The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1891-08-20
HE HAD BEEN 10 PENSACOLA.


; HE HAD BEEN TO PENSACOLA
How a Drummer Turned the Laugh On
Yellow Fever Quarantine Onleer
1T il difficult for Northerncr 10 ap
preciate the terror that a rumor Of yel
low fever creates among the residents
Of the South said commercial trav'
eler recently.
The last time was South, ho con,
tinued, ~there were q few supposed
cases Of the disease in Pensacola. Fla
Il was several years ago. In order TO
protect their citizens from a visitation
Of the plague the cities Of New Orleans
aud Mobile established a severe quaran-
tine against people coming from Pensa-
cola.
Il was leaving New Orleans VITA sew
eral commercial men, among whom was
a great, big, jolly practical joker, q
typical commercial traveller, who repre-
sented Troy shirt and collar manufac-
turer. He was well en- toward middle
life.
As the Louisville and Nashville
train drew nearer TO Mobile and had
passed the only available connect
ing point with Pensacola il was boarded
by quarantine officer.
He was a thoroughbred Sontherner,
a man whom You would instinctiyely
call Colonel whether you knew ne
bore this customary Southern title or
not
He went through the cars question
ing each passenger upon where he had
come from, aud particularly if he had
been anywhere near Pensacola. Finally
he reached the Trojan traveller.
Have yon been to Pensacola? no
said.
THE Trojan halted a moment and
then said, Yes, Colonel. i won't lie
about it. have been to Pensacola.
His companions looked at him in
amazement, the Colonel jumped about |
a foot in the air, while the other pas
sengers in the car started precipitative-
ly tor the doors.
DO you know there is quarantine
against that placer continued the
Southerner.
Yes, replied the other.
Well You can't stop of at Mobile,
But ! must have business
there.
II makes no difference about your
business, continued the Colonel posi-
lively The Mobile Board Of Health
has passed resolutions quarantiuing
against Pensacola. and you'll have 10
continue on this train.
u i won't do any such thing, said
the drummer. TIM going TO get off at
Mobile. Two got an engagement with
Johnnie Strauss, and l wouldn't miss !
seeing him for good deal. he expects
me
~'I'Il tell You what it my man.
answered the quarantine officer, there's !
. party of gentlemen ON the railroad :
platform at Mobile armed with shot
gnns that viii look after you IL you get !
ST. i
But, Coloaol, said the drummer. '
seeing that the Joke had gone far
enough, it can't DO az had as that It's ?
'ome little tue since I've been to PEN 2
'acola n
How long is itf' queried the J
Colonel, who had neglected to ask that
question.
Well. replied the other, i can't
'xactly recollect the day and month. i
'crhnps Jon can assist nue.. / was ia q
he Union Navy during the war. We N
lad littlo affair at Pensacola and an
tlier one right out in Mobile Bay.t Do u
on Eccol let the date Of the Pensacola n
genk2, II yonldo. that was tho sat.
aatKaad only time 4 was ever at pensa- :.
OLD It's about twenty years ago now, Z Y
think =
A great shout went up from every Z
no ia the car The Colonel laughed as y.
ludly az the rest.
i tell you what it's, boys, he said, p
iho drinks are ON me. want Won all Y
, join me at the Battle House bar as y
bon as ever we reach Mobile. "a
Then turning to the Trojan he add n
d III refresh your memory little u
bout those affairs at Pensacola and Mo- .
lie Bay. was there myself. "--NeU 2
'ork Herald. q