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Show THE LiDMWE. How a Woman Got Even With a Pestiferous Pes-tiferous Sewing Machine Agent. LOOKING FOR HIS TEN DOLLARS. Eiact Copyists in China-Crime a Soionoe-The French Egg . Dance. ."When much younger than I am Bow," said an old newspaper man, "J old sewing machinal. You may rest assured as-sured I was a trifle fresh, aud suffered therefor, as the followiog adventure will how: Near the close of a hot August day I was driving through the village of Q - to the town where I made my headquarters. Suddenly a big black cloud appeared iu the sky, and when my Stayed out horse had covered half a mile i rain came dancing down. I had two Machines on and no blanket. To sav( myself and machines from getting ' drenched I drove for tho only house Within a radius of a mile. "I was a sorry sight when I reached that old country mansion half hidden by till maples. Jumping out, I knocked at the door and explained that I would likw to leave my machines temporarily, in rder to gave them from the storm. Before Be-fore I made the request I discovered that the young lady who responded to my knock was one with whom, much against her will, I had left a machine ou trial a jionth or two before, and bad only taken tl back after repeated protestations on her part that she did not want it. You Buderstand, we used to get a machine Into a house by representing that we Would leave it on trial. "But once we got into the house we insisted in-sisted on its being bought, and used every rersuasive art to accomplish that result, requently this was very embarrasssing to the lady of the house, and she never forgave us for the annoyance of leaving the machine for weeks and asking her very other day if she wouldn't buy, when she had emphatically declared she would not. Now was the turn of the young lady in the old fashioned house to get square. And although the rain had nearly washed the machines out of the wagon, she slammed the door in my face and then sat by the window enjoying enjoy-ing my discomfiture to her heart's content. con-tent. As I prepared to drive away I turned my head and beheld her pretty face bubbling over with smiles. When I reached N 1 was a sight to behold. But the experience cured my freshness." Boston Globe. |
