The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-27
AN AGENCY.
Joseph Dunn's Experience in the Clothes Line
Business.

Joseph Dunn's Experience in the Clothes Line
Business.
On one of the "two pond roads in Lud-
low, resides an honest farmer by the name
of Joseph Dunn. Joseph has titled his
somewhat sterile aclcs with c~ommendable
perseverance, for a goodly number of years.
1t may have been thought sometimes that
he did not get his springs work along quite
as fast as some, and occasionally he may
have been a trife late in harvesting; but
never having hal the good fortune to have
an heir Of the masculine persuasion, and
consequently obliged to do his own work,
we think he is wholly excusable If not quite
$50 soon in some things as his more fortu-
nate neighbors. No one, so far as cur
knowledge extends, ever mistrusted Joseph
had a specializing turn of mind; so far from
this, be always seemed to question his own
fitness, for this, at best, hazardous calling.
1t Is true he has betn known to trade
oxen once in a while, more especially when
the late Warren Adams had the coutrol Of
that line of trade in the immediate vicinity
of Ludlow, and some, more cnvious than
truthful perhaps, used to remark that "if
Joe didn't get shaved more than from ten
to twenty dollars when he traded oxen, he
made what might be called a good trade
for himself !"
One thing was always ttue in his care,
which is very much more than can be
truthfully taid of many others, he never
| prevaricatod or deceived any one III bis
| representations foI either ''love or money"
We venture to eay that the word of no man
would be taken sooner than his, residing
anywhere ON either side of the "Pcnd
roads"
l was an evil day for Dunn, especially
| Joseph Dunn, when the inevitable clothes
| line vender brought round to Joseph's hos
| pitable door. 1t was the old dodge on o
new, and this time, par excellence, unsophis-
ticated customer. Joseph must take the
agency there wal money in it )" and
very likely Joseph thought iuasmuch as
the wind lad blown nearly all the clothes
lines away in his immediate neighborboOd,
to say nothing OF clothes, the prospect fol
replenishing was not to be sneezed at.
The result of the chatter was, Joseph
took the agency, and, OF course, signed
him sole agghi46lhaD5pp9nsef .cQpstitstes
metallic clothes line.
A few days since the second lend man
brought up at Joseph's door, and this time
he produced o bill for clothes lines at five
cents a foot, amounting 10 something over
one hundred dollars, and 70 clinch the
trade showed Joseph's order for the same
The gentleman said he wanted the money
the invoice Of lines at i've cents a foot
being at the depot in readiness for the pur,
chaser.
Delays being dangerous, cur new frient
said that the pay in some shape must b;
forthcoming. And just here occurred {
fresh illustration Of jumping from the
frying pan into the fire" Our honest
farmer was completely nonplussed; he
hardly knew whether he was horseback Of
on foot he protested that he had not con.
tracted for clothes lines other than to dis
pose of them as an agent. "What do you
talk that way for" says the new comtr
'is not that your signature ordering just
the amount the bill ehows?" The argu'
ment was conclusive ; "Joseph" without
doubt sincerely wished himself back IL
Egypt; but as something must be done, ant
that immt diately, friend Dunn gave his
note for the amount Of the bill, understood
to be payable at some future day at the Ma
tional hank Of Black River, Proctorsville
We sincerely hope some loop hole may
be found to let our coed natured friend GU
Of this dilemms,an ant We think he will here
after as heretofore content himself in till
ing his hill side acres. rather than attempt
ing to sell goods of any description on /
re6l or supposed agency. As faithfully Al
the press has shown up these travelling
mountebanks, it is past all comprehension
how, or why, people Will still continue tC
be duped and despoiled of their hard earn
ed money.