The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-09-20
MRS. DRuMMuP'S LIST.
1t Covered Considerable Ground, But One
of Her Victims Didn't Know 1t.


1t Covered Considerable Ground, But One
of Her Victims Didn't Know 1t.
1t seems that the business of collect
ing subscriptions is no exception to the
rule that there are tricks in every
trade. A man or woman with a Gift
for the business may collect of the
same men at least twice as much as
another would. A little incident will
illustrate.
They were getting up subscription
a little while ago for the Home for De-
cayed Apple Women. There is no more
deserving institution. as every body
knows, than the Home for Decayed
Apple Women; and moreover. an in
1uential coterie of Back Bay women,
headed by Mrs. Charity Drummup,
had become interested in the home,
and were pushing the subscription.
When Mrs. Charity Drummup sails
into counting-rOOm with subscrip-
ton paper in her hand. the bankers
ana men of business know perfectly
well that it is of no possible avail for
them to turn her cold shoulder, un-
less they are anxious to lose caste or
custom among the wealthy circle which
revolves around her
Down town there are two solid men,
In business, one as retailer in a large
way, and the other as financier, who
are very good friends. The financier
is mercurial, excitable, and passes for
free-handed, generous sort of per-
son. The merchant is phlegmatic and
slow, and has the reputation of being
very shrewd and close in money mat
ters.
Well. when Mrs. Charity Drummup
came down in behalf of the Home for
Decayed Apple Women, she made one
of her calls upon the fnancier and
promptly showed him apaper, already
signed by at least a dozen bankers.
merchants and other wealthy men; and
upon this paper there was not single
subscription for less amount than
$50.
You see what they're all doing"
said Mrs. Charity Drummup, with an
engaging smile.
The financier gave low whistle.
Nothing but fifty dollar subscrip-
lions, eh?" he said. swell, Pm afraid
this is a little too steep for me. You
are quite right, Mrs. Drummup, in as
Stunning that l should not care to lead
the break-off into smaller figures; but.
see here, is this the only paper you
have got. Mrs. DrummupP"
The only one," said the lady, with
a little confusion. "Why, this is the
subscription paper, SIR"
But is it the only one you have
got?"
Pressed for an answer, Mrs. Drumm-
up produced from her reticule a pa
per. upon which there were several
s25. $40 and even S. subscriptions.
''Ah! this looks more like it," said
the fnancier. ''You may put me down
there, if you please. for $25." And he
went down there, high up on the list.
That night the financier and the mer-
chant met at the club.
WELL" said the merchant, "did
you have call from Mrs. Drummup
to-day?"
YES"
"Stuck you for $50, I SUPPOSED"
"Oh, no; only gave $25."
"What? Why, there wasn't single
subscription ON her list for less than
$780,"
mot on the list she showed you, my
friend; but you should have called for
her other paper"
He explained the scheme to the
close-fsted merchant, who became
fairly black in the face with chagrin.
He felt that he had been Overreached;
and the financier, who seemed to have
com in for share of his wrath, is of
the opinion that he did not sleep that
night, and that it was, indeed, several
days before he regained his usual
calm.-Boston Transcript.