Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1860-04-05
An Adventure in the Cars

There were FIVE ofus-yes, five as happy
fellows as were ever let loose from college.
II was vacation. and we concluded to take
a trip to tie Falls. We got aboard the
cars at N. aDd were soon travelling
rapidly toward our destination.
We had just seated ourselves and pre-
pared for q comfortable smoke, when in
came the conductor, and who should it be
but our old friend Fred B; after the
common Standardization are you old
fellow ect., had passed, Fred said he had
some business for us to attend to.
Out with it. old chum,' said we; amy
thing at all will be acceptable, so let us
have it.
We'll boys said Fred. in very conf
dental tone, in the next car there is as low
ing pair as it was ever my lot to see.
They are. going down to H to get mar
ried: and if you can have any fun over il
just pitch in. They must be cared for,
and / don't know who can do it better than
you
In moment Fred was gone, and we set
our heads together to form q plan for
taking care of the lovers
Il have it boys said Bill Sewers; we
must mako that girl think her lover is
married. -
That's it Bill, that's it, said we. not
giving him time to finish his sentence.
That he lisa married man and the father
of children said Bill
That's the game, boys, now let us play
it,
1t devolved upon me to commence ope-
rations. Accordingly l entered the car
in which we were informed the lovers were.
The girl. thinking. suppose. that she must
give her lover all the seat, had taken seat
on his knee; and he. for the purpose of pro-
tecting her, of course. had thrown his arm
around her waist; and so they sat, in real,
soft loving style.
All this gathered at a glance. Step
ping up to them said:
why. Jones, what in the deuce are you
doing with this girl?'
The girl arose hastily and seated herself
See here, stranger, said the fellow, you
are little mite mistaken; my name amt
Jones'
WHY. Jones. said I. y N certainly have
not left your wife and children, and tried
to palm yourself off for single man, have
you?'
Il tell you my name amt Jones, it's Har
per. 1t never was Jones; 'tsint goin' to
be nuther.'
/ merely shook my head and passed on
to another seat to see the rest of the fun.
The girl looked wild after / sat down. but
Jones alias Harper, soon convinced her
that ] was mistaken.
About the time they got to feeling quite
well again, in came Elliott Gregg. Walk
ing up to Harper. he accostcd him with:
why Jones, you here? How did you
leave your wife and babies?'
Now see here, stranger, you amt the
fust man that's called me Jones to-day, an
| reckon / must look awfully like him; but
| amt Jones, and MORN that, you mustn't
call me Jones. ! hain't got wife. nor
babies either, but this ere gal an me are
goin to splice an then you can talk about
my wife, and wouldn't wonder but what
in the course of time. you might talk about
the babies, too; but you mustn't call me
Jonesr
This retort brought forth vociferous
laughter from the spectators, and it also
brought bushes to the face of the gal that
was goin' to be spliced.'
'Ah. JONES' said Gregg. you will re-
greet this in future. pity your poor wife
and children. and this poor girl
so Mr.. Harper, your real name is Jones,
is il an you've been foolin' me, have you?
Well. we amt spliced yet; an l don't
think we will be soon, said the girl, and
her eyes fairly flashed fire.
Jane, Jane said Harper, don't you
konw Pm Bill Harper? Thar amt darn
drop of Jones blood in me and can prove
it,
AT this moment. jeff jackson, Bill
Sewers, and Jim Byero entered, and Of
course their attention was called to Harper
by his loud talking. They stepped up to
him and said:
why Jones, what is all this fuss about?'
This was more than Harper could stand.
He leaped upon seat.
Now said he, my name amt Jones,
an l can whip the Teller that says it is
/ By this time we had got to H,
and our friend Fred came iuto the car and
made Harper keep quiet. The girl that
wouldn't be 'spliced' requested Fred to
help her on the train that was going back
to ", which he did, and the noto-
rious Jones alias Harper followed her.
We learned afterwards that he proved him
self to be Bill Harper instead of Bill Jones,
and he and his gal got spliced.'
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