Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-11-26

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of the wicked % travelling man i'm.
| AGNES that he Is trying to flirt with her.
when his thoughts are with his children
and a loving wife in the home that this
shopper Is keeping him away from. AZ
| mst the salesman's hope rcVives, for she
| moves toward the door, but before reach
ing It she Just remembers something"
and returns TO spend another hour select
ing paper Of needles. Finally she makes
her selection and goes-but not before the
| train.
After selling his customer, instead Of
frettiug about the matter Of delay. he
makes Il virtue Of necessity and drives
u'ross The country to a small station on
another railroad where he homes TO
catch the evening train. He reaches the
spot IN time aud PUSHES into the office
TO check his baggage but is informed by
the overwOrked railway employo thnt
the train is five hours late" lie does
not NOPE around the dingy depot, hut
hunts mp the best merchant in fhe little
town and after selling him hill he acts
the boon companion TO the lnafers in the
store TO kill time" At last the belated
train arrives and he jumps on board and
Is soon speeding toward home lint his
heart goes 10 his dear ones faster fhan
the train. II Is Sunday noon, his home Il
in sight; he hardly waits for The hack 10
sop before he jumps out tu kiss the
htue darlings waiting to greet him. As
he jumps out they all run toward him
crying, kiss me first, papa; kiss me
first. He drops his satchel aud running
away from the larger ones reaches the
fullest tot first. aud then after kissing
them all he runs to the door whore he
receives
THE happiest thing In life-
The unoloudcd greeting Of II loving wife"
l could le'ate many incidents Of my
own experience 10 Illustrate the trials
and disapp0ints of the salesman on the
road. but one or two will be sufficient.
A few years ago. during q drnutliy Pc
Tiod in The West. ] stopped of at Hayes
City TO see a gili-edged mau. He wanted
goods badly, but he positively declined 10
pace his order until il rained, so after
using every argument TO persuade him 10
place his fail order. ! was Obliged 10
leave him with Il promise that he would
buy from me II ii should rain within a
few days if / would come back
The next day | was oyerlOyed TO sec n
cloudy sky, with every indication of rain
and ii is needless for mo 90 say 10 you
old statesmen that / checked my trunk to
Hayes City on the first train When /
stepped of the train instmctiyely look
ed at The clouds and held out my hand to
feel the welcome rain. Well, 20 make
long story short, | opened my samples
got the "gilt-edged man" IN the sample
was feeling thar | was in the salesmnn's
heaven when my customer opened the
door, looked Mt tie passing cloud and
said, TT is not going TO rain; cancel the
order
Statesmen when leaving home like TO
leave all happy behind, and the parting
kiss Of the dear ones is love Touched with
sadness, for, try as we will, we cannot
Danish the thought that il may he the
last kiss. | remember one occasion
wncn before leaving home | was annoyed
and worried over telegram apprisng me
Of TIE failure Of customer, and to so
there at once Whilc hurrying 10 got my
grip packed my daughter. then a little
child, interrupted Inc with some childish
request and In my hurry and tLoughtless-
ness | repulsed hes with IN unltind wurd
and before htving a chance 20 kiss her
tears away the hack arrivee and ] start
ed for The depot. Aft"r 80 tram was
going at a rapid speed, u = fearful face
Of my little child came TO my mind, aud
with Il the thought that perhaps | would
never see that dear little face smile
again On, the thought was mlddening,
and with the impulse Of paternal love.
pulled the bell cord and stopped the train.
The curses Of the conductor and the ieers
Of the passengers were lost upon me, Tor
al that moment II had had the power /
would have stopped the wheels 81 com
MERGE and let the whole world fast while
1 klsseu away INC 'e''' ii"i' '"' '''"
face
No a certain extent the parting Of the
salesman on the road from the members
of the firm aud tie employees In their
house is akin to the family parting and
returning illustrated in my remarks. In
the interest Of success and TO extend the
MANIFEST feelings, | beseech you all Deyer
10 parl win an unfriendly thought in
your minds. and ] ask TIE members Of
die firm 90 follow the example of the
founder Of this house, and believe and
know as he did that
''rhu' we love women and gold IN store,
Yet we love honor ana virtue more.