Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-03-26
TIE OLD, OLD STORY.
THAT ANECDOTE THAI MR.. SAW.
SAGE TRIED TO REALIZE
The Extraordinary Obstacles with Which
the Other Fellows Tried to Dis
courac. Him Duel with
Ad:cs-Threc kilograms.
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! think that ore reason there are SO feV
good story tellers among US Is that ths listen.
ers are, in many instances, wilfully ard
so stubbornly unappreciative that it tends
towards discourag NJ the skillful narration
Of first-cias> anecdotes.
The-o were four OF us together comi..s
across "the divide few years ago, and this
principle was then and there elucidatsi.
iibbon, Gregg and myself were congenial
acquaintance, and we would have enjoyed
the long ride If it had not been for a man
named Sawsnge, who had only recently es-
capped from some low-priced educational in
Stitution. He had acquired few rot-iron
facts of the cycloyndia variety, and with the
odor OF the va'edictory all through his
clothes he was making a tour of the coast
and Colorado. He was what you might call
one of those really statistical, brainy young
reservoirs of information, who burt forth
from the alma mater with the intention OF
compromise the matter forty years later by
running for overse,r OF highways and get
ting showed under about 49, ma jority.
When Gibton saw SIR. Sawsake get on the
stage he said 10 me ia low voice: "Nye, we
deavor to relate some anscdots to US on the
way. and then | shall commit an atrocious
crime.
But he didn't do 80 the first ten miles. He
contented himself by shedding other informa-
ton and explaining Things that he had just
found in his physical geography, and stun
ming us with the hard words that always float
around in the aquarium which young men
refer TO as their brains
Finally, however, Some one reminded him
OF story. Gregg tried 10 turn the CONVEX
sation. but it was Of no use. Said be: Il
seems that many years ago a traveller or
tourist OF some description. whose name il
immaterial-'
Funny name" said Gregg. Don't you
think SO, GibbonyT
Yes Foreigner, probably. | knew o
man named Jimmy Terrial once, though
We discussed the name for four or five
miles and then allowed Sausage to proceed
Well. as was going to say, this tourist
traveller or soiourrer was rropounding In
quiries relative - tho climate, changes and
isothernal-"
Now, pardon me, said Gibbon, but are
you sure that word is not pronounced
isothernalY-
] venturei 10 remark that is-other-mal
was the Correct accent. while Gregg sided
with Sawsage. From IA quiet discussion this
grew int regular row which lasted al
least ten miles. Then we allowed the nara
tive TO proceed
We'll. at least, 20 make a long story
short, tie traveller and a native Of this
country
Remember his manner asked Gregg
We've got the other mans naue We
ought 10 have this
No. says SlwSsse. i didn't give the tour
lists name. you rsu:olibc=
i beg pardon. said Gregg. j don't want
to seem 3uerulous and all the time kicking
up a TOW with comparative stranger, but
you certainly gave Us the other gentleman.
name
We then had long and highly enjoyable
quarrel, during which G.bbon and | chal-
lengei Grsys and Sausage TO fight Us in
dark room. each man II b. blinifolded an
arInei with al adxe. Best man ~ pAy 81
funeral expensss and rub out the room next
dsv
To this Gregg ssreel. but Sausage said be
wasn't a very ,xper: aGzs:nan, and wanted
a. apologize.
Gibbon ami kesitated- Finally We agreed
10 think it over. but in thu meantime We
begged Sausage TO 20 ahead with his story,
o. re would resch tire home station in five
minutes NOR.
At last he msde out to tell the story that
Adam found under the currant bushes when
be went into the Garden Of Eden about The
place where the year WAS divided into nine
months winter ana three months late into
the fall
At the station Sswsage went On east by
the train, aai We tsos No. 3 for Sal. Lake
City. On tie way Go,yg. Gibboa and sent
telegram 70 Mr.. Sausage separately, which
read as follows. to-wic:
E Prolemy Sausage. care Conductor No 4
have heard that b. c story Of yours b
fora 9 Collect
And Ne had. too