, 1877-05-27

v,e.ardsv = gentleman with his coatta'
nockcts fulI Of baggage strotled Into tue oniee
Of the Gorharn House and registered tn ooio
| f,ee hand the name Of g Arstarrhus h. Des~
n1anes, C.estline, Ohio" Then he }azi'y picked
| IN toothptck and leaned gracefully up against
| tt,o counter and nodded a1ably at Andrc"s'wno
wore on his usually placid brow the expression
{ Of man who is anxlous to have sometnt"g ~
| hold. Mr. Desplaiucs apparently failed to no
| TIE this EXPRESSION and said, with suaucn
glow Of enthusiasm:
No one dissentcd, and the stranger, after
| rnoments pause, to nlow the sentiment TO lal-
press itself on his audience, went on: It, :.
ayes, sir, like this town. Thcro IS m alr O., os
tire1css industry about it thnt invites invest.
meut. The streets these people have hewea out
Of the solid rock, the elegant business blocks
| that have risen from the painless wilderness,
the ceasc1ess hum OF machinery and stroke OF
The manner call loudly for Eastern capital to
come here and, aan,i III hand with labor, coin
new aud added wealth out of tile rugged rock,
the 1ninc tho quarry, and the loom. es, Sir,
Hike this town. This is the place where my
money stops.'
TIC stranger paused again. Most OF the audi
cncc had ceased to chew their toothpeks and
wcrc looking ut the orator will! an atr Of Inter
CIT. Mr. Andrews brushed an impcrccpttble
grain ri dust from hts coat aud softly Whssticd
u
planes continued:
"ies, sir, Do like this town. hadn't been
here h.ltf I'LL hour. hadn't talked with dozen
business men, before said, Here Is the plaee.
know the spirit Of u true town. And 1t isn't
ouly i've, but it's safe town.
tho half dozen enterprises that have
been brought to my notice here, anl turn it ut
per cent every year. Safer and more profIta-
biz rs far than t!lc wtd spirit Ut speculation so
a.. .t+:., 4f,nk.
atur ~ per cent but give him nAugbt but ruin.
And wiil--wl1It!" III added, suddenly @lanc-
itl.s at tic clork, 'tlIalf-past / alrellyl How
the time has Slipped by.. l had ucar!v tathel
away my dinner. 1hc way to your dining
routn, If yo1 please" Ira Ilell. little hs'!ga,l:
IT, a,a a man not accustomed to ask fur things,
btt a.tcss 'ci by servants who anticipated his re-
quests and orders.
Yhv CLERK. Instead ot lyiug around and mar
s:.aIsng sir. Desp'a!nes to TIC 1ininS-raoi,,
!ilursi!nrr'l TIE customary rtlllfk :uoAs tue
duties vi !,.-rAIc?e,s guests requiring tnetn tO
dc},t>.: something be;uro han1ucsn@.
N!i1t:" s:!oatest Mr. Dcsoaincs, ''y:,u want
r4e - bay III .u!v:nr' Me: Me: Fay IN a,l-
ya,,.v: Nhy, ,!:4s:. yuur itsiYvdencr, l'!l buy
y',ur e g4rs little trwn anil llav: 1t stoved ttl-
IL tIlc river. Pay in a,vaEl.e! Here, give me
tiank s,uei;-houk, somebody. Ill drain your
II, seraHlr i';tlc village ban'.s 50 dry they eaa't
.Iu-e iU-> cnt p:,%e fr three months to voa,e-
FUfiCf, uI|lV ut"n my tEutt"S *1lu nDAcS 'tlA
carry tlrtu over to the other hntef. Take thr.n
t., t!c depot and carry my card to the President
os t;:c railing :i.i}|s md teil him to dine It'll the
III the Pst,.cr in Cucag .lcxt 'rhursda:". I'm
OF. I'm uut y. this povsrty-strI:ken town by
the irst train t!.at viii carry tne."
And natI Ill hour altcrw.rl Air, Drsplanes
was seen Walking Acr,ss tbs bridge, colnlo1 tably
eating pic U: btca and heSlng r.v oninu,
regarding, with luty tlisuau, the policeman WIN
stood Ut the burlington end vi the bridge, and
warned hun farther away.