The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1879-03-29
The Man OF Cheek.

very valuable article - staple as
fiour--money refunded If 1t don't
give satisfaction--
Don't want it," said we turning
back to the store desk.
That's something you cant tell
much about, boss, until you see
the article" And he set the heavy
carpet-bag down upon the door
with suppressed sigh of relief.
This here is Pratt's Perennial
Grease Extractor and Corn Salve,
the family friend, and the marvel Of
the nineteenth century"
"You can't sell anything here
this afternoon"
"Whatll you bet | can't?
We turned round again and ex-
amined him. He was r. short, well
built man, with weather-beateh,
brick.red face, small features, u
mild blond mustache. and al I'M
pudent dull blue eye. A stiff ielc
hat was cooked jauntily over his
right eye. His clothes were shah
BY and thin for the weather; but
their conscious and defiant poverty
gave them q snowy set that sug
gested that they would be new and
handsome if they could; but, since
this was not possible. they didn't
care q continental.
It required only a moment to
take this in, but he was not going
to waste that moment He went
ON steadily, the husky stridency OF
his professional tones filling the
room and Earring on the ear like
the fling OF saw:
"Pratt's Perennial Grease Ex-
tractor, sir, will take the stains out
of anything from a pair of trousers
to soiled conscience, aud leave
'em fresher'n daisy in spring;
and, in its capacity of corn salve,
it is good for corns, tunions, in
growing nails, callouses on the
toes and tubercles on the lungs.
It has also been employed with
great success in the treatment OF
Group and varicose veins, Being
of purely vegetable ingredients, 1t
will not hurt the smallest child,
and I have medical stiftkits from
the most eminent doctors in Mis-
souri,, Nebraska, Iowa, Wyoming,
and all the other States aud Ter
ritories, "a well e Canada, Jersey
and the whole European continent,
to prove that it will do what | say
every time and no mistake. The
secret of its composition was dis
covered accidentally in Michigan,
BY an old woman, and"
"Sit down."
IAN old woman, who, arisin one
morning early-eh?"
sit down."
He looked at Ms like a man who
: has had to stand great many bac
jokes. and went on:
"She fell down an'-no l aim
sittin' down to-day. Don't fee
tired. Sat down last year. Die
1 tell you the price was only TWEEN.
ty-fve cents-quarter of a dollar
for the greatest boon"
"Will you sit DOWN." said We il
our most decided tone. "Nevel
mind about Pratt's ointment; well
take half dozen boxes"
"What for?"
"For the pleasure of your con
versation."
"You can have that easier by moi
buying. So you want to hen
about that old woman. Well, as
fur's / recollect she fell down in
the woods and broke her"
Never mind what she broke
That is not what we want to hear
about. Did it ever occur to you
that it implies a most stupendous
amount of gall in you to come into
man Office and talk him to death
to get him to buy your salve?
1.-THE reflection has crossed my
mind" he responded.
"Tben." said we, Twill you kindly
tell us why you do it?"
II will" be answered, with q
queer look in his pale blue gray
eyes. Did it ever occur to you
that this amt exactly the ideal vo'
cation for decent man, neither in
the particular of remunerativeness
nor in point Of popular respect
Do you think that the end OF
mans spinal column is like The
rudderpost of a ship, aud that be
takes kindly to being kicked out o.
II b., M f,f hts