Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-08-06
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PUBLISHED AT 1856 BROAD STREET, BY
T. MADISON DRAKE.


ing the night in hotel in Freeport,
Illinois. After breakfast I went into
the sitting room, where I met plea
SAINT, chatty. good-humored traveller,
who, like myself, was waiting for the
morning train from Galena. We con-
versed freely and pleasantly on differ
ent topics, until seeing two young
ladies meet and kiss each other in the
street, just about the time the train
was approaching the station.
Come, said he. taking up his car
pet bag, since we are on SO sweet
subject, let us have q practical applica-
ton. / will make proposition to you.
I will agree to kiss the most beautiful
lady in the cars from Galena, you be-
ing the Judge, if you will kiss the next
prettiest, I being the Judge.
This proposition staggered me lit
tie and I could hardly tell whether he
was i'll earnest or fun; but as he would
be as deeply in it as I could be, 1
agreed, provided he would do the first
kissing, though my heart failed some
what when I saw his jet black eyes
fairly dance with daring.
Yes, said he, I'll try it first. You
take the back car and go in from the
front end where you can see the faces
of the ladies, and stand by the one
you think the handsomest, and then l
will come in from behind and kiss her.
had hardly stepped inside the cars
when 1 saw at the first glance one of
the loveliest looking women my eyes
ever fell upon. A beautiful blonde,
with auburn hair and bright sunny
face full of love and sweetness and as
radiant and glowing as the morning. 1
Immediately took my stand in the aisle
by her side. She was looking out of
the window earnestly, as if expecting
some one The back door of the car
opened, and in stepped my hotel friend.
I pointed my finger at her, little drea-
ming that he would carry out his
pledge, and you can imagine my horror
and amazement when he stepped up
quickly behind her, and STOPPING over
her, kissed her with relish that made
my "mouth water" [ expected of
course, shrek of terror, and row
generally, followed by knock down !;
but establishment succeeded astonish-
ment when saw her return the kisses
with at least compound interest.
Quick as a flash he turned around
and said
CHOW, my dear sir, it is your turn,
pointing at hideously ugly, wrinkled
old woman who was sitting in the seat
behind.
ooh, you must excuse me you
must!" L hastily exclaimed. " am
sold this time. I give up. Do tell me
whom you have been kissing"
"Well," said he, since you are man
of so much taste, and such quick per-
ception, I'll let you off" And we all
burst into hearty peal of laughter, as
he said: "This is my wife. L have
been waiting for her, 1 knew it was a
safe proposition.
He then told the story to his wife,
who looked ten-fold sweeter as she
heard it.
Before we reached Chicago we had
exchanged cards, and [ discovered that
my congenial companion was an Epis-
copal preacher of Chicago, whose name
I had frequently heard. Whenever /
go to Chicago I always go to hear him,
and a heartier, more natural preacher
is hard to find. He was then young
man; he is now one of the ablest di-
vines of the Episcopal denomination in
the West.
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