The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-02-24
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Butt said tho odttor, you road
what intorusts Jour
'Yes.'
land if there's anything that you
particularly want, you look for It
Certainly
wv ell-among tho thousands upon
thousands who help to mako up this
busy world of ours everything that
10 printed is read. Sheer 40 you
please, do assure you that prtntSr's
Ink is the true open SESAME to oil
busine.s SUCCESS
|And still Buffer couldn't SEQ it.
Ie didn't believe that ono half Of
those little crowded advertise u ento
were ever read.
Suppose you try the experiment,'
said tho editor. Just slip III an ad.
Eertisemeht OF tho waNt Of QUO OF tho
most ot mmon thtngs in tho world.
For the sake of the test I will give
it two insertion, free. Two will
be enough and you may have it
jammed into any out.of.theaway
nook of my paper you shall select.
Two insor tions, of only two limos.
Will you try it
Buffer said Of course he " ould try
it, Aud he seleoted tho place where
be could have it publishcd-crowded
in under tue head of Wants. And
he waited and saw proof Of his
advertisement, which appeared "a
follows:
WANTED. "A good house dog.
Apply 20 j. Buffer, SIS Towsor
Street, betweeh tho hours Of V and
9p. nj.
Buffer went away smiling and
nodding. On tho following morning
he opened his paper and after n deal
of hunting, he found bis advertise
mont. At first it did not socm at
ull conspicuous. Certainly SO in
significant a paragraph, buried in
suoh wilderness of paragraphs,
oould not attract notice. After u
timo, however it began to look more
noticeable to him. The moru ho
looked at 1t tho plainYr it grew.
Finally it glared at him from the
closely written page. But that was
because no was the person paftiou-
larly Interested. Of course it would
appear uonspicuous to him. But It
would not DO 10 with others.
That evening Mr.: Dutfer Was Just
sitting down to tea (Buffcr was a
plain old.fnshioned man, and took
tea at six) when his dour bell was
rung. The sortant anHounded that
man was at tho door with dog to
sell.
Toll him I don't want one.'
Six tunes Buffer was intorrutted
while taking tea by moh with dogs
to soil. Buffer was man who
would not lio. lIo had put his foot
in and must take it out manfully:
The twenty. third applicant was n
small boy with girl in company,
who had ragged poodle for sale.
Buffer bought the poodle Of the boy
and Immediately presented it to tho
g'rl, and thou sent them off.
10 the next applicant he was allie
truthfully to answor-'Doti't want
any more-I've bought oue.'
The stream Of callers coiitinutd
until near ten O'Clock, at whicl, hour
Buffer looked up and turned off tho
gas.
On tho following evening, as
Buffor appproach his house, no found
crowd assembled. IIo counted
thirty-nino men and boys, each ono
of whom had dog in tow. There
were dogs of every grade, size and
color, and growl aud howl. Buffer
addressed the molly multitude and
Informed them that he had pdrGhased
dog.
'Then what d. yer advertise forl'
And Buffer got his nat knocked
over his eyes before he reached the
sanctuary Of his homo.
Never mind about the trials and
tribulations of that night. Buffer
had no idea there were 80 many DOGS
in existence. With the aid Of three
policemen ho got through alive. On
the next morning he visited his
friend the editor aud aoknowlod the
corn. Tho advertisement of 'wanted'
was takon out, and in the most con.
spicuous place and in glaring tyyo,
ho advertised that he didn't want
any moro dogs. And for CHS ad.
vertisemcnt ho paid. Phep he went
home and pasted upon his door,
'GoNE lNT0 THE. CotoTRY.'--Then
he hired special policeman TO
guard his propcfty;: and thon he
locked up and went awGy With Hin
family.
From that day Josephus Buffer
Has mover been heard to express
doubts concerning tho efficacy Of
printer's ink noithor has he asked
'Who roads advertisements =
----<a<1k . o.
Charles Lahib sSid Of ono OF hi.
critics, ''Tbe more think Of him,
the less l thinA of him."
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