Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-10-27

coed AIss OF tArx1fBH aid TIE N1N r'lE
which ihey could re secured, and uhei
people aseked to his store 30 see abe
they reyef failed 10 finf q fnss precise
he hal represented thsm. As Last r
Joths N vsn:to the Reschthepeopie Old!
rec about securing advertising space
columns. He had distributed ten tim
msny hxrcbiiIs - his rival and decor
twice ~ many rocks and fences. CT.
then Newspaper advertising vas It'd
medium of reaching the public, in 4
Liveboy vaa ahead He would see
could net be N the swim with him
As ve have seen. bic erfAnd to the l
paper efice did not result in the placiI
q contract. - BE- did not feel Wiling
the rate thaf was asked for space.
bos ever, bring about an agreement I
lothian carried out with scrupulous 81
The following morning dsvued bfid
clear and almost before the sun vas
shove the horizon Mr.. Goslov and TT
sissan,s we're busiiy at work paint
faudy colosed advertisement upon Mrt
boys fence. Much practice had RED
them experts sf the work and by
c'cleck their task vas completed.
Kidding his companions return hom{
Goslow took his station behind the f.
= point where tso large knoshoies CAV
IN excellent viev of the road ia both /
lions.
He bad not long to wait before II
G'lsng" vas heard. 1t Vas Job Buf
and his wife Hannah on their way to III
Job vas one of the most prosperous n
IN town and both he and his wife had
generous customers Of Jotham's
Jim Liveboy came to town. He fell
confident that his new sign would
en- and settled back, with an exH
sigh, TO listen to their sdmiring CONT
Soon the old grsy mare was jogginI
him and he could clearly hear their cl
s4tion.
so fur es l know. said Job in hid
INF asu.ed tones, che has never bin
from since N doubt II he ever is.n
"Sskes alive. You don't 'spose}I
d'sert them little, motherless children III
II haven't got no better opinion d
l TIL We Hsnnah. man es fntI
greatest delight in cheatin' someboda
ctperole o most en-, ythipg n estimal
I've knowed Bill Green ever senee
knee high Z er grasshopper n I've
,een tn time yet but what he'd = gooI
ru,her cheat some one out Of er dft1
piece than Z esrn er FIVE dollar bill hoI
/ ruther guess he's skedadled fur good
Butts onnatersl job"
well. he's an unnatural cuss emmy
sllus was t. jest what ye might expd
i'm"
Hannah's reply was inaudible ~ the /
on disappeared beyond the dip in the I
and lothian would scarcely have hei
had it been otherwise. He wssI
vt heart. Two Of the very
customers in Flourishtown had passed l
elaborate sign and not even seen it, y
crossed were they in their own conv
lion. 1t was simply disgusting.
tn way. n give my little two-year-
chance"
IAN right. Good bye. See ye late
There was a rattle of wheels and
Richlad and Simon Spendfast dashed b
it furious pace. Clearly neither of
had seen the new sign.
lothian was Disguised.
He lii a cigar and smoked furiously
willie in moody thoughtfulness. He
almost falling into doze when the 8
# voices brought him upright at his OLD
ZION by the lnofhole.
That's a powerful good yoke, =,
rhe'f ruth t~o HUNDRED n fifty do
f they air a cent
NJ lev there putty fair Ssen, Ezra
III sort O thought | ought { be able I
,oke fur erhout, say a HUNDRED n ei
dollars that I'D be plenty good huff Z
ont on my fall ploughing With"
"Mebby, mebby, but doubt it,"
wal. | guess III better try while.
IF We don't find what ye want I
price, Jake. come round n take 10
mine. I'll gree t give ye er powerful
trade on EN-" -..-
oval, p'haps Wilt can't do bet
The two farm wagons loaded
potatoes, that Jake Steadyman
Ezra Saveclose were driving ps
out of sight, and again Jo'
resumed his smoking. Would anyone
be obliging enough to look at that sign
only somebody would come along 6
without anyone to talk to perhaps
would see it, The sound of an appre
ing wagon broke off his soliloquy. HI
piled his eye to the knothole; his
broadened into q smile. There ri
along alone was ex-senator Layby,
richest man in Flourishtown. He "
not fail to read Goslow's new sign
would be sure to visit the store befor
return. SO lothian thought, and
sibly such might have been
case had it not been for
chievous piece of old newspsp,r
hung loosely upon fence stake just AZ
the road. As Mr.. l. ,yby drew oppn-it'
new Goslow sign a .uiden gust of wind
this piece Of paper and sent it dancing a.
the highway. Mr. Layby's horse 6
sharply, and came near overturning the
rage in the ditch.
whoa whoa Whist yer dom you
rat?" shouted the ir'te driver giving h
cut with his whin that sent him ahead
gaIlop and speedily carried him out of 9
lothian resumed lis seat in despIir
was nearly noon H. thought, but 81
at his watch showed him that it VIA
yet eleven O'Clock. How in the "
could he manage to stay there all day
there wasn't really any other way out {
Never in his life had he known time to
80 slowly. 1t was almost uncomfortable.
Another team came Slowly by. 1t
Luther Welterdo. He was q good custt
and had formerly paid lothian quite q I
Der of dollars every year. OF late,
ever, he had been trading with Live
As there wasn't any loose paper nea
brighten his horse lothian felt confident
he would not fail to see the new sign AT
be properly impressed by it; but in thi
was mistaken. Luther was evidently
crossed in his own reflections and d
slowly by without once looking at Gosl
sign.
Soon after him came group of (
teams, but the people in them were b
shouting back and forth to one snnther
drove by without noticing Goslow's wor
art. Wnnu uif0U AffiNt' ~ was SUI VI
ing unseen and wasting its perfume I
the desert air.
lothian ate his lunch in gloomy sill
The merry whistle which hid arcomp,
his lsbors of tn early morning appeare
be lost.
my sakes, See that re- sign
Jotham's h .srt gave hoIn''. TIA
dropping his half e.ten ssndsieh h'
sumed his station nv the knoihoi' in
fence.
TWAS Mrs Ardeha Freemoney who sp
Eben Fseemonsv, her slow-goiug
band drew mp oil Dobbin
examined Goslov's announcement
ically. He read it over carefully. Its ad
was explicit There was no waste of v
isge IL said
"Go to GosIow's
TO 10 Gosiow's
Go TO Goslow's
For Best Bargains"
oval who'd thought lothian Gosic
ever throwed away es much good pain,
the.," he calculated in evident surprise
swow't rally looks 3 if that man vas 6
daft"
stHe's rful hiuh ~, hfz prines