Rensselaer Republican, Volume 17, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 February 1885 — The Accommodating Drummer. [ARTICLE]

The Accommodating Drummer.

When a drummer has made up his mind to sell a merchant goods, the merchant might as well make up his mind to buy. A Dallas merchant refused to buy any whisky from a St. Louis liquor drummer. “It’s not worth while showing me your samples,” said the merchant in a very determined manner; “I have no cellar to store any wine, even if I wanted to buy.” The drummer put up his samples, and disappeared. Half an hour afterward he burst into the merchant’s counting room, his face radiant with joy. “Allow me to congratulate you. Everything is arranged.” “What’s arranged?” “All about the cellar. I have hunted you up a cellar, and rented it ,for you at S4O a month.— Texas Siftings.