, 1875-06-14
ISAAC BROMLEY AS 4 DooK.AGEST,
Flow I1e Climbed II Tail tKetxi,t with

ISAAC BROMLEY AS 4 DOOK-AGENT.
How I1e Climbed II Tnil EKrsxi,t with
q Lhdecr nnh Sccurci = stshscrihAr.
Hartford torrrspond<nrs Sp.tHqft'd Hrpablean.
1a1o Tribune editorial en- bonk-axents, Il
appears to ne, bcstu Brom1oy's oar-marks. II
co. no ono could speak moro fce)ngly OIL this
subj ject than Dromloy, for he -as onco book
agont himself. B4omav had put just loft col
lcse, aud van hesttattug a. to what to tta. when
tho entorprtsng publisher Ut "flo History Ut
NOW brunswick to introduce the work. After
Boma heslsasfon+ Bromley acre1oa and ntarted
on bin Journey. The dav after Eais arrival he
sa!llod firth from Ais hoicl 10 commence his
canyaas, but for lonR "lsiie hartAted ~ to
where To begiu. Dv aud hT lie o.pss' cler,cal-
looking persou Of very neat Appearance and dig
n1hed deneanor. sitting nn trout hsep. APP
proach.ng him, DrAtney introduced hl1nhe1f "a
Introducing " The History Of the World"
''pieased to meet yon. Tnke a seat :" enid tho
| stranRor. "What bare you to say about tile
buak -
Much encouraged at this kindly rcceptlon,
bromley besan his sto,y. i'll "lict' f'e !sad baen
tho effect that tho booa waa ''the hH:ory 1T tho
| world from tho creation down to tho present
year, ts-; embracing full md complete de9ct,p-
| tlonH OF Tho Garden 1T Eden, tbs wnrd befors
the denge. tic Anot isxeIf tho riae prograsn.
aud fall of tho t;rccian and ltoman Empires, with
| much information concerning other nattous OF
antiquity prior to tho birth of Christ; tho TINA
| aud proEfeAh Of Chrisltanlty, CONVERSION Of Con.
stantine, growth Of tic Faracy, tic crusAder. TIM
| thIFsT years war, tho AnercAn revolution. tito
| French revolution. tue Mexican war, tho g1eat
exhibition. tho voyaEee and fato Ut Sis jain
| FiauEln, 4 fun exposition Of tho Rochester
luockipg4 tils loss Of tho Arctic ETC., ETC.. eli
10 nnc MAGNIFICENT octave. half Turkey morocco.
Of several hundred pages. a!l at the 10" price Of
| nso dollass--" Qose tho now solicitor
paused for breath.
| = Anv T11rstrstiora >" ~ III tha a.ranper
| 't Fic:ures7 ! uEould ray 10. There are stsri
p]atcs by tue dozeu. hthocraphs by tho hundred
mud wood cuts by tho thousand"
| "Postalts or landscapes?" waa tbs naxt
query.
Both, cir; and everything elsa Oh earth OF
in tho wAters under tho earth. Tbsra Arr 1iko-
neesea Of Adam, Eve, Moab. Moses, pot,nf,.r's
wife, Daniel Morcs, l;eelzetub; aud ali u" "thss
ton, Zack Taylor. Frank Pierce. Henrot:A
| Isobinaon. tho yelled murderess p. I. Bar
nun, and innutnorab1e othera, beeltteB nngrsv-
ihRs from drawings by our Own Artists. ehgsRad
| at au ouoTnouH e1Teure In oFery section OF ttIo
glohc. Among these ntA Vows Of tho GaEdeIt ut
| Eden, crossing Of the lied Sea, tomb Of Sennr-
a1iis bereu wonders u tbs world. Ancisns
Eeypt'.a methods t Of p'9wng; ITALIAN ] r.sr.:
Hill Waterloo. .rd Rm 'ssta, the open poIsr
ssu. Bay and City .r Nt~ York by muonligbt.
with figure Of t1'cks. rim tiFata. hanging from .
| fcatfult on nedIon'a islsnd IN tim foreground.
| tbs proposed Air-1.,ns Railrnad. interior oi Df.
l-'s great pill factory. Go. de-
/ "Nell." skiu the stranger. 'thns must eef-
tatnly b. remarkable work"
| "ies." said Bromley. - should Say 80. Or
| couraa you will subscribe for c3pY.h
| '.Sut,rcriho. Oh, no. don't waut the book.
| let you 10 on because Ihed to csnvahs for 1t
n,s4elf. and Jus. wanted to aee whetAer you
though you forgot so,as things. hut you made up
| for that by putting Ill good tnany that are
not in. But you forgot to ray xnythinG about
anv Of tho pictures beine co!oreil. TAoHe bright
| cotora Alwayf tAko With ths women folks. That's
what makes Foz'A Book Ut Martyrs 20 70. uut,
After YOU haye had ninety pcosta say no and
been kicked downstairs half dozen times, yon
| viii les,n how. Good day." mud with this tho
cler1cs''lookag party went iaHdo and s]Annod
tue donr.
Bromley gszed 1T thn oiossd Ioar few mo-
nents, then tur'1ri A,,1 w~nt IN his hotsi medi-
tating. ue stayed III New DrMnsn ck txp uasks
longer. but did not eesAy any further csnvna1
nut.a ho received a letter from lie puh1istar OK
pressing surprise aud regret At not hearing from
Ills he" agent, aaye by tlrafta for expenses.
TniB cattsed Bromley 10 make another effort,
any suecess tilt near bunaowu. by this houF 10
had BOT we'll out int'' TIN conntrY. when in tho
| centre OF largo lot. Ien0te from hny nciEhbnFA.
| ll8 Raw carpoutcr at work ou tho roof Of now
bromley approached Ito housa, ssconaol tl,e
lEddet, aud accostet tho workman with. "po
yuu want '1ho History Of tho World from 49,:
"Hn!" interrupted tho nun sharply. Drom-
lay WAS mad at last. And. looking a. tho caFpon-
ter q moment. be resumed. ''Look hoFe! yuu've
Eot to buy tho book" What do you n1aana"
II mean just this. that l camo from Counec!l-
cut to New Brunswick to sell thus wor1;
haso boon hero two weokn. and have
not sold = copy. / .nm, going back to.
n,osrow, and you are tho last man | alla1l
speak to about It, but You'ye Rnt to auh-
scribe, Wo arc alnno on this roof. am bigger
than you. and I hare got control a} this ladder.
| Down COOS your nAn1a. or down goes tho lad
derl" uLe carpenter surveyed tile situation .
fow momouts, aud raw that bromley held tho key
Of tba position, AId that there ras no escape, a.
nobody olre vas in hearing and Tho latltldr Was
tho only u,eans Of aceoas to tho roof. Hence ho
sad quietly, '.Whore ahall rnieuf". "Thoro."
sasd bromley, hnnling him a bFan.-book. The
mau signed aud than aslsd "1Iow mucb :"
"li,e doil..s" "Theze it ", haudlne over the
t:v III 09 sh s1s A:!s odos ID dss sssn
| hero agA,n." "Neyer." With shIs Bromley
| went down tho ladder. went to Als hotet, packed
his yaltae, aud started homo that night.
Tho Fatht Collision IN tho Cialnn Nens.