The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-06-30
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A drummer from Galveston was In
town yesterday, and while sitting In
the hotel preparatory to the departure
of the train, gave a description OF his
experience In collecting, which was
quite edifying to his heaters. His
house turned over to him before leav-
ing, u number of claims TO be settled,
among them was one against man
whom We will call Smith, which
amounted to 1906 66, Smith had been
doing business In u little town on the
Central road, and had gone out OF bu'
siness some three months previous to
the visit of our drummer. Arriving al
the town, our commercial traveller
found, on inquiriag, that Smith was
absent at a lake about six miles from
town, on fishing excursion. Pro
curing horse and bug.
Ky, he started for the
lake. On reaching 1t he saw his man
seated on log In the lake, with an
umbrella over his head, waiting for q
bite. Tying his horse he approached
and saluted him. "Hello, Smithw
"Hello, YOURSELF" was tho reply. ~
want to see YOU" "Well, nobody Is
hindering you" But 1 want to talk
to you" "Blaze away" Thereupon,
the drummer took of his shoes and
stockings and waded out to the log,
and perched on the other end, the sun
boiling down, and the Precipitation
running down his back In stream as
wide as q hand-saw. "Mr. Smith, j
represent so-and.so, OF Galveston, and
/ came to see you about claim
OF ours, amounting to 1906. &c.," "Oh!
that's all right" says Smith. vi
intend to pay you fellows this fall a
hundred cents on the dollar" "Glad
to hear II, Mr.. Smith, but how are you
fixed now" "0h pretty well, says
Smith; 81 have lot paid for, and
built a house for my family aud
II IL paid for" "How did you man.
age to pay for it?n said the drummer.
"Well, said Smith, found man who
wanted goods, 30 traded with him. ]
gave him some OF your goods, and also
some of the other fellows goods, and
they come In right handy. Then my
stock was pretty badly broken, and
you men wouldn't sell me any more,
so / disposed of then, to Tom, Dick
and Harry. But it's Ill right. In.
tend to pay you one hundred cents on
the dollar this fall" The drummer by
this time had the skin peeled of his
nose by the hot sun, and was anxious
to close the interview. "Well, Mr..
Smith, will give you chance to
make big money" "0h, that's all
right,n said Smith. 81 intend 10 pay
you folks one hundred cents on the
dollar this fall, when go into lusi-
ness" But said the drummer, III
will give you chance TO make
four hundred per cent. Our claim
against you Is s666.66, and II you will
pay me sl25 will give you receipt
ia full" "0h, that's all right" said
Smith. III intend to pay your folks one
hundred cents on the dollar this fall,
but woiddn't give Twenty-Five dollars
today, but II you would like to stay
here a couple Of days, come TO my
house and Il shan't cost you anything,
besides I'll take you with me q fish
ingn The drummer arose, waded to
shore, his feet swollen by mosquito
bites and the sun so that he couldn't
get his shoes on, unhitched his horse,
and started TO drive of. Just a. he
got under weigh, Smith hallooed after
him "Do1't be uneasy about that liz
tie account. Tell your folks that in>
tend to pay one hundred cents on the
dollar this fall" The drummer IL no
longer uneasy about that claim. He
has returned IL 10 the house, endorsed,
"Charge 10 profit and loss.n