Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-10
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giyd hundred CommsrCiai Tr4VeliIs
20 PErtic!pAt5 In She Fort Ror.h
Trades PsrGds jay Fourth.
narrow EAcepo Of an UppFoEecfed Com
msrclal Trsvesr from
Charming Girl.
A LITTLE DULL.

LITTLE DULL.
This hss been q very quiet week with
the travelling men. Owing TO the present
state OF the crops the merchants are
sfrsid TO buy, but one month later, If the
crops continue 10 mske as fae sho wing,
YOU Will see broad smile upon the boys
faces ard the happiest pet OF men In the
land They will meet the merchants OF
Fort Worth, Texas, in Fort Worth on the
an Of July, and then strike for business.
THE DRUMMER BLUsHED.
Coming from Philadelphia on the Chi.
e,go limited | noticed in an opposite
station lwo men who, from their gsrb,
ia5ged 20 be Catholic pfies:s, writes 3
Philadelphia Times correspondent. They
we're silk travelling capg, which made
them appear Ike med evsl monks. OJe
E,s sged, cray hsir cusliTg from beneath
bis head covering. His companion, VINO
appeared much Younger, WIS spITa Of
form and were gold-Jimme6 spectecits.
His fsca was one wlicn cCmmsG6ed ia
s,snt attention y is hsDigcisy, md wien
be aniled, which he Ola Il qu3n,ly, il be-
CANE lcva0le. never ssW g more lnYlt-
l1g smile upon Ll&t's face.
Travelling wSs I. dihus, aHi BcCCklyD
drummer ~ 'urulDs. from The west, having
taxed Ell the other passengers II sleep,
Auntered glccg the car AISLE, ZIG, Seat
ilg himself beside the younger ecclesiss-
tic, said, in ar easily familiar wgy:
HClergyueG, l suppog'?" The younger
priest sssepted WIN one Of those rare
smiles which had 30 captured ne. Then
the drummer began. II , once knew
Catholic priest who Was ga mighty jJny
sg,! OF fellow" and with this as pre-
Mise he began e lCud-Voiced statement OF
bis theological views, proudly prcclsim-
Ing himself Sa sguGstic. He talked
side him nevtr Ssye sign
never deserted him snd opce IN e while
he iuteIj esd smiling remark, but in q
TOCe so exq1isitcl7 modula 81 that il
orly crossed Inc hlsles IS faint whisper.
The drummer VAS evidently well pleased
With himself Rrd with bis agreeable CON-
rnioD. Finally he esid-I could rot
Aep hearing him-"I would like tolcome
scross you seain. Where do you have
your church, VINO are you WHIP
Before the ycupg ecclesia tic could
reply his elder companion, who al this
tine had uttered NOT word, broke 10
ofusquely, saying:
"Tais is the Archbishop"
"Who?" exclaimed the drummer.
Archbishop CCrrigsn Of NV York."
ssid TIE elder cleric, who then abruptly
Jumped up and walked 20 the oiher end
Ct the Car, IS though very tired CT scme-
thing TIE drummer blushe0; yes, be
tctuslly bIushed. The archbishop put
one baud on his shoulder, and Still with
hst winning snile h. began IL King TO
The man 10 whom he had listened with so
EGcl p2tierce. He talked not as the
prOSelyter, but a. brother; not as q
eciuTer, but as q friend. And the drum
Eer listened, and rot SuoIher word did
be say about sgnosticlsm, And when We
reached JerseV City, he took OF his hat
othe most popular minister Of GOO in all
NV York, ard pressed his oussSretched
LAID With reverence.
ITsther liked the drum ner for blush
hg
SHE ALMOST MARRIED HIM.
St. Louis Post Dispatch
when | wSs : young maD," said the
Politician, al Travelled in the sCuth west
considerably, selling saddleF, etc. On
one q my trips stopped over night In 6
settlers cabin in Southwest Missouri. |
! The settler and his family were mighty |
cordial, gsve me the best they bsd, and |
nsde mo welcome to bunk on the door |
With them. The Oldest daughter was
sI.een CT seventeen yesrs old and per- |
iect beauty for her situstion. She was
lie kind OF girl novelist would
efesS MS neck to get hold OF
ior heroine. She'd be very |
Picturesque and pleasing in book, but
!thuGder when think Of her In real life.
Shstook quite shine to me snd before We
aid down she hsd told mesaearly every
hing she ever heard. A hesvy rain fell
aa.tng the night, and as the roads had
Been heavy before, they were not passa-
Ole next morning. So l had to stay at
ne csbin. The girl was very attentive
Ns the three days WAS there, and on the
Evening CT the lsst day she ssid: Say, is
4 Iou uns merriedr told her mo- and
wanted 10 know why she asked. We'll,
a!cu uns sin't,' she said, I'VE uns might
get spliced'
The speaker paused TO allow his hearers
ane to break all their buttons and then
4 Proceeded:
Her father approved heartily of the
plln. 'I'ye been wishin you uns would
Itch ever since I seen you uns.' he said,
8 sod the whole family was so congratula-
4
ended to accept, and offered to ride 10 the
aSetipg house about twenty miles sway
Sd get the prescher. They lsugheGiat the
gee. I'VE uns can marry ourselves by
thting over 8 CANDLE the girl said.
Insisted on the preacher, and after long
q Ngument got my horse out to ride for
ain. Just as WAS about to mount, the
ga! came out OF the cabin errsyed to go
g VII me- That wss too much.
:, y mounted in hurry, laid switch to
se horses tanks and rode eli at the top
The horses speed. have never seen
NC eharmer since"
q AN ASSURED SUCCESS.
.A.4 meeting of the board Of directors
siae T. P. A. held in Dallas last night An
ntaEonn rvas extended from Post A OF
II Wopg D, the state association TO as
heH Ike part in the Fourth OF
rs ~ ne invitation |Yas scsL