The evening world., 1891-06-19
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INTRODUCING A BUFFALO IDEA.

Last Saturday was a scorching hot day
At 8 o'clock in the afternoon when about
everything along Broadway was shut up
and the street itself almost deserted, man
with a cart turned into Prince street, got
n shady spot near tho corner and from
his cart he lifted out half larrel OF
lemonade. When he had placed it to suit
his eye he hung up II sign reading;
"Cool lemonade. Drink all you can
hold for five cents"
A tin dipper was provided and he began
to catch customers right away. They
drank about half pint each, praised the
/ hquld and went their way. The fifth man
came down Broadway tanning himself
with his hat. He was short, fat man
with big red neck, and his girth was
that of barrel of pork. Ho caught sight
of the half barrel, read the sign while yet
fifteen feet away and then slowly I'D
yanccd and said:
" Pretty good idea this?'
" Yes, sir
" Invent 1t Yourself ~
" saw it worked in Buffalo"
Well the inventor was n smart
fellow. I'm IN inventor myself and |
can appreciate such things. Your policy
is n liberal one.'
" Yes, sir"
"And it must strike the public in n
favorable light. l don't know when |
have seen q sign which has struck me so
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lemonade, / will become patron to en-.
courage you in your liberal spirit towards
the public"
He paid his nickel. filed the diprer,
and the fluid went down at two gulps md
gurRle.
"Ah That's good-that's good !" ex-
claimed the man, as he retilled the dipper.
You not only display liberal spirit,
but you furnish good lemonade. l don't
think ever saw better"
Down went the second dippcr without
| the least effort and the man spread his
feet a little further apart and said
Yum yum We used to get such
lemonade as this forty years ago, but there
was no such liberal policy connected with
it. It's good real good"
He drank for q third time, smacked his
lips. winked his left eye and looked into
the barrel, MS he remarked:
Might properly be spoken of as the
fountain of youth, or the elixir OF life.
Do you know l feel 80 per cent. better
than 1 did? I'm glad / stopued-ver
glad"
While he was drinking for the fourth
time the lemonade man became nervous
and uneasy and suddenly suggested:
" One shouldn't drink too much on q
hot day."
My friend. you're right. replied the
short man, us he reached down for his
fifth drink. " am always careful about
over drinking in hot weather. All this
is certainly refreshing, and I'm SO glad |
came down on this side !"
Up went the dIpper and down went the
lemonade, and now the retailer felt com
PEELED to inquire;
Don't you think you may get too
much of that ?"
- No, street" gavly replied the other.
" It's just what my system has needed all
the Spring, and l begin to feel like a
new man. I'll shake tue keg to stir up
the sugar at the bottom. Lands how
lucky that happened along"
Down went another dipper full. and
now the lemonade man was forced to
ask:
:" Are you going to drink the barrel dry
my friendI"
"Oh, no certainly not" replied the
other. I'm almost hnlf full and there'll
be lots left. | must say again that ad.
mire your liberal policy. 1t will certainly
bring you patronage"
How much will you take to quit?"
ITO quit right of now?"
| Yes"
And not drink all can hold?"
| mo"
| well. that's an idea. You have Q
very liberal policy, and ought to match
it. | have taken the cotton off my tongne
ana l suppose could get along on water
or buttermilk. I'll say Is cents"
Here's your money"
Thanks. 1t is such liberal ideas ai
you advance here which l hope to sec
prevail all over this country, and you car
be sure of my patronage and that of my
friends"
lie wiped his brow, INDUCED in n gull
or two, and looked longingly at the barre
as he moved away. He was not yet ou
of sight when the sign was taken dowI
and another hung up which read; Lem
onade, five cents q dip" The Buffalo
idea was dead failure. NJ. QUAD.