Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-01-16

never entered one before. and he sat
down 50 softly,and seemed 10 be 90 afraid
OF damaging something, that all the
passengers smiled.
By and by d young man went over
and sat down beside him. This young
man might have been directed by tilial
affection. and he might not. (Which
way. unclesn he softly asked.
'.Aieg Oh, I'm goin' to see my darter
In Connecticut.
Ever travel much?'
This is tile first time was ever on
the keers.s I've driv off seventeen miles
with the oxen to see my other darter,
but oxen hahn no comparison 10 these
keers.''
II should say not. 1t takes lots of
money to 90 to Connecticut and back.
''Drefful lot, but / jist sold the farm.
you know.
II presume you could change 800
bill for me?''
"Oh, jist as well as not.
II may want YOU to by and by. This
is good weather. eh?'
Extraordinary weather for fall James
has been worried about his corn. but /
guess it's all safe =
Nothing further was said for some
time, the old man looking out Of the
window and the young man reading
paper. The train masle few stops
and the car was so warm that after a
while the old man began to yawn and
nod. He fought it off for ten minutes,
but ut last his head fell back and his
gentle snores mingled with the roar of
the wheels.
A slim white hand with tapering fin
gers rested on his leg. then it was eleva-
ted 10 his breast. It's touch was that of
a feather. It's movement was that of u
serpent creeping forward To strike.
The fingers touched an old-fashioned
wallet The young man continued to
read, and the old man slept on. Inch
by inch the wallet was lifted from its
snug resting-place, and the hand was
almost ready to remove it entirely, when
something happened. With il sudden
movement Of his right hand the old man
pinned the interloper fast, and his voice
was heard calling:
'.You blamed skunk! But I knowed
all the time what you were afterl Where's
the conductorg'
There was q rush of passengers, and
they found a helpless, confused pick
pocket and an indignant but yet elated
old man.
"Consarn his piktur', but he took me
ilr an ole hayseed from q back medder!
Work roots on me, will We! Sat u trap
fur me and fell into il yerself, eh?''
Even professional pickpocket hadn't
cheek enough to urge single excuse.
The fellow hadn't one blessed word to
say, and was walked off to the baggage
car to be kicked to the platform at the
next station.
ssYe see, = said the old man, as he
turned to the inquiring passengers, II
hadn't orter done it. When man has
been a constable, sheriff, or drovcr all
his DAYS, fravelin' all over and meetin'
all sorts of folks he hadn't orter play
off greenhorn and break Young mans
heart like this, but felt a sort o. reck-
less this moTnin'. must put a curb on
my speerits; I'm gcttin' too old to be
playin' Jokes on confidin' young men!''
San Francisco dftu.
About Notices.
II dean 90 much on notices an
sich," said Brother Gardner, as he
opened the meeting on the usual de-
gree and winked to Samuel Shin to
raise the alley window.
II kn0wed q man who sot out in life
wild de motto Excelsior. He was proud
of it, am he stuck to ii, an de las time
saw him he was in de poo house. He
got 30 tired of 1uggin' dat motto around
dat he couldn't work ober three days in
de week.
II once knowed man who had the
motto Time is Money hung in cherry
room in his house. lie invariably
rushed in his con ten days too airly,
an den tried to average up things by
plantin' his 'taters twenty days too late.
De only occashun when he got even wild
time was when he jumped his clock half
an hour ahead. Deonly time when he
had decent crop was when he lay sick
an his wife worked de truck patch.
II once kn0Wed a man who carried
de motto Of a Penny Saved am d
Penny Armed in all his pockets, an no
pusson cher found him wild dollar in
cash TO his name. tic was ell on de
save an muffin on de aiEn.
s'Doan' You GIT lie ideah inter yer
heads dat = motto or q maxim am gWine
ter feed an clothc We an whoop up rent
and doctor bills. It's mo- in dc man
dan In De maxim. | kin show ye fo'ty
pussons in my nayburhood who sot on
de fences all summer an keep DER eyes
on de maxim Industry am de Road to
Wealth. / kin show ye fo'ty mo- who
hang UP de motto Of Providence win
Purvider and sot down fur Providence
to doso. II de wife Arms . dollar dats
Providence
sSfidy work ii fair wages, wild do-
mestie wif6 "a boss de kitchen, am mot
to an maxim nuf fur any of rs. If
anything furllef am wanted lef us strive
TO be honest. truthful, charitable AMI
viIt1ous We needn't hang out = sign