The Republican journal., 1875-02-25
Commercial Travellers.

are you bound now ?" Hewas CONNER
cial traveller, and worked for one of the
largest houses in the city.
Yes" he replied cheerfully, I'm of
again. I'm always oft, and never on.
don't know my own wife. One of these
days I'm going to stay at home long enough
to get acquainted with her, if | can She
seems to be nice kind Of a woman. I've
got to catch the train at Forty-second
street in ali hour; jump in the car and 60
little way with u fellow, can't you
that's the only way can say how dye do
to my friends | did as he requested,
following the biblical Injunction, IF any
man compel you to 90 a mile, 90 with him
twain"
This is queer sort Of life you lead, -
| said, on being seated. Don't you enjoy
going about seeing the country, living at
tirst-class hotels, riding in palace cars.
smoking the best cigars, flirting with all
the pretty girls you meet, and, in a word.
making Il long spree of life all at other
peoples expense? Seems to me q com
mercial traveller has a mighty easy berth
Of it. I'd like to be one myself
He listened to all said with an amused
twinkle in his eye, and replied: 'NNell
now II is strange that about every man
outside OF the business has Just exactly
your idea OF lt-WAiCh is Just exactly the
wrong one. There never was u more ia
correct idea Of the duties and animus OF
commercial travellers than the popular
one. Why, man alive ~ he said, spiriledly
You mustn't suppose the merchants OF
New York are idiots. or that they lose
sight OF US the moment we leave the store
They know all about US, and we know
that they know it, and take care that they
shan't know any harm Of us"
Our calling is our bread and butter,
and we have to earn it by the hardest Kind
OF labor. You needn't laugh, it is all
so. Business of all kinds nowadays is
done by actual personal representation
and solicitation. A merchant has certain
kinds Of goods which he puts on the
market; he adyertises them fully, and then
follows up his advertisements by his
travellers and rakes in all he can Com
mercial travellers are more numerous to-
day IN all lines than eyer before. Wher-
ever you see smart, active man going
from store to store in suburban cities talk
ing with the proprietor c0ntdentially, and
producing Il memorandum book in which
he makes notes from time to time that
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