Telegram-herald., 1891-11-12
he WANTED 4 FAvOA
But When ne Found the Man Out He
Wiltod.


A traveller for . New York dry goods
house was in the smoking car OF train
on an Ohio railroad when = horny hand
Ell young fellow came in for smoke
and sat down beside him. Tho young
man felt and looked happy. and pretty
soon he remarked:
~ heard some ono saying you was
from New York"
"Yes."
Drummer. amt your"
"Yes."
"Bin around . good deal. Ispose?"
"Well, iva been travelling for fifteen
years"
''Shoo! You must have seen . heap.
Say. I've got 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
"But WHAT"
"You know feller Is allus sort o. un.
easy about his gal till he narries her.
She purtends that she wouldn't even
look at the president of the United
STAGES if he was a single man, but r
dunno. You can't be sure Of these
women" X
"No, you can't"
"Msy be purtendin to love you like q
house afire, and yet be plannin to drop
you for the first better looking feller 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. but I'd like to know Jest
how she'd act If you went in and sat
down beside her. know it's askin .
big favor Of you, but
"Oh. I'm perfectly willing to accom-
modate you." interrupted the traveller.
"but you must promise to abide the con-
sequences"
"How?"
"Why. il she seems to take to mo you
mustn't get mad and raise q row. ] am
only trying to accommodate yox. you
know"
"D'ye think she'll tako 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 Til speak about the weather.
the scenery-ask where she is going, and
30 on, and tho chances are that in about
ten minutes we'll be talking away like
two old friends"
"Humphi Il took me three months
afore dared ask II her ma WAS well!'
"Then I'll gradually lead up to the
subject OF my Dcing o widower." con.
tinued the traveller. "Tll remark how
lonely I am, and how I'm thinking Of
marrying again, and how my second wife
will have q sealskin sack, diamond ear
rings and o horse and carriage. II you
come in and fnd me holding her hand
you mustn't dy mad and pitch into me- :"
"0oin to talk sealskin sack to her, shY'
"Yes."
"And diamond earringsT
"Yes."
And tell her she can have regular
Brussels carpet, stuffed chairs and =
hired galY'
Certainly"
"Yon wait . minitr
He got up and left the car. just then
the whistle blew for . station and the
train soon stopped. The traveller hooked
out Of the window and saw the young
man and his girl getting on with ~
much alscrity a. IL there had been col
hsion expected. He put out HE hesd
and called:
This isn't Medina; what are yos get
ting of here fory'
IL know IL haint Medina. replied the
young man - he came forward . few
steps. ''but We viii stop OF here and take
the next train
But shoughs you wanted me to do
ycu favor"
II do. yon test keep right on that
train and git ont Of the state IT Ohio ~
aeon "a ever ron can. and II ever ketch
you within Efty rniies Of ny hosss after
I'm married III thump yqu al over the
csunsy. M. Quad in New Yori Evea-
irr World