Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1884-04-16
Love at First Sight.

store plalnly VlslDle, got OH Ine Train
as it reached the Northwestern depot,
and had his gripsack checked for safe
keeping in the waiting room.
"I'm going to take in the town,
pardner," he cenfded to the man be-
hind the counter, "and the grip might
be onhandy, like"
"Say, mister" said he of the checks,
"mebbe you'd better leave that thar
gun" pointing to a 44-calibro revol-
yer, the down pointing muzzle Of
which hung some inches below the
tail of his short sack coat. "The per-
lice might take you in, and then you'd
be fined $50, besides confirskatin' the
shooter"
"P'raps your right, pardner," said
the Westerner, after moments con-
sideration. 81 never been in big
town before, and amt exactly fly on
the ways of people. You're sure l
won't need it?'
"No, you won't need it," said the
checkman, "leastways if you don't
drink too much"
81 never drink" said the new conner,
unstrapping the formidable weapon
and handing it over.
Then he stepped out of the depot
and walking east on Kenzie street,
looking curiously at the buildings and
the peculiar merchandise of that thor
oughfare, and making up his mind
that the trade in hides monopolized
the energies of Chicago people.
When he reached the corner of Clark
street he glanced up and down admir-
ingly at the crowded street, thronged
with wagons, street cars, and people.
Setting his hat firmly on his head the
stranger stopped a hurrying man and
asked;
"Say, stranger|
"Well, sir" said the other stopping
Immediately.
"Say, can you tell me where the
business part of town is! Pm a
stranger"
But the man had gone before the
sentence had concluded.
Pears like they didn't tumble to
innocent jokes" he said to himself
Then he looked across the street and
saw the signs of the Chicago Museum.
"a show hey? Well, I'll take that
in sure" He bought a ticket and
passed in and was soon contemplating
the pretty girls in the costumes Of all
nations. Round and round he walk
ed, and all the time his wonder grew.
He glanced furtively and bashfully at
the beauties in their gorgeous and be-
coming costumes. "Wonder if they
can talk United States?" he thought.
FINALLY he found a post against which
he could stand, and, thus braced he
pushed his hat brim out of the way
and stared long and earnestly at one
of the young ladies, who seemed to
take his eye. The girl was fully con-
scious of this admiring look, hut, like
a well-behaved girl, took no notice of
it until after the space of some min
utes, when the steady gaze brought
the color to her cheek and n half
smile to her face, which she attempt
ed to hide by quickly turning about.
This was not lost to the keen eye of
the Western man, and several times
he moved toward as if to speak to the
girl, but each time he shrunk back
bashfully and resumed his first posi-
ton. The girl became somewhat
nervous. She attempted to dust off
the front of her booth with feather
brush, but it flew from her fingers
upon the floor. The western man
sprang quickly forward, and handed
it to her with untaught grace.
"Thank you, sir" she said with
smile and a blush.
"Oh, can you talk Americana" he
asked.
eyes, sir" she replied.
"Why not"
"Oh, | dunno; you wearing a furrin
rig, you know"
eyes, | am American" she said.
cts mighty purity rig, anyhow"
he said.
"Do you think so ?"
eyes. Do you stay here all the
time ?"
"No; live at home. I'm only
here for couple of weeks"
"Im stranger in town." said he.
Indeed"
eyes live in Arizony."
'Is that far away ?"
"Yes; its lonesome for me out there,
"Why don't you live in the city ?"
"Cause I've got ranch and lot
of cattle"
She looked at him with sudden re-
spect, for she had heard of the western
cattle kings.
81 was going east to see gal" he
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