'I am convinced--here is your
money,' and he handed me a five-dollar bill.
"'Thanks,' said I, and left them there together."
THE POTENCY OF THE TESTIMONIAL
"Did you ever read the testimonial letters of noted persons?" said the
Observer, thoughtfully, stirring his coffee. "There are many things
which come with fame besides public adulation; they are material
things and have a certain commercial as well as sentimental value,
such as soap and corsets, patent medicines, face powder, vapor baths,
books, cigars, corned beef, fountain pens, and patented trouser
hangers. As soon as a man gets his name in print a few times he is
deluged with samples by every manufacturer in the country. I know an
actor who hasn't bought a cake of toilet soap since he began to play
leading parts. All he's got to do is to write a testimonial for some
new brand, saying he would use no other, and he gets a case; then,
there is a leading lady who once endorsed a certain kind of shoe,
and now she's got a dozen pairs in her trunk, which didn't cost her
a cent.
"Among the personal effects of the late Senator D---- were six dozen
porous plasters and nearly a gross of Casey's Liver Regulator.
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