Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-23

man ana his family anu ITieHus, Dub
the major came not, much TO the dis
gust of the other guests, who SO dotted
on him. And where was the major2
He was dining socially with well
known lady school teacher, who, hay
ing some little savings, desired to in
vest Il in Texas lands. The major ac-
commodated her to the tune Of 81 200,
IA we understand, all she had. He
saw the baked fish friend later, and
smoothly and methodically lied out of
II. 1t transpired that the major was
more of a Sunday-school man than he
let on, and when taking some one Of
his Sunday dinners out,
his anxious host would bring
up the subject Of Texas
land, the mayor would very properly
remark. III don't talk business on
Sunday. My old father here the
liquid element would engu,f his bril-
liant orbs) my old father used to put
his hand on my head and say, Eras-
tus, never desecrate the Holy Sabbath
day by transacting business. Six
days shalt thou labor. but the seventh
is mine, saith the Lord, and the man
that forgets this shall not Prosperity
SON. have always observed my
saiDted fathers wishes in this ana in
my own observation have noticed the
truth and force of his remarks. No
man will have luck who does business
on Sunday" and the maj or passed his
plate for n baked fish, aud helped
himself to the three incest
stalks of celery in the glass.
The major courted all Glasses
of the fair sex for whom he had a gem
uine liking. He was never 80 happy
as when talking about them, save
when talking to them. In this appe-
lite he was not discriminating rs to
refinement. The plumper they were,
the more enamored was the major.
He came near depriving Mr.. Gribling
of mn excellent employee in the person
OF his head-waiter, q handsome wom-
an, to whom the major laid violent
siege. He promised If she would go
with him TO Washington he would
build her palace. The lady was
willing, but stipulated that certain
little ceremony be first performed, she
didn't care how brief so
that it WAS tn mode. The major eN-
pressed his concurrence I'm this highly
proper and pruiseworthy view, but
could not think of his bride entering
matrimuny without u propertrousseau,
and proposed that they first visit st.
lyUulS ltRtlntl utih tIitlt Nhp
necessary and proper articles. The
lady had about consented to this,
when change came over the spirit of
the MAJORS dreams a travelling man,
one of those nomadtc Arabs of the
United States, CHANGED this way,
and M matter OF
course put up at the st. Nicholas. He
saw Jones one day ss that gentleman
was taking in the hard earned cash of
u wel-known hat man, and asked
Tom Seeley who he was. Seeley told
him the name and address he had reg
istered. The travelling man said that
WAS not his name. He knew the fell
low well, his brother kept IL feed store
AZ Napo con, Ohio. His name was
Jacob Kohier. Seeley told Mine Host
Gribling, who had his bill made out
forthwith, us follows:
LAFAYETTE, November 10, 1883
TO Nlcnolas Gribling--Three weeks board.
The major glanced at the bill,
blushed as red as an Italian sunset, or
Duffy. when his nephew's bill for street
cleaning is allowed, and taking out
his pocket-book, paid the bill without
IA word. He left that afternoon for
Earl PARK, leaving word for promi.
nent cattle man of this city to meet
him there, rs he had dispatch from
his friend Doc. Day of Texas, Ia prom
Inent and wealthy ranchman,
well known here) to meet him
mere that evening Our cattle
friend went out there, pursuant to n
call, rs the papers say, only TO be hand
ed IA second message stating that Major
ZONES had received second dispatch
rom his friend who would meet him
IN Lafayette. Our friend came back
here, but the major had likely gone to
sleep on the train and been carried
past. He was next heard oil at Indian
ipolis. Urgent business called him
and he has not been seen
since by his anxious and over-trusting
friend In Lafayette, one of whom, Mt
east, Ii eager to erect "a monument to
he memory of the defunct Major
Irastus Jones, of Estarado, Texas.
With the majors disappearance, the
good sense of his dupes returned and
hey began to suspect that all was not
veil. A few Of them held u consulta-
ion and resolved To send an emissnry
o Texas to hunt up Major jones'
anch and their purchases.
80 Charley Travis was
nominated envoy extraordinary and
minister plenipotentiary with full
iDWtIs W lttstt kltiilbtb Ut vuIiIllul anu
dispatched at once In search of the
I,issing link. The last heard Of
harley, 10 use his own words, he was
sweating like nivgernt au election"
ut had ~ yet failed TO find the Jones
3 Co. ranch.
We have only succeeded in giving
he first chapter of the romantic so
Durn of Major Erastus Jones in La
ayette. The history would fill two
arge octave volumes. There are
wo little bits OF history we can
lot refrain from publishing at o
isk Of being thought prosy. In ex-
libitiDg his album al the home of one
4 four prominent citizens one even
ny, he came To the picture of Polk,
he defaulting treasurer OF Tennessee.
lie said Polk was his mothers cou,iD,
nd that she Was heartbroken at the
onduct OF Polk, the first who had ever
lisgraced the family. TO George
who clerks In Henry
irievs' art store, and from whom he
vs. for IL town lot In Fort
Worth. he said, George, I'd like to
AXE you down TO Texas with me, you
on put me so much in nird OF My
larry"
4 killiny1l Match.