The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-19

Others man claim they have book
like this" said Eliph Hewitt, but
they haven't. There amt no other book
like 1t in the world. If there was /
wouldn't come up here and try to sell
you copy. 1t wouldn't be worth my
while, because you wouldn't buy it. But
as soon as 1 heard you was dying I
come right up. l seen it was my duty.
Here is this man. 1 says to myself,
up there dying, and all alone by his
self, and liable to drop off any min
ute, and he hasn't got a copy of this
book to brighten his dying moments.
it amt right 1 says, I oughtn't to go
up and disturb him. l says. but Twill,
for If l don't he may be dead in a few
minutes and then he'll never have an
other chance to buy a copy of Jarbys
Encyclopedia of knowledge and Com
pendulum of Literature, Science and
Art, and the man that hasn't owned a
copy of this book can't die happy"
The old man in the bed lifted his head
slowly and stared at Eliph' Hewitt
with open mouth. Then he laid his head
on the pillow. but Immediately lifted il
again and took another look. The book
agent beamed at him kindly through
his spectacleS. The old man dropped
back on the pillow.
BY Jocks.'' he said. dazedly.
The price, complete" said Eliph'
Hewitt, lis five dollars, one dollar
down and one dollar a month until
paid. l sell most that way, but for
them that don't expect to live long
enough to pay up by the month 1 make
special price of four-fifty, cash.
Some folks don't like to die off and
leave debts for their folks TO pay. You
get the very~same book for four fifty,
cash. that you get for five dollars, easy
payments. And I'll do more than that
for you. Generally l just take the or
der and send it in to Mex York, caus-
ing a delay in delivery of from one to
two weeks, but if you are in hurry
I'll make an exception for you and de-
liver a copy out of the few / have in
my buggy. That will give time for you
to look it over, and it will be right here
to lay on the center table. where it will
look nice, and help to amuSe and in
struct them that come to the funeral
There Is nothing looks better at a fu-
neral than a high class book like this
on the center table"
BY Jocks raised his head slightly
and stole a glance at the book agent.
He was greatly interested. For thirty
years he had been dying regularly
about once a month. and people had
begun to lose faith in his dyings, but
here was a man who took him as he
should be taken. There is nothing so
pleasing to a man who makes a spe-
ciaity of deathbeds as to be taken in
earnest.
ST know this book said Eliph' Hew-
litt, opening it at the illuminated
froDti6piece and running his hand low
ingly over the page, land that's why
offer it to you. If l didn't know 1T so
we'll l wouldn't come up here and dis
turb your last moments this way. But
do know it, from cover to cover, in
Guiding all the ten thousand and one
subjects mentioned in the classified in
dex. and / know there amt any other
book that is so creditable for man to
leave behind him for his dear ones to
cherish after he. is gone. If you amt
got any good book already laid away
for your dear ones to cherish recon-
mend this one. You can't get book
anythink like as satisfactory to leave
for an heirloom as this one is for any
thing like the price. 1t fills all the re-
quirements OF a first-class, high-toned
memento, and the price is only four
fifty, cash.
by Jocks" sat up in bed and groan-
ed. He sat up because he was interest
ed, and he groaned to show that he was
not able to sit up.
Take the Five Hundred Noble
Thoughts from the Worlds Great Au-
thors, Including the Prose and Poetical
Gems of All Ages page 1884," said