A MAN OF "FAITH."

Star (Christchurch), Issue 3654, 27 December 1879, Page 3

A MAN OF "FAITH."

Tho man who stands on a dry goods box ou tho Campus Martius, and tells tho public that tho medicino in tho little bottles before him is a suro euro for this orgthat complaint, finds about two believers out of every hundrod who pass. If he only finds one hia expectations arc answered, and he makes a good thing of it. Ho began his talk with an audience of one. It was a fat, fleshy young man of 25, with a double chin and a red necktie, and "faith" was written across his face in letters broad and plain. " Gentlemen," began tho vendor, as ho looked tho young man in the face, "do you have a feeling of nashua ut your stomachs ? If so, ono of theso ten-cent bottles of my world pannersea will instantly relievo and euro." "Just what I want," replied tho young man, and he laid down ten cents and took a bottlo. 1 Gentlemen," continued tho vendor, "do you have backache and chilla? If so, I warrant tho pannersea to cure you at two dose.*. It has been tried by kings and emperors, and it has jjiven univer — ." " Been looking for this cure," interrupted tho young man, and he paid for a second bottle and fell back into his old track. " Gontlomon, it gives me pleasuro to aßseit that this medicino was originally invented as a euro for headuche," softly remarked tho seller. " When I say that I will cure the worft case of hcaducho ever known in from threo to fivo minutes, I solomnly moan what I aay. It has been tried in ten thousand cases." " Might as well knock my headache while I'm about it," said the young mnn to himsolf, and ho laid down a quarter and received his correct change for another bottle. " Ah ! gentlemen, it does mo good to sec that you appreciate my remedy," said tho vendor as ho moved tho bottles around. " Aro any of you troubled with liver complaint or dyapopeia ? If so, try my pannersea. Ifc ha 3 relieved and cured millions of Buffering human beings." Tho young was still tho only audience. Faith brightened on hia face, and he laid down ten cents with the remark : " My old liver is always kicking up troublo, and I guess I'll cure her !" " Mr fellow-citizens," remarked tho seller as ho mopped his face, " aro you troubled with toothache, cutaneous diseases, palpitation of tho heart, loss of Bleep or ingrowing tO'-n-'ils?" 100

" We are ! " solemnly replied the young man, and he invested in another bottle." " Americans— freemen— are you subject to coughs, hoarseness, bronchiiis, quinsy, consumption, night-mare, loss of lnenrrv, whooping cough, or fulling out of the hair ? " "Hanged if we ain't!" whispered the young fellow with the double ihin, and bo pocketed his sixth bottlo and waite-d for further oratory. His remarkable faith staggered the dealer, who finally said : " I guoss you have enough for this time. Take according to directions and you will soon feel the beneficial effects." " Yes, I will— thank you ever so much — boss — ."stammered the young man. "This 'ere remedy isn't good for fits, is it ? " " Well.woll," slowly answered the vendor — that is, it is not a regular cure for fits." " Then I guess I'll take what I've got and get cared of all those things you mentioned and then go for the fits alone and give 'em thunder and blazes, wouldn't you ? " " I guces so." " Yep, that's the way. If you bring out anything for fits I want you to save me a gallon. I've been under the weather just as long as I caa stand it. Good-bye."