Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-06-19
HAD a RAT-rRAP.
Hut Ho MAdo . Mistake in Waxing Up
PR1HenEor.


-..... ........ Passenger.
1t was on one of the Sound stonn-
ers coming down the other day. A
man OF middle ago and much dignity
had fallen asleep in his rocking-chair
on the promenade deck, when he was
approached by a sharp-nosed, hawk
eyed man of forty, who had q parcel
in his hand
"Hey-your' he exclaimed. as he
slapped the sleeping man on the shoul-
der.
"Sirl How dare youP" sternly de-
manded the latter, as he reused up.
II haven't done any thing that I
can be sentto State prison for, have IP''
What Is your business with me,
sirP''
That's better. That's coming to
the point. Let me draw up q chair
and take it easy as we chat. You told
me at Stonington that you thought
you would order twelve dozen as q
starter. Suppose you double the
order and take ten per cent discount"
''Sir, what are you talking about,
and who do you t;Lke me forP" de-
n1anded the man. A.
"Your name ISIS Faxon-frm of
Fsxon & Brown, dealers in hardware,
isn't itP''
'.No, sir!'
"What! Why, I'd bet a farm agin
a wheel-barrow that it was! Didn't
we have q conversation ut Stoning-
tonP''
mo, sirI"
Didn't I show you my centennial
rat-trap and exhibit its workingsp"
"No, siri'
'Didn't demonstrate the fact that it
would catch and hold any thing from
mouse to q raccoon, and that the
public was bound to buy millions of
'emP'
"Sir! DO you intend to insult mep''
shouted the other.
,"Not for Joseph. / never insulted
nobody. It's curious if 1 have made q
mistake. Didn't you spend half an
hour yesterday Investigating my anti
friction, double leverage, anti-cogless
centennial rat-trap, warranted to
clean out a whole county Of rats. mice,
chipmunks, gophers and rabbits in
side OF ten days, or no payP"
No, sir! No, STRIP
"Well, that's queerl I'd take my
affidavy it was you. And you didn't
order twelve dozen, to be shipped the
fist, of the weekp"
"NeverI You ought to have more
sense and manne 8, sir! Go away
about your business!'
my business is to sell the. centen-
nial rat-trap-- only thing ever invent
ed to entice rats without bait; nodeli-
cate machinery to get out of order; no
cost for steam power to run it. Ii ]
have made a mistake beg your par
DON"
Then go away, sir-go away be-
fore forget my position and do you
iuryr'
"You wouldn't injure feller
wanting to sell you rat-trap which
lays. over all other inventions in
America, would youP II you amt the
man who ordered the twelve dozen,
you may want to give me an order just
the same. I will show you how it
works."
mo, you WON'T Go away. sir--go,
p or I'll do you harm! You are the
most impudent rascal I've met in a
yearr'
"And you won't look at my trapP"
"No, sir!''
''And you want me TO leave you in
solitudep'
"At once, sirr'
"Welf, I'll do It. Some folks force
their inventions upon the public. That
amt my style. My centennial rat
trap speaks for itseiL go, sir; but
leave my card. Peruse it at. your
ieisure> ALI mail VIII reach me
promptly at that address. Send you q
dozen on trial, or give you q discount
Of five per cent. ON all over three
dozen. Send in your orders as early
as possible. as the season is forwnrd
AN rnyoir, SIR. IN. Y. Sun