The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1879-11-05
Was He Very Mad?

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"Were YOU ever at McGregor,
Iowa ?" asked commercial traveller.
"No," we said, "we bad nevee been
there"
SWELL" the citizen of the world
replied, turning the seat In front OF
us that we mig CHIT pile our feet upon
it,"you want to 60 there just to meet
I one of the famous hotel keepers OF
. Iowa. Old Flanders. All the boys
know him. Most particular man
about caring for his guest you ever
saw. Give him an order and you
can 90 to sleep without a tremor;
he'll attend to it. Never had man
at his house miss boat or a train.
Attends to all the calls himself. Well,
one day last summer there was a
Young fellow travelling out of Chicago
for a notions house stopped with the
old man and told him that he wanted
to 90 up the river that night on the
boat. All right says Flanders, I'll
call YOU
"The young chap went to bed and
Flanders, careful as usual, sat up to
wait for the boat and help his guest
off. About half past one o'clock the
whistle blew. The old man waltzed
M to the room and knocked.
!" Turn out, said he, boats just
whistled. Dress yourself and come
down.
swell, the young fellow sung out
that he wasn't going.
"' Yes you are, said Flanders, you
'vor5yf me-yots-
eyes, / know says the traveller,
but Pve changed my mind, and won't
90 up till morning
= asBy thunder roared the old man,
you'll go up now,
"No, / tell you, said the the young
chappy, Pm going to wait till morn
ing, and go up on the train;
S.By heavens yelled the excited
landlord, you are going up tonight
bv boat I've sat up half the night
to cali you, and send you off, and off
Won 90 You climb out OF this room
now De1Ofe KIN on0 NoN
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The Young fellow grumbled and
dressed and wondered what manner
of man. the landlord was. Got his
traps together and came out and they
hustled down to the landing just as
the boat was about ready to back out
Sure as late, if she wasn't going down
instead of up. The young fellow
opened his mouth to protest, but be-
fore he could say a word, the old
man had him by the collar.
"'Not word he roared; you
said YOU wanted to go on the boat
and. by thunder, on the boat you go
"And he waltzed Lin up the plank,
chucked his bag and buster after him
and down the river he went. But
he's the best old man in the world"
added the tourist, meditatively
The cigars smoked on in silence
moment or two, and the traveller
broke ont again:
"Old man always wears SILK Lat,
he said. THAT is, he always keeps it
standing on the office counter until
he hears a boat whistle, then he grabs
it up, claps it on his head, and shoots
out of the Office like mad. Well one
day he bought new hat. Glossy as
light itself, stylish shape, white satin
lining, just the tone. He set it down
on the counter as usual, and some OF
the boys nailed it right down to the
! counter, tight as wax. Pretty soon,
| whoo.oo-oo boat whistled up the
river, the old man grabbed his hat,
yanked it off at the top and sailed
away with the tringed edge of the
lining fluttering out OF the top Of his
tile. and he never knew thing about
it until he. came back to the office
and his eyes fell on the top OF his new
! hat. nailed down to the counter with
Contemporary nails. "
The traveller paused here and