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Show ANOTHER MEAN MAN.i " j J Ilsciislor Who lists S.wln llsatiloa ifl'M' Aals I., lln Hl.n.lln. . ft?' "lie" the meanest man that I ever S' had anything to do with," said the yw tewlng-machlne agent. "I received a bj note from him Ihe other day saying ji: that he desired tb view one of our i( matchless machines with tho view ot ? purchasing 11, If found to be sa'lsfac.- if lory in these piping daya ot cnmpe- h' tltlon It la a novelty for a sowing- 2 machine agent tu be Invited to call U and show goods, and when I had re- al eovorcd from my surprise 1 promptly jji loaded a machine In my cart nnd ttart- tl ed for the addrcta tho man had given rl Anolftllei0,lneVrn.,lt liM" " jVl, lynvlajirinjio.lirliig tb machtnitn.-r f ft'V 'TsTttil TtaneMliTenivunutrefcloatwnRxam!n yHr-lrataioIV.iuitrllbiaiuntnupS&HUn I In the slttlug-roo.n, ondlUnR'hirali,sBsxM I tendon lo It fine point. Ho wu an J9 I Attentive listener, and I talked with H I tho confidence of a mun who consld- H ere,! a silo certain Finally, having exhausted all my argument:, ho ntked to see u practical test of tho capablll- jH ties or tho machine I agreed, and asked him to bring me something upon mM which to work. Ho left tho room, ro- turning n few minutes later, bis arms B filed with damaged llnrn I sat down nt tho machine nnd showed how easily rents nnd (cars rould be mended, mak- Ing tbe garment aa good as new and saving lu a abort time tho prlco of the , machine. Tlie man seemed very much Interested and kept handing mo gar- mint after garment that needed alien . tlon. I worked for two solid hours mending the old mnn'a, garments, and , nt last, having nothing cite that need- m cd attention, he commenced to find ', fault Ylth the machine. ITnally he I f told me Hint ho guested he wouldn't M "ij buy a machine right awny. I was so v I , mad that I didn't dare lrut myself A'2lf J to tpetk, nnd I was glad afterward J, -31 that I didn't, for when I leorricd tht f' - whole truth I realised in) total Inabll- 1- ; Ity to do tho subject Justice That -V mlaerablo old sinner, who happens tu ' bo a bachelor, had brought mo up them ' ; merely to do hit mending, und had no " Idea of buying A machine He hat k' worked Ilia tame game on other f sgentt." New York Sun. . ' "j . H , , t |