Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-10-16
A HINT FOR TRAVELLERS.

sLapping" Books No Longer Pays o.
southern Railroad Trains.
I'VE don't lap any more books" said
clipper newsboy at the Central depot
last night. Truth is. we lost 30 many
that way till we just cant ford it. |
don't know for certain who first started
such doings, hut some Of the boys say
Il was Billy McAfee on the Richmond
and Danville road. Bound TO he Billy
hes always starting something he don't
know nothing about. Old Billy is Il
leader for all that. The way that
scamp can persuade the women into
buying books is a sin and a shame
Amt no use in talking. he can just 10
Il that's all. heard some of the boys
telling about how Blly's tapping Of
books worked the first day he fell on to
the scheme.
people looked wild when they saw
the butch throwing all sorts of books
into their laps without asking IA cent
for 'em. Twas all Billy could do to
hold in when the women would look
up and smile and say tlankee. But
they changed their tune when he passed
Though the EAR 10 collect fares on
'em. Everybody was So interested
reading the books that they wouldn't
stop. and they flung out the little
twenty five and tifties like shot ont Of
q shovel. some of the women didn't
have the cIange, and they was mighty
sorry the, | started to read the books.
They'd Hush and look like they want.
ed II borrow the funds.
Tapping worked splendid them
times, hut she's changed now. People
are in the habit Of getting OF with the
books. We lost anything that way
No. stree. Many is the one that's got
of with my books. but | made il up on
the next man. Twon't do TO get left.
Talking about reading people. I've
always been mighty successful at il. |
can tell a preacher or "A lawyer every
fire. oh. yes, | always have bound
books for their sort. | slipped M time,
though. Ii was this way The CON-
pany had purchased a lot of cheap
books, How TO Cure Diseases of the
Mind and Body and as they was hard
stock we boys was allowed double COM
mish on 'em. | had one left. and was
mighty anxious to dispose of her. She
was clean and neat. but she Just
wouldn't go. One day. coming out of
Macon. I espied a little dried up man.
with shaggy hair and weak looking
eyes. He had the littlest hands | ever
seen, and legs and feet according. |
set him down for a countryman. |
made bold to tackle him.
"'Here's the last one have in stock
I said to him. Better take it If you
need anything Of the kind | argued;
this Is the only one in print. Country
people don't have to send for a doctor
when they have this work. The little
man looked up at HE sorter tired and
said mildly; You little rascal! II you
don't go away from me I'll throw you
GU that window turned up my lip
at the little old countryrnan and
walked out. When we reached Atlanta
the depot was crowded with people,
and they kept up such woopin' an hol.
leriD' when the train stopped | poked
my head out 10 see what was the mat
ter. Would you believe it. they had
this little countryman by the hands,
and looked like they'd 60 plum crazy
about him. | got sorter uneasy. and |
eased up to the conductor and asked
him who the countryinan was. and he
said. Look heah. boy, don't you know
Governor Alex Stephensf"- Atlanta
Journal.