The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-03-17

ease, he at once changed his manner n
whispered in my ear "emme tell YOU Their
some as'll want you TO use RED SAND, he
said this in capitols rs if he was whispering
"but its full oi-DIRT. Theirs some ASH
tell you to use GREY SAND but its full OF
ROCKS" And a. a man fully impress
sed with the magnitude OF the value of the
information he imparts he stepped back Il
few feet to observe its effect felt Timber,
but found strength enough to falter, And
-is-there -no-other kind2 Nv appeal
ing look seemed 10 touch him, but duty tri-
umphed and he said There's only them
two" / felt darkness stealing over me,
when / was grasped by the hand and my
new friend thrust into my palm a square
piece of paste board with the words there's
only them two, but that's my name and |
know how TO FIX yer sand all right" He
was gone, but the card remained to prove
it had not been a dream.
Bat why recount the terrors of that day
Like a hHieous nightmare they appear now.
Suffice it to say that being cornered by Old
women who advised me to have four clos
cts in every room, and the cistern in the
west corner of the kitchen, caught and held
by painters who hnted darkiy at the adul-
teration of white lead and the adrisabiIitv
of giving my job to some one ''as knew
what's what" questioned, advised, tortured
at every turn, did not get home until ten
O'Clock. Ny wife net me at the door, and
noticing the look of suffering on my face she
hastened to soothe me By telling me there
was such a nice gentleman in the sitting
room who had waited "oh! ever so long" 10
see me on some very particular business. =
She said he had played with the. children
had talked so Pleasantly and had so much
| to saw about everything that while | was
pulling off my overcoat and rubbers in the
hall really congratulated myself that my
sand and brick, and lumber and paint be-
! draggled soul could expand itself again in
| the company Of this pleasant visitor | en-
tered the sitting room with my wife on nv
| arm, and was introduced to the stranger.
I He had one of my chaps on his knee and
| the other was holding on to his coat, and
held his grip as Mr.. Graves rose to acknowl-
! edge my presence, which he did in gentle
manly manner which well suited his appear
ance. We talked pleasantly for a time on
/ various subjects. and indeed l had almost
10 -, the very particular business" part
cer5SnenIng when after pause in the con
versation Mr.. Graves said 81 understand
! you are going to build " NV jaw dropped,
a ctammy preparation sought gully be-
tween nv shoulder blades, and eddied ir the
small Of my back. Ny wife, not nn1erstan-
! ding the silence with which | greeted the
7
Johns has bought very pleasantly situa-
ted lot and il going to build on it right
away" The stranger rose, excused him.
self stepped TO the door and into the hall
reseated himself opposite me. and saw that
! he had in his lap small square leather box
neatly clasped and handled. This without
a word he opened, and Noah's Ark (but
| filed with extinct species) it was.
Taking bright looking article about the
sire of small nut cracker he held it up tc
the light, and with that horrible "roll M
your sleeve" gesture common to all street
vendors he started in. "Tfis, Mr. Johns, ID
| a patent window fastener, and stop. 1t is
arranged by peculiar device SO az to COM
bine in its small compass perfect burglar
alarm and fy trap. 1t is an article which
no one contemplating,thee erection OF a dwell
| ing can afford TO do without" He stopped
| for breath, and inflated his sparkling shirt
bosom for another speech but | sToPPEr
HIM. Manhood resumed sway, the thought
of misplaced confidence, overwhelming hate
demoniacal rage filling my heart, | rose and
confronting the fend said, quietly and
even biandly, Have you any other conye-
niences for saIe?v He had been discomhi-
ted by nv look, but this simple question
brought him to himself and, diving into his
box.ahe brought out handful OF samples
ANY other?" he said, s'look here, this is an
attachment for sweeping off the front step.
without going out of doors; this is q sample
of composition now used exclusively in
the larger cities instead Of brick; here is a