St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-08-06
BROWN OF NEVADA.

"Who's that going into Scrimmage's?
sad the senior partner of Hardscrabble
q Co. to one of his general statesmen
Isn't that Brown of Nevada"
The general salesman Jumped and oneno,
Wlde his eyes, as he always did when Mr.
transferable called his attention to anv
thing, and concentrated all his enerpie
on pair of tweed coat-tails VANISHING
INTO the portals of the rival iobbing
house opposite.
BY gracious.' he said, I'm afraid i,
is Brown of Nevada"
THAT'S the second time TODAY he's
gone INTO Scrimmage's," said Mr., Hard
scrabble. Just look up Pillikin. will
you, and send him into my Office ),
The general salesman went in search Of
fhilkln, with peculiar misery loves
company expression, and found him
looking piteously into the face of a
Texas man who wanted his goods at
ninety days twelve per cent. lower than
the cost of importation, and the privilege
OF sending back, at the firms exncnso
some goods that he wanted to take on
triai: Inc Texas man had baited poor
flllikln to the verge of desperation, and
walked out of the store with the passino
remark that he'd look in again.
Even the.soul of the general salesman
and as general thing this kind of a
soul IS not made of wax-melted at the
haggard visage of Pillikin when he told
hlm that MIR. Hardscrabble wanted TO see
INN IN the office. Yet to save his life he
couldn't help adding, as Pillikin went
deJectedly to obey the summons that
Hardscrabble had Just seen Brown
OF Nevada going into Scrimmaoe's Tho
general salesman had so often felt this
sort OF iron enter his own soul that he
couldn't help assisting to probe Others !
Pllllkin grew deathly pale. Brown
OF Nevada, said he in hoarse whisper-
into Scrlmmage'sn
1T may be only to look around. y said
the general salesman, a little shocked
that Pillikin took it quite so hard. CIV
man, you've got to be prepared
Tor these things"
I've had too many of them lately ),
said Pillikin. 81 never had snch lnck
ID my ME as | have had this season,
brown of Nevada is one of the men 7
thought | could rely upon. I've been
looking for him all day.
80 you've slipped up with Brown
nave your snarled the senior member
Is poor Pllllkln walked into the office
~ appears to me, PhiIlikin, that you're
oslng the little vim you had last season
low long do you suppose we can stand ;
MS sort OF thing? If you can't do bet
ef than this you had better not come to |
ne store at adjust draw your salary t
ma stay at home. Are you aware that {
Els Is the busy season, the short period 1
'hcn we are supposed to sell goods? If |
o" II take memorandum of this fact. if |
nay heip you little when you see such a
len as Brown of Nevada going into I
But the fact is we can't
lame Brown. He wants live man to 9
cal with, not wooden one"
A hot flame leaped into the haeeard S
ice of Pillikin. 7o"''
See here, Mr.. Hardscrabble," he said e
II you're not satisfied, tell me so, but s.
eep civil tongue in your head. / don't h
low any man to speak in that way to n
You don't, eh9" roared Mr.. Hard
rabble. But Pillikin had turned unon W
IS heel and walked out of the office tt
ore dead than alive. The fame had
ed out on his cheeks and left them OF
'ler than before. His legs trembled sc
meath him as he walked on out of the k
ore. Inc general salesman who had 10
'iiVefed the message from Hardscrabble W
to another general salesman B
at poor Pillikin must have CAUGHT II sh
city hard; he seemed all broke up be
foor Pllllkln walked on to the ferry De
tn his head in whirl of disapnoint, til
ent, chagrin, fear and doubt. His re- ca
to the senior member would nm II
u6tedly lose him his situation. as thew
'uld De glad to get rid of him now that r.
valuable trade was falling off. If he "
uld have held on to Brown of Nevada X
would have been well; and without II II
own OF Nevada what would he he 90 -,
nth elsewhere4 How could he sun ~
rt MS wife and children, and his wife's n RI