Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-11-25

was hesitating as TO what TO do when the
enterprising publisher OF "The History of
the World" persuaded him to take q trip
| TO New Brunswick TO introduce the work.
After some hesitation, Bromley acceded
and started on his journey. The day after
his arrival he sailed forth from his hotel
| TO commence his canvass, but for a long
while hesitated as TO where to begin. By
and 10y, he spied clerical looking person
very neat in appearance and digniHed de-
meanor, sitting on a front step. APP
preaching him Bromley introduced himself
as introducing "The History Of the
| World"
PLEASED to meet you. Take a seat, :"
said the stranger "What have you to
say about tke boOk2"
Much encouraged at the kindly reception
Bromley began his story, in which he had
been carefully instructed on leaving home,
| to the effect that the book was 'the his
tory of the world, from the creation down
to the present year, l8-: en-
bracing full and complete descrip-
tions Of Eden, the world before the deluge
the flood itself, the rise, progress, and fall
of the Grecian and Roman Empires, with
much information concerning other nations
of antiquity prior TO the birth of Christ;
the rise and progress of Christianity, con-
| version of Constantine, growth of the
Papacy, the Crusades, the thirty years
war, the American revolution, the French
revolution, the Mexican war, the great ex-
hibltion, the voyages and fate of Sir John
Franklin, full exposition of the Roches-
ter knockings, the loss of the Arctic, &C.,
&C., all in one magnificent octave, half
turkey morocco, OF several hundred pages,
all at the low price of five dollars"
Here the new solicitor paused for breath.
'Any Illustrations" said the stranger.
"Pictures2 / should say so. There are
steel plates by the dozen, Autographs by
the hundred, and wood cuts by the thou
sand"
''Portraits or landscapes2" was the next
query.
Both, SIR, and everything else on earth
or in the waters under the earth. There
are likenesses of Adam, Eve, Noah, Moses,
Potiphar's wife, Daniel, Hosea, Belzebub
and all the other old saints, besides Ma
poleon, George Washington, Zack. Taylor,
Frank Pierce, Henrietta Robinson, the
yelled murderess, P. T. Barnum, and ia
Vulnerable others, besides engravings from
drawings by our own artists, engaged at
an enormous expense in every section of
the globe. Among these are views OF the
garden Of Eden, crossing Of the Red sea,
tomb of SemiramIs, seven wonders of the
world, ancient Egyptian methods of plow-
ing, Italian races, Daniel in the lions den,
battle fields of Bunker Hill, Waterloo and
Buena Vista, the open Polar sea, bay and
city of New York by moon light, &C."
"Well," said the stranger, that must
certainly be remarkable work."
eyes, said Bromley, 81 should say 30.
OF course you will subscribe for q copy"
Subscribe, oh, no. don't want the
book. let you 90 on because 1 used to
canvass for it myself, and just wanted to
see whether you knew your lesson. You
Will do pretty well, though you forgot
some things but you made up for that by
putting In a good many that are not In.
But you forgot TO say anything about any
of the pictures being colored. Those
bright colors always take with the women
folks. That's what makes Fox's book of
Martyrs go so. But after you have had
ninety people say NO and been kicked
down stairs half q dozen times, you will
learn how. Good day." And, with this,
the clerioal-looking party went inside and
slammed the door.
Bromley gazed at the closed door a few
moments, and then turned and went to his
hotel meditat ng. He stayed In New
Brunswick two weeks longer, but did not
essay any further canvass until he received
letter from the publisher, expressing sur
prise and regret at not hearing from his
new agent, save by drafts for expenses.
This caused Bromley to make another ef-
foot, and he gave day TO steady canvass
ing, without any success till near sundowR.
By this hour ne had got well out into
country. when in the centre of a large lot,
remote from any neighbors, he saw n car
penter at work on the roof of q new house.
Ascertaining that no one was near, Bromley
approached the house, assembled the ladder
and accosted the workman with, 'tDo you
want the History of the World, 'front.'"
mol" interrupted the man sharply.
Bromley was mad at last. And looking at
the carpenter for moment, he resumed,
''Look herel You've got to buy the book.
'What do you mean2" 81 mean Just this:
That l came from Connecticut to New
Brunswick to sell this work, have been
here two weeks and have not sold copy.
am going back tomorrow, and you are
the last man shall speak to about 1t, but
you've got 10 subscribe. We are alone on
this roof. am bigger than you, and l
have got control of this ladderl" The car
penter surveyed the situation for a moment
and saw that Bromley held the key of the
position, and that there was no escape, as
nobody else was in hearing and the ladder
was the only means of access to the roof,
Hence he said quietly, ''Where shall /
sign?' There" said Bromley, handing
him blank book. The man signed and
then said, Chow muchG" 'tFive dollars"
There 1t is" handing over the amount.
"All right; you shall have the book in @
few days" IAN right" ''Good day."
Good day." Don't trouble your
self to come nere again." Never"
With this Bromley went down
the ladder, went his hotel, packed his
valise, and started home that night.
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