THE CAST-IRON CANVASSER by BANJO PATERSON

In this hilarious short story from Down Under a company which employs door-to-door book salesmen finds itself in serious trouble when , at the end of a long and successful sales push, the salesmen beging quitting dbecause the people are frankly tired of them and have vowed to kill them on sight in some cases.  The company hires a "Genius" who invents a salesman made of cast -iron, equipped with a taped sales pitch and a punishing right hand who can handle just about anything  thrown at him and turns him loose ion the quiet community of Ninemile.    We invite you to check out ALL our shows and episodes at www.bestof1001stories.com today!

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