Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-08

out and notifications sent on ahead. SO
the day slips by with mixture of rest
and business and pleasure and off they
go Sunday night or Monday morning TO
green fields and pastures new, which
means in plain prose to warehouses.
shops and factories and the everlasting
effort to sell, sell, sell.
MY first feeling with regard to these
enterprising fellows is one of pity TOR
their enforced and often prolonged alb
sence from home Some of them get
used to it and some of them do not, and
the latter, i think, are less to be pitied
than the former. Once in while l see
drummer detach himself from group
of fellow-traveers and make for the
long-dstance telephone booth. In due
time he energies with a fond and happy
look in his eyes. for he has been SAYING,
good night to the youngsters perhaps
ECO miles away and has been listening
to the voice of the woman whom he
most loves TO hear speak. Blest be
the long distance telephone! 1t has
saved many homesick man from ut
ter despair. but it is pretty expensive.
and in lieu of a good fat letter started
homeward on Sunday will not only bless
its recipients. but react helpfully on the
writer. No drummer ought to omit this.
And he ought to try to make ii as breezy
and hopeful as possible. for, hard as it is
to be away from his dearest ones. 1t is
no less hard for the little woman" who
stays by the stuff, and perhaps for the.
'kiddies." too.
And how about getting out the Bible
from the gripsack? Only the other SAT-
urday night ! was delighted to hear u
group of travelling men in a hotel corridor
talking not politics or foot ball. but tell
ing each other what they thought about
the Bible. Several were brave enough to
declare their belief that it contained a
vast amount of sound sense. What a
wonderful leader and statesman Moses
was" remarked one in the group. Yes.
chimed I'm another And that man Solo
mon knew what he was talking about
when he wrote the Proverbs" He who
thinks the Bible an embarrassing and OUT
worn book is profoundly ignorant, and
If you want something that will make
your Sundays brighter and better, just get
out your old Bible and start in almost
anywhere. tC
Church? Well, we don't know about
that. But some travelling men do go, and
they wouldn't give up the habit for any
thing. They will even sacrifice an hour
or two in bed for Ii. Enterprsins
churches post notices in hotel Hobbies or
send personal invitations to travelling men.
but even If the churches are sleepy you
can get good from public worship. and
the chances are that IL you will go half
way you will find cordial welcome. 4
friend of mine. a drummer. was sitting
one Sunday afternoon in a Western
hotel and suddenly he burst out with
this remark: Boys, let's all go to church
tonight" The word was passed around
and by Z o'clock twenty-five men filed
out of the front door and made their
way to the nearest church. What SEN
sation they created as they were ushered
to the best seats on the broad aisle.
When the contribution box came around
each man. by previous agreement, put IN
dollar bill. They haven't even now
stopped talking I'm that church about
those drummers and their wonderful ana
inspiriting visit.
THE PARsoN.