The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-18

and uIt ON only an hour or TWO hclvtc-a tact
.,r .fly enthusiastically tn" clothes dealers
kr which still adhered % his coat collar.
.s....,numbcr. silr. and general Dimensions
| ',r.f carmen, elmcwhit obrusivcly to an
,nu...,.d public His trousers had "A
,,.utNt lned,wn each leg IA if he had been
rn rf i4t Aal since developed. and there
| 49,. nn,'har cr,l-' down his back like those
fmr.. hillrcn cat ont OF folded paper. may
| .itf.'fHrrn VIVA No consciousness Of this in
l4t. which WIS good naturcd. and but for
.~.n -.uAr.uo-- Ia the anglo Of his lower
laval. ri unlnt n sting and commonplace.
~ DID, I.,rcmcmbcr me. he said. briefly. as
iec>t .ndcd his hand, but I'm from Solano,
inO4Dorny. l met YOU there in the spring Of
o.. WIS tnlin sheep, and you was burnn'
Gtlro4L'
V was not the slightest trace Of any in
nuonh ruiencss in tho reminder. 1t was
| npb "a statement Of fact. and Is sucn ~ bc
.,'It i.
WHAT hailed yc for was only this" he said
tier had shaken hands with him d" / suw You
aninnt ago stanlin' over in yon box-chirpin.
vth lady-a young lady. pcart and pretty.
y sht YOU be tcins mo her namr?'
s,ye him the name Of n certain noted bolc
o'aueishborlng city. who had lately stirred the
lr'- II the metropolis. and who was cspe-
.,ly admired 10y the brilliant and fascinating
iul Dashboard who stood beside Inc.
The Man from ) ,ianO unused for u moment
| snItb.u said. Thet : 80. tibet the name! It's
ts-.ue Enll'
"N,u have mot her. then ?" asked in sur
i"4'
"Y-oa" he rrepo lcd, slowly; Il mot hcr
about .lwer months ago She'd bin maxim a
ir ~ Clliforny with some friends. and first
sw h.f aboard the cars this side Of Reno. She
l-f h.r baggage checks. and found them on
% I..r Iaft. ,Is.,t
j., Gr,rkon now it would be- about the square
1 .u; 20 eo in over thar and sorter rccos -nizs
ir" II stopped a moment and looked at us
iIu.r,ngly.
Wy dear sir" struck IN the brilliant and fas-
cn1un. Dashboard. III YOU hes itaton pro-
Gods rom any doubt Of the propriety Of your
s''lrc beg you 10 dismiss it from your mind at
.ice. The tyranny Of custom, it IS true. coni-
i your friend and myself TO dress peculiarly
i assure you nOlh.n. could BE- finer than the
, " that the olive green OF your coat mcts in
t.s delicate yellow Of your cravaf. or the pear
gray " your trousers blends with the bright
iI1c # your waistroat and lends additional
lrillany to that massive oroidc watch chain
/ which YOU wear"
| Tony surprise. the Man from Solano Jill moi
| e.r.ke him. He looked at the ironcal Dash.
l loard with grave earnestncss and then said
/ quietly:
Then reckon you'd wouldn mind shewin
no In thar"
/ Dashboard was. admit little staggered NJ
i H. But he recovered himself. and, bowling
| j mi ally led the way 90 the box. l followed
/ I'm AMI the Man from S)lano.
/ n 49, the belle in ques tion happened to be
i canL ~ Dman-,lcs ended from gentlewomen-
AMI after Dashboard's ironical Introduction. II
II watch the Man from Soiano WIS not spared. sh,
i Hmurrhended the situation Instantly. i,
II 3ishboards surprise she drew chair Ia he
II sie made the Man from Solano ait down. quiet
II lYturned her back on Dashboard and in fnl
view ofthe brilliant audience and the focus %
II Hundred lorsncttes. entered into conversation
II with him.
II Here. for the sake Of Romance | should ik
II . say he became animated. and exhibited som
trait of excellen e--some rare wit or solid sense
but the fact Is he WINS dun and stupid IN the las
degree. He persisted in keeping the converse
lon upon the subject Of the lost baggage checks
;nd every bright attempt Of the lady to diver
/ m failed signally. AT last. to everybody's r.
i-f. he, rose. and leaning over her chair, said:
d" cakate 10 stop over here some time. NJ iS-
hnl you and mo b.in' sortar strangers here
nay boz when there's any show like this got
IN you'il let nc"
NJ X. said somewhat hastily thai the multi
III iI,uy VI her engagements and the brief linn
rh. two o,h.r loJi.s ha1the,r bondsa,
III t.s .., nj, n,,,,,hs all w., s,ar,,,, d,
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t.
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tad H. pulled from his pocket a dozen wei
=, :, 1" ,,',, s',a',,,t,,I NJ
- - 's' wan '-@ INV
"c.r..t,l.n hroi,o T., ,ho ,ooo,;o,s na.i
,ur3 W. ~ =, ,Ia cpori,s nal, :,
,rr,,,,i,h, Th,,i.r - o,o I'm, u, ,r,ea o. t,
,,,l.,tc'Hfrrniana nI n man ~ ,,,,,,r a,,d.,
1aa,. and IN. oI,e.t a yor,hv ana Won uil
I,,i," IL. - NJ, i,,,i,,,i~,
M rai...1 hor han,.ore e,,as ,or n ~,
rr,.n'-il..ra m, an ,,,osrs % .i,.-,t
trnh,,t,th.. MIN from soiano "and ns VI
ls.fI..,rl l. or.. - tho rapoyers nnd v,,, ~,
,.'r.,.,.r la viii y, co,,rse send ,,,, n CON
Pulmonary ti.k.t have known Mr. Dash
,rlI,n, ono,,,h - tno,v ,ba, be IA invorl,