Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-11-10
HE waa-Eo A FAVOR.
But When He Found the Man Ont n
Wilted.

nut wien ne round the Man Ont Ha
wiIted
A traveller for New York dry poods
house vas in the smoking car of a train
on an Ohio railroad when a horny hand.
ed young fellow came in for a SMOKE
and sal down beside him. The yonno
man felt and looked happy, and pretty
soon he remarked:
81 heard some' one saving Won WAS
from New York"
Eyes"
Drummer, amt your"
"Yes."
bin around good deal, 'spose?.
"Well, I've been travelling for fifteen
years.
''Shoo! You must have seen a bean
Say, I've got a sort of favor to ask Of
you"
"Well?''
''I'm engaged to gal in the next car
I'm goin with her down to Medina.
She's the all firedest purtiest gal in four
counties, and / know she loves me.
but
"Bu5 WHAT"
lyon know Teller is allus sort o. nm
easy about his gal till he marries her.
one purtendS that she wouldn't even
look at the president of the United
States if he was single man, but 1
dunno. You can't be sure of these
women"
mo, you can't"
MAY be purtendin to love you like a
mouse afre, 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 al right, but I'd like to know lest
how she'd act if you went in and sat
down beside her. l know it's askin a
big favor of you, butt
''Oh, I'm perfectly willing to accom-
MEDIATE you," interrupted the traveller,
"but You must promise to abide the con-
sequences"
How
why, if she seems to take to me Won
mustn't get mad and raise row. l am
only trying to accommodate you, you
know
Dye 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 the weather.
the scenery-ask where she is going. and
so on, and the chances are that in about
ten minutes We'll be talking away like
two old friends"
''Hunph! 1t took me three months
afore l dared ask if her ma was well.n
Then I'll gradually lead up to the
subject of my being widower," con
tinued the traveller. "Ill remark how
lonely 1 am, and how Tn thinking of
marrying again, and how my second wife
will have sealskin sack, diamond ear
rings and horse and carriage. If YOU
come in and find me holding her hand
you mustn't fly mad and pitch into me. :"
''Goin to talk sealskin sack to her. eh:"
Yes"
''And diamond earrings
yes
And tell her she can have regular
Brussels carpet, stuffed chairs and 4
hired eal?''
Ger rainly."
''Ycu wait minit!'
He G 1t up and left the car. Just then
the VIII istle blew for station and the
train soon stopped. The traveller looked
out of the window and saw the Young
man and his girl getting off with as
much slacrity as if there had been a col
hsion expected. He put out his head
and called:
This isn't Medina; what are you get
ting of here for?"
Il know it hain't Medina" replied the
young man as he came forward a few
steps, but we will stop off here and take
the next train
But l thought you wanted me to do
you favor"
Il do. You jest keep right on that
train and git out of the state of Ohio as
soon as ever you can, and if ever ketch
you within fifty miles of my house after
I'm married I'll thump YOU all over the
county M. Quad in New York Even
inP World.