, 1875-01-28

TIE FfEETH.N AID TEE NDiEh-1S.
"G,t1.i .I.rniI,y. i.tr. Simpson. How are all
tho fo!l;s st TontinG?" sai,l polite wol'-tlreesed
young man to uraDscr-looiiuE peraon Of mid
die sS*. -
.'F'al. lladrr gaess you've got hold O the
wronS ,nan; my name amt Simpson, and I ain't
fro,u J'entiac. ily name Ii George n. Baxter,
aud hail from Milford, closo to Rockford, Illi-
nuv."
''oh! bcg pardon. though. you Mr.. Simp-
eon, q friend nf mins from Pontiac. You look
exactly lie lin. Please o1cuse me :"
AL right. Hir." Aud the bucolic gentleman
walked r:,1 tho etepH of the GaIena Depot, and
nayi,Atal bsidgewards, with n little son ut his
eidc. lie had sono but few steps when another
we-ilgenscd. prih-Iookns young man canae
alougsde OF him, and. tapring him farniliary on
the shoulder. said: ''llow dt, you do, hlr. Lax
terf When did you como up from Milford u
"Wal, reckon you got the start u INC, young
f9lIcr."
"Oh, st:css not. didn't know yon only by
eiGIit out there. awayn l1ko to zee folks from
tllo old tnwt,. IIow's your farm7 Crops good
lust yearl'
!" Oh, yes; oil 0. r. recls'n. I never was In
t3,is big town afnro. md j'.s thoaght Ia bring
the 10y down nnd seIl snlsll drove Of cattle and
scc The rtT. I've henrn 70 much about ShocnSo
tia: JUS felt lilo Heein' it"
.'J,n,. in tinlo haven't anytllLt. to do to-
any bus Nslt time, aud II you'll 80 with mo, II!
eh"x yon all siG sights. Or, If you like, a. and
want cosns,any, Eli 20 anywhere you say" Tho
bnna ad innocnlit young nlaE took tue farmers
n:n AMI WALKED along over tho river with him.
II occupied about ten minutes to get himself
esttl,!6heI lit the uran:cra coniidoncc, aud
llcn they Hcro ttls hest of friends. 1.usttcua
expre:eel himself thankful for the happy chance
which hal thrown him in tho Way Of no good
comllani*s,-''rg right from tho Old town, too.
NfiNt might bo Sour name!'
"Oh, nly narno: Thompson IL YOU please"
As *ur relation OF Elijall Thompson, in
our tui1nsllp:" -
.'Ic.s; bGcona cousin"
''Hnl, / To dGclaro, If this moetln' amt
!oat 1a',sl nesins :,l you're from tho old town.
hut tiu.l't ufLen ttrllik."
Tho twain repaired to saloon OH Fifth avenuo
aud rH,ri1 twico Or tlrrc.
'Wen. where do you want to 30 next p sai1
Thompson.
.:oll, / don't caro-; you jeh' 70 head whore
yo, think l'cst," replied tile tisanger..
.'!iaye you over been i'll q !ottoEv-n1lcof"
''No; nn:l, by gol. il wo'ildn's lks to. I've
1cGrn ii 'e,n but never Baw one."
''Tyo 10. Il ticket hero Tor tho lloyal Havana
1otsry ama n tS1 at9 to n'o drawing this very
And lAu pnir lacked arms aud "wnnt oror ~
tu;. ttllIo rObEl OH Clark Hrtopt, where tic nico
young man presented his ticket to polite
No. 11.7os; you'v drawn prize OF e3oo tn
Foll,' said tho ''eleru" to tho holder OF tue
JiAxter oncnel his eyes wlsou $500 were
aet1.lly counted nut In glitteril,g pieces OF tlf
pure yeiioM inctai.
"Tnero il 10 be special drawing at once
wouldn't your trieii like to tako q c1lAuce2"
.trcrhsrs ho Mould. What DO you say, Hax
ler:"
"oh, yes; certainly. Here's els; all hav'
In e.!ullEe."
Tuu hunLo chart WAS produced tho Grange
tsuw tho dice. and dEcw-noth.,i;,
''1'iv your hand at,atn; you'll get 1t all back,
mid tho clerk.
"l3ut | ant only got noto for aGs9.G0 an'
jus' c.,uugh to get bnck to Milford"
"Ety, PIT down Tho note; theta goo
enough; Woll take it."
I;1cy ,d ttke it, a1.d loft the poor, Rilly tarme
70 70 and look for }olicU officer. iie fell In wit
detective Deunln Simmons, md BY tho advic
II tllh. otliecr, stopped tbs payment of tue noi
ays telegram to Rockford, which was sens l4
syeninE, lie then c:ueavosed to find tue bunl
Isun1. hut cnuA not, lie wont home last ntgl
litA t3 il Lis noGket, q wiser man.