The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-14


In the Spring of 1882 "Maj" Relfed If
Pierre. OAK, uad an adventure in Chicago
OF which he has always felt rather proud.
met him TIE caboose of Il Northwe tern
reight train out between Blunt and Rous-
seau while he was returning from Garden
City.
"When plain-loo1ing old bloke like me
goes to Chicago" aid the Major, hes got
70 keep ais eyas peeicd."
Ibid they try to work you, Maiorp
Took me for a yearling." he replied, as
he whetted his pocket-kr lie on his boot legs.
picked me up for pilgrim from Oshko b.
Lowed ! was o. my bridal trip, reckon
But you were too much for them,
| Majorg'
"Iney tried to drive me with a straight
| bit, but laid down with 'em in the shafts
an afterwards kicked the top off'n their
wag'n,n he continued. IL might be Incl
dentany mentioned that the Major was
proprietor of the River Front Livery Bar
| and Corral. When got through bu k n !
was the only live crtter on The ground"
But how did it appen, anyhow"
ivy it was like this: l was walIin'
long street with buidin's loomin' up like
cou' t-EouseS on both sides, sorter tryin' to
| see my way out, when sickle KIN cuSs
with soft clothes on an Dig watch-chain
| come up an s Icks out his hand an says he
| wy Mister Brown how are youl Thunder !
| But rm ighly glad to see you! When'd
| you come down an how's Aunt 'Meia an
all the folksF an all the time he a-workin'
my arm upn down 'sif he thought | was a
pump an lie had jls' poured two quarts of
warm water in the top of my heal t. prime
me. | let HIM pump an lelt round under
nv coat an found my gun VAS there yet
an my belt under my vest was full O.
| cartridges an | C uld feel my knife yet in
| my b., tie so says |: w no be yuuF
Ivy don't you know neP says he. Pm
Seth Gre n, old Abner Gre Ms son that
used go to school at the shake Hollow
school-house. | know you Well, them
| says |, Ill that's the ca who be II YOU'RE
| Squor' Doty of Oshk 'sh. of course says he
No amt, says l. You ain'tr says he an
is lower jaw began to tall. Then who be
youp Ny name is Davi Rogers an I'm
from SheO ygan.' Oh, ain, says he, | beg
! our pardon-mis' axes will happen. Down
for pleasure, presumed mo, not exactly,
avs |, brought down bout two THOUSAND
to invest in aggercultural machinery 'Haha
SAYS he 20, excuse me ag al got a very
| important e. gagement an must hurry
| long He went off walkin' fast an | sorter
! sodiered long lookn' for a s'loon where !
could go in an feel comfortable an at
| nome.
I'D gone mebbe couple o blocks when
| | see another smooth- ok n Dung man
COMM straight for me. He stopped off a
| couple OF steps an says he TO himself: Yes,
| it must be him-bless me, t. isr Then he
| began to work my arm. What's the natters'
SaysI Pm SO glad to see YOU says he.
| You're Dave Rogers Of Sheboygan, my
| fathers ole friendr Who lie youP SAYS |.
| My NAM is Asa Smlth-you must re-
| member me, says he. % yes. that's So says
| l, 4 remember you well. How you gitten'
alongP 'First-rate, first-rate' Mister Rngera'
| says he I'm comm up TO Old Sbeboygan
| to see all the folk bout the Fourth Of July.
| Would yo mind takin' a short walkn No,
says l. SO we wa ked along down for a
mile or 80. We met anot er young man,
who he introduced as friend o his'n, an
We all had n very pleasant time. They
were very handy p'ntin' out prominent
build us an such like, an treated ev' Y
once in a while, | afays, of course taken
nleelor an high-priced drinks jelge they
irrigated me five dollars worth. ! also
| orrow d "A jack nife OF one of 'em TO cut
off some terbacker an forgot an put it in
| my pocket, an while | was examrin' a
| curious ring the 9th r was shown me !
| slipped it on my finger an then discive ed
| couldn't git it off 'thout soap. We KEEP a
| gOin till we got down whe the houses
| look per ty ornery an | thought the air
srnet jes' a little Id but / didn't say moth
| ing AT er awhile we got down on little
|
| to be no folks to speak of an they stopped
| fore a ugh ookln' house an says A sa
| Smith: Uncle Dave come in he e an sec FL
Jones, another Old 5 ucboygan boy %, yes,
.ys tn other, of cours'. Ell will be jes,
wild to see Uncle Dave Rogers from She
boygan.' ThaD 1 stopped an kinder hitched
up on my pants an looked EN- both right IN
the eyes = bout minute It was gittin'
mighty solemn round tJere, an then said
slow an lain, some as f | was prrachin' IA
! funeral sermon, says |, Young ieIlers, my
name amt Rogers, or | amt from Sheboy-
ga D, but PA "A dirty, low-down hoss-thipf
! / ON Pielren an 1 yanked out my six
shooter an p'inted it AZ 'em awful carless
| AM those two enterpri-n' you & men
/ turned an b-gu to perty near fail down
| in the other direction, 50 bout all | could
see Of 'em till they went round the corner
/ was the bottoms Of their feet hyln' up II
down like team of mules kickin at the
dashboard! tell you tAese folks that say
its % asy TO go to the city an not gil
robbed don't know what they're talkin'
BOUT when man that lives in the country
goes TO Chicago 1e's got to be sharper n u
st9el-trap or they'll SKIN him out o ey'ry
cent he's got y