The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-22

them. They did not see the point
packed II up again and sent u on us Wy
rejoicing. In four days IL was pach asat'
with the information that II was eNy9'-
next paper told me that 1t would hot SUI
their style, though there was genius III ~,
/ began TO realize that genius was hot
money Notwithstanding the fact that
some people say that time Is. Ana even
time Is not money with me.
BEWII.DERlNG SUCCESS.
The matter grew serious. / told my
closest friend about H.. lie said;
"Old man, you have sent IT 10 the WronS
places. Lose no time in shipping 1t 10 inc
'Sdwbones that's medical journal,
| sent it. 10 came back in two days.
The editor wrote me that what I said
might be true enough, but J. was I'M
fortunate In not being member OF me
medical fraternity. An idea Of tearing IL
up seized me. but instead sent IL 10 the
"ONeye." and they said that ~ would
come in II they did not have an article
on microbes already in the press. ] began
10 think that one Kind OF mlcrobe hal
seized all OF the editors, ana "lsheu
that microbes had never been born or
discovered. But / became cool again ana
promised myself that / would send II out
once more. and IL II came back II might
stay where it was. / rewrote IL on the
finest of enamelled paper, and gave 1t a
dapper appearance, and Just as / was
sealing the envelope p0mp0us lnclfl1nai
walked into my office, and, without pre-
liminaries, told me that he had heard
that / had very fine article on microbes
/ told him /. had the very thing ne WAS
after. lie asked to see 1t and carefully
read IL over.
When ne finished perusing It a bright
light came into his eyes, ana he said:
I'm give you three hundred dollars Tor
Luckily | had just breakfasted or |
should have tainted. But in moment l
.Nf I...t.H Ia toll
that he was welcome TO my whole know
ledge OF microbes for three hundred dol
lars, and would give him pledge never
TO write on the subject again. He smiled
and gave me a check. / breathed long
sigh OF relief though il was Ike giving
up an old friend. But what could he want
with the treatise on microbes That wor-
ried me considerably, bat when looked
at its accustomed Iigeon-hole and found
IL gone. and felt I'm my purse and realized
that the three hundred was d reality, l
came 10 the conclusion that there was
not much TO worry over, after all. The
next day a local in our sheet solved the
difficulty. IL said:
Medical company was in town yesterday,
and we understand that he purchased Mr..
PrIne's article - microbes at quite
handsome figure"
Now | saw that product Of months OF
labor was TO be used for advertising pur-
poses. o. horrors, / would never see the
last OF il now Time proved the latter
assertion. A short time atterwafd / saw
about fourth OF IL quoted In the adver-
Using of one OF our leading dailics: "A
Treatise on Microbes, by one OF the Most
Eminent Physicians in the Profession.
Try our new remedy TOR destroying M
crObcs" Then came host OF extracts
from that article. Down and down drift
ed that precious thing, un,ll II came out
In the smaller papers. Then u was dls-
trlbuted on handblis. ] would be walking
down the street and suddenly come upon
a handful with the glarinS utle; LOOK
Thinking 4 contained notice OF matinee
downtown / would read IT, only 20 find
at the bottom few lines OF my rnicrobe
treatise. and advising me TO Try The
Blue Globe Medical Company's Microbe
Destroyer" The boys would come home
with book-bags, which the druggists were
distributing gratis and show them 10
me with pride. when | would see the
word "microbe" and retreat.
NO ESCAPE.
Then IT was painted on the fence cor
ners and on rocks, trees, fences. ana
houses. | decided 10 20 10 the mountains
during the following summer The jour
ney went very well for while, but ever
and anon the train would fly past a strip
OF fence on which | would catch the
word "microbe" And in approaching a
town the fences on the outskirts would
bear the grim legend. For many miles
saw none and Just as ! was beginning
to feel secure again. We rounded curve
and came In sight OF the glorious noun
tains, and high up on bare rock snone
forth the word ''microbe." l tainted In
my seat.
At last | reached my destination and
prepared to have a quiet time. For three
! DAYS nothing happened which was not
! pleasant. on the morning OF the Fourth,
| however. / heard "a noise and saw a
! crowd assembled around shabby-looking
| Individual. and. on starting down, heard
| him say:
! So"
| heard no more.
one afternoon | stioled miles and miles
! away from the hotel out into one or the
| widest and most ufinhabitable countries
| have ever seen. l looked around me.
| and. high up on a jutting crag, saw some
thing purple flying In the wind. Tninkihg
| that II might be something valuable. /
| FASTENED up to get II, and after ascend
| ing for about an eighth Of mile up the
| gorge. and nearly breaking my neck.
reached H. and, tenderly catching n. car.
ried 1t TO terra firma- II Was paper I
| turnAA a over and saw: This y the