A Man of Samples. Something about the men he met On the Road""

way from him as soon as I could. He was altogether too numerous for me. He had told me he wasn't going to cut prices, an

gle-barrel breech-loader our house was cont

F. & W. gun

s,

am quotes t

he was the boy that

is pri

off, te

off in case lots, bringing them down to $

t like crying as I made the figures; but my back was up, and I didn't

I was buying instead of trying to sell to him. This is a pretty good test of a man. One that meets a strange t

again; but he would not promise, for the reason, he said, that his son might even then be buying at Blissam's room. Still,

me money out of him. His wife and seven children (

ady to go fishing with Mr. Bl

und B

wock left an

not ein

't at all pleased to see me; in fact he didn't se

asked. "Yes; I da

u need so

dinks

y? Haven't you

see I pay Plissam last

n't you

not wort

ey; your account is long

I got no money

re how you get it or what you

get it I g

oo stiff, but I want you to understand that I mean just what I say. Our house dr

o, s'pose I

you when the

re, muttering to himself and looking daggers at me. When he reached the

mepy and I see

eard of Whipper. He was known to the trade as the biggest liar east of the Mississippi; but a real good liar

m or have a good reason for not doing it. I often walk back to a man's desk and find him intently at work over something; I would gladly back out if I could, and risk the coming in later at

ood day, or a stormy day, and he says "Yes," as if he had heard that before. I take a roundabout way of getting to my business, and all the time he would be very glad if

ndow, inform him they are giving an extra 2 1/2 on "J. I. C." curry-combs and ask him how he wants his shipped. Henley can do th

e always dropped it, and met a salesman as if he was honestly plea

ed every word I said. Then he asked, in a very confident

and eighty-

rd of Reachum's? No? How could you? You are on the road. We now get two postals a day from R

em in the waste basket w

a collection of them in an album.

re on. But I determined to cut a little, just for fun, and see what the upshot would be. So

sk, "What was that Shiverhim & G

rs and eig

a good place. There was no getting even with him, let alone getting ahead o

l for," I said: "in fact $2.75 is Reachum's price on them, but we are

me some of Love

'll make you the F. & W. at $2.80, and I shall cat

ure; to

r a child, and as if he fully un

e need any

on the way from R