Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-07-01
BROWN OF NEVADA.

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u.a.,'>"" said the senior partner of
Ua,d~r>ahb,r " Co. to one of his
...uraI ,ale~meu. "I>u't that Brown
..Nvyada"'
The General salesman Jumped and
..,.,n,d widr hi~ eyes, ~ he always did
,.r.n Mr. Uard-crabble called his at
,.n.,.n 20 anythine, and concentrated
NJ, hi. energies upon pair OF tweed
...ar ,afl, vanishing into the portals OF
Pine. r,va, iobbing house opposite.
IN. gracious" he said, Pm
.,~,,i i !, Brown of Nryala.'
, ,,rT the second time to-day he
has zone into ScrImmage :, said
Mr.. Hari~rrtbbIc. " Just look up
pr'gkiu. will y'L and send him into
The Office.
o The general salesman went in search
n, pHlkln. with peculiar misery
Iuy,,-rompauy expression, and found
him booking pitrou~ly into the face OF 4
Texas man who wanted his goods ut
ninety days, twelve per cent. lower
than the cost of importation, and the
privilege of sending back, at the firm
t.Nptu~c, some goods that he wanted to
lake ON trial. The Texas man baited
p or PlliLiu To The verge of deSpera-
lion. and walked out of the store with
the passing remark that he'd look in
again.
Even the soul of the general salesman
and a. u general thing this kind of Il
soul Is not made of waN-mcltcd ut the
lacgard viSage OF pillikiu when he
told him that Mr.. HardScrahble wanted
10 STE him in the office. Yet 10 save
his life he couldn't help adding ~ Pilli-
Kin went dei,rt,dly 10 obey the sum-
mons, that HardScrabble had just seen
Brown, of Nevada, going into SCrim-
mage'S. The general salesman had
80 often felt this sort of an iron enter
into his own soul, he couldn't help as
-i>Jug L. probe others.
Plukiu grew deadly pale. Brown
Of Nevada" he said in Il hoarsc
vni-urr-"iutO SCrimmage'S"
III may br only To look around,
-aIt general salesman, a little
shocked that Pillkiu took il quite 50
Lard. My gracious, man, you We
.u. ip Pc. prepared for theses things.
alive had too many of them lately,
-ari pIlikiu. "Iuvvcr hal such luck
mmy life - I've had this season.
brown. -. Nayaiu. i one Of the men
Thought could rely upon. I've been
I,,hIu- for him alI day"
go yoU ve slipped up with Brown,
hay. you"' ~uar.ed the senior meu-
Ter, H. poor piIikin walked into the
c'ir,.. II. appya,~ lu me. Pililkin,
l.u'.,. losing the little vim that YOU
D.. 4.
suppose We r;,u stand this -ur. of thing?
ItNuU can't do better than this, you'd
better not come to the store at adjust
draw yuur salary, and stay at home.
Ate YEA aware that this if the busy sea-
~ua the short period when We are sup
r..-,i % sell goods" Ii you'll take a
u,muruudum of this fact, it may help
yuu "a little when YOU see such men rs
Brown. of Nevada, going into Scrim-
IMAGES. Rut the fact is we can't
blaine Brown. He wants a live man
yo deal with, not Il
wpndru one
\ hot flame leaped into the haggari
&.rr of Pillikin. see hcLc, Mr..
Hari>drahhle." ne said, of you're
NOT satisfied, tell me 40, but keep IA
civil tongue in your head. | don't
allow any man 10 speak III that way to
me"
"You don't eh@" roarcd Mr.. Hard
scrabble. But Pillikin turned upon
his heels and walked out of the office,
more dead than alive. The tlume
had died out Of his checks, and left
them palrr than before. His legs
trtmblcd beneathihim - ne walked on
out of the store. The salesman who
had delivered the message from Hard
scrabble remarked TO another general
salesman that poor Pillikin must have
caught it pretty hard; he seemed all
truk, UY.'
roor PIllikin walked on to the ferry
with his head i'm whirl of disappolnt-
mrut. chagrin, fear, and doubt. His
reply 70 the senior member would Ut
douGtrIly lose him his situation, rs
they would be glad to get rid Of him
now that his valuable trade was falling
utr 1.-The could have held ON to
Brown. of Nevada, all would be well,
aui without Brown, Of Nevada what
would he he worth clsewhere?' How
could h. support his wife and her chill
lrru, and his wifcs widowed sister and
her little boy, making nine of them IN
al, upon any salary that he could get
without the trade Of Brown, OF
N,yadae He was already in debt
ami some of the bills must be settled at
nrr,.. his account was Overdrawn at the
store. Ii made him Shuddrr 10 think
"t.r. The cabin ofthe ferry boat was
sitting. In spite of the lowering
. ","Ji~ and PIERCING wind, he made his
way Out ON the forward deck and rs he
D. -fNralr
~"g.uc against the Shiny sides of the
'"ai, Hc was strongly tempted To do
away with all further trouble for par
y called lTlhkju.
While the temptation a~Sailcl him,
'hr chains ratified, the ncws-bOyS cl les
We're heart on the Brooklyn side, the
way JUMPED again the dock, the crowd
lH("'H MN along, and he found him.
sen r1uoding his homeward way. He
cou.du bear the depressing influence
. OF the horse ears, 81 he tru,Iped along
. on foot, fierce March Sleet beginning
( to beat upon the only high hat he
owned in the world. 1t was utterly
impossible to buy another. But Pill
lin didn't care. He probafulv
wouldn't need 4 high hat in the men
ml employment he would be compelled
to adopt when he was kicked out Of
Harli>crabble X Co.'S and had lost the
trade OF Brown, of Nevada. When
heat 'aSt reached home, his fingers
were 80 numb with cold he could hard
" get the key in the door, but this
didn't matter in the least. Several
Young and energetic parties ran to let
him out in; his plump, pretty little
wife took his coat and kissed him; his
still plUmper and prettier sister-in-law
took his hat and cane and kissed him;
half dozen rosy children put up their
mouths to be Kissed. The DINING
room was warm and coy; there were
his chair and slippers waiting for him
by the open fire, an inviting meal was
wasting its unctOus ordOr i'll the hills be-
low.
MY love-" said his wife. chow late
YOU are"
"NIy dear" said his wife'S sitter 1--WE
were So afraid you'd gone OIL with some
Cf those hOrrId customers. You know
YOU expected Brown, of Nevada"
"Ju. dear JO-my husband, my love,