The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-22

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,,,,oro no saw Nornc disappear
"hc'e =. .,,r,t. ora waiting.
IRON mere ne ga" q J, ~,
| some 200 feet away ' aii pioi'' ''' "s
standing beside 1t, speaking to tho driver.
! irbe brand Commander. recognized the
gray tweed suit Of Norine,s escort a ,,,a
| was about to approhch MN, WIFI ..,s
| orr o., a smart trot. TO follow 1t was
! homeless, and disappointed. he returned 70
the maze to discover whal Hau ha 81. ,
pened there. 'rhe manager was ut the
ticket desk. lingering about IN WY
that made the discovery of the school.
masters ruse prbable at any minute. Inc ne
Grand Commander found PAIN 70 ne
injured feelings In sudden nope ,nn. ~
might make Toms detention II, we w
permanent, and he thought VIII ie'lS Isl
of the lad walking up and down the colc
glass messages til mort, relieved his tor
mcnt. Hoping to give ms SHELLY ,,,tt,,
night, he approached the manager WIN
1nctuous affabilty,
wouldn't you IKE 10 h,Ne q ~ -
something TO eat?' suggested the com
mander to the manager like W taih
! with you about your remnrknole enter'
prise. was much Interested IN US co.l-
str,lction | suppose 1t is COPIED from
scme Of the celebrated lahFrihtns OIL IN
r
| ton Court. for Instance
champion nothing! the manager re-
| plied. II hired this outfit ready made
| at Sacramento for the week. ~ aih sucll
| amuch ] don't go much on tlie lllhAe ,
business. It's too slow. ! don n,lhu
having drink, II you say 50 anu u ''ei -
| sandwich. maybe.
| MAY ask what your business or pro-
| fession may be-" asked the maze man
| X, II
| preacher, arc you?
"Oh, no." replied tho Grand command
| eli. 81 am a scholar-a pedagogue. I
am called professor. though l. can haraly
claim a university chair am teacre.
OF Latin In the Santa Clara High school.
The manager became lnucr ihteleseet'.
II tell you what, an education is great
thing, I've always said. 1t puts IDEAS
into n mans head, and IDEAS are gooo
In any business. I'm commercial orr
tor myself.
I Il beg your pardon, but I don't quite
follow YOU" said the Latin teacher, puz-
zed al the term.
"a commercial orator-what Is usually
called in common spieler-a barker
ana sometimes even a Slllir, though we
| do no more taking than any MERCHANT
| does every day Of his1life. Commercial
| orator Is the official and correct desig-
maze racket is only on the side for to
| catch the fiesta trade. / took 1t off a
| mans hands that owed me something
ooh, see. Yours is q curious profess
| sion, indeed ! have heard that you men
become shrewd judges of human ma
| ture."
"Uuman Nature ~ cried the Commercial
| Orator, ''why that's nothing but the a
| y G of the business And the rest Of the
| H., al Nv tiOO The
| use OF n dignifed and entertaining argu-
| ment or lecture to convince them that
| they don't think for themselves. My bus
mess consists in being able to tell man
| what he wants when he don't know him.
self. And what does 1t? Talk or con-
versa ton"
what do you SELF" the Grand Com
mander asked. BY this time he felt quite
safe, for they were turning into re-
freshment booth, too far away for Toms
screams to carry.
'My line is the Chinese Herb and Root
rheumatism Specific, a sure cure for
coughs, colds. govt, neuralgia, lumbago
and all affections Of the nerves and inter-
| nal organs. I also carry the Little French
| Detective, which enables you to looR
over the top OF tranSom or arouno
the corner But 1t don't matter what
it is, I've tried about everything and
| can sell en- all. pelieNe couiu pict.
up cobble stone off the road ana sell
1t to somebody. for It's our creed mat
| there's sucker born every minute Talk
| Is my real PROFESSIONALISM l sell doh
count much. But do miss the adVan-
! tages of an educaton!
Certainly, KNOWLEDGE Is power, &C.
knowledged the schoomaster, as he or
dered beer and a sandwich for the man
ager and ice cream soda for himself, an
education enlarges mans conversational
gifts greatly
Conversation! Hell, no! Iheres noun
ing in 1t. It's a waste of good material.