ndlord stopped me and said:

"Never mind, Johnston, you showed us those scars last night, and
remember this is Sunday night and people are passing by going to church
and will see you; wait till to-morrow night and then show them."

Of course I took their advice and put my coat and vest on again, and was
amused to hear three or four old I-told-you-so-fellows say: "I knew it,
I knew you fellows were good ones, I knew no common ordinary fellows had
any business with you men."

Doctor Frank and I were sworn friends from this time on and continued
with the polish for some time.

One day I received a letter from my wife demanding an extra amount of
money from what I had been accustomed to sending her, and I borrowed all
Frank had, and with it sent all I had, leaving us without a cent, but
with plenty of polish. As we had from three o'clock in the afternoon
till sundown to operate, we hadn't the slightest doubt of being able to
make at least enough sales to procure money sufficient to pay expenses
over night; but in spite of every effort we were unable to even sell a
single bottle, and when darkness came we made arrangements with a farmer
for supper, lodging and breakfast.

In the morning of course the only thing we could do was to trade him
polish and I began negotiations with him, but in vain. I had polished
up two or three pieces of furniture, but neither himself nor his wife
seemed to care for it at all, and as we could plainly see were bent on
receiving a little pin-money from us. I then polished up another piece
of furniture and kept talking it up, perspiring freely, and noticed
great drops of perspiration standing out on Frank's forehead. Then I
polished more furniture and gave a more elaborate explanation of the
merits of the polish, Doctor Frank of course putting in a word now and
then. But we had struck a Tartar--in fact, two Tartars. They were as
firm as adamant.

We were at last cornered and looked at each other as though we had an
idea that a private consultation would be the thing to hold about that
time.

I felt that I would rather forfeit the old horse and wagon than
acknowledge that we had no money. I then said:

"Mr. ----, is the gentleman living in the second house south of here a
responsible and enterprising man?"

He answered that he was, and asked why.

"Well I have been thinking of making him a General Agent in this County
for my polish."

The lady of the house then said:

"John, why don'