The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1881-04-14
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#.ttf HN AtN t4aN fNAN I0tA
and sat down IN front of me as
turned around and faced me-
''ta'A this morning, BE- sail.
] folded my Enquirer wherein
bad been enjoying Criswell. en-
tanned myself witn Il vigorously
moment or two before I replied
Then ! uubuttoned my coat ( "pri
vate to editors" Il was original
three hutioned coat but the exi
geuccs Of the season, the long ab
sence from home, and the Recessit
OF dropping in the contribution has
kct every time / 90 10 chuch ha
reduced il TO the minimum u ouel
wiped my itigid brow with my han
kerch ef, and said in painting tones
81 don't fad il SOD
The man looked astonlshcd, DO
presently he said:
"Masbe you've bean running 2
Ne. replied, II have beeI
aslerp Cor the past two hours in
sleigh.
And ye aiae,t feel cold 2" tn
man inquired.
"Manw 81 ! said in tones Of amaze
meut, "coid on the 9th Of June r
June y De echoed, straightehinl
up, 'are you cfazyy It's the oh 0
January p
DWELL" ] said VI felt like the 81
Of June to me-"
"lts mighty fine sleighin', al th,
same, the man said.
ltolc him without bush that
had never seen the mud Eorse OF
Ohio roads since J could remem
Der.
"Whers on earlh,n he asked in
utter establishment, "did you come
from W
Dayton
His eyes began to creep out and
look At each other over the top ol
bis nose.
"When p he asked.
"fhis morning. | said calmly,
'siuce S o clock. "
''How r. he fairly shouted.
"la one hose sleigh"
"Sakes aliye!' he shrieked, "it is
impossible. It's only ii O'Clock
nov, AID Dayton is 50 miles away
"Couldn't help IL" / insisted, II
LETT here q little over two hours ago
in sleigh, hal poor horse, drove
slowly, and the mud was up TO the
hubs OF the wheel all the way. Il
was as warm as May, and | hadn't
seer enough snow to make a one
boy slide 10 900 miles"
The mans hair stood on end, and
De got up 10 start Of for the other
end OF the car.
"Ig you amt crazy, and I believe
yoa he' lie said, with grave eafuest-
uoss, you afe an awful liar
"Good man, | said, Il expect
am, but am not a fool. | may tell
starting lies, but | DO not talk like
an ass and I would be thought a
liar and maniac rather than an i'm
beetle ! do not come into a car
where TIE thermometer marks three
degrees below zero aud tell a living,
breathing, intelligent, sensitive man
that ii is cold, just as though / was
imparling some information to him
I do mol watch him drive up TO the
train in a sleigh, spinning over the
dry, crisp snow, on the smooth
perfect pixies Of Ohio, and then at
tempt to instruct, amuse or startl6
him BY telling him the sleighing is
good. I would rather astonish &
man than bore him. III had moth
ina better 60 ten him than something
he kuows already far better than ]
do. my mouth is scaled aJd | viii
never speak Ia order to astonlsL
him or startle him / may have to lie
20 him, bat that is better than boring
him. You might as well sit down
and tell me tlat twice tHo is four a;
to tell me that it is cold YoJ
might as well tell me that George
Washington is dead as to tell IN,
that tue sleighing IS good. Go away
good man, 20 70 sleep. | tell you il
is June there is no snow, there ii
dust, and there are roses. It's POI
miles from Dayton TO Loveland, aud
| walkec from the North pole thil
morning. Go, set thee to the nrnne
rs, and whed ron can model YOU
conversation on something besideI
the United States eignai-sefv.ee re
ports. come and wal c me Up, ant
halA rae 10 lie matcb!ess charms o
Thy instructive talk I know no
what course others may take, hut a
for me, gaul blast the man who talk
10 me about tho weather"
And stfaiabtway tue man ariz aLs
got BIN unto the after wood box
Tor he was sore assonished And a
I fell into a slumbeF, tie forgotten
dfesm Of which contained more real
valuable information than that mai
ever did or ever viii know, I hear,
him opeine a conversation with tn
taoisurn hfakesman by remarking
aCold this mornin' Z"