The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-10
Copyright, 1907, by Ellis Parker
Butler

THE little man with the sandy gray
sdewhiskers walked up to the
i porch with brisk little steps and at
that moment the dog, which had been
visiting across the street, came home
hurriedly, and without waiting TO be IN
troduced chased the little man up the
ladder into the nearest apple tree and
then tried to climb H. and. falling back,
bit a piece cut of the ladder just to
show his good intentions. He was a
splendid watch dog, and he sat down and
watched the little man as he edged out
onto a limb. The door of the house
opened and the elder Miss fliggis-the
one with the side curis-came out and
behind her crowded the younger Miss
Fliggis and all the ladies of the 1oWaville
Sewing circle.
There" said the elder Miss Fllggis,
with veXation Tiger has got another
book agent up that tree. THAT s the third
this week, and pa has gone to Franklin
and won't be back till after dark and l
bet that before he gifts home to call Tiger
off that man will fall, like the others
did, and git cheWed up There don't
seem to be any peace In the world any
more with SO many book agents around. :"
She shook the blue calico garment she
held in her hand at the man in the tree
and he shifted himself and tucked the
oicloth parcel he carried more firmly I'M
der his arm.
Don't you dare come down. she
warned him. "The dog will chew you up
if you do
You needn't apologize. ma'am." said
the man politely. is this the Sewing
circle? Blue calico shirts for the heathen
amt they?"
Yes" said Miss Fliggis, shortly. "They
is and we are, and we don't want no
anit bar Mo-
this afternoon without listening to no rig
marole about books we don't want to
buy. / wish to goodness that dog had
some sense, and he would chase book
agents out of the yard and not tree
them"
Now, please don't worry on my ac-
count" said the book agent. This amt
the first time I've been chased into "A
tree No, ma'am. And ] may say I've
got so ] don't seem to mind 1t much. Us
missionaries git used to that
Missionary exclaimed Miss Tliggis.
LANDS sakes! Are you a missionary?
thought you was only a book agent
I'm speak frankly to you" said the
man, smiling on the Sewing circle land
say my name is Eliph Hewitt Yes.
ma'am. Book agent now, but once a mis-
sionary. All, how many times them
heather chased me into trees, Just like
this dear dog has, ] got after a while.
so j liked IL. 1t was good exercise" he
explained. And there's no place like the
top of a tree to sit and mediate how to
do good. The first time was Just after |
landed on Afric's sunny shore. 1t was
a pam tree The pam is IL girt divine.
food and raiment and shelter and wine
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I'VE don't want no books" began the
elder Miss F'liggis. but Ellph' Hewitt in
terrupted her gently.
mo- he said cheerfully. land l don't
want to sell you any | was in town and
heard the Sewing circle was meeting.
and | thought would come around and
say how good is the work you are doing
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