feel very streaked when she asked 10 see the
ladies alone. She could not display this
article To gentlemen, so Uncle John and Stlas
got up to go. Some one asked IL she had any
testimonials. Yes, "Henry Ward Beecher''
Endorsed IL. Then IL came out she was the
wrinkle banisher and the proprietor OF Il
blush that defied soap and water.
9Mr. Thomas Holloway, the British
Brandreth, gives $3.50 600 for establishing At
Egham, in England, a university for the
CARED pill for the 'sweet girl graduates with
golden hair"