The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-06-23

"A couple OF 'Angollans were excnang-
ing fabrications Mt the Morse House.
The rivalry had been quite animated,
and shade of disappointment lowered
for an instant over the fine features of
one of the contestants. He chewed his
moustache for moment In silence. At
last he spoke:
"That reminds me of O terrible time /
had in Toledo last summer. / had en-
gagged to sell washing machines for a
firm down there; one Of them was old
Ben Pinkeye-you know him-and he
had agreed to pay me sixty-five dollars a
month and expenses. Do you follow
me?"
ooh, Yes"
"Yes; well, Ben. Pinkeye, who, you
know, married Asa Platter's sister, who
used to shave shingles up at Saginaw
Asa. not his sister-concluded to give
me O drive around the city before l
started out on my trip. Do you follow
me?"
"Yes, certainly"
after she became Mrs. Platter, there
was some kind of trouble broke out IN
the family; don't know exactly what il
was, might have been caused by the old
folks and it might have been because
Pinkeye had cold feet. Do you follow
me?"
"Well-eh-how was that?"
"This way. Asa Platter married Ben.
Pinkeye's sister June Is, 1869, and
when L went to Toledo to sell washing
machines Asa wanted me TO go up to
Saginaw with him to shave shingles.
At Saginaw we fell in with Charley
Adams-you know Charley"
ooh, yes"
"Well, Charley at that time-w rather
sweet on Asa Platter's sister. He said
before we went to work that he would
give us ride around the city behind
his new bays which he had just bought
of Bill Ringold-you know Bill"
Eye S, but /"
"Yes, Bill was good enough fellow;
little wild, perhaps, and thought too
much of fast horse. If there was any
one thing in this world he did think
more of, it was Asa Platter's sister. Do
you follow me?"
CT thought you said Ben. Pinkeye
married Asa Platter'e sister"
We are coming to that. We rode all
over Saginaw and had a gay time gener-
ally, and that night Ben. Pinkeye and
had to go back to Toledo to look after
the washing machines. DO you follow
me"
II thought you said Asa Platter went
with you to Saginaw.
"No; this was the way. Charley
Adams came down from Saginaw where
he had been shaving shingles for Ben.
Pinkeye and asked me to go into the
washing machine business with him at
Toledo. was then quite sweet on Ben.
Platter's sister aud anxious, of course, to
make all the money / could. So / told
Asa Pinkeye that If 1 went up to Sagi-
nav to shave shingles for Ben. Platter L
must first see Charley Adams and get
him to keep my bay team In Dick Pot
ter's barn-you know Dick Potter.
"Oh, yes.
Eyes; well, it ran along. this way for a
couple of weeks, or more, and matters
didn't seem to get any better, so con-
Guided to make break for Detroit and
get a divorce. Do you follow me?"
The listener drew his hand across his
eyes YEARLY, and said:
"Ill have to get you to repeat that
last over again. You state it correctly
enough, but l must have smoked too
much after supper.
Eyes; well, you see, it ran along this
way for couple of weeks, or more, and
matters didn't seem to get any better. so
Asa Platter concluded to make break
for Detroit and get divorce from his
cister. Do You follow me-"
From his sister ~
"No, from Asa Potter'o sister. You
know Dick Platter married Ben. Potter 9
sister and went TO Saginaw TO shave
shingles for Charley Adams, who used
to be in the washing machine business
in Toledo. Well matters ran along in
this way for, perhaps q couple of months.
Do you follow me?"
The weary listener slowly arose, and
walked up to the Office.
"Boys, cigars all around; and if you'll
take that lamp and mosey for bed, for
the first time this evening I'll follow
you. "-,Steuben Republican.