Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-08-02
WHERE 1T WAS HOT.

"Come from the tropics, l reckon"
ssThe Isthmus," replied the seedy man ;
"you seem to know me. Did ever meet
you there? ?"
"Never was there. Never saw you be-
FORE"
"I thought you must have been there
durin' the hot spell of '67. The heat was SO
thick that we couldn't tell who was around
at that time. That was the year got this
black eye. Run agin door, and the heat
shivered up so that didn't even know I'd
struck door until the following winter.
"Must be pretty hot in that climate" re-
marked another of his party.
"Warmish," assented the seedy man,
with shiver. ''I was in the laundry bust
ness there for time and ran everybody
else out of the trade. None of the rest could
get along without scorchin' things, but
just went ahead with pieces of hot ice and
made my eternal fortune"
"GOt any of it nOW?" asked another,
moving up to give the seedy man room.
"No, sir :" returned the seedy man with a
sigh. call the money in that country is
gold. Mine just melted and ran away one
hot night in March! That was the month
that we lost all the horses on the Isthmus.
The fodder all melted and scalded the stock
to DEATH l walked fourteen miles to find
a shady spot so could harden up little
hay for my pet stallion, and when l got
back the stallion's teeth had melted, and
the poor brute died of hunger! I say, let
that man shut the windows won't you"
"You must have chill" suggested the
host.
"No, Pm cold" persisted the seedy man.
eve almost died for want of water that
spring. The sea evaporated forty odd miles
from the shore, and all the springs were so
dry that we had to sprinkle their beds with
oil to keep the dust down. There were
more than 100000 died of thirst, and l
kept alive because had some quicksilver
which didn't evaporate. Will you be good
enough to move that chair from in front OF
me-? l can feel air comm from the rounds
in the back"
'How did you get out alive?" asked the
host after ordering the seedy mans glass re-
plenished for the fourth time.
"That's one of the most curious things
YOU ever heard Of" replied the seedy man.
II seen the lightnin' rod of my house eX-
pandin' and that put me up to somethin'.
just took it down and planted myself on
top and let her expand. In four hours l
was in the piney woods of North Car'lina.
You must excuse me, gentlemen this is too
cold for me. Pll 90 home and get my over
coat and come back. ."-Brooklyn Eagle.
SEEING THE SUPERINTENDENT the
office of certain Western railroad super
intendent it was understood that when a
common looking stranger entered the outer
office and asked for the great mogul, one
of the several young men therein employed
should claim to be the official wanted, and
thus turn the bore away. The other day a
web-footed stranger, with business squint
to his eye, asked to see the superintendent,
and the chief clerk promptly responded:
eyes, sir; what can l do for you?"
care you the man."
81 am"
"No mistaken"
"None at ALL"
"Then it's all right. Six months ago one
of your trains killed a cow for me and you
have just been mean enough not to answer
any Of my letters. Old hoss, am going to
lick S35 out of YOU"
"But, sir, you see"
II see nothing but you! Prepare to be
lickedw
And the proxy superintendent was not
only mopped around the room and flung in
to the wood-box as limp as clothes-line,
but the cow owner kicked the others out
doors and upset the desk and tables with
the remark:
''The next time 1 do business with this
corporation want you to not only reply to
my letters but, to put lin haste on your
envelopes. ."-WdU Street Nea0s.