Arizona weekly citizen., 1886-01-30
ONLY A LUNCH.
How Traveling Man Was Made the Vic
 tim of n Cruel Joke.

1T there is one thing that old Coloue Durr likes better than another. it is fun The more practical the joke the better he enjoys 1t, and an occasional oppor tunity presents itseli for his indulgenc, ID surfeit of sport. An occasion arose some months ago that was irresistible and the story as told by both the Col and ihls victim is substantially as fol- lows:
 Mir. Eisenbaoh, the well known drum mer for the liquor house of Louis Iaus- sig & Co.,, San Francisco, in the due course of hIs business rounds, called on the Colonel and was very persistent in pushing trade. The Colonel was as hospitable and afTable as usual, and the two frequently lun ,hed together on the luxuries kept in stock by MT. Dur, and particularly enjoyed the imburger and smacked their lips over the warum dar- um. Parting at last m the most pleas- ant manner, the old Colonel presented his gue,t with carefully prepared lunch, to eat on the way, as the trains made long time between eating stations. The prOfTerl was gracIously. received and slowed away m capaciOus coat pocket and ss usual. forgotten.
 lrayeiIng upon the cars gTows tedious when one Is without company or &C., qu6intaLce, and so Mir. Eisenbach thought as be was passing rapidly along over the .brOad sdesert, Tn warm car, and he consequently sought a speaking acquaintance with some ladies few seats in front of his. BeIng an anImRt- ed conversationalIst he engaged their attention for a time but, with ample ex- cuses they left him, one by one, and lat- ar on took another part of the car. He then sat down beside 8 pOrtly gentle man engaged in reading a newspaper and after a short conversation he also arose and thought be would go into the smoker and try a cigar. One by one he tried every occupant Of the car and Was son" what gstOnIshed at their seeming indifference to hIs tales of adventure and complimentary personal remarks
 At last the conductor came along in the nearly empty car and informed tho
  with him; that the passengers had made and he had better 20 into the smoking car among the Chlnsmtn. In surprise, the travelling man looked up, and asked what the matter might be; he had conducted himself with the ut- most propriety and decOrum. The con ductor then explained that he emitted Rn Odor of some patent perfumery that did not seem to be fully appreciated by bis fellow travellers, and in fact it was highly offensive.
 Like a sudden flash of lightning NIT. Eissubach remembered his lunch in his pocket and divIned that a generous lump of Hamburger had been included in the menu. He went to the platform wI:h the conductor and in his presence opened the accursed lunch and with the widest expressions of pOlygiot imprecs- tions upon the head of the old Colonel be sent the shapeless mass of crushed iiDburgeT across the flying sands L. terrOrize the hOwliug coyotes l
 He then returhed 10 the car. and met | but a repetition Of his former trials, but | lis suspicious that B fragment still re- maiued in his pocket or a conviction l that you may break, you may shatter Ihe vase 1T you will, but the scent of | the roses will hang round it still" was ihe trouble, impelled hIm to replace hIs ! coat with a fresh one, when the passion | of the man, the HpprehensiOns of his | fellow passengers and the ancient odor | Di the limburger gradually passed away | in company, but tO this day Eisenbach | has not forgiven Col. Durr.