Oregon Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1870-1872, 1871-01-07

the colleagues in mischief, and in pass
ing along, he, too, recognised our rustic
friend, aud gave him nearly the same
greeting the others had given. With
an expression of conscious innocence
that coull not have been counterfeired.
the rustic fema,ked, "Well must look
q darned sight like that man Jones
you are notsthe first man who has called
me Jones to-day" "Of course you
look like him" replied the other,
There are dozen men aboard this
car that can testify TO that. and we
know you are the maa. You have been
paying your tricks long enough ON un>
snspectiag young ladies, and now We
propose TO stop it." With this remark,
he turned and left them. Whereupon,
the lady, supposiag aersclf tho victim
Of treachery, opened upon her compani-
ON battery of language, more express
sive than elegant. Her Indignation so
far got the better of her that she did not
give him time TO explain to her how
the parties might have besn mistaken
in their man, and really thought his
name was Jones instead of Harper.
After she had finished her harangue,
and before the unfortunate rustic had
time TO make any coneiliatory advances,
another OF the partners in the mischief
advanced, and recognizing him as the
others had done, only added fuel to the
FIRE that was already raging. The un-
fortunate victim of supposed misplaced
confidence, sprang to his feet, and took
another seat, asking the conductor, who
came in at that moment, to show her
the, first return train, that she might
take il and return TO her parents The
scene which Immediately followed this,
in almost impossible to describe on
paper, The injured swain jumped to
his feet, stripped of his coat aud vest,
detached his neckerchicf and collar
threw them both-upon the floor. jump
cd upon the seat which he and his
would be bride had been occupying,
aud, brandishing his arms in threat
ening manner, sworc he would vii
any man who said that his name was
Jones. The excitement was intense
Passengers jumped to their feet, and
crowded round the belligerent to see
his movements, aud hear bis exccrations
pronounced against any man who said
his name was Jones 6 His name was
Harper; he aud this young woman
were going to c. to be spliced.
His name was Harper, and he wonld
whip any man that said il was Jones
just at this moment, in stepped an
other of his tormentors, who stood
looking in blank amazement for mo-
ment, aud then calculated, !" Why,
Jones, what the DIS the matter
with your What are you making such
fuss about 7" This was too much for
the excited rustic; he stopped in the
midst of sentence, looked at his inter.
locutor, and sunk sullenly into his scat.
Not word was said by either of The
interested parties, until We reached the
station where we met tho eastward
bound train, when the gentlemanly
conductor stepped in to escort the lady
to that tram. Her sulky companion
followed her, aud the last sight we
caught Of the unfortunate victims of
circumstance, they were standing on
the platform of the car, he trying to
persuade her that his name was Harper,
and not Jones. We left them there,
and as we rolled away, | could but
reiterate the old saw.
There's many slip,
'Twixt the cup and the lip.