The sun., 1910-02-06

o Sh6 Snoholy this afternoon, plunge
\ in and swim the river over TO York State
there. without once lookin' backl Some
thin must a sxeert him outl
Il knew then what it was OF course;
and that wise old buck never was seen
In the back OF Lackawack woods again
HAD NO REGULAR CUSTOMERS.
Drawbacks OF Profitable Business Told
by the Tombstone Salesman.
MACON, Mo-. Feb. 4.-The College
Mound hack out Of Excello was quickly
loaded with drummers and passengers
for the mines the other morning directly
after the southbound train cleared the
station. The driver had placed his quilt
about his feet and lighted his pipe pre-
paratory to starting when a tall. gum
shoed man climbed aboard and slid into
q seat without crowding anybody,
He wore an unusually long overcoat
and a rusty felt hat. His face was clean
shaveh, and from all Appearances he
was headed somewhere to conduct q
meeting. Herb White. a grocery sales
man. happened to be next door neighbor
on the seat to him and started q line OF
talk of some big meetings he had at
tended; but the stranger didn't seem
intere.ted.
Fl thousht Won mipht be a-er-
preacher . said White.
inst a gbost of a smile crossed the
thin faoe Of the tall man.
.Thank vou for the commitment" he
said. .but I'm still In the aall Of yindic-
tiveness and the bonds OF degcneracy.'
As the poet says. Inn selling goods
-You arePr
sSure. See that little story and a half
house over bv tbem oottonwoods?.
sYes.s
-Thers I,vad ma NJ ths fnest man I
ever knew. To know him was to love
him. sold him last wear and he was
tickIsd 20 death with our line.
-Made n regular customer ont of him.
shp"
@W.ll-er-no. not exaotlv. He died
soon after he inspected the sarnpIes and
made his selection.s
sThat,a f,mnvs remarked the grocery
man thoughtf,,llv.
sYaa n hanncns now and then. went
On the thin faced man with, a sort of
xigh- .I aold old man Tounkins-the
.c,,;,a haoS ;n tas-r .h.rs- ,,,,,ts, a hin
s4u"o O@DA AZ Oo"n S"o t
once ana ne hveu SIX months.
People thought 1t was bit odd. but
l didn't. Tomkins was one o. them sort
q, fallov. that vant. 10 aea exactlv what
. -. - =. -, -. ;.,. .,c,T, !,
ne So'Sns ~uo 70 AnoW "es soniN
70 COST dewas close, Dut tnat tnewsy
to get along in this world
"was he satisfied with the goods whom
Shoy o~o'
nevef nearo MN say Woru 70 tne
contrary. One time ! lost good thing
There was an old swede farmer living
out west o here ways. ne vas IS ricn as
Monte Eristo. but as notionate as a woman
selecting an Easter headpiooe. / showed
him my line o. samples, and offered il he
a;d,,. M. av,,, =, thano. 20 frrn;.h arv
sy
otnor sort koous ON cne ",Arke'
Before ] closed the deal. however. he
up and diod. and the widow refused to
trada With ma III the old man had Iivad
!. -, Ior~s- xvo,,,1 h.,,. had = sEoo dsai
uIy % S rsa.s'. n.o .~S WV OoAA
ctncneo. IL was unfortunate.
II should say returned ths grocery
man. aSuch orders don't grow on trees."
.Not oftan anouph to burt OLA Marl-
,v;sa~ha was a nil, -.
S,,r, ~ 'srnS ,->"tin 80 anH n A. n, We We
sSs wonidn!t % bs ariefstrscSen n bs a. .bonId mia
fs,ix. ha ailanf fnrifv Gho aank o.
!,saa y0an ~ IN" ss nd 7 .yt c, S"o 70, st ssn. Ior
..o;n ,-y;n@ nv cssss .nd ~ i.n. snc nsst
sha 20. csf"r ~. ro;ns - s., Iss
shev h.d d,,ca ts se,tss Jowre e0'' "00""so
The % old man was SICK. but the ,aav
Vu .ha Sna.,. 49, ga ~. Inc ,soy
came m N snS M rom % loom ara ssoo aI.er looking
Sssa.s Io n II ~" asaS r9;th !, ~. ;s.I nut
s,nrr,;ns s IN snd .";d hs wo,,lS srma hno came
with h;s cane n 7 d;dn't hand that nraae me
y. ~. In s~h;sh S;J ayd T ~ sae oroer
S;ran ~ a "a'n u. sat wei, anu and ne sIie 70
attn Iy;rgs 'n~ NO
what was his ob,ectiop 70 vo.
~Isss 0 0o'0SUon 70 your
snS Suas. ba go. mad r h.oa
thonght n wasn't tima for me - So Ss,o..n nc
SOME man ire f,,nny sbo,,t ;t Sov.
me word II I ever oome 'ro,,nd 49, son. IL
was gain he'd shoot me y NC
sThe old skinfilntI yvouldr,t ca 49,
foil xrith such an ,,nraasonshi Ne e.nSI W
have to take things as thew ooSne IN M.
over on owl CreeE~that big white SoSse