The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-01-15
1T WAS NOTDEAR JAMES
Distressing Experience OF a Seduct,v.
Drummer on a Western Railway.

Distressing Experience OF a gednct,w.
on a Western Railway.
have a friend who is a commercial
traveller, and on his retnrn from atr;n
he always comes up to see me, and en.
livens my existence by arecount ofhis
experiences on the road.
"Well, Charley, anything new?n said
I, as Charley tilted my best chair
against the freshly papered wall and
pulled vigorously at one of my sto.
gas.
mot much" said he. "I'm sick 81
the road. Too much of a dogs Lie.
I'm going to quit and settle down.
l expected this. Charley has been
going to quit during the four wears
have known him, but he never outs.
and, in common with many mora
drummers, will shake the hand
of many q hotel clerk yet be.
fore he finally settles down.
whats the matter, trade dullYn
asked, as Charley mechanically looked
around for the bell button. YOU'RE
not in a hotel, my dear fellow and
drew forth q bottle and glasses from
my cupboard.
"Well, here's luck" said Charley. as
he lifted his glass to the light. aNo,
trades pretty fair, but it isn't as ii
used to be. Why, when | first went
on the road there was some fun IN
it. / only carried one trunk, and |
could generally get the trade to look
my samples. Now / carry three, and
it's the hardest kind of work to GET a
man into q sample room. You don't
know Billy Jackson, do you? Travels
for a Chicago house. Always registers
with q toothpick."
/ replied that | hadn't that pleas.
ure.
pleasure! Humph! Itwould afford
me the most unbounded pleasure to
get even with him for q little trick he
played on me the other day over in
Illinois.
l was going to EHingham on the
Vandalia. Igot on at Casey, and the
first fellow / saw was Billy. You're
lust the fellow 1 was looking for, said
he. There's a pretty girl in the front
car, and | think you can get acquaint-
ed if you work the thing right. I've
tried it myself, but Icidn't seem to
catch on
"I've got quite a reputation among
the BOYS in this direction. so / easily
swallowed all Billy said, and followed
him into the smoker. thought It
mighty strange that a girl should be
in the smoker, but there she was, sure
enough, and you ear bet she was Q
daisy. She was seated by herselfw when
| entered, near two gentlemen. !
thought they eyed me rather more
than was necessary. However, Ididn.t
say a word, but quietly seated mysen
opposite the dame, and commenced
tactics.
After / had looked at her once Or
twice she began TO smile. 'Greas
Scott said Ito myself, this is easier
than / thought for So Ismiled back.
This was all the girl wanted. she Pc
gan to move nearer to me. Then she
nodded her head and smiled severai
times. In all my experience never
had a girl act that way toward hle Y
such a short time, and saw there
was something wrong, althouen LOT
the life of me Icouldn't imagine what y
was. / wasn't going to back out,how
ever, SO I smiled at her again, and TINS
time she came over and sat down De-
side me. Then she called me her oeas
James, and threw her arms aronnu
Ey neck. 4.
At this iuncture one Of the gentle
men / had noticed came up and e..
planned. He was one of the keepers'n
an asylum along the road, some
where, and was in charge Of the gl!l
who had gone crazy over q love anali |,
She imagined every fellow VINO toos
any notice other to be her dear james
This was all | wanted to know, ano
I started orthet the door, butt WASH
any use. The girl hung on, ana ~
more excited every minute. 80,
"In the meantime one or two Oh W.
boys had gone through the train, ane
when they came back, they brougn'
quite o. number of interested spec1a
tors. The keeper advised me TO nun,
or her, and I did, / humored her all
could. Every time Itried to get avn
she would get violent, and did'e ih
to excite her any more than coul,
help, as / saw that / was making X e
audince uncomfortable. Such remark'
as Juliet has found his Romeo, ~
the like were frequently passed arouneu
Sud / was beginning to think It wous
be q great relief to meet a train e9n'
the other way on the same TRACK, VINO
we drew up at Efingham.
"Then / made a break and gov =
the train. The last thing 9
the train rolled out was, Come Dao
|, to me, dear james, / haven't nea !
else since. Where was Billy W, :
got off at Tentopolis.'
J Prince George Of Wales, having con