The Columbus journal., 1886-10-27
HE MET THEM.
4 Granger's ExperIe oce With Sleek.Look
Ing Men ~ Told by HimselC.

A short, thick-set man, about IS years
Of age, with little twinkling black eyes,
q short, stubby gray beard, and q very
red face, alighted from the Falls train
Saturday night. In one hand the little
old man carried massive oak walking
stick and the other was engaged in
clutching an old-time carpet bag that
had evidently done service for ages. A
wide-brimmed soft felt hat. from under
which now and then strangling lock
of yellow hair was seen, and q red
handkerchief around his neck did not
make the farmer beauteOus creature
to look upon.
When the train had made a stop the
old gentleman commenced pacing up
and down the platform in an excited
way, muttering to himself. Seeing a
baggageman, he walked up to him and
striking the oak stick on the floor with
q force that would have been u credit
10 . trip-hammcr. said:
Say, my names John Graham. I'm
from Dutchess county. am, and I'm in
kind of hustle to git hum. Can you
tell me when the cars go?"
"Where do you want to go?" asked
the baggage fiend.
Ter foughkeepsic. by gosh. own
q rattlin' farm down there"
On being informed that the train he
desired to take left Mt II 80 the old man
started for the waiting-roon,, where he
met a reporter, and asked:
'Say, friend, where can an old man
get drink of water?"
After following the direction indi-
Gated, and relieving his thirst the
farmer returned to the platform and as
tonished the station men with his feats
of pedestrianism rs he went from one
end of the station to the other with pro-
digious strides. Finally he walked up
to q number of men VINO were sitting
on a truck and again asked about the
train. After being told, one of the men
asked him where he lived.
down near Poughkeepsie." he
| answered.
"Been away on visit?" was the mex,
question.
"Yaas, I've sorter ben visitin' MY
dater up in Berrian county. Michigan.
She got married and moved up thar
some years ago. and ! haint seen her
until went up thar. I'm on my way
hum now. bun I'm blarsted old idiot,
am. I've been robbed, skinned righ,
out of my money!" and he jammed the
stick down SO tiercely that all Of his
auditors jumped.
"How's that, friend?" asked one oi
the listeners.
'.When left hum. - replied the farm
er. Il took about $40 with mo, besides
what it cost me to 60 and come. Il
didn't cost me anything up ut Johns
but blarst my skin ii hain't out nigh
on ter $50. Jes' after the cars left
Detroit l was sittin' in the seat and 8
kinder good-lOOkin' sort of man came
in and sat down next to me and com
menced talkin', and Ill be blasted ef hi
wasn't a darned nice feller. Bimeby
another man came in with q valiss anC
asked if the other seat was taken.
said No. and he sot down. We talkeC
and talked and l got quite well &C
Quainted with him, and We eat lunch to
gether. After while one fellow tool
out little box and laid paper on hi
knee and said:
".I've Just picked up something new
friends. and don't mind showing it. /
10 q neat little gag
He had three little silver things lik'
ball cut in two. and little square
button, and the trick was to tell wher.
the button was. Gosh. guessed fiv,
or six times and hit it every jump
Bimeby the other man bet dollar tha
he could guess, and he guessed and 60
the chink. So bet like darned fool
rs my wife says l alters was, and 60
it. Gosh. kept right on bet,in' and III
be blowed ef ] amt short $50 to tn
best celebration. and those fellows ar,
havin' a good time on my money.
don't know what JOhn'l do when b.
asks me to pay the thrashin' bill. Oh
but I'm an old fool. just as Mehitabl'
said. ."-Rochesser Democrat.