Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-09-22
HE WAS NO SLOUGH,
But the Machinery Didn't Worl.
When He Tried to Demon
strate the Fact.
Arkansaw Traveller.

Arkansaw Traveller.
The other day Bill Higgonson, we'll
known. character Of the White Springs
neighborhood, came to the city in company
with several young ladies, to one of whom
he was engaged to be married. Bill has al
ways thirs ed for notoriety. He wants to be
known by the leading men in town, and to
show the people of his community that, al
though born in obscurity and reared on the
farm he can address prominent men in
familiar way. While the young ladies were
at the hotel Bill went into a wholesale store,
and approaching man who sat in the office,
said:
"Capn, you can do me big favor if you
will I've got lot of gals in town with me,
an wanter show 'em that I amt no SLOUGH.
I want 'em to go home an say that Bill
that's income so town an was knowed by
the big bugs. Now, want to make this
agreement with you. I'll go away, an putty
soon I'll come aroun' with the gals an come
in here, slap you on the shoulder an say,
odd chap, how do you hold outg Then you
slap me, an say, why, Bill, old boy, I'm
glad to see you That will be blowed all
over my country, an will be with money an
character to me, femme tell you"
The gentleman said that he did not object
to helping young fellow along, and that the
aspiring William might come in and slap
him, when he would 90 through with his part
of the programme
Bill, highly delighted with the arrange
ment, went to the hotel and told the girls
that he wanted them to take a walk with
him. As they walked along toward the
store, Bill said:
''Now I'm going to show you Liza, that
you amt going to marry no SLOUGH. I'll
show you that your own Bill is looked up to
an liked in this town, an he is on terms with
the best of 'em."
The girl laughed self-complacently, and
declared that it was nice to marry man
that want stranger an SLOUGH"
When they reached the store, Bill con-
Quoted the ladies to the Office, where man
sat looking over accounts, he was not the
man with whom the arrangements had been
made, but Bill did not recognize the differ
ence. Advancing, he struck the man a
pretty heavy slap, and exclaimed:
"Hello, old chap, how are you holdin' out?"
The gentleman sprang to his feet and
glared at William, but William, without en-
barrassment, punched him among the ribs
and said: "Old chap, how are you holdin
out?"
''Look out, here! What do you meanY'
''No foolin', old boy. Don't you remember
the agreements" he added in an undertone.
cts me; don't you recognize the man what
seed you jes' now?" and then, as he fancied he
saw change of countenance, he jolted the
gentleman among the truncate ribs and ex-
claimed, elbow are you holdin' out?''
The gentleman ''hauled Off with an ink
bottle and knocked Bill down. The girls
screamed and ran away, and Bill, as soon as he
was able to regain his feet, sulked away.
When he reached the hotel with his face all
besmeared with ink, his betrothed ran to him,
punched him in the side and said:
"Hello, old chap, how are you holdin' out?'
''This settles it with u.s." he said sadly, re-
garding the girl with a look that spoke of the
melancholy yellow leaf. "Jest at the time I
need your sympathizin' the most, when old
frien's go back on me and knock me down,
you jine the enemy. Go and pay your hotel bill
an go home"
"Ain't you goin' to pay my billF'
'Nary red"
'eWould you see me disgraced right in a
place whar there's SO many folks!"
''That amt my lookout. I amt goin' to
pay nary cent fur you"
''Then I'll take all back an am sorry that
made fun of you"
huff said. Come an put you head on this
here manly shoulder"