Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-01-08
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never hai ts.n ~ insultsi In my life
Tho circumstance was fortunate, however.
for instead q utterly disheartsning me 10
made ms furiouS mus, have looksi -, for
the young man muitsr.d half apology ami
J,uintSl % q dssk within railing AZ the
other side % the room. A wslk~i past
dorsns u saiesmsn AMI bookkespsn I OBJ
ssrvci that they winkei AZ sach other. As
much AZ 30 ayi Another u EN-. and .
daisy, Amt shsr hut my blood sas up. and
Ibore down on the prOprietor lie smilingly
invited m~ % enter, ofsning the gate him
s.lf. AMI inquired what b. couli do Tor me.
"You can suts-crihs Cor my book. u you
pisass,- answered, dlsrrgariing Mr. Jud-
sons inlunc,ioa to Lead up b. the subjec, by
easy AMI diplomatic stages Tho proprietor's
mAnnsr changed completely. lie wheslei
ArOund 10 hs de.s AMI AL, without looking
At the;
"You evidently dllnt read the sign near
thu door relating % bsggArs, Is'idIen and
book agunt.'
u, and nay principal rcAson Tor disregariing
it vas that wished 10 tell you that 10 iss
shame 20 you AMI disgrace % tho establish
msut-
Tue shAft vent bona Ny victim blew n
long whistle AMI laamei upon me
"Wsll, Ike that but | won't have 10
taken dO-n. What's your book aboutr
"lt ls about somcthihg you never heard os.
II will teach you good mannerAH took tLs
book from the cAss AMI opsn~i 10 At the title
page
"IIumphi American EiiqusttsF Gue-s
know bow 20 handle my knife and fork"
Isaw that had uss.l the goal sufficiently.
ami ~ aid, blAndlyi
SUCCESSFUL srRArAGEn
"wlll you submit 10 an examination, and
~ you fail 10 answer the hns question buy
bookr
IAN right Thl. Is getting interesting. Go
AheAd.'
when you have finished dinner What
should you do with you knife and fork-lay
them On your plate eross~i or side by sider'
"why. sis by-Or erO~sed, mean, q
courSe'
"Iosir all. ,riumphAntly. "Put your
name right down herc. please.
lie Didn't stop 10 arguo the point, but put
bis nAne down with tie tssi gracc possible.
Then b. went with ms % the foor walker, %
whom b. saii that was an sHoeption to the
rule ami was D. have the fre~lom q the
house. The noor walker was unable to con-
oeal bis curiosity, aud lost no Tins In cap
turing him The proprietors mans AZ tho
head OF the list was lrresistible II was tho
eutsring wedge, AMI forcc,i the campaign
with yigor. The bookkeepers and salesmsn
eeasesl winking at each other AMI put down
their names like little men. When LEFT tho
store az lunch time had twenty-five names
on my list and was ts.sO aheadi But, not
wilhsianding thu phenomenal succc-s u my
arst plunge, went home In a state u abiect
misery, vowing never % solicit another
order II u vas 90 ave mo from starvation.
one little incident the like % which IA the
perpetual horror Of the female BOOK agents
existence spoiled all tho triumph Of tho
morning.
A rHoRoUonLY MAN sAN.
I was about 10 leave the store when my
last customer Saidi
"You hAyent got tho shipping clerks
order Yet You will flnd him in that little
ofiice az the rear % the store"
knocked az the shipping clerks door and
was admittsL IIo was big. coars man
with a stabby boanl lie shut the door bs-
hind me AMI said familiarlyi
you've moved them down right aud lett,
haven't your
They have been quick to sse the merits of
the book" aiL "wiil you put your name
down Tor onsf
"why. ccrtAinly. and. leaning toward mo
as though % write bis name, the first knew
b. had kissed me twice on the cheek.
don't know how got cut of that mon-
stsr's den, lot do know that 10 was moro
than week before all the psnuAsiye powers
Of MrS Judson could induce mo 10 rspeat the
experiment.
This IL the unbsarAbis feature of the buss-
mesa II insults are offered you have no al
tentative but 10 boar them In sllence.
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