Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-10-09
Lacked the Conyeniences.

MY dear Sir, began cheerful looking gen.
tleman not particularly Wen dressed or smelling
very pleasant. as he broke into the Eagles
sanctum yesterday and grasped the city editors
hano: MY dear sir, you do not recognize me ~
NG; aonts responded the city editor,
Don't recognize me! Why, my dear sir,
don't you recognize-did you ever see DE-.
Carver, the famous rifle shot?"
"No. l didn't" replied the city editor.
"Oh Well that accounts for it," said the WIS.,
care you Of. Caryer?" asked the city editor,
SuSplciOusly.
1.-The same" responded the seedy man. 'Ive
dropped in 70 ask a bit of favor. Coming
across on the boat from New York I made a
match mat with a man who is waiting down stairs
for me. We are to shoot right away. and Ihave
him."
"Where's your
'In New York. Haven't time to get It, The
match comes Off in an hour, and must have a
gun. Happened to think Of you and stepped In.
VIII return 1t in two hours"
But | haven't any gun" said the city editor.
Never did have one, and don't want any"
g Anybody round the Office got one?" asked
the doctor 'Do you know anybody who has
got gum"
mo. don't. Why don't you buy one?"
That's just il. This match Is for $1,000 a
SIDE. and 1t took every cent of change had to
make the stake. Haven't got a quarter left, so
I'm competed TO borrow gun to win my money
back. You wait here. and I'll see the man. and
see what he'll dc" and the doctor shuf1ied across
the street to where man In a SLOUGH hat and
torn trousers was trying TO decipher theatrical
! poster. After few moments conversation, the
doctor hobbled back.
We've fixed it, he shouted gleefully. "He
consents TO shoot with pistol Twelve hun.
| dred yards with a revolver which lets us out,
The mans stranger to me, but he seems to be
eh?n
on ut Looks So said the city editor, "good.day.
| "There is only one trouble" continued the
ooctor. and that is haven't any pistol With
| me. II yon'll Just lend me yours till 1 finish
this match, It'll be the best thing you ever did
for this paper" and the doctor W1nked mysterl-
| ously.
"But haven't got any pistol" demonstrated
| Office
Wen; that's funny I'll ask him again what
once more the shabby doctor and his shah.
bier friend entered into negotiations and the
doctor returned cOnVulSed with mirCh.
- Ee says he will throw penknives at mark
with me, provided l furnish new imported
put haven't the knives He's the queerest
chap ever saw. You haven't got couple of
nice penknives, have your"
No" responded the city editor, 81 haven't
81 don't see how we are going to have the
match out" said the doctor, "unleSs be would
consent to shy clubs. Have you got any In
alan clubs or nice walking canes about your"
. Nothing or the sort. ~
a. reckon I'll have 10 go to New York for my
gun, but the worst OF il is I've put up my last
cent OF change On the match-fifteen hundred
dollars In cash, and haven't two cents TO paw
the ferriage. OF course must pay for him. De-
cause he's holding the stakes and / don't want
10 lose sight OF him. Got quarter"
No." said the city editor. Haven't any,
thifg OF the sort" '
OF course don't need quarter. cause the
iaIe Is Oily Two cents apiece. Lend me nickle
till get nay gun?"
Haven't got It,"
Very wei, said the doctor, with q shade of
disappointment On his face ''then the match ia
OIL IL won't be shot and lose my money"
len minutes afterward the doctor and his
friend liew through the sw1ng-door OF a saloon
on thelr way to the curbstone and the CITY
euitor looking On from his window felt his con-
scieLce ease up ON him as he noticed that the
competitor, and that he had won one match
Enge. " o'"'1's