104 SOME SALESMEN AND OTHERS. 



time to come, and he has had the satis- 

 faction of making what might have been 

 a tiresome ride a pleasant time for the 

 maid at least. 



Gallant and chivalrous as the " typical " 

 generally is, he is just as accomplished in 

 other ways. Versatile to his finger tips, 

 he is perfectly capable of running the 

 train \should the conductor suddenly 

 die) or holding up the passengers, for 

 that matter, if he found he was 

 "broke." 



But there is a class of traveling men 

 who possess all of the above qualities, and 

 some others. 



They are the unique creatures who are 

 known as CIGAR SALESMEN. 



" And the wonder of it is there are no 

 two of them alike." 



In fact, there are so many different 

 kinds of them that if one hundred were 

 assembled together in one room it would 

 be impossible to classify them in bunches 

 of five as " Exhibit A," " B," etc. 



