Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-08-01

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of fun with the agents for cabinet organs,
who go by his farm II is pretty well
known that man who wants to sell an
organ. like Il burr can't he shaken otf,-hc
has to be pinchcd Off. When one of the
fraternity strikes il locality or even sin
gle family, where the persuasive voice of
the reed is not heard in the land, he con
Sidpr1 himself blessed above his fellows,
and sets about the capture of his victims
in the most seductive manner In the first
place he calls. with handsome team, and
has IL conversation with the farmer about
crops. politics. etc. in the course of which
he insnuates. perhaps. that although he is
a Blaine and Logan man he not only is not
full of crow at that moment, but extreme
ly void of ANYTHING in the eating line, and
would be glad to yet II bite of sustenance
anywhere This secures him an invitation
10 tea. and he gctS acquainted with the
women folks The subject of music being
brought up. he remarks that the
family does not seem to be blessed
with that sweetest. incest of IN
etrumrnts. the cabinet organ. He does
wish they could see and hear one which he
is introducing.a little, in II non-profrssional
way: and finally lac proposes that he
some day this week and leave it for the
family to try 1t j. agreed. and lac takes
his departure. Presently along comes
another of the guild, who has heard IN
some way that "Smith's folks, mp the
gully there. hain't rot any organ, and he
tries substantially the same dodge. Our
MONTPELIER friend. being somewhat of Il
Wag, and ShrcWd Withal. determined Ia
have some fun with these obliging gentle
men 50 lac told the tiayp.pc X Pedal man
la fetch up his instrument and leave II ON
trial for week or two and he would see
what the women folks thought of it, The
organ came in due time, and for few
days the Smith family did little else but
tread ON brussels Carpcting and hymn mti
sic Then came the man who was intro
ducing the Silvcrbell instrument
and they had lots of fun in
ing how shccpiSh and taken aback
he looked when he saw the brand new
Ciaypipc x Pedal organ standing in the
dining-rOum. The family. however, SOOI
cuntrvcd to inform him that they had not
vet purchased the instrument, and indecc
were somewhat doubtful whether they
should do 50, l- they wished to have ~
opportunity to test all the best makes ii
the market. In IA few days the diSappuint
ed ClaVpipc 4 Pedal man came up, in
very sour frame of mind. To take his III
strumcnt away, and il day or two later the
SilNcrhcll man. radiant WIN smiles
dumped IL cart load of melody ON the Step
of the Smith farmhouse. and departed il
the greatest glcc. But alas for schemes o
mice and men \ wandering Below
X Stop agent dropped in on his way owe
the mountain, and readily caught himSel
in his own trap \ Geographic orde
brought the Respondent Bellows X Stop
and the well-uscd Slvcrbell crawled int,
its box and sadly took its leave o
the family. SO matters have gone ON, I'm
til the crafty farmer and his musical fam
lily are beginning to be somewhat weary o
cabinet organ music, and are talking plane
a little, as they sit on the porch thcs
cool summer evenings. Every team tina
laboriously makes its way up the dust.
hillside looks to them like the advance pro
ceSSiOn of an organ factory, and they Ion!
with unSpeakable longing to make the nc
uuaintance of some gentleman who is try
ing to introduce in Il nOn-profcSSlonal wa
the more expensive and brilliant grnnd o
square. Mrs. Smith thinks that thei
organ practice will soon enable them I
play it with ease, and Jemima is sure tina
ii would be IA great deal nicer to have i
the house than one of those revolving
churnS or washing machines that cost :
i, much more to get the use Of