The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-01-19
DIDN'T WANT TO ADVERTISE
lEaasss,ae Argus.


 bes he is asfslly behind the times now. He won't advertise and says he dont beaseve in tArovsn' good moaey away a putin keerds and things in papers.s lie says that people all knows he keeps . store, aud V they dont. they kin look a, hss sign and sec" Most of the newspa- per solicisors have long since given him up as bad lob, bat oace in a while a new man tackles him. The other day the solicitor of the Es.. assviat Aextst-sAey call n the 4 srssf bscaase is is . red-hos dropped in oa h;n.
 "CAn VI say anything in our paper about yoar stock. Mir. Piunkea," said the solicitor, a he allowed . sweet and engaging smile to illuminate his face.
 No. CT. You eAnt say notAin'. Ge, out"
 Why. sir. Pm assonished at such reception, especially during the dull sea soas, when common sense ought to teach a man that he must hustle Tor trade"
 " Cot as much sense as you. sir. don't want nothin'. People don't read no kccrds or advevsisin'"
 ss There's where you are mistaken. sir" sata kAN AG& sts8R&A AHAAs NAtA ttSu A nS thought of an old Joke he had once read about. he continued. !" if put q sauib Abou, you tn the poorest part of my pa- per and make u f,f< and you see ,ha, II actually brings you into nototiety among your fellow citizens, will you give me some reading matter next week '"
 Nov the expression. " nesos,esy among your fellow cst,zsns.1 uckied Piunke,, as much as the "fre4" part. and as he thought of getting s4me advertising for soth,ng he subdaed his giee and said
 "wan. don't tess Go ahead then, bu, mus, he ssvs that people read Il:
 Then the solicitor bowed and ven, out. and on the nes, Saturday. away otf in an obscure corner on an inside page oi the .4sg.sf appeared the following
 Mssrxp Oae hum dsed good ass, must b- large AHa healthy Deliver at n,y house peoeabe9 U, ats T. m, and receive one dollar apiece. o W. pLuskIrt.
 liunkett didn't see th,s for the simple reason that he was looking ior a glowing ai,lole m the editorial column and, to tell the truth. the ne~s man didnt want him to zee it. When the hrst newSboy came up to get his supply oi the .fsxa,i the solioi,o, asked hum fl he knew where there were Any cats, and said the reason he asked was that he knew how he could make some money lf he did And then he showed him piunkest's advertisement. What d.d he pu, the card m such small type for sad the boy
 Why. you sec said the news man, he don't want too many. He wants fus, an even hundred. and mind you he wants them exactly at ntne q, night.
 The boy showed the Ad 10 h,s ehum and he Ia another. and the boys all go, 10 talking ef what a soft thin. cats al a dol. lar apiece were. till before night every able bodied boy m Evansville knew about the cats, and ~As making arrangements to corral ftom one io dozen on New Years eve
 The eventiul -foi tiunket, night came. The old man vent to bed early and along about n,ne o clock was sound asleep.
 Suddenly there was n sing a, the bell.
 "Thar's the bell, riunk~it." said hi. ~,fe nudgink hiTa m the rbs.
 Wall, don't kcet," gfoAled Pun kei,, " le, the hired gal 70 down She isn't here. She's gone To ball on Baby,own It'll"
 Nhar's Efas,us,
 Ras has gone to mask,fald at Ie,d- eIkian4 hall. There haint soul ,n the house bu, we 'uns. and you Il he, to go."
 10 the old man wen, gtumblingly down and flung open the door and there stood small boy with water works nose and large yellow ca, ~l,h one eye. under his arm
 Here's yer cat Mir. Ifunkins," sad he. " He ain't very pretty, and he's onl, got one eye, bu, you bet he's large and healthy. and that's what yci card m Inc AE2HI! said you wanted.
 don't wan, no cat never sad 1 wanted none. Gil out
 es yer did. toe" biubbered the .oy l" seen |, m the Hsgssf you gimme my dollaI.'
 Wha, dollar -
 Ina, dollar you said you'd glve for cats. n the dsgHsf."
 never sad no sch ,hiny.n and he slammed the door loo, locked Il and ven, , up stain.
 The boy s,afted ou, of the gate and saw the boy of all others that he hated coming along with A black ca, with A rick-fack ear and stubby tall |, ~a, the work of a second to drop the yellow cat, which immediately seoo,ed back through the yard and climbed onto a grape Afbof.
 Did you sell yer cat. jimmy"
 Did v answered the hfs, boy, as he J,ngled knife, two keys and 4 second hand dog cheek m h,s pocket, you bet 1 did and got the scads"
 Roy number ,wo rang the bell and fiunketf came down again. but this time he didn't ask any questions. Whesx he aaw the cat under the boy's ! arm he 1um s~oTe and damned the door and the boy in rage slammed the cai at aim and cat number tso hur,ed into the bxek yard to md what the yellow ca, was ho~Iing 90 mourntuIiy about.
 1his programme was kep, up for an hour till finally piunke,t refused to a2- pear zi ali and the disappointed bows.