The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-08-24
4 WEsrEnN ADrERrIsrNG AeENT


We thought, from the way he came
into the Office, and slammed his cane
down on the table, aud took the bes'
chair, and spat on the stove, and sA'u'
Well, Gully, how does the old thihs
work ." that he was circus agent pus
his card showed him to be modest, up'
pretending advertising agent of Ws.
consin paper. He had just come from
Chicago, he said. We said All "-no'
because there was any particular; ofis'-
nal brilliancy in the remark, but becauss
that is what we generally say,with risIus
accent on the final syllable, when a map
tells us he has been to Chicago. Yes,
he said, he had been to Chicago Lag
we a man up there ?" " No, w
hadn't" Well" he said, " don't sef'f
one there. Just waste of time. / 2
been there nearly three weeks, and
just club myself every time 1 thinl
what fool ! was % throw away 50 mucs
tinse chat ] might have put u sapf
where else to advantage"
Didn't he do anything in Chicago?D
we asked, rather timidly, for we began to
see that we were in the presence Of a
master mind.
'Naw-w-w - he snarled in a most
eontemptuous tone hardly made ex-
penses; didn't pay salary. There three
weeks, and only come away with 50, ,760
worth of ads. All cash, of course, and
that makes it a little better, but didn't
pay for all that time. How much Chi
cago advertisements are you carrying ~
We couldn't tell him, indeed, without
consulting the business manager, but we
were confident that the Hawkeye had st
inside figures, at least 80 or 81 worth Of
live Chicago advertisements. We began
TO think what a jewel this man must be
on the business staff Of a daily paper
" Was he going to ST. LOUISE" we asked
He burst into a snort Of derisive
laughter, for all the world like the opposi.
tion benches in congress.
Been there" he said, and amt
going back until times pick up little
Deadest place you ever struck in youl
life. Nothing doing. Just nothing
Why, l was there ten days-ten whole
long days--as Pm truthful man, anc
only got---let me see--I'H give you the
figures o--and he pulled out his note
book and ran over the leaves and dowr
long columns Of igures---"yes, sir, / wal
in St Louis ten days to an hour, and only
got S4,22150, and 81 $500 l have tC
take in trade, and only S2,130 cash il
advance ads. Don't you send a man tc
St Louis if you don't want to pay hE
fare home"
Which way was he going from Burl
ington ?" we asked, deeply impressed
Oh out along the line the 3. & NJ, ,
he said, out to Omaha, and maybe on
to Lincoln, and up to Des Moines."
% Now, don't 90 there" we beggeJ
him &. don't 60 out that way at all
won't pay you; we know this country
and we know you won't make a cent OF
that trip"
3. Why not?" he asked defantIy, anc
in a rather incredulous tone Of voice.
Because, we said, the Hawbeye hac
a man out all through that country on,
day last week. 1t may appear incTedi
bic. but, sir. that man was gone fftee1
minutes. and came back with onl,
$4,000 cash ads, a couple Of nationa
banks, six Nebraska farms, a Kansa
cattle rancho, and the Iowa stat
treasury, and the captain discharged hi1
for not making his wages. It's as dea,
a."
But he was gone, and we heard bin
down stairs asking the business manage
if he thought it was necessary to impor
thoroughbred liar TO edit his paper
Bu,Tfa0t9J7 Hg5rEcic.