The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-06-25

nsthods 81 p1oiw;ine;, Italian races Daniel
in the lions den, battlefield nofs Bunker
Hill, Waterloo, and Buena Vista, the
open Polar. sea, bay and city. Of New
York Iby moonlight, With figure Of Hicks,
the pirate, hanging from & scahold on
Bedloe' 8 Island in the foreground, inter
Tor Of sBoNeryy concert saloon. tho route
OF the proposed AIR Line Railroad, inter.
ior :' Of p: great pill tactory &C.,
: .well. said the stranger, ..th.t must
certainly be aremarkab BE work. ''.' S. Ss s..
s''Yes, said Bromley, 81 should say 50.
OF course you will subscribe for . copy. =
Subscribe, oh, no. I don't want the
book. let you 60 on because ! used to
canvass for il myself, and I just wanted
to see whether YOU knew Your lesson.
You will do pretty we'll, though you for:
got some things; but you made up for
that by putting in good many that are
not in. But you forgot TO say anything
about any Of, the pictures being colored.
Those bright colors always take with the
women folks. That s Whist makes Fox q
Book Of: Martyrs 60 SO 81 But. after you
have Ind ninety people say no and been
kicked down stairs. half q. dozen times,
you will learn how. Good. day. And
with this the clerical.looking party went
inside and slammed the door. '-Ss&sts>} go
Bromley gazed at the closed door few
moments, then. turned and went to his
hotel meditating. He stayed in New
Brunswick two weeks longer, but did not
essay any further canvass until he re.
ecived a letter from the publisher ex:
pressing surprise and regret at not hear.
ing from his new agent, save by drafts
for expenses. This caused Bromley to
make another effort, and he: gave a day
to steady canvassing, witholatany sue
cess till near shutdown. By this hour he
had got we'll out into the country, when in
the centre of q large lot, remote from any
ncighbors, he saw carpenter at work on
the roof Of new house. sAscertaining
that no one was near, Bromley approach.
ed the house, assembled the ladder, and
accosted the workman with, DO you
want 'The History Of the World, from-.?''
'No!'' interrupted the man sharply.
Bromley was mad at last. And, looking
at the carpenter moment. he resumed
"Look here! you've got to buy the
book "What do you mean?'' 81
mean just this: that I came from Con.
necticut to New Brunswick to sell this
work. have been here two weeks, and
have not sold copy. am going back
tomorrow, and you are the last man
shall speak to about it, but you've got tc
subscribe. We are alone on this roof. ]
am bigger than you, and have got con-
trol Of this ladder. Down goes your
name, or down goes the ladder - The
carpenter surveyed the situation few
moments, and saw that Bromley held the
key of the position, and that there was
no escape, as nobody else was in hearing
and the ladder was the only means of &C
cess to the roof. Hence he said quietly
'Where shall I sign :" 'There,'' said
Bromley, handing him blank. book. The
man signed and then asked, ''How
much g ''Five dollars ''There it is,
handing over the amount. Gail right
you shall have the book in few days.
''All right 'Good day. ''Good day.
''Dont trouble yourself to come here
again. ''Ncvcr.''' With this Bromley
went down the ladder, went to his hotel
packed his valise, and started home tina
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