The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-04-22
HERE AND THERE.

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shinin'.
An the green is on the sod an tree.
Aprile's slippery on the weather question
Liable 10 rain most. any day
But up her sleeve there hides the sweet
or the certain loafln days in May.
banker an I hunger fer the nshln'
An the idlin' in the GOBLIN shade.
TIL I git SO lazy like In jes' the wish.n'
| klndo fall away an fade.
Allus was n teller to DREAM they told me.
Reckon IT couldn't be disguised
No matter. never seen the house TO hold
with signs OF summer In the skies.
Fer I'll dream when days are warm an
|. sunny.
Call me Good-for-nothin' II you will.
Say my idses sound foolish well as funny
An Aprile's sunshine lures me now to
drcamin' E|
or woods an fields an shady trees.
An a stretch of water ,shadowy an
An a Teller loann' at his case. J.w.
About this time OF the year. or maybe
q month later, the gentleman known as
q field agent" for a took-publshing
house, proceedeth 10 swoop down on the
unsuspectlns students in small college
towns. and by reason OF his oily persua-
siyeness succeed in getting their consent
to go Into the enemy's country during
the summer vacation, for every county
| IS the eneny's country TO n look agent.
This Individual finds n fruitful field In
colleges and normal schools. Many of
| the boys are poor and only too anxious
to earn money for books and tuition.
and to their untutored eyes the job OF
selling books to a hungry. yearnins
multitude Is much more alluring than
| harvesting In a wheat field for about
"sl5 month and found" They are
\ earnest. energetic, ambitious young
men. TheE listen to the siren song OF
the field agent. He has drifted Into
town by the hack line that afternoon,
and stopping at the sole hotel In the
village. Is an object OF admiration as he
| sits out on the front porch In the even
ing. dressed semi-clericallY, using
tooth pick with a finished poise. and
| speaking of great men and large cities
incidentally as II so great mind found
Its chief editcatlon In the world ethe-
real Suivity, approaching nerve. II
Judged by older heads than those adorn-
ing the student shoulders, succeeds In 4
short space OF time In Its possessor be-
coming acquainted with half dozen
of the young men. Soon It appears to
them as though Mr.. CLOSER had visited
the town for their especial benefit. He
takes such an interest In them and their
studies. and IS so DESTROYS Of their sue.
ceeding in their aims in the post-school
years.
On the morning following Mr. Gloss
er's arrival in the village. he attends
the chapel service at the academy. By
divers methods he manages TO be es-
coried through the school by one of the
professors and exhibits deep interest In
the school and It's workings. In fact.
when the day Is done Mr.. Closer is the
whole thing In the village All the girls
are talking about him. and the younger
male generation look up to him as
second Hobson Il he had the chance.
The boys are therefore congratulating
themselves on being asked by Mr.. Clos
ser to spend the evening at his room in
the hotel. They attend. in force. and
the conversation gradually ranges
around to work in the summer vacation.
Before the boys leave for their rooms
theS- are Fascinated with the idea OF
selling books Cor "the house" Mr..
CLOSER represents. and that night their
pillows are full of dreams OF the wealth
TO be accumulated thereby. at IS real
ly delightful work." was one OF the
field agents witticisms. Perfectly
honorable and honest, especially can
wasting for book like How to be Sue
cessful In Life and besides the work
will 1T you for any calling-you will
find no better school Of human nature.
as You will meet all classes OF people"
Mr.. Closer continues in this vein,
bringing In his climax by recital OF
the marvellous sales made by divinity
student last year, In Ohio. or by q young
man who sold enough books in Pennsyl-
W.iiia in II month to take him through
medical college. Then he tells the
gaping students Of the great men who
got their start in this way. referring to
Grant. Garfield and others nearly as
prominent.
Probably score OF the unwary agree
to spread the light among the rural
brethren as soon as school is out. Mr..
CLOSER dwells with some emphasis on
the fact that his house wants only
young men OF good moral character.
etc, and that his instructions were not |
to take every Tom. Dick and Harry. |
Besides, the candidates must 30 |
through n drill in order to fit them |
selves for the work. He remains in the |
village nearly all week From his va |
Use he has taken certain rules and reg
ulations laid down for the canvassers, |
among them being "keys." guides and |
pointers how to DO It, Each evening IN /
his room he puts his class through an
examination. after having given them q |
printed set Of the questions and replies !
customary 10 occur when an agent |
boards household. and the candidate is |
supposed 10 commit these questions to |
memory and be prepared 10 answer |
readily all objections put forth by peo-
pie who don't want TO buy. Then. they
are instructed as to other details, and |
previous TO his departure Mr.. Closer
receives from each prospective Iistrib-
utor of Every Man His Own Doctor"
or whatever The book mag be, s. for
the prospectus and copy OF the book
In the best OF the three bindings. He
leaves strict orders TO communicate
weekly with the house. and reror, any
difficulties encountered, for advice will
be freely bestowed. Each boy Is given
n county as his territory, shyness be-
Ing manifested toward the cities. which
are said 10 have all the reading material
they want. 50 the attack Is planned for
Wctzel. Tyler. Boone. Pocahontas and
so on through the length and breadth OF
the state.
Thus armed with the pointers drilled
Into him by Mr.. Closer, the young man
sallies forth. II his memory is good he
will remember that he was told never to
call at house before S o'clock in the
because, as the book agents
guide put 1t. "by that time the husband
VIII Fave gone TO work" He will also
the instructions to make