Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1894-03-15
THE PEDDLER NUISANCE.
So Long as this Swindier Is Patron
lied. so Long will he Flourish,

So f<ohG az tftfs SN lndktE IL f-aiFDD-
lied. SO Long will he Flourish.
II there Is one thing that makes the
life of a housewife burden more than
another, il is the constant and unremit-
ting visits Of that peripatetic vender of
''sheap" merchandise yclept the ped
der. A knock at the door or pull at
the bell arouses her and disturbs her
household duties. and with the expecta-
ton that il is some dear friend she tides
her hair, arranges her dress, and with
her sweetest smile responds 10 the sum
mons.
Her smile Of pleasure gives way to an
expression of disgust, however, when in
stead of meeting the expected friend she
is confronted by IN unkempt and dis
reputable son of PARKWAY Italy or some
other foreign cline who importunes her
to examine the wonderful array of bar
gains TO be found in his foul smelling
pack. II she yields, and after allowing
him to scatter his goods over her chairs
and sofas she fails to buy, he frequently
becomes insolent and is got rid Of with
difficulty.
That they are a worry and a nuisance
is the universal verdict of all household
ers, but how to suppress them is another
story. Kicking the interloper off the
stoop and into the street may relieve an
individual case. but those who come aft
er him. and their name is legion, do not
seem TO be deferred by the inhospits BILE
reception given their compatriot, put
persist in their calls as long as the neigh
borhood gives them patronage. The
class of customers who encouraged the
peddler are often caught by n sly insinu-
alton from the cunning dealer that the
goods have been smuggled or secured by
fraud or thieving in order to explain
their cheapness But If the woman who
welcomes him To her house paws over
his wares, buys his goods aud encour-
ages HIM to repeat his visit could view
the surroundings Of the foreign hawker
when at home and before he starts on
his pilgrimage TO the rural districts. she
would hesitate before allowing HIM 10
cucumber her parlor with his goods or
expose her family to the contaminated
air engendercd by his presence.
Imagine the headquarters Of the ped
oilers, as described in one Of the great
daily newspapers some months since,
where hundreds Of them, male and f.
male. with their packs of merchandise,
baskets OF dccaying fruit. fish and yege-
tables. were packed together in a dark,
uuventilatei cellar. like sarline4 IN a
box When the relpnT'~r v's''.s, a'nr II
these places the uoisomr o1or Wa, -
great that lie was almost overcome and
was Obliged To retreat to the fresh AR
outside NcrInin crawlel all oveF the
walls, over tine packs. the baskets aDi
over the bodies of the men, wpneu Aul
children.
out from these fever breeding kennels
their inmates 20. entering cleaHly VII
lage homes and farmhou>es. bearing with
them tne seeds Of diseas, aul cont .1lon
I'd b. scattered among the lnnoccu; Call
dr,.n Of the bargain seeking housewife
Tire peldler l. the citizen 81 no com
munity. He seldom Possesses the first
elements q honesty, and he is ready and
eager 10 make any Euarant"o or repre-
seutation ii order - palm IN ill., e,els
upon the unsusI-ctluE. fully aware -
the fact that hc wIil bot pass tina; way
again and Viii thcrri r. NOT l.. CA i
upon Ia make has wpul ge,L when the
fraudulent na'ureof ill., transactions are
discovered Olly tuaaLh;l,~s people r4.
iroutz. the fy by might hAvhry. and hey
invariably receive tA"3r Jn-i deserts iy
icing thoroughly swindlvd The s.f.-t
plan Is Ia Danish Al. 'ar un-ayory bril-
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