New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-04

batted an eye when he told the clerk tina. b. in't try
to make living selling goods: poker and suckers were
his livelihood he said and he added, I'm making
darn poor living at It just now
How long would man ike that last these days:
Well just about long enough for his sale manager 10
compare his salary, his expenses, and his orders.
As FELTON, paused to rclight his cigar. Ihorbam
pluckcd him by the sleeve. Say, Pills don you think
for your own sake that you'd better tell Wilson that
there was least pretty good man on ae road IN
those old DAYS,
~Oh. lets be generous and make it two, Iin vitha
wink at Wilson "Of course there some od men;
not enough perhaps, but some. And among them were
the ones who put YOU and me wise when we started out
The first road job had was with PennSylyari WHISKY
house. and the day went ont Old Pop knoN.e>-you
remember him, i'm, with his long side whi-s.rs-Oh
Pop said to me. Youngser just keep this un.er your
hat. You can't drink whisky and sell 1t. '- with
that liquor house for eleven years; on The .'.th Of
next month I'll have been on the road for Zone.
Pop knew the game all right.
For thoughtful moment Thorburn drum ~ the
arms Of his chair. when started out -tt nave
anyone TO wise me up" he said. 81 had o. IN i al
for myself. travelled for whole year before moed
missed two big orders | should have had use
wanted to be a regular drummer like the re-, H them.
MI one afternoon played pool with gang. MI then
went 10 a dance that night When woke mex 'rIiiS
my train had been gone hour. got Letter rom the
house that burned my hand They wanted -n .Nllana.
ton, and they got il. | didn't spare myself tod
them all about the pool and the ball, and when went
in on Friday afternoon | sure they'd t- me.
don't know why they didn't. What the sale mayer
said TO me was a plenty, and then some. nm
didn't think my way was the right way To- ST.. goods
and he asked me who IN something ever s.i. 8. was.
That little flyer and the fact that they let iD my
job cured me.
T WAS in bad for awhile with lot Of the q. "s be-
cause wouldn't drink and play horse IN owns
but | knew al the time that my orders $50, }uoc
theirs every week in the month. They wery kind
who kept the business on the bum for years. Nooody
but one Of his own kind ever had any Use for rum
mcr and the decent statesmen got theirs along h inc
rest. | know man who was travelling IN tap mn as
late as 81, fine. clcan-cut fellow who was C ilacS
in his line one Of his customers down there > CD MN
one day, I'll like to take You up 70 the house meet
the folks; but | don't dare do II on account u the
feeling against YOU travelling men.
And another time. even later my brother. no !"
salesman too, went 70 say goodby 60 lady g. NaSl,
willie at whose house he'd dned She recall TeT@l
remarks he had made at dinner about his wit taeit
home in the North. and said to him. What do think
of this, One of our guests of that night can To nc
next day and asked me if II reilly true tl.. rum
mcr ever had a wife and owned property ar. had
home; said She couldn't believe 1t.
rs Ihorburn was speaking the big wall c' over
head rudcly struck ten, and with cXcar non ne
started from his chair. Hey, Pills did you ~ mat
It's 10 the hay now for old t,| F- Ike
you and me- I've got 20 get rn 10 I'VE