The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1882-02-25
LACKED THE coNvzN1nxCEs.

"My dear sir, began h cheerful look
ing gentlemani not particularly, well
dressed or smelling very pleasant, as he
broke into the Eagles sanctum yesterday
and grasped the city editors hand. My
dear sir, do you not recognize met"
mo, / don't" responded the city edi-
tor, grufiy. What's your racket
Don't recognize me Why, my Hear
sir, don't you recognise-did you ever
see Doctor Carver, the famous rife sho,T
mo. l didn't" replied the city editor.
"Oh, we'll. that accounts Tor it," sald
the visitor, breathing easier.
"Are you Doctor Carvei7" asked the
city editor, susliciously.
'Tbe same responded the seedy man.
1--WE dropped in to ask a 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 have called in to
borrow your gun until beat him."
Where's your owu7"
"Iu New York. Haven't time TO get
it. The match comes Of in an hour, and
/ must have gun. Happened to think
OF you and stepped in, Will return it in
two hnu,s"
"But I haven't any gum" said the city
editor. Never did have one, and don't
want any"
Anybody round the Office got onef"
asked the doct r. DO you know ahy'
body who has got puu1"
no, don't. Why don't you buy
oue2"
That's inst IT, THIS match IL for ST.
500 a side, and IL took very cent OF
change bad to make tue stake. Haven't
rot quarter left, so Tn compelled to
borrow gun to via my money back.
You wait here, and ri see the man, and
see what he'll do" and the doctor shuffl d
across the stfeet TO where the man in a
slouch hat and toru trousers was trying
to deciphVr theatrical poster. After II
few moments conversation the Doctor
hobbled back.
"We'vs flxed it," he shouted, gleefully.
"He consents to shoot with q pistol.
Twelve hundred yards with revolver,
which let's us ont. The mans stranger
to me, but he seems to be q perfect gen.
tleiDan. So now we're all right, eb''
"It looks So said the city editor,
Good day. Hope You beat him."
There is only one trouble" continued
the doctor. ''aud that is, haven't any
pistol with ME. II you lend me yours
till finish this match, it'll be the best
thing you ever did for this paper" and
the doctor winked MY ysteriously.
"But haven't got any pistol" reh'on.
straied the city editor. "Tb,re isn't a
pistol in the "tficc."
swell, that's iuhny, I'll ask him again
what we had better do"
Once more the shabby doctor and his
shabbier friend entered into IA 'ations,
and the doctor returned, convuIsed with
miFth.
"IIe says he'll throw penknives at =
mark with me, provided l furnish new
imported stock. or course, can bea,
him at that. but haven't the knives. u,
is the queerest chap l ever raw. Yor
haven't got couple of nice penknives
have yon1"
"Nni' responded the city editori 81
haven't any"
Il don't see how We are going to have
The match out" said the doctor, 'uulesi
he cbuld consent to sh, clubs. Have yol
got any Indian clubs OF nice walking
canes about your"
Nothing of the sort T.
'I reckon I'll hate to go to Nav Yorl
: for my gnn. but the worst OF il is / We pu
up my last cent a change on the mattel
-Sl, 500 10 cash-and haven two ceut
to pay the ferrisge. or course. mus
pny for him because he's hol ling tn
4 stakes end don't want to lose sight O
r him. Gotta quarter
Z. NO" said the city editor. Haven
anything of the sort"
Z "Of course, don't need dnafte
'canse the iair is only two cents apiece
p Lend me nckls Till get my guar"
III vent got it,"
VERY we'll, said the doctor. with
shade OF disappointment on his face
= 'then the match is of II won't be sht
. and l Sc my money"
Ten minutes afterward the doctor an
= his friend flew through the swing doc
of a saloon on their way to ihs cuft
= stonr. and the city editor looking OH fror
A his window felt lis conscience ease up o
!, him as he noticed that the doctor was
a length and twn negks ahead Of his con
petitor, and that he had won one mate
>. even if he had forfeited in the other, =
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