The Columbus journal., 1891-10-28

had no whiskers when I saw you last
I saw your funny advertisement tho
boys were laughing at it. You are
getting to be quite q humorist. lam
glad to see yOu."
81 suppose 50. Say, do you remem-
Der catching nc one day as 1 was go
ing to Sunday-schOOl, back In tho
flfties?"
eyes, yes, TO be sure. All, the
rollicksOmeness of those old days!"
ssThey were somewhat rOllicksome,"
said Squash. ssand that's the a l
have called on you" and with another
word he hauled off and knocked the
wholesale merchant down. There
never was a more astOunded man. He
uttered a Mortified exclamation, and
scrambled to his feet. Squash knocked
him down again, kicked him into a
corner, poured a jug of ink on his
bald head and fastened away.
The avenger stopped on a street
corner, looked at his notebook, and
read the following entry: whipped
by S. w. Culp, Dec. ii, 1860" An
other entry of recent date, contained
the following information, '.Mr.
Culp is now postmaster"
Squash fastened to the pcstOilicc.
He was told that the postmaster was
| busy.
81 can't help it. must see him.
| NY business is OF great importance"
He was shown into the pOstmaSter's
private Office. The Government man
looked up and said: "Wcll, sir??"
'.Don't remember ME, do yOu?:"
81 think not"
81 am Squash MittOx."
'Oh, yes; but it has been a lCHg
! time since we met. l was about to
leave here to join the Union army
when l saw you last, / believe"
''Ycs; but you saw me on n par
ticular occasion long before that"
"Ah, when was that?"
"Thc day you tied my shirt when I
was in swimming-whcn you threw
mud on me when 1 came out.
''Why, Squash, hadn't thought OF
that for years." the postmaster
laughed. s:What a memory you have
OF those glowing old days. l am really
glad to e YOU"
s.Did you see my advertisements"
s.No. What business are you in?"
81 am a tanner"
s"That SOP"
eyes, and I have come here to tan
you," and before the postmaster knew
what was meant, Squash was on him;
he choked the astOnished man to the
floor, pounded his head with y spit
toon, left an old quid OF tobacco in-One
of his eyes, and fastened away to cali
on some other man whose name held
a place in the notebook.
That evening a servant entered a
drawing-room and addressing a hand
some woman, said:
"a man wants to see you In dc gar
dem"
SIN the gardenl Why doesn't he
come into the hOuse?"
"Said he cOuldn't-'lOws he must
see you out dar."
The young woman went into the
garden. A man stood in the walk.
"Did you send for me, sir?"
81 did. You don't know me, dc
you?"
ssWhy, Of course, I do, Squash.
How are you, and what do you want
with me?"
"Did you see my advertisements
eyes, and had a real good laugh
over it."
;. 'sGlad you enjoyed yourself. I have
been around to-day whipping people
Do you remember going along thu
road once, crying?"
eyes"
}, "And you remember whipping
me?"
ooh, yes, Squash; I have thought
of it a thousand times"
Swell, 1 don't like to strike a wO
man, but I have come to whip you.
ooh, Squash, you wouldn't hit me
!, You don't knOw-you-" she hest
tated. "YOu did meet me in tn
road once, and 1 was crying cryin,
/ because / loved you, and / whipped
you because you didn't have sens
enough to see it. l pretended not t.
know you, but l had watched yO'
many and many a time, and love'
> you"
He took her in his arms.
"You wouldn't whip me, woul'
you, Squash?" :.
siCome with me, precious" he said
-CArkansaw Traveller.