Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-27
1T WAS NOT DEAR JAMES.
Distressing Experience OF Seductive
prummcr On n Western Railroad.
NOp YORK. sim

Distressing Experience OF u Seductive
Drummer On Western Railroad.
Now York sun.
/ | have friend who Is a commercial
traveller and ON his return from trip he
always comes up to see me, and cnliyens
my existence by recount Of hls cxpe.
ricuces on the road.
I "Wcll, Charley, anything new2" said |.
as Charley tilted my best chair against
the freshly papcred wall and puGed yigor-
( ously az one OF my stOgas
/ mot much, ~ said he. "l'm sick OF the
road. Too much of dogs life. I'm going
TO quit and settle down"
] expected this Charley has been going
20 quit during the four years have known
him, but he never quits, and In common
with many more drummprs, will shake the
hand of many hotel CLERK yet before be
/ finally settles down.
"Wha's the matter; trade dul?n
asked, as Charley mechanically looked
around for the bell button "You're not
In hotel, my dear fellow" and ! drew
/ forth a bottle and glasses from my cup
board.
"WelI, here's luck, " said Charley, as he
lifted his glass TO the light. ono; trades
pretty fair, but II isn't as 1t used to be.
Why, when first went on the road there
was some fun In IL. / only carried one
trunk, and | could generally get the
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 your
Travels for a Chicago house. Always
registers with toothpick."
Ireplied that had't that pleasure.
pleasures Humph! 10 would afford
me the most uubUunded pleasure to get
even with him for a little trick he played
on me the other day over In Illinois.m
81 was going to Etllinghum on the Van,
daiia II got on at Casey, aud the first
fellow saw was Billy. You're Just the
fellow was looking for, said he, There's
pretty girl in the front car, aud think
you can get acquainted II you work the
thing right, I've tried u myself but /
didn't seem TO catch on
1--WE got quite reputation among the
boys In this direction, so / easily swal-
lowed all Billy said, and | followed him
into the smoker | thought IL mighty
strange that a girl should be IN the smok-
er, but there she was, sure enough and
you can bet she was daisy. She was
seated by herself when | entered, near
two gentlemen. ] thought they eyed me
rather more than necessary However,
didn't say word, but quietly seated my
self opposite the dame and commenced
tactics.
CATER had looked at her once or twice
she began TO smile. 'GrCa' Scott said
| to myself this is easier than thought
for So smiled back This was all the
girl wanted, She began TO move nearer
TO me. Then she nodded her head and
smiled several times. In oil my experience /
| never had Il girl act that way toward /
me in such short time, and saw there
was something wrong, although for the (
life OF me couldn't tell what It was ! (
wasn't going TO back out however, so ! T.
smiled az her again. and this time she 4
came over and sat down beside me. Then 1
She called mother dear James, and throw !
her arms around my neck.
"At this iuncture one OF the gentlemen
! had noticed came up and explained. He I
was one OF the keepers IN an asylum along I
the rosd somewhere, and was ia charge 4
Of the GIRL, who had gone crazy over q
love affair She imagined every fellow
who took any notice Of her 70 be her dear
James.
"Thls was all wanted 90 know, aud |
started for the door, but II wasn't any
use, The girl hung on, and got more cx-
;ited every minute.
Gin the mean time one or two Of the
loys had gone through the train, and
when they came hack they brought win
hem quite number Of interested speca
ors The keeper advised me 10 humOr
Ter aud did ! humored her 81 could.
Every time ! tried 90 get away she would
get violent, aud [ didn't like TO cxcile4
Ter more than could help, as Il
aT / was making my audience uneom-
ortable Such remarks as Juliet has
Quad her Romeo and the like were
frequently passed around, and / was be-
iuning 20 think II would De o great re-
ici TO meet a train going the other way
N the same track when we drew up Of
bingham. h
"Thcn made break and got on The
rain. The last thing I heard as the
rain pulled ont was, Come back 10 me,
lear Jamesl' haven't heard much else
ince, Whore was Billy? Oh, be got on
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