Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-08-25
THE MEDDLER.
anMe eeat ms tsn PIT Men."

=, used 10 be considered a diihoui.
task 10 withstand successfully
Vaccinations OF the insuralce So
L., since the automobile dealer tiaa
onneor,d upon the scene the pur'eyo'
N, nalieies seems 10 have lost MS c",.
ming MS easy enough nowadays "a
ga, rid of the Insurance man proN,u'.
he has any sense OF proprietS' Jus
tall him Ms honestly rs YOU can WIZ
ONT brulsink your conscience thu' W.,
vol, actually get ready to take ~.
Motley you'll give him the mrs, en
To show his samples. ana 'hei, oh ,s,sa
him In conversation on the rp" ,,'aIl
scandal. II he represents " that
comnany the chances are 10 10 ! ',,a,
he viii forget all about you III ms
has,a IN run down the big corpotatiohs
and II he happens 10 deal In goous VI
he Ennitable brand he will imnediu.e-
iv mil several pamphlets OF stat!sueS
and begin a crusade against Tom LAW
son which will allow you 10 fe're"'
under cover Of darkness.
/
M, 10 escape the wiles of the auto
,,ahiia agent is different PROPOSE
,,on narticularly IL you have become
inoeulated with the bacillus autorho
hllIus whether he tackles you ~,
midday when business cares are sun
sunnosed 10 hold sway or IN the ever
inc when the days labors are cum
nlataa the result Is always the saihe !,
Won slim into his clutches as easily az
The simple fly fell before the cuhI,u y,
~ the proverbial spider only ~ ,ii,e VIZ,
instance It Is not case OF WIN sou ,
walk into my parlor?" but nave so ou
time for n little ride In my machine
In il inst here that your decision mus
Inc made You may not see IL AT 'ne
time but on the agents machine u
written the legend. "All hope apai'uo ",
We who enter here" and II you % "a
lturn resolutely with get-thee-pe,,il'ui :,
lme- Satan determination your cane i'
dough forthwith.
or course you do not heed the warn,
Two In response to the agents kino
lin.i,ation Won at once climb TO tht
front seat of the machine. telling mn
las matter of precaution that YOU
aren't going to buy this season pu
viii probably do so next Inc ISL
doesn't seem TO hear what you 90,
labout buying: indeed, he ac.s az
selling YOU machine were tne "a,
thest thing from his nina. DeN,eious ,,
llv he throws the auto into us low
snaad ana Won start off in cloud o.
lcylinder oil smoke which. he tells you
lis due 10 the fact that the engines are
new and need plenty of lubrlcauoh
As the car gains headway a lever OF
the side is slipped forward ana TN
mace nuickens The noise OF the en-
rines has now lessened perceptipiy ahe
Won are sailing swiftly along th'
highway with one hand on your straw
hat and the other on the side OF IN
seat. not because you are AFRAID vi DC
inc thrown out but because II seein'
the proper place to put IL. AS yo'
loyertake and pass some friend VIM
claims to own the best horse In .h'
village you remember having uis
cussed with him the relative merits y
the two modes of locomotioh anu Wo.'
der how you could possibly nave com
cided with his views on the suole0'
IT is AT about this point that IN
agent begins to get in has seouctN'
work. He casually calls your atten'
ton TO the ease with which ne Is api'
10 control the machine. explaining II
words of one syllable the workings D
tbe throttle and enlightening you OF
the results Oh thN
yer As II for his own amusement IN
stead of your edifcation he illustrates
the action of the reverse lever as
brake and gives you an example o.
how easy II is to bring the machin'
Ia a standstill in case of an emergency
In reality. YOU don't understand muci
of what he Is saying. but you uiges
las much of il as possible ana look WIS.,
and say. Yes. indeed, to all of MS re-
marks
When your feelings have reached
lust the proper pitch-and II Is par
Of the agents business to discern IN
psychological moment-he lets ran w
remark that the real pleasure OF rin'
ing in q machine lies in manipulating
1t. Then he looks round at you SUD
denly and asks il you ever tried to rui
one. OF course you reply that yo'
never have and the rejoinder is tina
Its never too late to begin. and befor'
Won know it you are actually seated
lin the drivers position with the steer
ing wheel i'm your hands and mas
of levers and throttles all around yol
land vour mind an absolute blank al
10 what to do From then on it's cas-,
sailing-for the agent. After you have
managed the machine for about hal
a mile which seems as long as day
tourney. YOU swap seats again. tired
but with a feeling of great eXhilara
ton. on the way home you ]ot cow
mentally the price of the car. make
note of the fact that cost OF the treign
will be rebated and decide tnat 70.
might as well have search light
speedometer and canopy-top while 70,
are about it. The Meddler.