The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-04-06
A JERSEY FLAT.
He Meets a Nice Travelling Compan-
ION and Lends Him $500.

He Meets q Nice Travelling Compan.
ION and Lends Him $500.
Jediah Smith Is the name Of a stalwart
sandy.haired young man, the twenty-five
years Of whose peaceful lie have beer
spent withincsight1 Of his fathers, roof
tree in the wilds Of New jersey.
Anew weeks SINCE Jedediah was mitter
with. a-desire TO. 70 abroad into the, great
world, and sec for himself the sights o.
which he had read and heard. He com.
municated his desire TO his paternal pro.
genitort and was much grattfed5 by re-
cefving his assent.
eThG trip arranged for the hopeful was
o visit 10 an uncle In this city and an
aunt in Iowa Last Monday morning,
everything being ready, the old gentle.
man placed the railroad tickets In Je-
dfah's hands and.tyo 500 greenbacks in
the heel Of his boot, with instructions not
70 take the money out untilihe reached
He was also warned many times BY
pater familias against the Vaccinations Of
confdenre men, pickpoCkets; thieves, and
such. Promising 70 remember all Of these
instructions Jedediah badc the old man
good.by, put his heel down firmly on the
$500, and with his hand pressed tightly
against the pocket containing his tickets
and loose change, took his seat In the car
and was soon whirling westward over the
Pap.handle route. IN 4 s.i,fg.E
All went well until the train had cross.
ed the Ohio FLYER at .Steubenville; when q
very nice young man got aboardand took
the seat next to our hero. Th9niceyoung
man seemed to have fallen In, love with
Jededfah at first sight At alI events he
Yves very attentive and communicative,
and Jedediah was hattered. He liked the
young! man exceedingly, SO much lin fact,
that before they had travelled fihy, miles
together the young man had Been told all
about Jedediah's history, plans and pros
poets; all about the money he had, where
he kept it, and how he intended to invest
i Fortunately; The nice person wds slso
from Cincinnati, where he was pretty well
acquainted with everybody, and particu-
larIy intimate with Jeddy's uncle. Je.
dediah was happy. s.G H. il
Arriving at Columbus, the new.found
friend proposed q walk up town. Teddy
consented. On their way up town, the
friend treated several times, and Teddy,
not to be outdone in generosity, did like
wise. While standing In front Of the
capitol, another nice man approached the
pair, and presented a bill for $500 10 Je-
dedlalI's friend. '
The friend was very much embarrassed,
had, however, d 81 900 bond which, he
would try 10 raise the money on. 4tPer.
haps,u suggested the man with the'bill,
"your friend here can let you have the
amount and take the bond as security"
"0f course will" responded Teddy, who
was overjoYed OF tho opportunity to do
something for the nice young man who
knew his uncle; "of course will; here,
Jerk this boot off, said he, at the same
tune squatting or, tie sod and sticking up
aNo II, you'll find her in tie heel Just
the amount you want"
The boot was Of course quickly 1erked
Of, the valuable 'heel.pad extracted, and
the bond transferred 10 the lender. I'M
mediately aNer, the friend remembered
that he had some very important private
business 10 attend to up town. So bidding
Jedediah good.by, aud promising to meet
him OF the depot, tho nice young man
walked oil. At tho appointed time
Jedediah went to the depot, but did mot
discern his friend In the throng Think.
ing he had been detained, our friend wait.
ed until the next day, but in vain. The
nice young man did not come.
3 Still strong in the belief that his new.
found friend would turn up all right and
pay the money, Jedediah left note Tor
him and took the next train for this city.
Arriving here he straightway sought his
uncle and told him all about his travelling
companion. His uncle's response was
very comforting. Italso had the merit Of
brevity. 1t was, young man, you're a
dumb fool" Jedediah viii not visit his
aunt In Iowa this year. "a