The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-31

Literary frosS.t
Shaw a Co, of Chicago--largesG
manufacturers OF tombs'ones In the
world delivered anywhere by freight
ANY size or style-~pay by tbs week
or month--3our moneys worth Or
yoa needn't pay at ail---canNassers
can make Ss6 week tho year
round
That was the lingo OF Keen and
well dressed man who called on the
Widow Lee In the village OF Medina,
because he had been told that she
had buried two husbands and had
not erected stone over the grave Of
either He didn't say It. how ever,
,gntl he had vainly tried To get u
couple Of orders from her,
Yes. I Nate lost two husbands In
uy lime., she admitted as she sighed
Two long stshs. They were both
good metz and some Gay / shall buy
graYest3ne hUt tpfre no hurry
ssbuAt - That MAS vnat both OF
1hen sajd-not ;u bee III hurry
You've lived around here "a sood
white -" asked the agent
Born. raised ana mSr3ed righs
here
Then SOU know, aroat every fam
ti that has suffered loss
Every single one uf them fer ter
f3nera wJthtn hVa miles whether it >
an W4shday OF not
Then take au agency Tor Shaw x
Coz and canvass NpHH get thirty
per cent. commission We have can
Easaers vino make $50 week right
along. Yea s8st pass around among
the folks vino have lost "A dear one
aea the thing is done They wIll or
der from yeu ~ here they won't from
"a stranger. Your voice and &uur
looks are 81 mpa1befic and You u }c
- great suc, as. Make il your psrtlc.
0sar business to get after WiluAcrs
and shame them Into putting tii
tonbstoues over long neglected
graves Here is "a list Of twelve ]
have picked Hp. It isn't Ike selling
history bs subscrirt ION. = WIGawcf
can say that he doesn't Want the
book GA any terms and you have tc
60. hut when you come 10 ask him
what about the tombstone, ne ought
70 have had ~ seven Years ago, mat,
different.
The widow Lee listened to a grea
deal of talk and was at last con
WINGED. She owned al cid horse ane
buggy. and WAS therefore prepared 4
make trips around the country ~h,
MAS left book Of cuts and prices
given some business pointers. ant
the man from Shaw q 60. passed oi
to bring up III Grafton, eight mile
away.
There he found Deacon Carter. " h
bought eggs and butter for shipmcn
lie gave him just the same talk "a
he had The widow, and tho deaco
agreed to Try canvassing fer a mont
and see how 1t went He was sur
ptied with list of twelve widow
a
each, and the name Of the Widur
Lee headed it.
The deacon had to 20 over to Nc
dina on business next day auyNa,
and he planned 10 cali on the widow
When he arrived he found her gettin
ready TO SGT out with horse and buge
TO take her first order He had bee
told not 10 he too harsh in introdu,
ing his subject. and he therefor
talked about the weather and 9th,
things for awhile before saying:
widow. may ] inquire If yea ha'
yet marked the graves wherein }ot
two husbands repose ?"
There's shingie sticking up. bl
nothing more. ! Was told not To be
"a hurry about the stones. Seems
me you look like a widower 2'
~ as. ] am one
Wife been dead long
Seven or eight years
Amy tombstone yet
Nero
- heard you hadn't. and vas ia
going to drive over to see you q bo
IT, I'm taking orders for Tom
stones.
But SO am f. heard about 20
two husbands, and ] am here 20 q
orders for both Date Of birth az
death. please"