Ye New Amsterdam drummer; and how he made himself solid in his territory / L.M. Glackens.

Illustration shows a series of vignettes that depict the initial failure of a Dutch salesman, "Van Bummer", in business dealings with the Natives; after learning their language, he regales them with "ye tales of Master Rabelais" which "putteth them in so great good humor that Van Bummer doeth ye land-office business."

Illus. in: Puck, v. 72, no. 1858 (1912 October 9).
Copyright, 1912, by Keppler & Schwarzmann.