Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-15

YOU ARE NOT J. PIERPONT MORGANE'
 SHE HEsITATINGLY ASKED. that I may reach heaven. I thank you from the bottom of my heart for bring ing my attention to this book
 Then you will put your name down for it?' she asked. AZ tttls ,,s ,e -sasss
 Twice over, if you wish, and I will take great pleasure in calling the at tention of my friends to it. Poor old mother! Poor old broken up homer
 The major turned away as If to con- ceal the tears in his eyes, and the can vasser decided that she had stumbled upon a soft thing. The emotion of the grand promoter was so deep that it was sixty seconds before he turned to her and said:
 My dear woman, perhaps you did not know what good fortune awaited you when you knocked at my door Let me say to you that I am promot CT of enterprises and an originator of trusts, corners and squeezes. In the last year have promoted no less than sixteen different enterprises, each with a capital of millions, and the seven teenth is now in hand and almost ready for launching"
 "You-you are ot.J. Pierpont Nor ganY' she hesitatingly asked.
 "Not exactly, ma'am. am only the man who gives him hints and backs him up with cash. tell you this in confidence and ask that it go no fur ther."
 T won't say anything. of course. Will you put your name down for the book7'
 with the greatest cheerfulEess. But before doing so let me ask you a ques- ton. Do you know anything about rabbits?''
 ''I had one once for a pet"
 Capital, capitalr' exclaimed the ma- jor. "I had an idea you knew all about rabbits, but wasn't sure, You are in- deed the. woman I want and must have. Have you any objections to earning $1O,00O q yearY'
 Mercy on noe, nov' gasped the wo- man as she turned pale, Rs.t s4
 "Then consider yourself engaged at that salary. Let me explain. You have heard of the Great Sahara des- erty"
 q think so."
 Ut Is a great waste covering 24s,- COG, ,O0O acres of land. At the present time it does not produce one cents worth to the acre. The land is too sterile to grow anything. Thousands of deep thinking men have wrestled with the problem and given up in de- spair, and 1t has been left to me to ffr,d way out. have found it. The Great Sahara shall be made gold mine."
 7 Dear me, how wonderful! And you will take my book?'
 T will take your book. shall today file articles of incorporation of the Great Sahara Desert Improvement company I shall be president, of course, while you will be secretary. Your salary, as stated, shall be $1O,00O a. year, and If you want money to buy a sealskin sack or pair of diamond earrings I'll draw you check this minute. I was looking for a woman who knew all about rabbits, and, To, I r have found herr'
 "But-but I cant realize it." replied the canvasser as she looked around in helpless way You can't mean that I am to get $1O,ooo a year?" '
 "Ten thousand my dear woman $10,000 year. My idea is to stock the Great Sahara with American rabbits. I shall send over 5000 this year. Next year the 5000 will have become 75.O0O. Tn two years there will be half mil lion. In five years I shall be able to sell 100000 skins year at 20 cents apiece. The cost of keeping the rab- bits will be nothing. The cost of kill., ing and skinning will be cent each. Nineteen cents clear profit on every skin. No gold mine will produce such an income Madam, let us congratu- late each other and shake hands on it."
 ''It is wonderful-wonderful whis- pered the canvasser as they shoola hands. 'Kt doesn't seem possible that such good fortune has come to me.'
 "No? Well, it is here, and you may enter upon your duties Monday next. Only one thing remains. As token of the earnestness of your intentions and as a proof of your honesty shall require deposit of $2 in cash. This money will be used to print letter heads bearing your name as secretary"
 "But I--I don't know about it. This is so sudden. you see"