The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1865-07-13
TIPTON, IOWA, JULY .13, 1865,

profess any particular smsrtness. I gen.
orally took occasion to mention tho Seven.
thirty loan, in the first place, thinking
might happsu to hit oh something that
way; aud from that leading up 20 any
topic I smslt ahsad thst had any show Of
meat in il. Il ~: ?. .@a -. 49,"
About dark Of the second day I came
to that little place they call --- We'll,
blow me, Sir, If l ever can remember the
name Of that place when I wsnt TO-. rs
. God-forsaken little hole few miles
west Of Kalamazoo, IN the State of Mich.
igsn. Il was raining like spouts when l
got off the train, and the frst place l
headed for was : little liquor saloon few
rods from the place where the cars stop
ped-fcr tke railroad depot was shut up.
I ought TO havs mentioned, psthaps, that
| IL was freight train caAnssin 81, which
accounts for the depot being shut, you
know. So put my head down and cut
through the rain aud mud for the liquor
saloon. sr-. J ID" %@u> q
II wss half full u Ioafers, drying them.
selves at pot Of q stove, where . Gre of
that dirty, smoky Western coal was burn.
ing. @.s."n -',i.. e." I" -'d>s'S (.
''Nssty weather." says to my nearest
neighbor, a. l pulled stool under me
by the stove. n Fas.'"e-. T-Fa .".'
"Yas," says he. .'... ..., : ~"
"Any hotel around hersi" says I, for
I had seen any signs Of one.
"Thar's one up to th' Square," ssys
my ndg ghbor. al =
hnow far is III" '-..'- -'"s.
''Oh, half ! mile er 50 when irs good
goin'. Must be nigh on TO . mile TO-.
night, I'd say. Awful muddy. Sticks
ye right in. Gale Smith loft is butss in
tn mud this srt'noon. This ere rain Il
make it wuss n twas. Whar dye com
frum!'' ~. s.-.- -. =.
"rm down from Chiesgo," says L.
"Why don't this sssoen keeper take lodg.
ers! Hes got big enough building, I
should say" :. - GO oa.hoor -,
"Yas, be hes. But hs h.ia's got no
furuitur' yis. Hes gsin' ter hsv:"D
u "Nsw handf" says I. Ims telling
you this conversation, Sir, only 10 show
you how led along when / conmenssd;
since you asked il, you know; there dou't
seem to be much sense in 4 talk of this
kind though, I'll sdmit. ~..~ ,&.agov
,"Yas," ssys my nsighber, "hs's jest
bought. Love vas .soin' Ter On up en-
put in beds, but he got sisk ont sudden,
49, ,.r,ll os,k - mi. ,n>o-Sua-nt. ~ II sv~s.
l don't know much about him. You're
. stranger shesf,' r 80 ~aa = -
"Rsther. And 80 Love sold out. did
he? What's he gone att" u =
"Who, Love? Oh, I don know. He
7dida't blong here. He's left ag'iu."
+. "Ahw ssys I, thinking there never
,oas such dodger ss this fellow any how.
Every time go: my 6ugsr on him he
"wasn't thar" d the man said" Of the
ae., you know. 80: 81
"Lovs had . young wife, ~ the man
went on, "kiud Of q stylish creature
dressed high, you ,ksow--loud cclors,
green aud red sndyallsr. expeck she
didn't fancy the saloon business. Iex-
peek that's what made Love clear out 80
sudden. Ever been il these parts
afore!" ,r ....' "75 = q. .." -
'"No, I never have" said I. "Come
| up and drink"
'"Wa'al, don't mind Fl do"
'"Why, Harris" says I, as I camo up
to tho bar, "is this you!" and stretched
out my. hand cordially.
"Wa'al now" says Harris, shaking my
hand slowly up and down, ~ know your
face just % Wells my brother, but I oan''
call 70 BY nsms."
"Hain't forgot 10 Smith, have YEP
says l. .~.. ~: .s"
"oh-cer..iuly-you used sobs up t.
Kalamazoo" a. r.. g.. so~as,~a a'''
"Of course. Thought you'd rscollec
mo. Well, friend, what's yours"
I never saw this Hsrris before in N!
life, Sir, but meh In his business don
sickle much about accepting an old ac-
quaintance; 'tain't to be supposed a tod
dy. mixer will rsmemberihis customers al
they remember him, you know; 80 Va
all right with Harris ia 20 time. 1@s'
"Been buying something new, eh?'
says I, BY wy Of opening ,ocnvel
sation. "Good thing" a~&I
"Yas, l made good thing on't,'' ssy
fhe.v srGss a,..f. see~
"How's thatI" .. ..,.... ...,.. 49,
3 "Wa'sl, tell yel I bought this plac'
of old Msggs two weeks, lgo for $500
and the very next day, afore took pos
session, this feller Love came along, ant
seein' tho old bill For Sale still up, fo
I'd forgot to take Il down, he cone Is /,
buy it, an I bsin. here I sold it to hiir
right Of tAe handle, and ne paid me s65l
on the nail, oil in Seven Thirsies." '-.
"That's good money ...+;.,,.:. -. !, :.
eyes he had plenty Of 'sm, too. Bd'
he got tired Of it right along, and
bought tho place hack Of him for $500
Made $3.50 clean. s.Thas1l do, eh! q,
ha! Have drink Jo1" .':,s ~ ~. I. ,.''a
When no spoke about those Seven
Thirtiss I felt little surer Of my mai
than svsr beforc-for it was Still furths,
evidence that he wss Seally the thief. Il