The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1891-05-14

Al DetrOit put up
~ at Mr.. Russels tav-
ern, a very good tav-
ern too, hut l am sorry to inform you
that the clerks tried 20 cum a Gouge
Game on me. brandished my new six
teen dollar huntin cased watch rDund
considerable, d as l was drest in nv
store clothes & had q lot Of sweet scent
ed wagon grease on my hair, am free
TO confess that | thought lookt putty
gay. Ii never once struck me that I
lookt green. But up steps a clerk d
axes me hadn't ] better put my watch in
the safe. ''Sir," seq I, that watch cost
sixteen dollars. Yes, Sir, every dollar
OF i'll YOu can't cum IL over me. nv
boyi Not at all, Sir" knOw'd what
the clerk wanted. lie wanted that watch
himself.
From Detroit go Westar hoe. On
the cars was n he-lOokin female, with A
green cotton umbreller in one hand and
handful Of Reform tracks the other.
She sed every woman should have
Spear. Them as didn't demand their
Spears didn't know what was good for
them. What is my Spear she axed,
addressing the people in the cars. rs
it to stay at home q darn stOckins & be
the seridre Of n domineerin MANI Or is
1t my Spear TO vote & speak &; show my
self the ekal Of man? Il there n sister in |
these keers that has her proper Spear |
Sayin which the eccentric female whirl- |
ed her umbreller round several times. &
finally jabbcd inc in the weskit with 1t.
Il hav no objecshuns to your goin |
into the Spear bizness, ser I. but you'll |
please remember Iain't pickeril. Don't |
Spear me agin, IL you please" She sot
down.
At Ann Arbor, brin seized with sud-
den faintness, I called for drop Of
suthin 20 drink. AS I was stirrin the
beverage up, n pale faced man In gold
spectacles laid his hand upon my shout
der, & se1, Look not upon the wine
when It is redI''
SEE I, this amt wine. This is OLD RIVE
''H sfiHgcfh like a Adder aud bitefh
like q Sur1DeHi-' sed the man.
Il guess moi" sell I, when you put
sugar into it. That's the way I alters
take mine
Have yOu suns grown up. SIR the
man axed.
Wall, | replide. as put myself out
side my beverage. my son Arternus
Junior Is goin on ls."
Amt you afrail il you set this exam
pie b4 him he'll cum to a bad end?-'
Hes cum % n waxed end already.
He's learnin the shoe maxim bizness.-
I replide.
This Is a cold world. sei the man.
That's 81. But you'll get into
warmer one by and by il yuu don't mind
your own hizness better" I was a little
riled Ht the Teller. because never take
anythin only when I'm orwell. Arter-
wards learned he was temperance lect-
urer, AMI Il lie can iujuce men 10 stop
settin their inarls Un fire with the fright
full Ticker which is retail,-l round the
country | shall heartily rejoice. Better I
give men Pru>ick AsSid 10 on-t. than 20
piEen EN- t. tleth hy degrees. 1
At Albion ! met with uverwheImin {
success. The celebrated Albion Female {
Semenary Is located here. d there air {
over 300 young ladies in the Iustitu.
shin, pretty enough TO eat without sea-
suntn or sass The young ladies was Q
very kind tn me. volunteerin tn pin NV }
handbi!ls onto the hacks Of their drpss.-S. d
IL was a sublime site to So over 800 :.
young ladies' gOin rUund with a Aiver- |
tisement Of A. Wards unparalleled show, 4
posted onto their dresses. b
Vtrtoo Is its own reward. n
A WARD. d