Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-03-20
THEY WEIGH HEAVY.
1t Must be the Result of the Glorious
Climate of the Pacific Slope.

1t Must be the Result of the Glorious
Climate of the Pacific slope.
Near by were q number of ladies with
their escorts. They were being weighed,
and short, stout, little man was adj
justing the scale.
"Now, Mr.. Cheeseman, said the
lady who was standing On the platform,
'mind you be very exact. weighed
one hundred and twenty-five pounds ur
in Red Bluff, only two weeks ago but
I've been running round so much since
| came down, that I suppose l must
have lost little"
81 will be as careful as if it was
sugar." said little Mr., Cheeseman, with
precise dignity; "here's your weight,
madam, exactly to an ounce"
"Well, what is itp'
Zone hundred and forty-three pounds,
five ounces and one-tenth of an ounce. "
Goodness alive!" shrieked the out
ragged lady; "what do you mean, slr?"
II mean Just that. You can see for
yourself" responded Mr.. Cheeseman,
tartly.
Eyes, Mrs. Rollins" spoke the other
ladies, inspecting the figures, 'hc's
quite right -one hundred and forty-fou
pounds, nearly"
'It's perfectly impossible!" exclaimed
Mrs. Rollins, wrathfully, houncing OIL
the platform, ''he did something to the
scales; I'm sure he did
Miss Minnie" said Mr.. Cheeseman,
briskly, ''its your turn"
Miss Minnie was neat little creature
of about eighteen. She carried on hel
arm gossamer, and her dainty little
high-heeled No. rs were encased in q
pair of rubber sandals. She dropped
the arm of her escort--a young man
with II straw moustache whom they
called Charley-and mounted the scales.
Charley weighed me last, over in
Oakland, :" she said, giving that youth u
tender glance, "and l only weighed
ninety-seven. Didn't |, Charley?9'
"Humphl' calculated Mr.. Cheese,
man, dryly, II should think Charley
ought to be able to tell your weight off
hand, without going to the scales. But
-let-me -see-why, young lady, You
must have been feeding up since you
were in Oakland. One huudred-and
fourteen pounds-thrcc ounces, just.
why, you-horrid old thing
gasped Miss Minnie, looking round on
the rest appealngly.
ITS there, large as life" exclaimed
Mrs. Rollins, finding balm for her
late discontinue, land you look ever,
bit of it.
"It's these rubbers and this water
proof said Miss Minnie, ruefully; Il
/ shouldn't have kept them on. But,
anyway, think he does something 10
the old scales on purpose"
"Next," said Mr.. Cheesman, shortly
"Come, Mrs. Perkins, step up; it's YOU
turn
mo, thank you" replied the lady adj
dressed, Pm not feeling very well
to-day, and 1 think I'd rather wait"
80, come, come! What difference
does that makeP Come on and bt
weighed"
no." answered Mrs. Perkins, coldly
and firmly, Il don't care to he weigheC
to-day"
And then the other two ladies who
had not been weighed yet started oil
and the rest of the party, except an OLE
gentleman, followed after, leaving Mr.
Cheesman standing in mute surprise a
the scales. Finally he turned round t.
the old gentleman and said, shaking
his head quizzically:
"lt's always the same way. If womer
do lie about one thing, next to thei
age, it's their weight. Now, they'll jus
hate me all day. Might have known it
too; COMPOUNDED fool! lost the fines
girl in the State of Indiana, same way
twenty years ago. l was just fift,
pounds ahead of her alleged weight
before whole room full OF people; ant
the scornful look she gave me as sh
got down off those scales will follow M
to the grave. THE I1gleSide.