San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-03-13
An nonnst Advertisement.

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.aow do dop Glad 20 see you, Look
IN, ior me. weren't yonP I'm Deacon
norIch, the man you're after, guess,
Won nose. are the roai-estate agen.
I wrote 10 Tor 10 come an SEQ tho rural
yillar want 20 rent So
"Yes. / received your letter. ran
down from the city, inquired my wayto
vorr house. olrcled all around
II trying 20 find the iioht uoos
and struck the kitchen after MI wa
told YOU woro In the cellar sorting po'
,atocs; nearly broke my mock ge''lhs
down there; did not find you; came mp
wondered around until | got 10 this room,
and here am all out OF breath, but win
/. rood idea OF the numerous and unsur'
nsssed advantages Of this villa as
iaco n, snmmcr residence. You want
me 30 write YOU out u ilrst'olass auVer-
tlsement, sure TO catch the oyc' DO you
not2" ,.u M
deception. no tickoryi none OF you.
CITY WAYS for me. I'm plaln' hohese
man; have been n deacon Tor nigh onto
aftoon wear and. although you may DO
like tho rest on en- and think religion
is religion. but business Is business
please remember that In advertising my
Ionso YOU must tell everything lu't rs
IL Is. No fine language Tor what ali
here; no tricks, no lying,
"But, my dear Sill
don't arg'e with me, I've been
fair SQUARE man all my life. and mean
10 STAY so Write down everything
lust as Il Is. Put me up truthful au-
vertlscment and sec II you don't sleep
the better for II.
can right; but you are the iirst man
who ever made such n request. III DO
my best to please you. Wait one mo-
mcnt."
Through a'readyP' 49,.
ayes; ] have obcyCd your instFuc-
tons. This ought 10 be about inc
thing: - No
yI,o RENT FOR THE SUMMER. a SO
1 called Villa Originally log cabin, but nt-
diiious OF stOnO brick aud wood nave ,bceh
madc from time to tluio untl no" y iuphs
hike u'lhgc nllcr In 9artn , 9,,,,ry I'm The
druwlup.r6nm; cclnrWny near the lTpht uooI;
cellar illls with water after every ram; ~,
the Ch.mncys SMOKE; ,W'', ntS w.. 49,,
cleaned for Il century. nnl u takes Two men
Ia draw m the bucKui: scenery. dCnd eyer
oil incuow ind malaria; one store TWO nimre
AWAY aud I've prices CHARGED Tor cvcEy'ntuE,
stlll il would br cheaper 10 trade th"re thhn
10 pay one do lar for rn!.rold fare 10 thc cry
evIry time "A MINOR of pira ~ Nant'd, lutn''
turc u!d and inhamtai; fru't ana shluc III III
eist OF two crln.applc trees WHEN nave
stopped hcarliiH g..
"Oh! my stars, Mr.. Agent, You don t
s. pose any one would apply Tor such a
house as that. do you? Not that 1t amt
prctty nigh correct, but don't you sec
that is-f mean why, II Is too long; 1t
will cost too much to print, don you
seeP We must shorten it. Strike out al
superlluous words. Here now, this IS
much shorter and equally true, for 1t
gays nothing what amt here;
no RENT--FOR THE SUMMER, A VILLA;
1 additions of stone. brick and wood; wen:
scenery level; Store cheap TO trade M Pip
rnilroGi fare 10 the city; furniture old' 1ruit
aud ehnde. II
There, Mr.. Agent, that il much
shorter, and won't cost half so much as
the other way; but We must tell how
near it is to the city and station, mustn't
wcP"
"Certainlv, if YOU desire. Let me
see. 1t took me two hours toget here "
"Y as, may be IL did; but You came
on rather slow train, guess. l
s'pose they viii be putin on an OK
press before long to stop only ten times
'twixt here and the city; it about
time they did, anyhow Now, about
how fast can an A express runP"
"Some of them 90 mile minute. ="
Exactly. Now this station is forty
five miles from the city; that takes
forty-tive minutes; put that down;
Now, as to distance from the station.
ut took me half an hour to walk it. y
Every likely; but then you're not
used to walking and the roads are pref
tv bad now. About Row fast can n good
walker 90, say Rowcll, for instanceP'
a really do not know seven or eight
miles in one hour, pc'haps, In a good
go-as-you.plcaso race OF that AURA
ton"
well, if he can MAKE eight miles in
q race, he can make ten II III hurry
to catch train. Ten miles an hour le
q mile in six minutes; but, although us
n good mile from here to the station
there are no fences to climb and the
wind generally blows in that direction,
so put down live minutes to station,
that's it. Now, as your train will be
along in half an hour yor better be
starting. Try to get 500 month Tor
thsssummcr, but don't lose a chance to
rent if you have TO take 80, Good
bye, and remember, my friend, that at
all times and under all circumstances
honesty is the best policy "-tT'tIG-
GIls)bjn Elc,i,lO cal.