Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1875-08-04
The Man with the EXtermina-
tor.

off almost anything on the public at
100 per cent, profit and yet leave each
customer in u grateful mood. He had
a tin trunk in his hand, aud az he
sailed down Lafayette avenue the boys
wondered whether the trunk contain
ed tax receipts or horse linlment. The
stranger halted in front of a residence,
his smile deepened, and he mounted
the steps and pulled the bell.
SIS the lady at home 2 he inquired
of the girl who answered the bell.
The girl thought he was the census
taker, and she seated him IN the parlor
and called the lady of the house.
When the lady entered the stranger
rose, bowed and said:
"Madam, have just arrived in this
town after tour extending clear
down to Florida, and wherever I
went | was received with glad wei
come"
"Did you wish to see my husband p
she asked as he opened the tin trunk,
"No, madam / deal directly with
the l. dy Of the house in all cases. A
woman will appreciate the virtues of
my extermiuatcr and purchase bot
tie where a man will order me off the
steps without glancing at it.
"Your-your what ?" she asked.
"Madam," he replied as he placed a
four-ouncn phial of dark liquid on the
palm of his left hand, madam, de
sire to call your attention to my Sun
set B, d bug Exterminator 1t has
been tried at home and abroad, and i'll
no case has it failed to ---"
'What do you mean, sir 2" she de
manded, getting very red in the lace
"Leave this house instantly !"
"Madam, do not wish you to infer
from my -"
II want you to leave this house y
she shlieked
MADAM, allow me to explain
my --"
II will call the police y she scream
ed making for the door. and he hast
ly locked hi, 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 inhabtated by bedbugs,
but -
"What? What's that ?" she ex
claimed.
'I said that | hadn't the remotest
idea that any OF the beadsteads in your
house were infested by bedbags," he
replied,
Take yourself out Of this yard y
she shouted, snatching a tidy oft tie
back OF a chair and brandishing it at
him.
Beg pardon, madam, but | should
like to Gail your -
sect out y she screamed; "get out
or III call the gardner :"
81 will get out, madam, but | wish
you understood -
"J-a-w,n f! j avn = she shouted
out of 4 side window, bit the exter
minator agent was out Of the yard
before John could get around the
house.
He seemed discouraged as he walk
ed down the street but he had tray
eled less than block when he saw Il
stout woman sitting on the front
steps of a fine residence, tanning her
self
"Stout women are always good
natured," he soliloquized as he opened
the gate
Haven't got anything for the grass
hopper sufferers y she called out as he
entered.
There was an angelic emile on his
face as be approached the steps, set
his trunk down and said (:
"My mission, madam, is even nobler
than aclllg as agent for distressed
community. The grasshopper suffer
ers do not compromise one-hun-
dredth part of the worlds population,
while my mission is to relieve the
whole world"
81 don't want any peppermint es
sence," she continued as he started to
unlock the trunk.
"Great heavens, madam, do | re-
semble peddler of cheap essences 2
he exclaimed. II am not one. | am
here in Detroit to enhance the com
forts Of the night-to produce pleas
ant dreams. Let me call your atten-
ton TO my Sunset Bedbug Extermi-
nator, a liquid warranted to -"
"Bed what 2 she screamed, ceasing
to tan her fat cheeks.
"My Sunset Bedbug Exterminator.
1t is to-day in use in the humble negro
cabins on the banks of the Arkansaw,
as well as in the royal palace of Her
Majesty O.
"You l. r-rascal you vlllyun + she
wheezed +; show dare you insult me
"No insult, madam, it is pure mat
ter of ---"
leave Git o-w-t!" she screamed,
clutching at his hair, aud he had to
go out in such hurry that he couldn
lock the trunk until he reached the