Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-11-09
he WAITED A FAVOR.

But When Ne Found the Nas Out He
Wiited.
A traveller for New York dry goods
house was in the smoking car Of train
on an Ohio railroad when a horny hand
ed Young fellow came in for . smoke
and eat down beside him. Tho young
man felt and looked happy. and pretty
soon he remarked:
II heard some one saying you was
from New York"
ssYcs."
Drummer. amt youl"
eyes"
"Bin around . good deal. I 'spose7"
"Well, I've been travelling for fifteen
years."
"Shool You must have seen . heap
Say. I've got . sort Of favor to ask Of
you"
"wellY
I'm engaged to gal In tho next car
Tn goin with her down to Medina
She's tho all firedest purtiest gal in four
counties, and / know she loves me.
but
WUUIs
"You know Teller Is allus sort o. I'M
easy about his gal till he marries her.
She purtends that she wouldn't even
look at the president Of the United
States IL he was single man, but
dunno. You can't be sure Of these
women"
mo, you can't"
MAY be purtendin to love you like
house a6re. and yet be plannin to drop
you for the first better looking Teller who
comes along. She's in the next car and
I'd kinder like to try her. I'm purity sure
she's all right. bat I'd like to know jest
how she'd act II you went in and sat
down beside her. | know it's askin q
big favor Of you, but
"Oh. I'm perfectly willing to accom-
MEDIATE you" interrupted the traveller,
"but you must promise to abide the con-
sequences"
"HowY'
"Why, If she seems to take to me You
mustn't get mad and raise . row. / am
only trying to accommodate yoS, you
know"
"D'ye think she'll take to your"
"Why. can't say. She's sitting In a
seat alone. I'll take my grip and walk
into the car and sit right down beside
her."
"Yes."
"Then I'll speak about tho weather
the scenery-ask where she is going, and
30 on, and the chances are that in about
ten minutes We'll be talking away like
two old friends"
"Humph! It took me three months
afore dared ask il her ma was well~
"Thsn I'll gradually lead mp to the
subject Of my being . widower," con
tinued the traveller. "lll remark how
lonely am, and how I'm thinking Of
marrying again, and how my second wife
viii have . sealskin sack, diamond ear
rings and horse and carriage. n Won
come in and find me holding her hand
you mustn't ny mad and pitch into me. /"
"Goin to talk sealskin sack to her, ehg"
"Yea."
"And diamond earringsr
"Yes."
"And tell her shs can have regular
Brussels carpet, stuffed chairs and a
hired galy'
Certainly"
"You wait miuit~
He got mp and left the car. Just then
the whistle blew for . station and the
train soon stopped. The traveller looked
out Of the window and saw the Young
man and his girl getting OF with ss
much slacrity a. IL there had been q col.
lision expected He put out his head
and called:
This isn't Medina: what ere you rpt.
ting OF here fory'
IL know il haint Medina, replied the
young man - he came forward a few
steps, "but We viii stop OF hare and take
the nsxt train"
But thought you vented ne 10 do
yeu favor"
II do. You 5sst keep right on that
train and git out Of the state Of Ohio a
soon "a ever you can and il ever setch
you within 6sty miles u my house after
I'm married I'll thump ysu ell over the
county,. Quad in New Yori Even
to~ X ala