The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-04-24
''YoU ARE NOT ]. PIERPONT MORGAN?
SHE HESITATINGLY ASKED.


that l may reach heaven. | 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.
'Twice over, if you wish and l 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 am promot-
er of enterprises and an originator Of
trusts, corners and squeezes. In the
last year l have promoted no less than
sixteen different enterprises, each with
capital of millions, and the seven
teenth is now in hand and almost
ready for launching"
"You-you are not ]. Pierpout Nor
GAM" she hesitatingly asked.
''Not exactly, maam. / am only the
man who gives him hints and backs
him up with cash. tell you this in
confidence and ask that 1t go no fur
Their"
81 won't say anything, of course.
mt fh.a
bookT
"With the greatest cheerfulness. But
before doing so let me ask you a ques-
ton. Do you know anything about
rabbits?"
81 had one once for pet"
Capital capitalr' exclaimed the ma
jor. II had an idea you knew all about
rabbits, but wasn't sure. You are in
deed the woman l want and must
have. Have you any objections to
earning $4,000 yearY
'Mercy on me, nor gasped the wo-
man as she turned pale.
"Then consider yourself engaged at
that salary. Let me explain. You
have heard of the Great Sahara des-
ert?"
81 think So"
at is a great waste covering 24S,-
100000 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 it has been left to me to
find a way out. | have found it. The
Great Sahara shall be made a gold
mine"
Dear me, how wonderful And you
will take my bookY
Il will take your book. shall today
file articles of incorporation of the
Great Sahara Desert Improvement
company. l shall be president, of
course, while you will be secretary.
Your salary, as stated, shall be $4,000
year, and if you want money to buy
sealskin sack or pair of diamond
earrings I'll draw you check this
minute. | was looking for a woman
who knew all about rabbits, and 10, /
have found herr
"But-but | can't realize it," replied
the canvasser as she looked around in
helpless way "You can't mean that
l am to get $4,000 year,"
'"ren thousand my dear woman
$4,000 year. My idea is to stock the
Great Sahara with American rabbits.
/ shall send over 5000 this year. Next
year the 5000 will have become $4,000.
In two years there will be half mil
lion. In five years | 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.
at is wonderful wonderful" whis
pered the canvasser as they shook
hands ut 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 81 in cash. This
money will be used to print letter
heads bearing your name as secretary
"But IL don't know about 1t. This
Is so sudden, you see."
sGood luck always comes suddenly
and it should be grasped before 1t car
get away. You have 81 about you,
Dresume2"