Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-09-27
THE DYNAMITE. DRUMMER |!
Some or the Inconveniences of Travelin
trIt1, q Line nf EnsnIilea

with Line of sushples:
Tile little man wh6 scribbled illegi.
bly, ON the hotelregistsr bore mi Fiiinoc5,
i,ouls name: It wSass Pink Firlan, New,
York. that lie spelled &o,tt Somewhat
laboriohsly. He pore also an innocuous
appearance; for he was not more than
tvb feet four ii height, with slim
frame; narrow, shoulders and eyes of.
the mildsst and most appealing blue.c
His spirit was tilnid; for, Iin, fact, when
lie was addressed lie gave a'little start
Of fright:
Notwithstanding all this, Pink Fir
kin is a dangerous man. This dan
gerousness arises not from the inward
man, but from his occupation-.--When.
he stepped up to the desk to put his
name on the, register it9@as with the
most ,painstaking care that he placed
upon the marble counter little black
bag which he carried in his left hand.
It was little bag black, rusty, innoc-
uous-lookingt like its osner,s bearing
the initials P: F., N. Y: But Pink
Firkih handled 1t as if it wers tile
most valuable. thing: in the world:
Carefully, gently; he placed At by his
side, and between almost every letter
he wrote he looked out of the. corner;
of his eye atthelittlc' black bag to See
if it were really there: .As4heswrote
IN. Y.'' lie put tsoht his fest. hand aud
rested it upon tile sateheIsto make
sure that it had not beenrIneSed.
Dynamite" said Mr.. ;Eifkin, with
faint smile. "My firm in New York,
makes tile best dynamite in the world:
goes 5ff at the slightest shock kAess
pecially in hot weather: Great hot
weather stuff. Want to, see some ?'f
inquired the, drummers his professional
training getting the upper,lland. GHei
took the satchel in his hand, with
some roughness, and the professionall.
lounger set himself in position for a
quick sprint. Nothing happened, aud
the lounger> hastily daaTow 'any IN:
terest in dynamite. - !.'s; i5t" ,zs'
Eyes, it IS ticklish profession"
smiled the travelling gentleman, as be
showed the .satchel under the, ilotfngeE
where he lad invited the interrogator
to sit md chat WITH him. little
dangerous and ineonvenient yes,
deuced inconvenient at tim es. We q
have to be careful" and his eyes wore
hunted look.
."But- we get paid -;fors tive get,
paid for it" You would mot believe
that get the biggest salary of any
man on the road, but 1 ,do:2i It Us a.
big risk, and we have to lay up some
thing. The companies will not insure
US.
He grasped thin knee in both
hands as he crossed his, legs, sand con ;.
t;nued:
'That is not the worst of it. In.
convenient. Travelling around with
this stuff exposes us to all sorts of dis
courtesies from hotel panagements!
Sometimes we can't get rooms in:i a.
town for love or money, for people
won't have the stuff in. the house, and
the guests come in a body and CONS
plain wheu they find out that one1 Of
us is registered. There are only three
in my line, you know. Under those
circums tances, as we dare not leave
our samples, the police station is the,
only recourse. I'm registered as "a
sleeper inh good numbers ofto~ns
in this vicinity"
He paused minute for this state.
ment to take effect. "Then there are
the railroads to buck up against
Some of them. have. rules against
carrying explosives. Some etimesI get
caught, and then off Igosat the next
station, or. sometimes between sta
lions, and ] have. to foot itAthe rest of
the way.~-I am not particularly fond
OF railroad travel at any rate. {. With
the cargo I carry a wreck isssome-,
thing, to be afraid Of Even the jar
ring of the oars on rough road makes
me SO uncomfortable that L have to
take up my satchel and pace the aisle
TO reduce the shock. - -
"The one thing that, II fear is, p
wreck. If I ever get into one it means
good-by to Pink Firkin. just imagine
that stuff going off underneath you"
Both men on the seat shuddered
The prospect disturbed the lounger,
who beat hasty retreat. - - u
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