Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1882-04-29
BROWN OF NEVADA.
BY MRS. FRANK MCCARTHY.

"Who's that going into toScrimmage's ?''
said the senior partner Of Hardscrabble
& Go. TO ore OF his general statesmen
'Jfn't that Brown Of Nevada ?"
The general ssle, man jumped, and
4 opened wide his ey es, as he always did
when Mr.. Hard crabbie called his at
tention % anything, and concentrated
( all his energies upon 4 pair OF tweed
coat tails vanishing into the portals OF
/ the rival jobbing house opposite.
BY gracious = he said, 'I'm afraid
it is Brown of Nevada"
"That's the second time to-day he's
gone into ScrimmGees, said Mr.. Hard
scrabble. lust look mp Piiikin, will
you, and send him iuto the oflice.''
! The general salesman went in search
Of Pillikin, With a peculiar ''misery-
loves con pany" expression, ard found
! him locking piteonsiy into the face Of
Texas man Who wanted his goods at
ninety days. twelve per cent lower than
| tire cost q importation, ard the privilege
of scnaiug bacs, at the fra S expense,
some goods that lie wanted to fake on
trial The Texas nan baited poor Pill
] likin to the verge Of desperation, and
remark that he'd lock IN aPain.
Even the soul Of Tie general salesman
and as a general thing this kind of 4
soul is not made Cf wG.-melted at the
! hargard visaee Of Pilhkin when lie told
him that Mr.. Bafdscralble wanted to
see Tim in the Office. Yet to save his
! life he couldn't help adding, as Piilikin
went Gejectedly to obey the summons,
that Hardscrahlle had iast seen Brown
of Nevada going into Scrimmage's. The
general salesman had so often fet this
sort of an iron enter into his own soal,
he couldn't help assisting to probe others.
Pilhkin grew deadly pale. Brown
OF Nevada" he said. in hoarse whisper
-''into Serimmaee's =
at may be only 10 look around, -
said The general salesman, q little
shocked that Pilikin took il quite so
hard. MY gracious, man, you've got
to be prepared for these things"
"I've had too manv Of them lately,
said Pillikin. az never had such luck
in my life as I've had this season.
Brown of Nevada is one Of the men l
Thought I could rely upon. I've been
looking for him all day."
$50 you've slipped up with Brown,
have yon ?" snaried the senior member
as poor Pillikin walked into the office.
"It,appears to me, Piliikin, you're losing
the little vim you had last season. How
long do Won suppose we can stand
this sort of thing ? II you can't do
better than this. you'd better not come
| to the store at adjust draw your
salary. and stay ct home. Are
you aware that this is the busy season,
the short period when we are supposed
to sci, goods? If you'll take memo
randum of this fact, il may help yon 2
little when You see such men as Brown
of Nevada going into Scrimmaee's. But
the fact is We can't blame Brown. He
wants live man TO deal with, not q
wooden one"
hot flame leaped into the haggard
face Of Pillil,in See here, Mr.. Herd
scrabble, lie saii; eff you're not salts
fed, tell me SO, but keep 4 civil tongue
in your head. ] don't allow any man to
speak in that way Ia me-
You don't, ei :" roared Mr.. Hard.
scrabble. But PlIikin had turned upon
his heel and walked out of the office,
more dead than aIive. The harae had
died ont ol his cheeks, and left them
paler than before. Bis legs tremoled
beneath him ~ he walked ON out Of tho
stofc. Tire general salesmon who had
delivered the message from Hardscrab
BILE remarked TO another general sales
man ihas poor Pilikin must hav,
caught j. pretty Lard; he seemed al
broke up.
Poor pillikin walked on to the ferry
with his heed in Whirl OF disappoint
meat, chagrin, fear, and doubt. Hi'
reply a. lie senior member would IN
doubicdly lose him his situation, Al
ihoy would be glad to get rid of hin
now that his valuable trade was failiue
Off. II he coniu have held on 10 Bfowt
Of Nevada, all would have been VII
and without Brown of Nevada. Wha
would he be worth elsewhere ? How
couid he support his wife and children
ard his Nite's widowed sister and LEI
little boy, making nine Of them in al
upon any salary lie could get with0u
the trade Of Brown &C Nevada He "a!
already in debt, and some OF the bill
must he settled at once his aocoun
was oyeIdtA8n 1T the store. II III .3t
him ebudder to think of it, The cabin
OF the ferry boat was atfiing. in spit
of the lowering clouds and piercing
wind, he made his way out on the for
ward deck. aud as he eGw the bllcl
waves of the East River surging agains
the Shiny sides Of the boat, he va
strongly tempted 10 do away with al
further trouble for a party called Pill
kin.
While the temptation assailed him