Evening journal., 1891-11-05
A REAnY llAR.


/ travelling salesman who Is we'll known In
this city and all over the Peninsula:
He Owed the Firm Bin.
On one occasion this drummer and
rival Ia the grocery trade were riding to-
gether In the train. They we're both
bound for Milford. BY singular coinci-
dent both men were going to see the
same man, q well known local grocer
They both sold to him, and 1t was catch
as.catch-c can whenever they arrived In
town at the same time.
On this occasion Jones turned to
Smith, as they were leaving the station,
and said:
"see here. Smith. want to ask yon to
do me a favor, want you to let me
visit Browns store hrst to-day"
II don't see why should do that, re.
torted Smith.
II will tell you why. Brown is about
{ fall He owes our ho iss a bill.
want to get II to-day. Our firm has re-
fused TO honor his orders, and has given
me instructions not to sell him any thing
more unless the cash accompanies the
bill Of goods | want you 10 let me pre-
sent myself to him first, then II You
want to risk him you are at perfect
liberty TO do so.
After further solicitation Smith con
scented. They walked down TO the store
together. Jones entered Smith waited
outside In about twenty minutes Jones
walked out thanked Smith with a smils,
and took the next train out of town
Smith hung around the store front for
few minutes, and was just ascendii <
the steps when Grocer Brown came To
the door He gave Smith hearty grasp
Of the hand Smith always was great
favorite OF his.
How are you, Smith, old manY Come
right 10 and take a seat I'm glad to see
Yon Jones WAS just in here. II you
had been In here q few minutes ago you
would have met him
"oh. ! an not particularly anxious to
meet him. We sac each other quite fire.
quently By the way, Brown. what can
/ sell you to-dsy3'
II am very sorry, but | have Just
given Jones an order for everything |
shall need for three months Had
known You were in town l should Ger.
talnly have given You the order in pref
erence 10 Jones.
Jones sold you goodsp eisculated
smith. why, d. II, man, he told
ma just before he entered that you we're
about TO fail that his house would not
allow you to have any more goods on
time, and that all he wanted to come 10
here for was to collect bill OF long
standing
What You don't mean itY'
Yes, | do How much did he sell
your
''About s4OO worth.
Great JehosehaphAt land TO think that
he lied SOL
II don't owe his house a cent aud was
never in such q good position financially
will see Jones about this. II is an
outrage
Smith left, a sadder, but a wiser man.
When Jones came around next time /
Brown accosted him with these words;
See here, Jones', what did you mean 4
by telling Smith such lie about me-
that was about to fail and your house /
had given you orders not TO sell me any |
more goods.
Ibid he say that2 Well, Smith Is an |
uumitigated liar never spoke 70 Smith |
in my life Wouldn't know him II ! saw
him.
-~tl .-~tk@- hail ~ sraaSa sod
George WAshlngton's reputation would
be a mistt for smith In the estimation OF
Grocer Brown OF Milford
When the MacksrsI Wers Packed
Jones prohsbly has more gall than any
man on the road He once went into Z \
Middletown store and showed some very
fine No mackerel The grocer was so |
we'll pleased with them that he bought |
twelve kits
In due course Of time the msckerel ar
rived At Middletown. Tho grocer went
down to the freight house to haul them
to the store When he saw them every
kit had mo 2" in big letters upon the
head
de frowned and fretted and refused to
take them from the freight house. His
next step was to write TO the house. The
house replied that the mackerel sent
we're the kind ordered and ad Vised the
grocer TO keep them in the freight house
until Jones arrived This he did When
Jones stepped into the store the first
words be heard we're;
"See here, Jones, what do you mean
BY sanding me No. 2 msckerel ord red
No
4 sent you prime No mackerel, just
what You ordered, he replied
NO You did not
well. lookee here my friend, don't
want 70 have fuss with you, but OBJ.
ject to such a fat contradiction. sent
you just what you ordered
II don't want to hurt your feelings.
but for our mutual satisfaction, come
and go 70 the freight house with me
II will
They went There we're the twelve
kits OF maekerel sitting around in she
freight house. Every kit bore upon its
face mo. 2" Ia big black letters.
well, said Jones, here are your
maekerel, the very kind you ordered
But they are No. 2's and ordered
No. 1's"
Jones turned upon the man with
plying smile and said
Well, | must say that am surprised
that any man who has been in the gro.
Gerry business for ten or twelve years
does not know any more about mackerel
than that.
But there Is No 2 upon every eask. "
Don't know It. Why d---n IL, man.
that means that the fish were packed on
November 2 NO Is an abbreviation OF
November. Maekerel packed IN Noveu,
Der are fatter. keep better and take salt
more readily than at any other tins Of
the year They are classed higher than
No. Is Now II YOU want ne 70.
will send them back ana get
you No. Is They will be a
| little cheaper than these, but It doesn't
make any difference to me am always
looking out for the interest OF my Gus
toners, but IL is not my fault il they do
not know a good thing when they see it. q"
Il guess I'll keep the mackerel the
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