Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-02-01
CONVERSATION AT THE soIREE.


attended soiree on North street. Within an
hour ha was introduced to a young lady from
Rochester, and he at once entered into an anil
mated conversation with her.
Z "Ive heard good deal about Rochester,"
said Mr.. Thikhed, "but I've never been there.
"Oh. you ought to 60. I'm sure you'd like
1t. Buffalo doesn't compare with it. You
don't see the hustle here that you do in Roch-
ester.'' .-;-...
"Dear me! Row funny" said Mr.. Thlkhed.
us it made of wire2" ..... Z
"Wire?" '."
"Yeah. When sou sit ON it does it fold up7''
why, goodness gracious me, what are you
talking about2''
1.-THE bustle!. The hustle! Ia it the Langtry
or the Potter bustle!" s., ! :,
'Whv, didn't speak about any bustle!"
II beg your pardon" said Mr.. Thikhed
earnestly. a"You said there was hustle in
Rochester,
"Why, I didn't mean an article of Dress"
said the young lady, blushing violently. II
meant that Rochester was lively, wide awake,
pushing, you know"
"What does it push?"
"Wby, nothing really"
tWhat does it push for, them"
II mean it's not slow. 1t goes right ahead"
''On the canal or the railroad?"
'What?"
"Does it walk or ride bicycle1"
'.What?" - =. Dr. - e
Rochester"
s'Why, what ridiculous question:
"You said It went right ahead. How does it
get over the ground?"
"Why, we put up houses" g. e..
AT auction?'' sssFas-
mo, no, we build them.''
"Oh, yes; now see. How funny"
you've never seen Powers block, of
course?" said the young lady. e.
mo" answered Mr.. Thikhed, .'but I'd like
to see him do it very much.'' ~.
The young lady looked puzzled.
''What does he block, anyhow" continued
MIR. Thikhed. Il #@E III
"why. he doesn't block anything. Powers
Is beautiful. Why, I was simply carried away
the first time I visited the art gallery
= ''Who took you2''
my friend, Mr.. Smith,"
Ibid he carry you in his arms?''
"Carry me In his armsl"
Eyes, did he find you pretty heavy?"
"why, he never carried me-"
"Who did?"
Nobody" .,.
"You said somebody carried yeu away"
! IL didu't.'
'Excuse me; you said you were carried
away when you saw the pictures"
"Oh, good graciousl meant was de.
lighted Can't you understand anything?"
"But you're so vague" said Mr.. Thikhed.
"Well, you know the Genesee river2'
"Jenny whO?" i III
"Genesee; Genesee river, same as your
Genesee here. you known
1--WE haven't got any Genesee river here"
mo, but you have hotel, haven't you?"
"Is your Genesee river like our hotel?'
mo, no; out the names are alike The river
runs RIGHT through the town" ~" .
'sWhy doesit run? Can't 1t catch carp
"Oh, dear, no. How could it9" <.
se"Don't know..%Any nice girls thereP'' ,..
Lovely, and they throw smiles at you.''
"SchOoners or ponies" -,
"What2" ~ .~, g..
Lager or Weiss beer. What kind of smiles
are they when they can throw them across the
| street," q
"Oh, dear, yes" y - rs.. u =
Don't they spill? How the dickens car
they do it7" .,.. ''" - ><'@2
"Spill? don't understand you" ~'.t
''Why. the smiles you know" ~.
How can they spill7'' = A#4s
IF there was q saloon here I'd show YOU
~ "A saloon? What has that got to do with
smilos?"% 49, .$#G= ..f~ftsF .,
Mr.. Thikhed smiled pitifully ana shook his
head. Everything, everything" said he. ss
"Well, really, MIR. Thikhed," said the Rooh
ester Young woman. II fear we don't under
stand each other. Really, when you tall
about smiles being split l can't comprehend
you.'' ~. ~ *+f.z. ..c.ess -
I'm sorry" said Mr.. Thikhed, ''but CAM
make my meaning palmer without a saloon,'
and he sauntered out into the conservatory
and looked at the harper tune his lay or lay Z
tune, whichever tits. ,a.. r.