The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1881-01-14
Lacked the COnYeniences.

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looking gentleman, not particularly.welI
dressed or smelling very pleasant, as ht
broke into the Egle's sanctum yester.
day and grasped the city editors hand,
my dear sir, do you not recognize meP
"No, 1 DON'T" responded the city
editor, grufliy. What's your racket"
"Don'trecognize me! Why, my dear
sir, don't you recognize-did you ever
see Doctor Carver, the famous rife
shotP"
"No, I didn't" replied the city
editor.
ooh, well, that accounts for it," said
the visitor, breathing easier.
"Are you Doctor Carver9" asked the
city editor, suspiciously.
1.-THE same" responded the seedy
man. "I've dropped in to ask bit OF
a favor. Coming across on the boat from
New York ] made match with a man
who is waiting downstairs for me. We
are TO shoot right away, and l have
oalledin TO borrow your gun until l
eat him"
Where's your ownp"
"1n New York. Haven't time to get
it. The match comes off in an hour,
and must have a gun. Happened to
think Of you and stepped in. Will re-
turn it in two hours"
But l haven't any gun," said the
city editor. "Never did have one, and
don't want any,"
Anybody round the Office got oneP"
asked the doctor. "Do you know any
body who has got gun?"
"No, I3don't. Why don't you buy
one?"
"That's just it. This match is for
1900 n side, and it took every cent OF
change l had to make the stake. Haven't
got quarter left, so I'm compelled TO
borrow a gun to win my money back.
You wait here, and I'll see the man, and
see what he'll do" and the doctor
shufiled across the street to where the
man in a slouch hat and torn trousers
wss trying to decipher a theatrical
poster. After a few moments converse
tion the doctor hobbled back.
We've fixed it,n he shouted, glee-
fully. "He consents to shoot with a
pistol. Twelve hundred yards with a
revolver, which let's us out. The mans
stranger 20 me, but he seems to be a
perfect gentleman. So now we're all
right. ehP"
at looks So" said the city editor,
GOOD day. Hope you beat him."
"There is only one trouble" continued
the doctor, land that is, l haven't any
pistol with me. If you'll lend me yours
till finish this match, it'll be the best
thing you ever did for this paper" and
the doctor winked mysteriously.
but haven't got any pistol" re.
monstrated the city editor. There
isn't pistol in the Office
"Well, that's funny. I'll ask him
again what we'd better do"
Once more he shabby doctor and his
sha5bier friend entered into negotia-
tions, and the doctor returned, con-
vulsed with mirth.
"He says he'll throw penknives at a
mark with me, provided furnish new
imported stock. OF course, ! can beat
him at that, but haven't the knives.
He's the Queerest chap lever saw. You
haven't got couple of nice penknives,
have youP"
"No!" responded the city editor; q
haven't any"
Il don't see how we are going to have
the match out, said the doctor, "unless
he could consent to shy clubs. Have
you got any Indian cluts or nice walk.
ing canes about youP'
Nothing OF the sort"
81 reckon III have to go to New York
for my gun, but the worst of it is I've
put up my last cent of change on the
match-Sl, 500 in cash-and l haven't
two cents to pay the ferriage. Of course,
must pay for him because he's holding
the stakes and don't want to lose sight
of him. Got Il qusrLerP"
"No," said the city editor. Haven't
anything of the sort"
"Of course, | don't need a quarter,
cause the fare is only two cents apiece,
Lend me a nickel till get my gunT"
Haven't got it."
Every WELL" said the doctor, with
shade of disappointment on his face,
"then the match is off. 1t won't be
shot and lose my money"
Ten minutes afterward the doctor and
his friend flew through the swing. door
of saloon on their way to the curb
stone, and the city editor looking on
from his window felt his conscience ease
up on him as he noticed that the doctor
was length and two necks ahead of
his competitor, and that he had won
one match even if he had forfeited in
the other. Brooklyn Eagle.
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