The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-17
Conquered at Last.
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A man with . small vailse and q per-
suasiye voice invaded house on the west
side the other day and introduced hsmseR
- follows:
II have secured the agency for this
city. ma'an. OF work which / should
like to show you. II II entitled THE Mod
ern Housewives Friend. Companion. and
Guide II contains upward OF ESQ re-
ciDes. including specific directions for
Isn't yorename Plunkettg'' interrupted
the woman OF the house. who had been
studying h.s features as IL trying to re-
member where she mad seen him before
NO madam" he replied. my name Is
Harris"
You look like family I used TO know
down near Fairview. The Plunketts were
related to the Van Ars6aies-everyboAy
called them Van Osdolis-and I'm not
sure but they were second or third cous-
ins Of the Gaddises. Ever been in Fair
viswr'
mo. ma'am. Now. this work. as / was
osy,rs - tzins directions for doing IN
kinds OF needIework. all descriptions Of"
well. 1t does beat me. II ia met you
anywhere on the street should have
been ,u.t as sure you were Aaron Punk
ct. as am that I'm standing here. Your
voice is exactly like his. you're about his
size and heft. YOU wear your whiskers
the same way he used 10. and"
II dare say. ! don't think ever heard
OF him, though. Now
Never heard OF Aaron Piunkett? Why.
he was the man that kept tavern on the
road too. forgot. You said you were
never in
mo. never was there" broke In the
caller. becoming slightly impatient. "Tou
win find Ia this work fun and complete
directions for making toilet soap"
I've tried that les good deal cheaper
70 buy IL When lived in Fa;rview there
there was peddier came around one day
with a recipe for making toilet soap. He
claimed he had sold II TO the Suydams.
and the Pumyeas. and the sperlings. and
the Shreveses. and rhe Piersois. and some
Of the other neighbors and bought it OF
him. and Il cost me si.75 to make lot OF
soap could have bought for"
"But that's only one thing out OF thou
sands IN this book, madam. You can
make your own consecttonery-'
i've tried that. too. You ought to have
seen oaI3c EUWsfSDu tAuSht AT a. lot OF
candy I made once by following d5rec-
tons In q books can make as good mo-
Iasses candy as anybody. but when I
want the fancy kinds always go and buy
'em It's the cheapest and best way In
the long run
I'm this book you win learn how TO
make and az chiitren's garments
Land. We haven't any children but
what's able 10 get their own clothes
There's sir OF them. ana they're all boys
The youngest IS Is. and he clerks IN a
clothing store. He was coming home the
other night and slipped and fell You
know It's awful slippery on the sidewalks
Sprasnei his knee. and Il swelied up that
big I was afraid II was going TO be so
stsn he never could use Il again. rubbed
IMMINENT and goose grease on his knee for
more than an hour by TIE watch, and It
got better. tell you, there's nothing
iike goose grease when got: want TO take
the soreness out OF a swelled Joint But
you've got 10 be sure you have the geT-
u,ne thing. There's lots OF stuff they cali
goose grease that's nothing bat lard The
bes, way Is 10 render Il out yourself
Co and buy goose. Pick out IA. one.
II Wont make any difference how old II
t., 80 It's fat Take that goose and"
Madam" gaspei the man with the va
iise. as he backed hastily out OF the door,
give Il up