Martin and Co. receive a consignment of junk safety razors, guaranteed to remove whiskers, and skin. Scott, a fresh agent, agrees to sell them to the rubes in the next village. Scott is engaged to Mazie, daughter of Spriggs, a rube, whom ...See moreMartin and Co. receive a consignment of junk safety razors, guaranteed to remove whiskers, and skin. Scott, a fresh agent, agrees to sell them to the rubes in the next village. Scott is engaged to Mazie, daughter of Spriggs, a rube, whom he has never seen, having courted Mazie while she attended a seminary in the city. Mazie writes her mother, telling of the engagement, and Scott leaves for the village to sell the razors. The energetic Scott sells a razor to every rube in the place, including Spriggs, obtaining $5 for each razor, a dollar down, and a dollar a week. A week later every rube is wearing sticking plaster. They hold an indignation meeting and collect a fund to pay the fine of the man who beats up Scott. Arriving to collect the bills, Scott is driven from the first place at the muzzle of a gun. At another place he is chased with a club. Then he tries Spriggs and is handled rather roughly, but serious results are prevented by the timely arrival of Mazie, who introduces Scott and makes father shake hands. Father does so very reluctantly. and then presents Scott with his safety razor as a wedding gift. Written by
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