The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-01-29

it all on the bill in the biggest type in
the office. After a prolonged struggle
with them he succeeded in getting their
consent to reduce the amount of the
matter. A full half-hour was used up
with this party. They We're succeeded
by lank individual Of dim religious
aspect, and the escorter of a portman-
teau. He dealt in the line of litho
graphs. Tom hastily bnt firmly assured
him that he did not want to buy, at the
same time eying him with an intense
dislike. The man said he did not want
him to buy anything, he only wanted to
show him some gems OF art. Tom told
HIM he didn't have time to look at
them. The proprietor of the gems as
sured him it would not take minute to
see them, at the same time opening the
portmanteau and taking out cluster of
wares.
The victim felo like Draining him, but
hesitated an instant on the verge of the
act, and in that instano he was lost
The gems were spread out upon the desk,
over the copy, the bills and the books,
and the author Of the horror was eN-
patiating on their merits, while his prey
stared hopelessly at the sight.
Il shall have to use this desk, and
must ask YOU to move your property,
said Tom in desperation. 81 Go not
want to buy the pictures and have no
tine to-day to Look at them" Fortu
nately at this juncture, some one came
in to see about en- advertisement, where
upon the agent, with great forbearance,
observed
"My time is not very pressing. I'll
wait until you get through with the
gentleman"
"Perhaps some of your employees
would like to avail themselves of the OPP
portunity to secure few rare copies"
he pleasantly suggested.
Tom shuddered. The time of every
man in the office was precious.
Copy" said Mr.. Phillips.
The editor of the Gallowhill Gazette
felt that his reason was leaving him.
There is 10 time to attend to you,"
he savasely protested, gIaring at the
agent. "There is not a moment TO spare
here all day today"
The owner of the gems caught up his
property, and departed very much ct a
loss to understand why free and en-
lightened press should be cursed by a
boorish management.
The half stunned editor Immediately
after scyerally entertained the following
parties
y man with Western paper con-
tanning a story Of suicide which &C.
CURED several months before, and Lad
been seen by Mr.. Gri1gs some forty odd
times. He wanted the paper saved
after the article had been used, and was
some time getting away, owing to numer-
Gus injunctions to this end.
\ woman with a poem, whom Tom
thought to escape by telling her he
would read il another time, but ignobly
failed, as the poem was an obituary to
be published that week. In despair he
promised to print it, without more than
glance over its twelve verses. She
said she would want five copies OF the
paper, and that, she supposed, would be
compensation enough.
A man with a four column newspaper
article on the phenomenon of atmos-
pherical influence on the Aalizoa cactus.
He pronounced it the clearest and most
logical exposition Of the subject he had
seen, aud was very anxious to have it
appear next day. Almost bereft of
breath by his suggestion, Tom told him
that the paper was already nearly full.
The man said he was confident there
was nothing in it one-half as important
as this, and room ought to be made for
it.
A man with written account of a
trip he had made to Boston, being mostly
a complimentary description of the hotel
at which he had stopped, with the pro-
prietor's name and the hotels terms,
which the article spoke of as exceedingly
reasonable. When published he wanted
a copy sent to the landlord, who would
probably subscribe.
A man with $50 worth of advertis-
ing to be inserted for s2s also s. ed
itorial to be published in consideration
of getting the contract.
A man who had taken the right Of
the town to sell patent window fixture,
and came in to tell it, as he knew items
of q local vatura vpara Llo