Rensselaer Union, Volume 7, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 December 1874 — Willing to Oblige. [ARTICLE]

Willing to Oblige.

A very prepossessing young lady, canvassing for a popular book, stepped into the office of a real estate broker in Springfield, Mass., the other morning and, finding the broker apparently at leisure, asked him to look at her book. The gentleman politely informed her that it would only be a waste of time, as he could not purchase it. “ Oh, never mind that,” ejaculated the vivacious young woman; “it won’t cost anything to look at it, even if you don t buy. I should like to have you read gome portions of it and see what it is." The accommodating broker took the volume and, glancing at the title-page, commenced a perusal of its introduction. This finished, he began at the first chapter, and read carefully and leisurely along. It was about nine o’clock when he commenced, and an hour passed silently away. Then the book agent began to exhibit signs of nervousness, which were apparently unnoticed by the broker, for he never raised his eyes from the volume, but read steadily on. Eleven o’clock came, and the lady began to walk rather smartly about the room, glancing occasionally out of the windows. At noon the broker was still reading, and the agent wore a decidedly troubled countenance. A .few minutes before one the broker laid down the book, leisurely donned his overcoat and hat, and remarked, blandly: “ That is a very good book. lam sorry that I cannot read more of it, but I am obliged to go to dinner. If you will call in this afternoon, I will read some more of it."