Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-08-14
THE MODERN STORY-TELLER.
Man Whose Best Hold" is tho Relating 5.
 Anecdotes

You remember that fellow who wrote what s-its-name? You know he made some money on some of the Western railroads; 1 forget what they call it.
 "Well, what of himy
 "Why, not long ago he was in-what's that town in Wisconsin, Iou know"
 Don't mind the name of the town. what did he do?"
 "What the deuce Is the name of that town? A big politician came from there You know him Well, this fellow"
 (Which fellow"
 "I can't think of his name. It's good joke, and I nearly died when ] heard 1t. He'd come up from the big plantation IL Louisiana, kept by-by who's that big banker in St. Louis? The man who built a line of steamboats from KeOkuk tO-to-TH think of the name in a minute-the town at the mouth of-you know that river in Ar kansas. Anyway, he q come up on the that road that runs at the west bank of the Mississippi from that place oppo- site Cairo Consolidated with the Cairo and Fulton road. Whats the name of that hneY
 Don't know. Never was in that country. What did your man do that was so funny?'
 "Why, he'd come up from that planta- ton on this line to the town in Wiscou- sin, and struck for the-theA hotel on the corner of Jefferson and that other street. Named after a Frenchman. Strange I cant remember 1t. Don't you know the hOuse|
 "Never heard of it. Don't know any thing about it. GO on with your story"
 "Well, he got there, and he perpe- trated the best pun you ever heard of on the landlords name. The landlord got off pretty good things on this mans name, but 1 can't remember what 1t was Anyhow, this man asked the landlord. Why are you like an insurance com panyg-he named the company, but I've forgotten what 1t was. Why are you like this insurance company Give 1t upT"
 "Yes, I give it up"
 "Well, sir, the answer is the funniest thing you ever heard. It broke me all up when heard it."
 What is it?'
 Why, if could remember the name of the landlord I'd know in a moment Who's the fellow that invented the pshaw, that machine for making-what are they called? You understand something about stair-rods"
 Never heard of him.
 Its the same name except the last syllable. Funny don't catch it."
 e Is that your storyY
 Why, yes. You see if I could re- member my mans name, and the insUr- ance company and the landlords name I'd bust you right open with the best thing you ever listened to. By the way, we had little party at our house last night, and the queerest thing is that l didn't know that I'd forgotten to invite you until my wife asked why you wasn't there. Good one on you, wasn't 1t? said to -, that fellow I loaned twenty-five dollars to on your guarantee, whats his name, fat fellow? Never paid it, and l wish you'd let me have the money"
 Don't remember the name; don't recOllect the circumstance, and didn't know you had wife. heard you would have party, but couldn't remember the number of your house. I should have forgotten to come if you'd invited mo" and the bored man departed in dudgeOn.
 A vast proportion of society IS made of vacuum in memory, and some of the shining social lights of Brooklyn will compare pleasantly in conversational ability with the genius here portrayed.