Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-03-29
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IDRuMMER's CHASTITY SAMPLE.
he 80 N EmbaIning Fluid. snA Carried
. Cerree = > Specimen.
~Drummers have all kinds Of travel
ing parsphernalis, " remarked . travei.
ine man a. he lighted his cigar ano
settled himself back in the easy cnaif
contentedly. AT Memphis on my last
.trip down there ! fell in with an old
man whose white hair and general
,patriarchial aspect gave me the I'M
preston that he was minister or col
iece professor. He was sitting in the
hotel. and as glanced at him | noticed
he was smoking. This struck me as
surprising, and when later l saw him
in. the dining-room chatting very ia
miliarly with the waiting girls he be-
came a mystery. got curious.
ION the train next morning saw my
venerable mystery in the smoking car
reading a novel and determined to
make his acquaintance. He was very
affable and rather risque in his CONVEX
sation. He was going to st. Louis, then
10 Kansas City, and from there to Lat
tie Rock-my route exactly. inquired
his business with an apology for my
curiosity and was surprised to learn that
he was selling an embalming fiuid and
was visiting undertakers.
ssWeIl. we reached st. Louis and put
IN at the same hotel. As the baggage
man was bringing in the trunks i
noticed long, peculiar-looking leather
case. which the old man was guarding
verv carefully as he stood by while 1t
was being unloaded and gave orders
that IL was to be handled very care
fully and to be taken direct to his room.
sat Kansas City noticed that he dis
appeared as soon as the train pulled in,
and in a moment saw him over at the
baggage car attending to the unload
ING of that mysterious leather case.
The same care was observed when we
reached the hotel. and when at Little
Rock the same performance was gone
through with / could stand it no
longer. Without word OF preface /
asked him that evening at supper what
he had in that leather case.
Wait until go upstairs, replied
the old man with a smile, and ! will
show YOU; but you must promise me
that YOU will say nothing about it or
they wouldn't let me have it in my
room
1--WE went to his room, and after he
had carefully locked the door he
turned to the corner where stood the
long, narrow, leather case.
"'please help me lift it over little
he said, pleasantly, for it's rather
heavy and can't handle it very well
myself
s.Slowly the straps were thrown back,
and then the old man pulled back the
lid and gave gasp of horror.
"There before me lay the body OF a
beautiful girl, cold in death, but with a
calm and peaceful smile parting her
icy lips, as though she had but just
passed away while asleep. The body
was wrapped in loose gown OF white
silk, which the old man pulled away,
leaving it perfectly nude. With a NUT
tered curse at the light he called to ME
to come up close, and pointed silently
to the arms, which were punctured
fwlJn lnUuIucTdOAC ShA"AA AoAS''
".My fluid is something new to the
trade, 'usaid he, without emotion. and
I carry this body around with me to
show the undertakers how to use it..
It's little idea Of my own and sells
lots of fluid
my teeth chartered and it was a
minute at least before could speak. !
asked him how long he had been car
rying it.
~ have had this one about six
months he replied, but it is getting
worn. shall have TO get another.
This one got in Evansville, Ind, and
/ shall have to commence looking
around for another. They cost a
good deal, for I have to have good
subject, and girl is SO much lighter;
nnd them he added, they take with
the trade better than man would"
"That was year ago." continued
the travelling man, land l have not
seen the old man since. When he got
through with body he always had it
buried, and in some cases had 1t re-
turned to the same grave from which
it had been taken. 1t was certainly
The most grewsome travelling kit l ever
ran across. "-Indianapolis Sentinel.