The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-12-06
A TRUE TALE.
n drummer" Who Exhibited his Wares
to Two Inquisitiye Ladies'.

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n drummer" Who Exhibited his Ware
to Two Inquisitiye Ladies.
We have a little story that we hon,
all those people who are eternally harp
ing on the wickedness of "drummers'
VIII read and reflect on We have me
hundreds of people, who, if you tell then
certain man-say stranger-is {
drummer, will hold up their hands il
Their horror and declare that there car
be nothing good about him. In otheI
words, no matter how much of gentle
man he may be, the mere fact of his be
ing drummer damns him forever.
A little fact has come under our OBJ
sseryation that shows what foolishness i
Is to Judge man by his looks.
The other day we were on the Chicago
" Eastern Illinois road, starting on 9
shooting trip. just in front of us were
two women-we won't call them ladies'
Tor they were of the stripe of women
who are regular fanatics and ALWAYS
know more than anybody else, especial
I y about other peoples business. With
them was a poor, hen-pecked looking
man, who was probably the husband OF
one OF them. AT a station there cot on
the car a nice looking man with large
Hat valise in each hand. He was well
dressed, wore a buster, and had a rood.
| honest face. He had a sandy beard and
light hair, and his face was horid, as is
always the case with men of his STYLE.
iea .sQdded his head in our direction and
/ Eat quietly down in one of tie front
seats, and commenced reading the
paper.
Then the women commenced.
did You see that nasty drummer Git
on?" said number one.
Eyes, said number two. Il list de-
spise them They 90 around likea pack
OF wolves and hcy do anything that 5
mean and bw; | wouldn't trust one OF
'em a minute
How doyou know he is a drum
mer?' meeHy intaposed the hcn-peckcd
husband.
''Know? How do know" said num-
Der one. "Why, can tell 'cm as fur
as can see 'em. Them things they
call grip-sacks give EN- away. This
fellow has got two. guess he's got a
lot of samplesin one and bio whisky
BOTTLE and Il pack of cards, and whole
lot OF letters from girls all over the
country in theother one. 0, pity his
poor wife"
GLOW do You know he's married?''
ventured the husband.
''Know! Way them fellers have cot
wives all over the country. They list
bewitch these Innocent girls and marry
EN-, and then 50 of on trips and leaves
EN-, but they generally have one poor
wife and lot d children of East some
where, and thepoor thing has to sup
port 'em all, while the drummer is CAD
din round the country playin' cards. -
Eyes" said humber two. You re
iist right; they oughter all be in the
penitentiary. they're a depraved set.
Now, just look at that fellows face.
See how red it il? I'll bet he drinks a
quart of WHISKY every day. | never
seen anything 50 red in my life. Now,
just know he's got big flask in each
OF them sample cases. And did YOU
see the cheek he had to bow to us when
he came in, and here we never saw him
before; the cheeky wretch"
Now, we happened to know the gen
jeman, and knew his business. and We
| thought it good chance to put in our
oar, especially as we knew it was to us
he nodded and probably never noticed
| the virtuous females at all, $50 putting
| on a sweet smile, we leaned forward
and said:
"Ladies, see you know something Of
he world. Drummers are hard set,
aren't they?"
They looked at us a moment, and thcr
sid: eyes, sir, hope you don't rs,
sociate with them"
| 30, no, madam, not for the world
Hive down in Evansville. and down
there the people won't walk on the
! same side of the street with them n
all" (How was this for gall from {
fellow that went on the road when only
seventeen, and dTmmed ten yearsO
"Well, I'm glad they treat 'em a.
they deserve down in Evansville Dc
you know that whisky faced Teller up il
| front?"
''Never saw him before" said we
with truthful air; ''but I'd just like t.
play a trick on him and make him SHOW
those whisky bottles he's got in Iii
Wlises."
80, wouldn't that be nice, " said one
show could you do it?"
''You Just leave it to me-" we wen
on. ''Ill rope him back here, and tel
him that two ladies are very much inter
ested in him, and it will be just like hi
cheek to come back and open his yalise
and show you lot of letters from girl
just to show you what a masher he is.
80, how nicer' they cried, clappin!
their hands with glee. "Hou get hin
back"
We went forward and simply said t,
the alleged drummer: "Henson, Their
are two nice Christian ladies back Their
who want to look at your samples.
think they can help you along"
Henson threw down his paper ant
| grabbed his valises, and came back
He threw back seat and while openin:
| the valise said:
Ladies, thank you for sending 70
me. / am a minister at Milford, and Q
course l don't get much salary, an,
during my summer vacation | try t
make a little money for my wife an,
babies by working on commission TO
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