Telegram-herald., 1889-07-06
AN INNOCENT ABROAD.
Ee Encountered the Ubiquitous
BGnco Man. OF Co1rsa
sat ne Was sharp Enough - Get Away
5 lA 1in4s-fho IazsaaitF Displayed "A
Wsrk1ax Ihrsadbars
aa1ns.

During ths spring vacation Of the present
year, the writer 0f thLs, Ia company with
several other students Of Cornell UniVer-
slty, took a trip 70 New York City. 70 was
lIy nrst visit 10 tae city. ard, on course,
there were many new aad in interesting thlngs
20 be seen- Two of - who were particu-
larry Interested la agricultural affairs sep
2r.ted ourselves from the others and visited
t1e nam po.ats OF interest which I'll must
Sc Wno vislt NeW York. Ny purpose ia
writing this . % tel. exactly as IL hap
.psneds how 1 was taken IN" by sharper
.ana how, II had not read just how such
scouadreis neece inaoCsnts, / miZnt have
easily parted Win what moley / had with
ms.
Nv friend spent the second night OF our
vislE with friends uD Gown aud agreed 20
meet nss st ana hotel 81 an early hour the
.f0llosglng morning At the appointed time
10 caase. bat had not yet eaten breakfast,
while had 50 he welt 70 restaurant,
agFessng - meet me again IA twenty
<zln4tes. Ia tLe meantime l sauntered
about tns street watching the sights and
studying the people who were gOiag 20
TIER work While thus occupied, 1 was
asked BY aa honesSl0oking stranger II the
station about a block down the street was
the Bridge s.aciOnf 1 replied that II was,
and haen remembering how, tho day pre-
yi0us zsy fciead and lad made the mis-
take OF eiiaibi8g up On the wrong side.
walked along with hiai and put him right
just after parting with him and turning 20
70 back 70 the hotel. was aecosted by man
who held out his hand. and said: isn't
this Mr. Drew from Win0naF' Ny first
Impulse was either 70 turn on my heel OF
4 81 4
remembered that had registered az ths
hotel as from ithaca, and not from Winona,
and this must be some one who had known
ne ia the latter place
told him that 1 did not recognize him
Then he said his name was Cummings and
that he was born and brought upin WInona,
and that hIs father oace ran a foundry
there, naming < the street. Remembered hear
Ia < Of the family. and knew that there were
several boys, none Of whom / had known
personally asked hlul how he recognized
RE, aud ho answered that he had known
me by sight all his life-thst he used 20 see
me gong 10 and from school n Winona He
then said that be had not visited Winona
for fiys years, and began asking questions
-s0ut many Of the people OF the place. He
showed an intimate knowledge Of the city
and Of events which had happened several
years ago; bus he knew almost nothing OF
what aad OoCUrrcd iately. he said he was
travelling for firm In Paisdelpdia and
would zAye To start for that city in less than
an hour. In the meantime he wanted me
20 So with him about a block 10 a ticket Of
Bee where be had left rs grip. Is be want
sd % snow me n few samples of = new kind
ofcloth which was being manufactured by
tle frm hc was representing. told him
of my engagement a. the hotel and he said
that we would 0e back In time FOR me TO
meet az. 50 we walked on, talking al the
time about Wiaoua people. So busy were
we thar we must have walked at least five
or SIX biocxs whea I suddenly remembered
rny en gacsment. ard sad we must have
passed 5ae pace he had sPoken Of. De
looked up &C tse building we were passing
snd sad:
''Surs enough we have been so long talk
Ing that we have come a l0sg ways out Of
our way" We then turned about and
started back Just then we met a villain
ous-looklng fellow who spoke % my com
panlon aad they had a few words together
which did not hear distinctly Then we
went on 1 was in a hurry 10 get back IN
the hotel. but my companion evidently was
IN no haste. he still clied me with ques-
tons about the people Of Winoua and par
LrMIAEiN AIaiME At faA -aNffNatA &C "a us
whom We viii call Char ie Brown. We had
gone but short distance from the place
where We had me6 the viliain0us-lOoking
fellow referred q. when my companion
stopped az stand on the corner, and, ask
fngif smoked. bought some cigars. A I
answered th1t dif not. he ordered a glass
cf lemonade for ue. while he hgbted .
cigar When We turued from Sue stand I
B1ticed that We were not going IN The same
direction a. before but knowing Row easily
a person becomes confused IN regard To the
points ~ the compass. ( said nothing but
went along with mv companion. stiu think
frg and talking about the people We both
\ "A known in Wmoua We soon came ~
tle ''ticket-Ctice.~ - and mr. compsni0n, after
traking a leok through the partially open
Soor. pushed IL open and walked IN. Thsre
vas q yogng man there who gave Nr.
Cummings his grip when be asked for it,
and we sat down st table together and
began iooiyiug over the samples of cloth
Which tbe grip contained.
While We were thus engaged and while
xfr Cummings was asking RE t0 pick out q
e.-1rle piece II cicth which would, IN
my orinion. make god suit 81 clothes for
fae aforesaid Charlie Brown, a man came
f1to the room sad asked the ycung man
T. aiif Nt~1 Itff q .at.st'N ttt T.fNtlAL AZ
vas a fsb good -natared .oounz mar Of
xhcut forty ard wore Eaor su.t q cie- nss,
large y ssterr has. pa5r = blue glasses
Or goEsiss ard q "htck9ryf shirt- The
yggng nan toos rir1 te nap watch hung
On tae wal ana sareed Alla what roads be
v1uid pass over l~i cold ain me price of
fcxst 20 Joplin The 5orfla ul23 then sssst
IN if a tic'zet tcr a '1lEger would cost fLa
sans. After some coGrersltirn aaout =
sscona--sss ficzet for a -nsg~er.s the
.onug usn SAD ae uruI1 s-ep cuf ard aud
tee eass who aao gene oglr a few minutes
before WAHe he was gone toe W eeferrer
So de7vn o1 tie ooucsi1e sate - the tabls
I'm IA and Sea .1-o conversation VITA Mr
Cummings
Say, ssii p. ioa't want te act sreen
rcr ga as-s reg .aazl at as- aut q air1r
tsinE afre1ca 90 oss .s rerrIaf srs 7
sen $50 riile1sa + aslcslr 7 Wrs uf- a
ere 1lu~e1-'. sna flef in E,srs s.r-a J.
&tsie .r-ez ca ae ~ so-le eacds aas ae-