Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-07-09
"References REQUIRED.

Between eleven and twelve o'clock YES terday
OF congress street boarding house with an old
gripsack In his hand and cobble stone and lot
or Old papers In the gripsack. The papers
ana the cobbie stone are mere SuppoSitions,
but they were doubtless In there all the same.
Nhen the strangers ring was answered he in
Culged in bows kScrapeS and smiles, and an
nounced his readiness to take room and board
in the house until he could transact some very
In poltant business which called him 10 De-
troit
Eyes. we keep boarders, but-well, you
know, we have 10 be so careful, you know. /
presume you have references
" references, madam. | have thousand. |
am delighted TO find that you are so choice OF
your guests. L presume you have heard or
Senator SmttG?"
Smith: Smith" She was MT quite sure.
Don't know Senator smith, he exclaimed
as he held up his hands. 'Weu. you Western
people are SO singular. We been In swimming
with Senator Smith thousand times we
used 10 run bank together. i ii have TO tell
him when get home that | found lady in
Detroit who had never heard of him. You must
have heard or General Sherman"
"Oh. yes"
"Well. Sherm and l sleep In the same bed
when be can get an excuse for being out all
night. We are always out trawberrying to-
gether when l IN In Washington. The day |
ieft he came down to the depot and wanted to
pay me an old debt of thousand dollars, but
would MT take it. Just drop line to General
sherman and ask him If he knows Judge Col
Inns"
presently continued:
MAYBE that would be too much trouble.
DO you know the mayor or Bu1alo?"
.Sorry-very sorry, because 1t would MT
take ten minutes to telegraph him. We rent
the same pew In church, and our wives look
imagine how he would look If some one was 10
ask him If Judge Collins was all right. Per
haps you know the governor OF Indiana"
She seemed ashamed to confess that she did
"Really, don't know him?" he went on.
.'1low unfortunate as l am Just from his
weeks The last thing he said to me at the
depot yesterday was, Now, judge, when you
get to Detroit don't 60 to any OF the first-class
hotels. where all is hustle and confusion but
| put up at some quiet, modest boarding house.
where they are very particular about their
| guests, and where the landlady has the ap-
pearanee of genuine aristocrat. That's what
| he said, and that's why am here"
Some women would have softened under
| that, but she had had two men climb out OF a
back widow, the night before. owing her 81,
| and the fiattery did MT soften a line In her
face. She asked If he could give local refer
| ences.
"Why, madam. how can Il" he replied. 81
| am a stranger here | come here to transact
/, about $50 900 worth Of business with one of the
| banks, secure plans for new block On Wood
| ward avenue, and perhaps set my son-in-law
up In the wholesale dry,goods trade. but Sc.
veral days must necessarily elapse before any
| ore will come to know me for what am
"Our rule is to require references" she said
| a. She noticed his SiX-day-old paper collar and
| almost buttonless vest.
MADAM" he replied. as he backed down tn,
| steps 81 am both surprised and grieved. haG
| intended. before leaving your house, to Civ,
you a set of silverware which the governor o
| Connecticut presented me last Christmas but
your hesitancy shows that you suspect me
Suspicion is something that touches me In
tender spot. l am now forced to 60 to a first
| class hotel, and the silver will probably 60 u
| the cook. Adieu, suspecting woman"
Maybe she feels bad over 1t, and maybe she
does MT. She probably does MT il she hear(
him ask boy he met on the corner IL Their
was penny restaurant In Detroit.-Detrot
| Free Press.