New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-11
MOT TO BE VISITED AGAIN."
HOW THE BOOK AGENT CAME TO WRITE THIS
NOTE OPPOSITE THE NAME OF TOWN.

HOW THE BOOK AGENT CAME TO WRITE THIS
NOTE OPPOSITE THE NAME OF A TOWN.
Some time ago in the State of Michigan young
and enterprisng American book agent was In the
country travelling from town TO town. selling
work called THE Early Christian Martyrs which
ne sold at s. a copy, delivering the books and col
lecting the money he went along
He had been two days in certain town and had
taken a fair number of orders there when a little
before noon he called in a grocery store where ne
found the proprietor alone The old grocer asked him
what he had seeing from his sample that he was
an agent of some kind. He replied: Il am taking
orders for a work called The Early Christian Mar
tyrs and have only few copies left
The old mans eyes beamed with delight as he
said 'Is that so? Why 1t only few nights
ago my wife and talking about that book
and wondering how could get It. She wants the
book bad and so do l." The agent delivered him
CODY and as the old man gave him a ~ Dill IN pay
ment he said: Now. look here, don't you go over
to the house and sell a copy to my wife, because
we only want one In the family
"Certainly not" said the book agent. II wouldn't
think OF such a thing" and bidding the old man
good morning he left the store. 1t was then about
a quarter to l2 and the train which was TO take
him to Chicago started at l2:l5 p m he SAID 10
himself, Il have just time TO sell copy 10 the Ola
lady and get that train
So he entered the nearest drug store and getting
tho home address OF the old man from directory
he at once hurried there OF course he had no diff
dcultv I'm making the sale. as she was anxious to
get the work. and. having received the s., he made
all haste TO catch his train.
The old man came home for dinner at II O'Clock,
reaching there not long after the book agent had
gone His wife came toward him smiling and con-
graduating herself upon having secured what she
had for so long wished 10 possess, copy or The
Early Christian Martyrs" He did not smile, how
ever. but swore angrily and mutterins something
about he would fix him, hurried out mot stopping
for his dnner) In the hope OF reaching the station
before the train started for Chicago. thinking that
the book agent would be sure to leave town as soon
as possible after this.
When he came within two hundred yards OF the
station ne saw from the top of the hill which sloped
down TO the station that the train was on tne
point OF starting recognizing friend or MS VINO
was nearly at the bottom OF the hill and conse-
quently close TO the tram. ne began sesucu'auns
and Shouting to him TO stop the book agent. His
friend could only catch the word book agent so
he approa he'd the book agent. who was smoking a
cigar on the rear platform OF car, and asked him
what the old man on me MI Wanted. H., ne p S,
agent pretended to scrutnize the hgure In the as
lance OF course knowing full well who he was ana
what he wanted in few moments he SAID, as an
idea seemed to strike him:
III know | know now: that Is a customer OF mine.
he wants a copy Of The Early Christian Martyrs,
and like a fool never called on him; forgot him.
IL YOU want to do him good turn he added Just
s the train was going to out. you had better
take the book from me e and give y 10 him SO ne
The man gave the book agent - Tor his friend ana
took the book and the train started for Chicago.
AS the book agent leaned back in his seat he took
opposite this town the words mot to be visited