Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-07-22
Annauruws Repattmeut.
s.REFERENCES REOUIRED.v -

Between II and IL o'clock yesterday fore
noon middle-aged man stood on the steps
of Congress street boarding house with an
old gripsack in his hand, and cobble.stoue
and lot of old papers in the grip-sack. The
papers and the cobble-stone are mere suppo-
sitions, but they were doubtless in there all
the same. When the strangers ring was an
swered he INDUCED in bows. scrapes and
smiles, and announced his readiness to take
room and board in the house until he could
transact some very important business which
called him to Detroit.
eyes, we keep boarders, but we'll, you
know-we have to be so careful you know. l
presume you have references p
References! Madam, I have thousand.
I am delighted to find that you are so choice
of your guests. presume you have heard
of Senator Smith ?"
"Smith Smith She wasn't quite sure. "
"Don't know Senator Smith ?" he exclaim.
ed, as he held up his hands. "Well, you
Western people are so singular. I've been
in swimming with Senator Smith thousand
times. Weused to run bank together. III
have to tell him when get home that /
found lady in Detroit who had never heard
Of him. You must have heard of General
Sherman ?"
ooh, yes"
"Well, Sberm and I sleep in the same bed
when he can get an excuse for being out all
night. We are always out strawberrying to-
gethsr when Pm in Washington. The day
left he came down to the depot and wanted
to pay me an old debt of $1,000, but
wouldn't take it. Just drop line to Gen
Sherman and ask him if he knows Judge
Collins" .....s
She seemed to study over the matter, and
he presently continued:
May be that would be too much trouble
Do you know the Mayor Of Buffalo ?"
"No."
"Sorry, very sorry, because it wouldn'
take ten minutes to telegraph him. We rem
the same pew in church, and our wives look
like twin sisters. Nice man, he is, and car
imagine how he would look if some one was
to ask him if Judge Collins was all right
Perhaps you know the Governor of Indiana?'
She seemed ashamed to confess that sht
didn't.
Really don't know him." he went on
"How unfortunate, as l am just from hi'
house, where he obliged me to tarry for thres
weeks. The last thing he said to me at the
depot yesterday was: Now, Judge, wher
. you get to Detroit, don't 60 to any Of the
first class hotels, where all is hustle and con
fusion, but put up at some quiet, modest
boarding house, where they are very particu
lar about their guests, and where the land
lady has the appearance of a genuine aristo
crat.' That's what he said, and that's why
am here"
Some women would have softened under
that, but she had two men climb out of 6
back window, the night before, owing hel
Sll, and the fiattery didn't soften line in
her face. She asked if he could give locaI
references.
"Why, madam, how can II" he replied
81 am stranger here. am here to transact
about $4,000 worth of business with one
of the banks, secure plans for new block on
Woodward avenue, and perhaps set my son
in law up in the wholesale dry goods trade
but several days must necessarily elapse be-
fore any one will come to know me for what
I am"
'Our rule is to require references" she
said as she noticed his six day old paper col
lar and almost buttonless vest
Madame" he replied, as he backed down
, the steps, Il am both surprised and grieved
had intended, before leaving your house
to give you a set of silver, ware which the
Governor of Connecticut presented me last
Christmas, but your hesitancy shows that
you suspect me- Suspicion is something that
touches me in tender spot. I am now forced
to 60 to first class hotel, and the silver will
probably go to the cook. Adieu, suspecting
woman!"
May be she feels bad over it, and may be
she doesn't. She probably doesn't if she
heard him ask boy he met on the corner
if there was penny restaurant in Detroit.