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and to tell other people to mind theirs.
You will really do me a favor. nv friend

and to tell other people to mind theirs.
You will really do NC favor, my friend
by asking me no more questions
The irrepressible seemingly settled in
to profound revere, and I thought nv
purgatory was ended. Vain thought. He
came up to the noxl round, smiling.
''Lecturing's your trade, amt it? You
make your bread and butter by 1t, don't
you2"
My tired head nodded what served for
an assent.
"Well, now, all's grist that comes to
your mill, then? One fellows stamps
are as good as another's, hey?"
l am forced to admit it.
"Well, now," growing emphatic and
dragging out some greasy bills and cur
rency, "look here. You'll never lecture
in our town. It's too derned small. But
I'd like to hear what you can do when
your steams up. I thought I'd get free
blow out, but reckon you wern't born
yesterday ay-got your eye teeth cut.
There's dollar; that'l pay you for a
good square talk and all the fxens?"
make it manifest to him that it 0on't,
and hold my peace once more.
"What! not for dollar. Well, then,
it's pretty steep, but don't mind just
for once going tDo dollars.
Not even for two dollars can I be wound
up and made to go, and has forbearance
is exhausted.
"You don't mind my telling you that
you're pretty considerably much on the
make? never did see, your beat. You
won't be sociable, and you won't make a
square trade? You're not the woman for
my stamps" putting back his unwashed
currency. 81 wouldn't talk to you if
we'll, I'd as lief talk to stone wall.
Perhaps you'd like your own company?"
And as l did not contradict him, he
gathered himself up, overcoat and all,
replanting himself for slow roast by the
fiery dragon of steve.
But, evidently, he bore me no malice,
for, getting out at d lumber town, in the
woods, he paused and said, eff you ever
SHOULD speak anywhere round, I'll come
to hear you.'
AN IMP oMPTU CoNFERENcE.-He be-
ing gone before I could relapse into my
usual condition of stony silence, enter
announcer specimen. ..-
This one came in from the smoking
car, and, peering about with pair Of
small sharp eyes set too close together
to commend their owner, presently spied
me and, posting to the seat vacated by
my lumber friend, proceeded, not to draw
from but to bestow upon me.
II heard you last night, Annie," he re-
marked, by way Of an easy and friendly
opening, ''at-I don't live there I hap.
pened in. Yes," ho repeated, "I happened
into the lecture" as though he were
fearful I would be too inflated at his vol
unfairly seeking the show, and must tell
me how it fell by chance.
I appreciated his consideration and
awaited further developments.
"Yes," he reiterated, to make sure l
fully understood him, ''l went to hear
you, and must say, on the whole, was
agreeably disappointed. Ididn't believe
woman couzd speak SO we'll"
After a pause to give due weight to the
announcement:
"I'm DOCTOR"
In spite of the weighty information,
was still able to maintain an upright DO
sition and gaze at him unfalteringly.
A half dozen men who had changed
their seats so as to be at close quarters
were sitting about very still, with a
"weather eye" fixed On us, and one cal
set at an alertangle to catch whatever
might be said, as is the fashion of your
true Western American when anything is
'sgoing on" ready to listen or to strike in,
ii occasion offers, on either side, impart1-
ally:
"No," he went on. raising his voice and
looking toward the conference meeting
II liked to hear you we'll enough. You're
smart. There's no denying that. but
don't like your sentiments. | think toe
highly Of the sex-i'm laly's man any-
self-to have them to shoe horses, and
build roads, and be blacksmiths and team
sters, the way you want 'em to be.
suppose you'd like 'em to wear trousers
and chew,'' rolling his quid and splitting
with emphasis, land drink, and swear,
and 60 the whole figure generally
wouldn't you?'
"Oh, no, my friend," answered I, being
thus appealed to. "I'd like you," survey
ing his little head and his big body, "and
such men as you to turn out and shoe the
horses, and mend the roads, and be black
smiths and teamstors, and leave vacant
the places you are now filling as doctors
or ministers, or lawyers, for the same
number of intelligent, needy, wide-awake
young women, and you could cling, IN
molested, to your congenial pastime of
chewing, and drinking, and swearing, to
the end Of your respective chapters.
He didn't like the idea. In fact, I
have often noticed that opinions in regard
to the utility of the rod depend upon the
end that falls to ones share. As Washing
ton Irving says: II never could be brought
to my fathers mind upon that mattcr.''
The conference meeting smiled audibly
which didn't please my professional
friend, who emptatically remarked:
II like we'll enough to hear a strong
minded woman talk, but I'd be mighty
sorry to marry one.'
"Set your mind at case upon that mat
ter, sir. You have no need for anxiety.
Be sure that none but wesk-minded
woman will ever say yes to you"
"Hit him again." mumbled member
OF the conference meeting, whose sympa-
thles had been plainly manifested at the
outset, on the 'other side" It is one of
the sure characteristics of your true West
ern American that, above all things, he
enjoys watching fight and seeing some
| body ''cracked."
"Oh," growled M. D., you'd like to
have your wife support you, would you?"
"Certin,' answered the ong-legged fel-
low assailed, firing his salute of tobacco
juice. "Certin." he answered meditative-
ly, IF was such derned mean cuss as