The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-06-07
THE DRUMMER'S WIFE.
He Won Her Incidentally While
Gaining Experience.

Gaining Experience.
II am a young mar in years, but
I've had a good deal OF experience
from my youth up. and II keep on III
be a kind Of a Mcthuselah at seventy
lie said. thoughtfully.
We were sitting at the thcatcr wait
Ing for the hrSt act, and my compan-
ion was a commercial traveller wnom
had met at tho hotel. lie was a
genial. jolly fellow. a good talkcr and
well read; we had come 70 enjoy
each others company. and were at
the ihcatcr together very naturally,
indeed. az
Have you had any romantic expc-
ricnccsP" l asked, hoping TO hear
something novel. ra
..Well. yes. a good many" he IRE
turned. rcfectivcly; ''but my nrst
business venture was as romantic a.
any thing that ever happened 70 me. ]
rot my wife on account OF III
~ sAouldlike 10 hear about il. II you
care 70 disclose such a personal affair
remarked.
..lcs. l would just as lief tell
i as not while we are wait
ing. always call it our Shake
spearc;an Marriare;' its a queer story.
too lie paused for a One ms II to
select 4 convenient way 10 commence.
then continued:
..Nnen MY class graduated from.thc
High school lets sec that was in
Tive all wanted 70 do something
ont 81 the ordinary and decided that
we would give a play Of some sort at
commencement.
I'VE appointed a committee 70 look
vp the matter. and they reported in
favor OF a comedy. with 4
da,ion that As You Like IL BE- Sc
lsctcd; 80 AS You Like It IL was
you've rcad IL. OF coursc..'
Iassured him that it was my IA
yorite comedy.
.Wcll." ho resumed. "somc OF n
fellows drew lois for roles ant
Orlando came to me; that suited m'
first rate, for l liked sentiment. ans
love scenes. and wrestling and *
forth. There was a girl in the elias
named l.illey Heynum-Josc' but sh'
was As pretty as a picturc!--and the,
chose her for Rosalind; the otha'
parts were distributed at random.
I'VE rchcarscd a good deal ans
when finally graduation day came W
were in good form and played well 70
amateurs, and the whole town turne'
out q see ".
Nov. the beginning OF the end !
this: Lillcy IIcynum fell in love wit
M. and She did all her tender part
with Orlando In good. solid earnest ;
that any one could notice il, but
didn't. | was in love with Alice Gas
scl. and shouldn't have paid any after
ton to Lilley If | had known shelovc
me. but | had no idea Of such a thing
When il fellow Is in love with ono gil
h. don't feel like flirting with any on
that comes along-did you ever motto
that?'
presumed 1t was SO.
when ! got my diploma ! was q
most TOO important to live; II you eve
graduated you know how hat Is, an
when my father offered me n c.crkshi
in his store l wouldn't take it. tol
him that had gotten some cducatio
and wanted 10 use it. and what ";
more. | wanted 10 SEQ the world. (Is
seen enough Of it sincc!) So when
saw an advertisement for insurance s.
l~icitors TO do work down in Connect
cut lived in Massachusetts nm
jumped at the chance and applied 4
place.
Tho fellow who called himse
general agent for some big life i
sasance company was a slick scoundre
but l was guilclcss and thought !
was as honest as the angels. lie 10
me that they paid twenty dollars
week salary and expenses. and III
there was nothing much TO do but ca
vass a town. report applicants for pc
icics to him Che did the underwriting
md draw my pay.
That looked like a wondcrf
chance to get something for nothin
md ! told him 10 give me q town al
Id start the next day. When ! TO
my father. he objected and said
shouldn't 60. 50 /. like d fool boy. r.
away; but I forgot 70 say that bcfo
left rittsville-that was my home
called on Alice Casscl and clinch
matters there. got engaged In regul
style. ~ Jovc! and when ! SOS 81