The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-16

knobnoster Tor Z!
You may. Been living in Kansas so
long my throat was burnt up for a drink,
and stopped there to wet my whistle"
"Going to stay in Sedalia awhile !"
''Me 2"
Eyes, sir.n
"Don't know; loolin' for a job"
''What can you do; what occupation?n
'Well, | worked on a farm awhile and
edited a newspaper and dickered some as
land agent and run a drug store and peddled
books and things and unused around some
with a restaurant and carried on a protract-
ed meetin' and chopped some cord wood"
Preacher, are you"
"Mep
eyes, sir"
mo; whyE'
''You carried on protracted meeting"
'Oh, yes. built the fire an swept the
aisles and rung the bell at the meetin' house
for my share of the collections"
well, if you stay in Sedalia you'll find
this one of the best and cheapest hotels in
the city. Tables supplied with the best the
market house affords; sheets and pillow slips
changed as often as necessary; water and a
towel in each room; two inches of candle
every night"
when dye have dinnerg'
Dinner time"
''Bill of fare"
''No, srn
1.-TWO kinds of soupp
"No, only one."
1.-Two kinds of meatm
eyes, sir; pork and sow belly"
Anything TO drinkT
''Yes, sir; two kinds of drinks-aqua pura
and Flat creek"
Whats aqua pura"
GA new kind of drink"
"Oh.n
''Will you registers"
"Whatm
put your name and address on the regis
ter of guests here"
The traveller wrote in a scrawling hand on
two lines of the book. Jacob Francis
Crumgull, Abilene, Kansas" He ate his
dinner, paid 81, and took stroll about
leaving his grip, and promising to return to
supper.
At the supper hour he showed up as
punctual as the hands on the Dutch clock in
the dining room. The proprietor went in to
supper with him, and engaged him in con-
versation.
The old man finished his supper, and left
the young man still eating away. The din
ing-room girl stood behind his shair, ready
to attend his every want.
Neither spoke for some time, the knife
and fork beating kind of tattoo between
the plate and the young mans teeth.
TlIldlly, DS otlQ, tOOhtAiS ONCA ulo
at the dining room girl:
mice weather"
Looks like rain" replied the girl, turn
ing toward the window.
'Married7" asked the guest.
mo, sir" replied the girl, blushing.
"Want to be, s'pose."
''Te hel" giggled she. why, all girls do. !"
Got any sweethearts"
'No, sir"
"Te hel Oh. git outl"
How'd you like me for oneW
II don't know you"
Don't take no time to get acquainted"
said the boarder, laying down his knife and
fork and wiping his mouth on the corner of
the table cloth. II live in Kansas, got
little farm, own some cows and pigs, drink
liquor three times day when can get it,
and have an aunt what belongs to the Bap-
fist church"
but you amt been here long enough for
me to find out much about you yet"
''Aint good lookin' enough9'
Eyes; kinder sprucy like"
"Don't wear good enough clothes!"
'Clothes all right"
about the right size, amt IP'
"Don't object to your heft."
"Then what do you object to!"
Nothing"
Then why don't you say yesl"
"Haint been asked"
"Then will you."
''Will ! what"
''Have me-"
''Te he TIE hel'
''Say yes"
''Yesm
There was the sound of some sort of
scuffie
The old man poked his head in at the door
Just in time to see the young mans arms go
round the red-headed girls waist like rub
Der band on bundle of old letters.
''Here" he yelled. What is all thatP
SIT MEANS" said the Kansan between
kisses, ''that me an this young lady has
struck up deatd mash, an that she's goin'
to be second boss on forty-acre farm out
at Abilene"
sis that so, Mariahp
''Bet yer life, old man." replied the girl;
I'm done waitin' on yer table and pokin'
vittles at yer geng Of boarders. Only I'm
goin' TO be chief engineer Of that there
Kansas ranch.n
1t was finally arranged that they should
be married in a few days, Jacob in the
meantime agreeing to pay his board, while
Marian should wait on the table until the
landlord could secure the services Of another
dining-room girl.
The following advertisement was handed
to the BdzOo.
XXTANTED-A black haired or light-haired
w girl 10 shovel biscuits. Old maids or wives
whose husbands have run of preferred. Apply
nj the Goat House n. B.-Women with young
children don't.apply