New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-08

that landed me I'm a mus,y heap the street level
4Av what's thcuse I'muo salesman, anyho" IT.
ridiculous for me to attempt it. I'm gooa ioI Ho'.B
except 10 work at my trade. I'm near chicago ""o'0
can get a good job setting type and cut OUT an ['|Dy
dreams Of being fitted for something more pfo'dOi0
With thoughts like this ! hunted up a 1ccg'"Pn
office and wrote a message TO the MAJOR giving up NY
lob and promising to repay the money wasted as soon
~ could earn it. Suddenly it occurred to me that the
Major would smoker just the same, even II was no.
there TO see it. and grew hot with shame as reaHei
the mcrel contempt he would feel for me II did TINS
cowardlv thing Besides, what could say to the "ic
who believed in me; a
went to the only other printing Office in town Inc
editor was very courteous; but said he cod ilo- SPAR
= minute TO talk because it publication day "olh
,,,s behind his best typescttcr i'll, and he woud
have to take hold and set type himself.
had walked i'm with my heart lutteung so nara as
70 hammer nv speech The minute he mentioned set
ting tvpe felt at home. dropped my g1p' pulled OH
nv coat and asked him to let ne help get the paper OUT
For the next three hours we worked almost sicl.iy
side by side much switter than ne III spi'e o i'
best efforts, principally because was much Younger
Then | helped make up the pages and start the oio
press. ,.........o-s
next hour we worked together doing up papers
for the mails Nv fears and sorrows and worries were
forgotten. We discussed his plant, his presses the
STYLES Of type he used, and gave freely OUT oil my o"
long experience in similar plants. After the WORK was
done we sat pile Of paper talking lie leaIIc! WHO
Twas and what was there for He was curious to know
why, = MINNEAPOLIS concern would send a salesman
down near Chicago with any hope Of getting business
FINALLY told him the whole story Of my fool tnp and
the Majors smoker awaiting at home He roared
with merriment. To my surprise he said
"For a year or two have been planning to modernNe
nv plant but never seemed find time to study out
i,,.., G+ in with my
If YOU can sell me as cheap as ! can buy IN Chicago
with no greater cost Of freight I'll help YOU fool the
Major" d,
many of the suggestions had made during the day and
finally ordered press, lot Of type, supplies etc. all
amounting more than had expected Samuel Nuii-
dersOn TO buy.
As stalked proudly and happily out Of his office he
said "Cive nv regards the Major and write me what
he saws Tell him he can make draft for the whole bill
before he ships if he wishes.
Next morning | walked into the Majors Office l
saw the sarcastic snicker just expected, and 1t gave
me great JOY He said:
Flows Sammy"
Sammy who?"
SAMMY Gunderson, at Molla, Dakota.
@Oh that Dakota matter-that was just a little Joke
Here's what went after
And laid down that fat Silvania order, properly
signed by the purchaser.
Bcwildered the Major looked from the order to me
and back again. and finally stammered, Well how in
bazcs did you get to Silvania; How did YOU manage
to bring the business away up here, right from under
the nose Of Chicago"
Il got my experience, all right, Major said l. "and
hope the order is all right.
well I'll be cussed. But I'd really like to know h0I
you got it.
did not tell him how, because did not know myself
how did it.
got to thinking all over that night trying dig
out the "why.' Finally decided that when took of