The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-05-03
THE SEWING MACHINE AGENT.
Absorption of The lInu TO be Met With
-'...... ut every (rOSS- X Outs.

The sewing-machne agent is Of all ages
and sizes, and tlOurishes luxuriantly in
all climcs. He travels i'll light spring
wagon, drawn by two sore backed
ponies. He carries "thc best M chine
in the world' in his wagon, and has its
name in gilt letters, painted on the si,lcs
OF the vehicle. He inhalits the cltirS
and towns, but is often found i'll r'rul
districts. He knows that he is great
public bencfactor, and is therefore, not
at all modest about forcing his family
blessings on the people. When ne rides
mp to q house he hitchcs his horse to the
fence and instead Of standing at the gate
and shouting "Hello Mister, does your
dog bite 2" rs other travellers do, he
boldly walks up to the house, and. if no
one is around, takes Il seat on In" gallery
and begins to whistle He dOt S not
whistle to keep his courage mp, for, con.
fident that he is engaged in good and
noble cause, he does not fear dogs. He
is there on a beucficcnt GRAND His
mission is to cheer the wife, comfort tlI"
daughter aud make the old man m,v
. them n MISUNDERSTANDING. side.
bar, adjustable sarvcn-whrrL lurk-stitch
Grover and Singer sewing-machine. Hr
tells the old lady that he sees her health
is giving away, and that the old Wheeler
and Baker machine that she uses is tine
cause of it, He has known fifty Ladies'
whom that machine has hurried to an M
timely end and an early grave. He tells
the daughter that he is unmarried, goin"
to settle i'll the county, and hopes she
will let him call on her when he il in ih,
vicinity. he informs the old Talm,l
that he thc old falmcr) has more good
agricultural scnsc ihan any man he has
yet met in the State. Then he tight"ns
mp the fifth wheel of the machine, and
starts ii to sew. He shows how much
lighter it runs than any other muchiuc,
how easy it is to adjust, and how much
superior the new turbine takc-up is to the
old four-motion crank still used in all the
rival machines. He asks them to OK
anime the mould-board on the of stntion-
airy arm and the French burr takc-up ON
the stern, and then inquiries if they do
not think that tho perfection of mcchan-
ism, and very unlike tn" chcup rattle.
traps that all the other companies are
now making with view to swimdIc the
public; filing their Golfers, while thcv
l7lin the health of thousands of mothers.
and wCnr the bloom off the check OF the
lttll' 81 III TIC ltilNI. TIC SHOWS now IlllIl-
cult it is to get the machine ont of order.
Hc warrants ii for fifteen years. Then
he flutes and fclls, hens and braids, and
never fails to turn loose that originality,
''scw it seams" while he speaks of the
simplicity, durability and elasticity OF
the stitch.
A good sewing agents tongue
will make scvcnty-iivc oscillations aud
three laps per minute and keep on the
track nine consecutive hours without r,-
froshmcnts. 1t is not to be inferred.
however, that the sewing machine agent
IS indifferent to refreshments. His
stomach is like his mnchinr-always in
order aud adjusted to any size, style.
thickness or quality of goods. Ifc cats
corn bread and fat bacon, when he can
not get chicken and cako. He can eat :,
pounl OF butter to square foot of corn
bread, and when there is no butter he is
equally fatal to molnssrS. .--Irlu& sir.
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