Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-06-18

! 'ANN NASslNC UNDER ADVANTAGEs-1r. PRO-
rRIEToR or An EXTERMNktoR IN DA>. sR or
E1TERNINATIoN-A MATCH TOR An Ant.
From the Detroit Free press.
lie smiled blandly a he halted for mo-
ment in front of the City Hall. lie ,ked
like man who could palm off almo-, nv
thing on the public at loo per cent. 6t.
and yet leave each customer in q grl-.fnl
mood. lie had a tin trunk in his han md
as he sailed down Lafayette avenue the rvs
wondered whether the trunk containe AK
receipts or horse liniment. The str r.
matted IN front OF Il residence: his smile laep-
ened, and he mounted the steps and 70 "A
the bell
''ls the lady at homo ?'' he inquired o. |.-
gIrl who answered the bell.
Ihe girl thought he was the census tai
and she seated him in the parlor and ca Ia
the lady Of the house. When the lady IN
tered the stranger rose, bowed. and said
Madam, have Just arrived in this to
alter tour extending clear down to Flori
and wherever | went | was received viii
| glad welcome"
Did you wish to see my husband ," SIZE
asked as he opened the tin trunk
No, madam ; deal directly with the the
lady OF the house in all cases \ woman
VIII appreciate the virtues of my extermina
tor and purchase bottle where man viii
order me OF the steps without glaneing at
it,
"lonr-your what ." she asked
Madam, he replied, as he placed q
ionr-ounce phial of dark liquid on the palm
OF his left hand, madam desire to call
your attention 10 my Sunset Bedbug Ex-
termlnator. 1t has been tried at home and
abroad, and in no case has it failed to
"W hat do you mean, sir p she demanded,
getting very red in the face. Leave this
house instantly
Madam, I do not wish Won to infer from
"a want YOU to leave this house - She
shrieked.
Madam, allow me TO explain my
81 will call the police - she screamed.
making for the door, and he hastily locked
his trunk and hurried out.
Going down the street about two blocks
he saw the lady of the house at the parlor
window, and instead of climbing the steps
he stood under the window and politely said
Madam, don't wish to even hint that
any of the bedsteads in your house are in
habited by bedbugs, but"
"What What's that - she exclaimed.
81 said that | hadn't the remotest idea
that any of the bedsteads in your house were
infested by bedbugs,' he replied.
Take yourself out of this yard - she
shouted, snatching tidy of the back off a
chair and brandishing it al him.
Beg pardon, madam. bat | should like
to call your"
Get out :" she screamed get out, or
III call the gardener -
al will get out, madam, bat wish you
understood -'
"J-a-w-n! J-a-w-n ~ she shouted out OF
side window, but the exterminator agent
was out of the yard before John could get
around the house.
He seemed discouraged as he walked down
the street, but he had travelled less than a
block when he saw a stout woman sitting on
the front steps of a fine residence, tanning
herself
"Stout women are always good natured,
he soliloquized as he opened the gate.
Haven't got anything for the grasshopper
sufferers ~ she called out as he entered.
There was an angelic smile on his face as
he approached the steps, set his trunk down,
and said
My mission, madam, is even nobler than
acting as agent for distressed community.
The grasshOpper sufferers do not comprise a