Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-12
A DRUNIslERs CONQUEST.
An Exciting Scene ON = Railway Train
Lowell Making that was Interesting-To
Others.
Eron TIE Mem York Sun.

Love Making that was Interesting-TO
Others.
From the Neto York Sun.
have friend who is a commercial trav-
eler, and on his return from a trip he always
comes up to see me and enlivens my existence
by recount Of his experience on the road.
well, Charley, anything new?" said !, as
Charley tilted my best char against the
freshly papered wall and pulled vigorously at
one OF my stogas.
Not much" said he. ''Im sick Of the road
Too much OF dogs life. Pm going to quit
and settle down "
l expected TINS. Charley has been goirg 10
qult during the four years have known him.
but ne never quits, and. in common with many
more dru mmers, will shake the hand of many
hoIel clerk yet before he finally settles down.
what's the matter, trade dull?" | asked, as
Charley mechanically looked around for the
Dell-button. you're not in hotel, my dear
fellow" and drew forth a bottle and glasses
from my cupboard.
well, here's luck. J." said Charley, as helifted
MS glass to the light. mo, trades pretty
fss . but it isn't as It use to be- Why, when l
nrst went on the road there was some fun IN
II. only carried one trunk and | could gen
orally get tie trade to look at my samples;
NOW carry three, and it's the hardest Kind
OF WORK to get man into sample room. You
don't know Billy jackson, do you? Travels
Tor Chicago house. Always registers with a
toothDlck."
replied that / hadn't that pleasure.
"Pleasure Humph! 1t would afford me
the most nnbounded pleasure to get even
with him for a little trick he played on me
the other day over in Illinois.
II was going to Bingham on the Vandalta.
got on at Casey and the first fellow saw was
Billy. You're just the fellow was looking
Tor, said he, There's pretty girl in the
front car and think you can get acquainted
II you work the thing right. I've tried 1t
myself, but didn't seem to catch on
i've got quite reputation among the
boys IN this direction, so | easily swallowed
a nrxH f1Tl i'm infO hn
smoker. ] thought it mighty strange that
girl shOuld be in the smoker. but there she was
sure enough. and you can bet she was daisy.
She was seated by herself, when entered.
rather more than was necessary. However,
| didn't say word, but quietly seated my
self opposite the dame and commenced tao
"After had lookea at her once or twice
she began to smile. Great Scott said / to
myself. this is easier than thought for SO
| smiled back. This was all the girl wanted.
ohe began to move nearer to me. Then she
nodded her head and smiled several times.
in all my experience l never had girl act
that way toward me in such short time, and
saw there was something wrong, although for
the life OF me l cQuldn't imagine what it was.
l wasn't going 20 back out, however, so /
smiled at her again, and this time she came
over and sat down beside me. Then she
called me Dear James and threw her arms
around my neck.
"At this iuncture one of the gentlemen
mad noticed came up and explained. He was
one of the keepers in an asylum along the
road somewhere and was in charge of the
girl. who had gone crazy over q love affair.
She imagined every fellow who took any no.
tice of her to be her dear James.
This was ell l wanted to know, and
started for the door, but it wasn't any use.
The girl hung on and got more excited every
minute.
I'm the meantime one or two Of the boys
had gone through the train, and when they
came back they they brought with them quite
number of interested spectators TIE keeper
advised me TO humOr her, and l did. l hu-
mored her all l could. Every time | tried to
get away she would get violent. and l didn't
ike TO excite ner more than | could help, as l
saw was making my audience uncomfort-
able. Such remarks as juliet has found her
Romeo and the like were frequently passed
around, and was beginning to thinkit would
be great relief to meet a train going the
other way on the same track, when we drew
up at Efiugham.
''Then | made break and got Off the train.
The last thing heard as the train pulled out
Was: Come back to me, dear Jamesn l
haven't heard much else since. Where was
Billy? Oh, he got of at Tentopolis."