The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-27
That Awful Mill, RiII.
From the New York World.

against the rules OF this great scenic and
New York by daylight route to sell goods
of any kind in the cars. She vas plain
woman even when her face was in reposc,
but when she smiled, little children cung
to their parents and shrieked. II has been
my lot to witness great many plain peo-
pie during my plain career, but this
woman, when she smiled, certainly pre-
scnted n new set Of horrors, and points Of
desolation which | had never before wit
messed. She would sidle up to vacant
seat and with smile which would have
revealed 81 worth OF teeth, ii she had had
any, would present u song TO a person on
the right and then TO one c.l the left and
try TO dispose OF il at a mark.down figure.
She did not seem to make an instantaneous
hit. People took one good, square look
at the frightful disaster she called a
smile and then went into some other car.
Finally she approached a gentleman from
Erastina who was asleep. lie seemed to
he dreaming OF something good TO eat; for
us he slumbercd he took large mouthmls
OF space and Chewed on them, then he
swallowed them with q smothered rattle
OF the CLOTHS which drowned the roar OF
the train. She sat down beside him and
waited for him 10 awake. lie did not do
80 readily, and think she pinched him
lie awokc with wild start, only TO see
those bcamng gums and eyes like pair
OF fried eggs. II was nc this moment that
she held up before him song entitled
81 am Waiting. My Darling, for Thee"
He read il hastily and then fled from the
car. lie got of the train hurriedly, and
n man who sat near me said no saw him
try TO throw himself under bobtail car,
but il was up grade and the horse
could not be urged 10 climb over HIM.
The ballad.scllcr then took q seat by my
side. She was evidently waiting my dar-
ling for me. thought would take the
offensive, 50 spoke 10 her before she
could introduce her iavorite theme. said
10 her 4: MADAM, this is rather dull day
for the song business, is Il not ?'
YES she said in a hoarso but rcson-
ant voice. 1.-THE bottom has fell ont OF
the hull song trade lately. Generally in
this month sell rs high ms sixty-live
Waiting My Darling for Thee forty 10
| fifty Belle Mahoncs, and, say, twenty.
| eight TO thirty-iye In the Gloamings.
This year ] won't place moro'n half them
songs best kin do"
'ro what" asked. rs took her keen,
penetrating elbow ont Of the pit Of my
stomach and rested IL on book which
had ON my knee, Ito what do You ut.
tribute this great falling OIL and diminu.
| ton in your sales?'
"Why. IL Is tho Mills bill that has done
4 H. What else could Of done IT? The sonps
Is Jest the same rs they was last year, and
/ 80 am ! Jest the slmc. II anything, I'm
more sOciablc than | was last year, and
try 10 wear a smile oitcnor than did last
year
AYES, but what has the Mills bill got Il
10 with the Belle Malone industry,
What bearing does Il have ON your wait
ing my darling Tor nc7'
"Wcll, IL uusctllcs things. Poor men
are afraid and folks that work are scared
for fear that instid OF getting - DAY iol
two days in the week they will have e
work all the week ut ~. NJ a day, and =,
they arr moro elost with their money thar
they was.
what do YOU regard az tho salion
points OF the Mills billi" inquired as
rose 90 90.
III don't know as 10 that. but know that
since Il got stirt have fellon about ono
hall In my sil,s aud | have hung on
harder and smiled deeper and wider Ia
order la sell one dang song than did las
year 10 sell two. That's what yer old Mill
bill las done for mo"
THIS suggested an idea TO me. would
see several representatives OF the minOI
branches OF ,r,ilc and the lesser industries
here aud barn, Il possible, what the elIccl
/ Of proposed tariff reduction might he
GA Whitehall street found Mr.. Giuseppe
uiacono Rigolctl0, a maroon-colorcd gen
tlcmnn. who owns seven small green birds
by tic sweat Of whose brows he secure,
sufficient ground feed and garlic 10 keel
hts great, noble soul inside his poor, per
ishing body.
cannot give ais language here, be.
cause II Is difficult 10 Introduce tlie broken
English aud xylophono remarks OF Mr.
Rigolotto, but he was very cross anil dis.
giistcd. His birils are supposed b. indi
cate the future prospects for the inqniins
mind NJ 5 cents each by pulling printed
ticket from the pack. Mr.. Rfolclio wa,
ENGAGED 10 whipping one Of These bird
acrUss the tocs ~ ! eamc up. ! asked
him II he wcail tell ps hOK trade VA
NTH .uiu. Nc kAii !, ~. ;'oSi pfoiaRely
porf and hs ssfaishrI = t!oNH ~ front
grj u.rnns u iosa lhs bsak With ltll,
I ~. b.. oi Italian rsrar u-9's which arlual
" ,'artrd ths ysf,n.pfun 30 him. ~,
Sd u vss ea.,.l ~ toe Sii.l, I'LL. llC
! erIlS Lyl .tr.tin rhy ~ sas -. brCai'c
y. u'.li no. sg-,s he E1sli,h ,ar'ls.r,
of ruAl u, GO fSsi any o.liei l1nguagc M
iArl, 'us when "prniv petph cOomt "a
paya Tho D sAp. 20 hiin oti " bat the lerilca
/ hin, rg.l r,rsa OFT hy hccs dam knolle'lgt
ci the planet u.s. year. does tam tie bot.
tam OF the bgEincss Coma TO hal. What
iouA Won say, eh7 Tie Millsa bill mak
mona - dam lite Keel myself lot twou
SAINT"
II was tho sauo with Mr.. Piccolo the
great peanut pufveyor Of Broadway. III
could not explain u. Int the dull gOobcr
market, be thought could be easily traced
90 tariff agitation. lie was eating q dc.
oayod pear and eunsing the Mills I'LL a.
came away.
Everywhere I found people who had
hccn afflicted by tnin agitation, either
/ directly ~ inliwciy, since the introduce.
ton OF The Mills bin. A colorcd man
I who Whistles In loud, sicnlorian tones al
the pltf OF ths kuCkaNay Loaf and then
I rassya the lat told mo that he did we'll last
year. hut this season, unless trade picked
up hc would have 10 make an assignment.
On the eth Of July hc Nhislcd iill Ice al-
most pafalyzcd las ircmolo aud seriously
impaired his pickering string this year,
only 10 fall shof, OF the days receipts ior
last year by o. Hr 'avs his whistle gets
dry quicker aad remains la that condition
longer since the Mills bill discussion. lie
also nov has aud ingIowing nail which
under protective policy I've is sure would
not trouble him.
The general sentiment. as expressed by
hosr interviewed. was, that With iariil