The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-08-04
An Intensely Funny Story.

You remember that fellow who wrote
what's it's name? You know he made
some money on one Of the Western
railroads. / forgo: what they call il. -
swell, what of himp" s.
"Why, not long ago he was in, what 8
that town in Wisconsin? You know"
Don't mind the name of the town;
what did he doP''
"What the deuce is the name of that
town. A big policeman came from
there. You know him. Well, this fell
low"-
switch fellow?''
IL can't think of his name. It's q
good joke, and I nearly died when I
heard it. He'd come up from that big
plantation in Louisiana kept by--by,
Who's that big banker in St. Louis?
The man who built a line Of steamboats,
from Keokuk to--to--Pn think OF the
name in a minute mouth Of--you
know that river in Arkansas. Anyway
he'd come up on the-that road that
runs at the west bank of the Mississippi
from that place opposite Cairo-consol-
idated with the Cairo & Fulton road.
What's the name of that line?"
"Don't know; never was in that
country. What did your man do that
was so funnyr'
"Why. he'd come up from that plan
tation on this line to the town in Wis
consin, and struck for the-the- that
hotel on the corner of Jefferson and that
other street-named after a Frenchman.
Strange I can't remember it. Don't
you know the housep''
Q "Never heard oft. 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 on
the landlords name. The landlord got
off q pretty good thing on this man $
name; but | can't remember what it
was. Anyhow, this man asked the
landlord: why are you like an insur-
ance company he named the compa-
n.y. but I've forgotten what it was.
why are you like this insurance COM
pany? Give it up"
Eyes. give it up"
swell, sir, the answer is the funniest
thing you ever heard. 1t broke me all
up when l heard it,"
"What is it?"
"Why, if I could remember the
name of the landlord I'd know in a
moment. Who's that fellow that in
vented the-pshaw! that machine for
making-what're they called? You
understand, something about stair
rods.''
"Never heard of him.
'.1t's the same name except the last
syllable. Funny couldn't catch it.
lis that all Of your story?"
"Why, yes. You see if 1 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 wav,
we had little party at our house last
night, and the queerest thing is that
didn't know I'd forgotten to invite you
unril my wife asked why you WASH t
there. Good one on you, wasn't it? l
said to-that fellow loaned $25 to on
your guarantee, what's his name fat
fellow? Never paid it. and wish you
could let me have the money!"
don't remember the name; don't
recollect the circumstances, and didn't
know you had wife. Id heard you
would have party, but couldn't re.
member the number of your house. ]
should have forgotten to come if you'd
invited me- and the bored man de-
parted in dudgeon.
A vast proportion of society is made
ola vacuum in memory, and some of the
shining social lights of Brooklyn will
compare pleasantly in conversational
ability with the genuine here portrayed.
Brooklyn Eagle.