The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1883-06-06
Please Pass the Salt.


A real romance occurred lately in
hotel in Montreal. In the hotel the road
agent of a respectable company boarded
while in the city. In the slme hotel an
American young lady was domiciled.
The lady was pleasant and accom-.
plished. The young gentleman at first
viewed the lady admiringly at distance,
but too timid to approach. % Day by day
his interest grew stronger. He had
never spoken to her, nor she to him,
and, so far as he was concerned, this
was what he most earnestly desired she
might do. In this dilemma he applied
TO a friend for advice. s'Do you eat al
the same table?' asked the friend
eyes," was the reply. "Then would
advise you the next time you dine to ask
the lady to pass the salt" Gall right"
sighed the lovesick hero. The following
day he intended to put his friends ad-
vice into operation, but was most de-
lightfully baked by the lady asking him
''to please pass the salt" From that
moment the ice was broken, till at last
the lady asked for the gentleman's card,
in order that she might know whom she
was oonversing with. The gentleman
at once handed the lady his business
card. Matters then went on smoothly,
all the while the couple enjoying each
others company at concerts, operas,
etc. At length this state of matters was
brought to a crisis. The lady was about
to return to the States. The lover was
perplexed and again applied to his friend
for advice, who at once advised him to
pop the question and thus settle anxiety.
She was willing to become one with him.
The question then came, when the hap
py day would be. She replied isto- NOR
row. To this the gentleman at first
demurred, as he had certain business
matters to fix. She told him to leave
them alone and write to his employers
resigning his position and leave the rest
to her. He complied; they were mar
ried and went to the States, when the
Canadian gentleman learned that he
had married. q young widow worth
$3.50, 900. In his happiness he did not
forget the friend who advised him. He
sent that gentleman a check for $4,000
with letter of thanks for his kind adj
vice in enabling him to become rich
and happy man, through the possession
of handsome and loving woman. The
gentleman who rendered the advice felt
dubious as to the reality of the check,
and did not present it at the bank for
some days. At last he put the matter
to the test, and was informed the money
had been lying in the bank ut his order
for q number of days. And so the ro-
nance ended, to the satisfaction of all
-ersons Observation-Disclosures Paper. >
Catfish Catching Ducks. .5oa.
Recently the Bee mentioned the fact
that wild duck had Matched a brood OF
seven ducklings in the slough near ID
street, and could be seen early in the
morning with the colony, the rest of the
time hiding in the willow jungles.
They became about half-grown, but
within the past twelve days have met
with a singular death from an unex-
pected source. A gentleman who be-
came accustomed to seeing and looking
for them as he went to his work was
one morning surprised to see one of
them suddenly sink in an awkward
manner and not appear again. but con-
Guided that it had hidden in the brush.
The next morning there were only six
of the young ones seen near the same
spot. Suddenly one of these went un-
der with a struggle, fluttering of half
fledged wings, and a quacking. What
was the force was a mystery, though
the other birds fled in alright. The
next two mornings the same was re-
peated, the number being reduced one
each time.
The fifth day the ducks seemed to be
very cautious, avoiding deep water and
brush. The next day the observer, who
had become very much interested. spent
half an hour watching the mother and
her three remaining darlings. At
length they noated alongside the foot
bridge where he was standing. When
they neared post in the water, up
from behind it darted largo catfish
that was in waiting for the feathered
victim. One was seized by the body,
and the jaws of the rapacious fish hid
the prisoner from view as the captor
deliberately swan away to its den in
the brush. The next day the witness
saw another conquest from distance,
but could not see the fish. Since then
be has waichcd, four mornings. but has
not seen the mother and tho other young
one. Ii Is matter of doubt whether
they were captured or took warning by
the fate of the six and left for part I'M
kn' wn--SacrGmesst Bee ~