The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-06-06
Mr.. Tuckley's Perplexity.

Some two or three weeks ago Mr..
Tuckley concluded to take a little run
out into the country on the Saturday
evening train and spend the Sabbath
with some of his rural relatives. To
make his visit seem the more friendly
and disinterested he went through the
market on his way to the depot and
filed one side Of his grip-sack with
young onions, radishes, new potatoes
and other garden sass" that he felt
quite sure would be great surprise and
treat to them. Within very few min
utes after taking his seat in the car he
felt firmly confident that the man i'm
mediately in front of him wasn't a
Hard-shell Baptist, unless he had united
with the church very early in life.
I" P-phewlp he unused, diving his nose
deeply into his handkerchief; VOW
don't believe that man was ever under
water in his life. 1t seems shame that
such people are allowed to travel out.
side of the cattle cars. ! wonder when
he changed his shirt last? Perdition
and porous iplastersl Drat me if don't
believe the mans got the plague-he
smells, like a corpse. Miseryl What
vile feet he has. Why don't he bury
'em for a week or two, wonder, OF
leave them out over night some time
when heavy frost is looked for? There
ought to be law to make people wash
themselves once year anyhowl Its
an outrage, and nuisance, and down
right shame to go round smelling like q
garbage wagon, and if a man amt got
decency enough to deodorize himself
once in awhile he ought to be cooped uI
all alone till he'd stink himself tt
death !" faa g.. .yjl
Meantime the offensive stranger was
shifting and snuffing and fidgeting about
in his seat. Then he faced completely
around and bent upon Mr.. TuckleJ
searching, withering look. Mr.. Tuck
ley tightened the grip upon his nose, and
returned the gaze with interest. -
Are you a medical student, sir p in
quired the strange man. 5iii2.', ~ 81
"No, sir; l am not" responded Mr.
Tuckley, wondering at the question.
The stranger gave. him startled
peculiar look, settled back into his seat
for moment or two, and then bounced
up impetuously, seized his satchel and
bolted into the next forward car.
Tuckley was little surprised at tht
strange action of the man but maryeleG
that he hadn't taken, his smell alone
with him. None of it seemed to bt
missing, and what appeared still mort
singular, every body in that part of the
car seemed to be holding his nost
and cycling him suspiciously. Mr.. Tuck
ley felt moved to try change of atmos
phere, and at once proceeded to sea
in the rear end of the car. AS he passed
down the aisle his satchel accidental,
brushed the face of a sleeping pilgrim
whose head was hanging across the arm
of the seat. Quicker than light tn,
man was wide awake, twisting up hi
face in all conceivable contortions, ant
wanting to know ura6 d
say, pard, what's the row. Hav,
we switched into soap factory, O.
telesceped with train of limbergerW
Mr.. Tuckley threw back witherin,
look of indignation and passed on, leav
ing the man to scent out the mystery a
best he could. ~ ai7i 'faf
Picking out seat as remote as posi-
BILE from the other passengers he con
cluded to curl up and court slumber
and thus get rid of the horrid smel
which still clung to the car. Arrang
ing his valise for pillow he proceeded
to make himself comfortable, but NJ
sooner had his face touched the satche
than his nasal muscles contracted il
rebellion SO suddenly as to almos
loosen his scalp. But the mystery wa
cleared up at last, and Mr.. Tuckie,
stood face to face with the fact tina
his capabilities for versatility in tn
province of inexcusable imbeciIity wer
decidedly more extended than he ha'
dreamed of.
The next time Mr.. Tuckley feel
moved to manifest his good will by a
offering of garden truck, it is safe to pre-
dict that he will award the job of trans
porting the same to the express com
pany.