The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1860-03-24

Adventure on Railroad
There were eve Of us-yes. i've as hap
ny fellows as were ever let loose from col
| Iere. twas vacation and we concluded to
/ take trip to the Falls. We got aboard the
cars at n. and we're soon travelling
very rapidly toward our destination
We had just seated ourselves and prepared
i for a comfortable smoke, when in came the
conductor, and who should it be but our
] old friend Fred. B. After the COM
mon salu.ations How are you. old fellow,
etc, had passed, Fred. said he had some
business for US to attend to.
Out with it, Old chum,' said we; any
thing at all will be acceptable, so let US
j have it.
.WelI, boys" said Fred, in very con-
fdential tone, s.in that next car there is as
lovin' pair as it was ever my lot to see.
They are going down to H get mar
ried, and now if you can have any fun over
4 it, just pitch in. They must be cared for.
and I don't know who can do 1t better than
you
i In moment Fred was gone, and we put
our heads together to form plan for TAX
ing care of the lovers"
Il haveit, boys" said Bill Sewers; "we
must make that girl think that her lover IS
married."
..That's it, Bill--that's it, said we, not
giving him time to finish the sentence.
THAT he is married man and father of
| children" said Bill.
That's the game, boys, now let US play
it."
4 1t devolved upon me to commence oper-
: atoms. Accordingly 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 her
seat on his knee; and he, for the purpose
; of protecting her, of course, had thrown
his arm around her waist; and so they sat,
in real, soft, loving style.
All this gathered at glance. Stepping
up to them said:
why. Jones, what in the duce are you
doing with this girl 2"
: The girl arose hastily and seated herself
on the seat
See here, stranger said the stranger,
''you mite mistaken; my name amt
, Jones'
'sWhy JONES'" said l, "you certainly
have not left your wife and children, and
tried to palm yourself off for single man,
f have you %
Il tell you my name amt Jones its Har-
per. 1t never was Jones; faint goin' to
be nuther.''
l merely shook my head and passed on
to another seat TO see the rest oil the fun
The girl looked wild after / sat down;
/. but Jones, alias Harper, soon convinced hel
D that was mistaken.
About the time they got to feeling quite
well again, in came Elliott Gregg. Walk
} ing up to Harper, he aecosted him with:
s'Why, Jones, you here How did you
; leave your wife and babies 20
D Now see here, stranger, you amt the
j: fust man that's called me Jones to-day, an
| reckon must look awfully like him; but
= amt Jones, and more'n that you musn't
e call me Jones. I hain't got wife nor ba-
bies neither, but that ere gal an me is 60
0 in to git spliced, an then you can talk
D about my wife, an wouldn't wonder bu
K what, in the course of time, you might talk
about the babies too; but you mustn't cal
e me Jones.
: This retort brought forth voSiferous
e laughter from the spectators, and it also
e brought bushes to the face of 1.-THE gal thai
d was goin' to be spleed.'
e ''Ah, Jcnes,' - said Gregg, s'you will re-
l greet this in the future. l pity your wife
: and children and this poor girl
o 80, Mr.. Harper, your real name is
e Jones, is it, an you've been foolin' me have
e you :? Well, we amt spliced yet, an
d don't think we will be soon," said the girl
e and her eyes fairly flashed fire.
# ''Jane, Jane" said Harper, "don't you
: know I'm Bill Harper? Thar amt darn
o drop of Jones blood in me, and I'll prove it.
e At this moment Jeff. jackson, Bill See
: vers, and Jim Byers entered, and of course
their attention was called to Harper by his
i loud talking. They stepped up to him ,Iane
e 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 can lick the man who says it is.
By this time We had got to H, and
our friend Fred. came into the car and made
get ssspliced'' requested Fred. to help hei
on the train that was going back to N
which he did, and the notorious Jones, ali
: as Harper, followed her. We learned after
wards that he proved himself Bill Harper
instead of Bill Jones, and he and his gal
got splieed.''
LIBERIA FLoURIsHING.-The annual mes
: sage of President Benson, of Liberia, re-
, presents all the interests Of the young Arr
can republic as fourishing beyond all previ-
Gus years. More was produced and export
ed last year than in The entire previous
f history OF Liberia. The government income
was S46,6 02. and the expenditures were
kept within the income. A poll tax had
been levied for the first time, and the natives
living within the dominion OF the Republic