. Sword and pen : or, Ventures and adventures of Willard Glazier in war and literature . JOEL MUNSELL. 307 Mr. Munsell, pleased with his appearance and ingenu-ousness, hinted at the purchase of the manuscript, butthe proposal being respectfully declined, inquired, if thewriter undertook to sell the book himself, would he^^stick to it. Yes! was the emphatic answer, until everything is fully paid for. The reply of Munsell was equally prompt anddecisive: *I have never in all the years I have beenin business published a work under such circumstances,but I will get that book out for youj^ Glazier t
. Sword and pen : or, Ventures and adventures of Willard Glazier in war and literature . JOEL MUNSELL. 307 Mr. Munsell, pleased with his appearance and ingenu-ousness, hinted at the purchase of the manuscript, butthe proposal being respectfully declined, inquired, if thewriter undertook to sell the book himself, would he^^stick to it. Yes! was the emphatic answer, until everything is fully paid for. The reply of Munsell was equally prompt anddecisive: *I have never in all the years I have beenin business published a work under such circumstances,but I will get that book out for youj^ Glazier thankedthe worthy man, and expressed a hope that he wouldnever have occasion to regret his generous deed; heivould place the manuscript in his hands forthwith. He then set out to solicit subscriptions for hiswork, and without prospectus, circular, or any of theusual paraphernalia of a solicitor—with nothing buthk own unsupported representations of the quality ofhis projected book, succeeded in obtaining a veryconsiderable number of orders. These he hastenedto hand over to Joel Munse
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