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Show A Drummer Drummed. letueruay aiiernoun tne spirit ui the war god Mars, took up its abode in the materialized body of an Adonislike Adonis-like drummer for a St. Louis hat house, and the result was a little unpleasantness un-pleasantness at the Z. C. M. I. office; but the only damage done was to the young gentleman's coat, which, if it has been dusted since the occurrence,, will bear no signs of the afi'air. It appears ap-pears that Mr. Phelps, the drummer above referred to, has been persistent in his efforts as all such men are to sell goods to tho institution, and Capt. Hooper, tho superintendent, has as persistently refused to give the agent an order. Yesterday Yester-day Phelps went to the office and again insisted on selling some coverings for the dome of thought, and Captain H. again declined to purchase. The drummer becoming somewhat impertinent, the captain as sharply objected to further confab on tho subject of tiles, and turned to go away from Phelps, when the latter lat-ter struck the former a sharp blow on the cheek with his fiat. The youthful fires ol Captain Hooper again blazed up, and he "went for" the young shoulder hitter in fine stylo, but some of the gentlemen in tho office interfered inter-fered and separated them, Phelps peace and sinned no more. Mr. Phelps may be a very good drummer and represent a first-class house, but he has made a rniitake in attempting to force Salt Lako merchants mer-chants to purchase his wares.; That's not the way eastern agents usually securo trade in these parts, and we would advise tho young man to "try it on" no moro if he would do a Buccessful business here. The affair created considerable talk on the streeU last evening, and it was asserted that the trouble grew out of , an attempt on tho part of Mr. Phelps to collect a bill said to bo due him ; from the institution. The statement was wholly without foundation, Z. C. f M. I. never having done business with th house represented by Mr. P. |