Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-08-12
"REFERENCEs REQUIRED.'
A woman who Would NOT Yield to
Flattery.
From the Detroit Free Press.I

IIOu the OeIrOlt Free ffeB6.l
Between IL and 70 O'Clock in the fore
noon q middle-aged man stood on the steps
Of q Congress street boarding house with
an old gripsack in his hand and a cobble-
stone and a lot Of old papers in the grip
sack. The papers and the cobble-stone
are mere suppositions, but they were doubt
less in there all the same.
When the strangers ring was answered
he INDUCED in bows, scrapes and smiles,
and announced his readiness to take room
and board in the house until he could
transact some important business which
called him to Detroit.
eyes, we keep boarders, but-well, you
know, we have to be SO careful, you know.
I presume you have references"
"Referencesl Madam, I have q thou
sand. / am delighted to find that you are
so choice Of your guests. ! presume you
have heard of Senator Smith Z"
"Smith! Smith !" She wasn't quite
sure.
Don't you know Senator Smith ?" he
exclaimed as he held up his hands.
"No."
"well, il you Western folks amt singu.
lar. I've been in swimming with Senator
Smith a thousand times. We used to run
y b0AA to6CthSAs LII AdfC w tEll ulll
when / get home that / found q lady in
Detroit who had never heard Of him. You
must have heard Of General Sherman Z"
"Oh, yes"
"Well, Sherm and I sleep in the same
bed when we can get an excuse for staying
out all night. We are always out straw
berrying together when I'm in Washing.
ton"
sIndeed."
Eyes, and the day l left he wanted to
| pay me an old debt Of four thousand dol.
lars, but ! wouldn't take 1t. Just drop q
line to General Sherman and ask him II
he knows the Honorable Judge Collins"
She seemed to study over the matter,
and he presently continued:
maybe that would be too much trouble.
Do you know the Mayor Of Buffalo ?"
sNo."
sSorry-very sorry, because it takes ten
minutes to telegraph him. We rent the
same pew in church, and our wives lool
like twin sisters. Nice man he is, and
can imagine how he would look II some
one was to ask him II Judge Collins wa
all right. Perhaps you know the Governor
She seemed ashamed to confess that she
didn't.
Really, don't know him 2" he went on.
"How unfortunate, as I I'M just from his
house, where be obliged me to tarry fol
three weeks. Do you know what he said
to me just before I left?"
"No."
"He said; sJadge. when you get Il
Detroit, don't go to any Of the irst-clasl
hotels, where they are all hustle and con
fusion, but put mp ut some nice, quiet
modest clearinghouse where the landlady
has the appearance Of . genuine aristo-
crat.' That's what he said, and that's why
! Am here"
Some would have softened under
that, but she had had two men to climt
out Of Q back window, the night before
owing her Sill, and the iattery did mo-
soften q line Of her face. She asked II HI
| could give local references.
"Why, madam, how can II" he replied
"I.m Q stranger here. ! came here II
transact about $50. 600 worth Of business
with one OF the banks, to secure plans fol
. new block on Woodward avenue. and per
haps set my son-in-law up in the whole
! sale dry goods trade; but several day