Evening star., 1877-10-06
A woman Who Meant Business.
DON'T IFDULGE IN FLIGHTS OF PANC
WHEN SELLING MEDICINE.

DON'T IRDULGE IN FLIGHTS OF FANCY
WHEN SELLING MEDICINE.
From the Detroit Free PrexsI
There is 10 reason why the inventor of q
remedy to "cure the worst case of catarrh in
side OF i've minutes" shouldn't feel IL his
duty TO place bottle of the same in every
persons habd-"price Is cents; ne cure no
pay" Therefore, the long legged chap who
RULED door-bell on John r. street yester-
day hsd none OF that timidity in his bearing
which characterizes rag-buyers lightning
IOd men and solicitors for the fire sufferers.
He had good thing and he knew it and he
wanted other folks to know il. When the
door opened and hard feature woman about
foIy years OF age confronted him, he pleas
autly went 10 business an1 asked: "Madam
Il your husband ever tr tubl ID with the ca
tsrT' ~
"Csn a man who has been dead seven
years be troubled with the catarrh?' she
gfimly replied.
But The children are liable to be attacked
at any hour this season." ne remarked.
Who's childreD'"
Yours, madam"
81 never had any. sir What brought you
here anyhow? Why do you come asking
those questions?'
Madam, 1 have compounded a remedy
for the cstarrh. Ii is goo thing. I'll war
rant ii Ia knock any case of catarrh nj gh-sky
in less than five minutes"
"Well, sir. what's all this to me?"
"Wby, Hadsm-why-?" he stammered.
"DO look as If | needed any catarrh REM
edieS?"
Madam, ] would not for the world have
you think that thought you had the catarrh,
tut suppose the fair and lovely can be at
tackled as we'll as the strong aud brave"
''Ani what nave l got tn do with all that
Tigmarole3 VINO are you, sir, and what do
.'Madam," he whispered, backing down
one step, = have compounded "a emedy for
the catarTh.'
WHO'S ca'arrh sir?'
Madam, am selling my catarrh ="
"Where is your catarrh-where is it?' she
interrupted.
He got doyn on the second step and softly
began: "Madam, have sure cura for the
catarrh, and am selling 10 of it,
well, what DO care! Mast you ring my
door bell 10 tell me that you are selling lots
OF catarrh medicine?"
He got down On the walk, clear OF tn steps
and he tried hard To look beautiful around
the mouth as he explained: Ma lam, didn't
l ask you II your husband was ever trouo oled
with catarrh?"
"Yes. sir, and didn't ! reply that he was
dead? Do you want To See his grave. sir?"
NO, ma1am, | do not. | an sorry he's
dead, but my catarrh emeiy can't help him
any. Goodbye, madam"
"Here, sir, hold on a minutei" she called
what was your business with me?''
why, have a remedy for the catarrh."
$50 you said before"
Il asked you If you didn't want to purchase
ard
'You are falsifer, sir; you never asked
me To purchase!"
'Do-you-want- a-bottle:" he slowly
asked.
Yes, sir; give me two OF them; here's your
money! Next time you want to sell your
cslarrh remedy don't begin to talk around
ABOUT the discovery of America by COium-
bus. Here you've bothered me fifteen min
utes, and put all my work behind, AMI it's
good for you i didn't bring the broom to the
GOOr,"
He retrested backwards through the gata
his left eye sQuinted up and his mouth open
He shut the gate, leaned over it and looked
long at the front door. By and by he said:
Darn 'em! You can never tell VIII ere to
find 'em!"