The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-10-27
A orarl FROM unders WRONG snIl.


Mr.. Augustus Graft, one of the firm of
Woelpcr 4 Craft of Now Orleans, travels
extensively in the interest of his house.
On one occasion, not long since, Mr.
Graft was out ON business on the line OF
The "Big j" aud had occasion TO stop Mt "A
certain hotel, between jackson and Nov
(rloahs, nut az Just what certain hotel
nat was uepOnoht saith not. The
NN1o"snVr Vas quite warm, aud of course
~ Graft had a buster, one of those in
iispensahlps that Oiten accompany A
travelling man and his baggage. When
nc was conducted TO his room i'm the
hotel afuresaied, he Invested himself of
his duster and ia attempting To suspend
the same ON a nail In the wall, IA
was surprised TO find It's wall orna-
mentod with white, snowy garments.
not at all worn 10y the masculine gender
AFTER taxing survey of tho room, he
committed himself 10 the embraces OF
Ot Morpheus, and "like one that wraus
he drapery of his couch about him and
les down TO pleasant Dreams" he re.
ired peacefully Tor the might. lie gave
orders before retiring that he wanted to
take the early train going south. We
10 not know whether his slumbers were
disturbed or not while la dreamland
out unfortunately, he became involved
IN an Intricate mess OF cOnlusi n neXt
morning. Whom he was called, and i'm.
'ormod that he had about time only To
got ready for the train, he loaped from
ais bed and invested himself with what
40 had been divos.ot before retiring,
hurrledly performed his toilet, grabbed
ms Nallse' and made "A dart at the
wall, aud took therufrOm what he
thought to 10 his dustur, and started i'm
atnrkey.trot Tor the depot. When he
arrived he placed his valise ON terra
hrmA, and then with an apparent de-.
gree OF nonchalauce, he prnceodsd to in
Hert his sweet self into what ne snp-
posed TO be his dus,er. lie made sev.
sral unsuccessful attempts to introduse
MS LETT arm into tho sleeve, tho by-
'tanders enjoying his unconscious mis-.
axe, Finally the train came in, and "A
number on passengers were giving Au-
Sustus their special and undivided at
~htioh, gazing at him, laughing ut him,
ma wondering what In thunder ma
vas trying TO do. Mr.. Crait finally
realized the situation, ard that
Everybody was being amused AT
MS expense, and concluded To in
Yestlgate. Tho result disclosed the fact
nat ne was u victim 20 a great mistake;
mat Instead or getting his dusler, ne
nad taken from the wall another kind uf
garment. He found what he had was
not aduster, and was not like a buster
either, bat no felt like busting, for he
made the startling discovery that, in.
stead OF getting his old duster he had
Appropriated unintonuonally n female
hndor garment, aud this was the thing
te was trying 90 get into We don't
HYow "what-you.call-it," but II had tho
'fpearance OF something like n nice,
white sack, open at both ends, with two
ace iittle sleeves about four inches In
ength ut the top end, or tho end tina,
roes round the neck. As soon ns this
ioted Graft from New Orleans made
ny, startling discovery be- started of
rlthout either compass or rudder. Harry
hamilton can probably afford him some
'onsolauon.-l Magnolia miss Gazette.