Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-01-20
The Tale Ofa ssTourisf.,,

The Tale Of Il ssTOurist.',
arrived in San Francisco and imme-
diately took rooms at the Palace Hotel.
To be sure I had no money to pay for
them, but why think of pay if we are
only good? have always made it
rule to have the best of everything,
even il | am obliged to get trusted for
it. This sterling maxim was mstilled
into my mind by kind father, and who
shall say that the grav-haircd old man is
not to-day proud Of his orphan boy?
But the times are so hard just now
that l find it very hard to make both
ends meet, and lay up money besides
hadn't been at the Palace but one
day when the clerk brought me my bill.
rs it customary" said 1, "to pay by
the day."
1t is with men of your stamp" he
replied.
"What kind of stamp do you take
me for?" said ].
"You look like two-cent stamp" he
replied. mighty thin, but if anybody
should wet you once you'd stick like
thunder; but we don't propose to try it.
You either pay this bill or get out.
Have you got any moneys" said he.
MY estimable young FRIEND" L re-
piled, you have probably heard of DIR.
Ben Franklin, long since deceased.
That eminent physician was at one
time in the proverb business, and did a
very good thing. He said among other
good things that time is money. Now,
l haven't got any money, but as regards
time i am in affluent circumstances, and
if you will receipt the bill 1 will give
you a check for as much time as you
think equivalent, and throw you in a
couple of hours for your trouble"
He made no reply, but from the fact
that the porter came up Immediately
| after, removing my trunk to the side
walk, and hustling me out after it, L in
ferred that wasn't considered a
financial success.
"Say, mister,' said small boy,
"don't tear yourself away"
ooh, you let him alone" said an
other, "his mothers sent for him."
O World, thou art ever, ever cruel
I Immediately called hackman and
told him to take me to cheap but re-
| spectacle hotel. "And the cheaper it
shall consider it.
| He drove me to the Russ House, and
I told him was under great obliga-
ton to him. and if at any time could
do him favor L should feel grieved if
he didn't speak to me about it, for my
proud spirit spurns in obligation.
eff you don't fork over that so cents, u
said he, "there'll be funeral in youl
family, and it won't be your wife nor
none of your children"
"But I'm busted" said !. eff meet,
ing-houses We're selling two for cent
I couldn't buy the handle OF contri.
button box"
He swore at me awfully, and said he
would have it out of my trunk, so he
burst it open.
But the contents of that trunk are
far from valuable, for / carry it filled
with slwdust. 1t looks just as respect
able, and in an emergency of this kline
is invaluable.
will not say that this hackmar
looked daggers at me. He looked .
whole arsenal with back room full O
extra bayonets; and as he mounted hi
box and drove away the air was fairl,
blue with oaths. He got off string afte,
string without making single mistake
and he must have had the devils die
tionary at his tongues end.
It fairly curdled my blood to heal
him swear such awful swears. L nevel
had my blood curdled before, so I pu
! some in a bottle to look at.
! afterwards heard that this hackmar
was always very wicked, and wouldn't
go to the Sunday school when he was {
little boy; but when his mother put or
his cap with a little tassel, to it an6
gave him cent to put in the contribu
ton box, he would go off with the othe,
bad boys and kill toads Is it any
wonder that he is great horrid thing
and uses oaths when he swears ?-Sa1l
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