Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-07-08
JOKE AGAINST JOKE.
An Incident of n Dry-GoOdS Merchants
Farewell of the Road.

An Incident of n Dry-GoOds Merchants
Farewell OF the Road.
"Just before left the road for good
and all" said dry-goods merchant In
the merchants club recently, 81 had
one comical experience thatI shall never
forget.
''There were several of us travelling
together" he continued. "We had been
sl1ylarking all along the road, playing
of pranks on one another and having Q
pretty good time generally. 1t was to
be my farewell trip and the boys made
Il dead set at me for that reason. After
awhile the novelty wore away and Life
became burdensome.
Il tried to call a halt, but it was no
go. One fellow, finding that was an
noyed, persisted in bis attempts to put
up games upon me, and he succeeded
pretty we'll
81 said nothing for awhile, but re-
solved to get even, if II took me the ball
Rnce of my life.
1.-The boys separated at New Or
leans" added the speaker. "Some Of
them were booked for Texas, while
and my practical joking friend con-
tinued up the Mississippi valley. We
reached Memphis early one morning by
the Jackson route. We were driven inn
mediately to the old Peabody house.
II had stopped there half a hundred
times before and had struck up q great
friendship with Wiley, the SECOND
waiter. knew the darby would do
anything in the world for me. / had
matured scheme by which proposed
TO retaliate on my torme
"We were shown to our rooms to fix
up a little for breakfast l sent for
Wiley and he came up to my room.
said to him; Wiley, | want you to
wait on me yourself while / am here,
I'll tell you the reason. know / can
rely on you. and I'll pay you well for
your trouble. am going north with
friend of mine who has recently gone
insane. He is not violent. but the doc
tors say that he ought not 20 eat too
much
"I want you to follow these ia
structions: No matter what he orders
at meals, bring him nothing but toast
and tea. If he says that he did not
order It humor him. He is 60 crazy
that you can easily convince him that
YOU have brought him what he called
for. If he grows violent just pat him
on the back of the head; that will bring
him around
'Wiley said he understood me.
gave him couple of dollars and told
him l would give him more before
left
my friend and entered the break
fast room together. Wiley had in
formed all the walters that he was to
serve a crazy man. They eyed us sus-
piciously. My friend thought it very
strange. and asked me if noticed any
thing peculiar about him. told him
that he looked rs usual, only that his
hair was little longer than he gem
orally wore it.
wiley came for the order. called
for soft boiled eggs, chops and bacon,
a cup of coffee and plate of cakes.
"'oh, bring me The same said my
companion. Hang 1t al, he added 1
never know what ! want nov. If
was home / could eat an OK
wiley caught the remark 1t coin
cided with the impression that my words
had left with him. lie left to I'LL my
order. Presently he returned, bringing
me my breakfast nicely cooked and
served. and plate of toast and cup OF
tea for my friend.
THE latter turned 10 the waiter and
said: 4 guess you've made mistake
here, ms friend. My order was the
same as this .gentleman's'
Eyes, dat's So cap'en, said the
waiter. 'Yo' order de same as de other
gem'men, and done brought it. Der't
is. Der's you eggs and der's you chops
an bacon, an der's you coffee. Dat s
right, cap'en. You breakfast is right
afore yo'.'
las he spoke the darby pointed out
articles, some real and some imaginary,
with his long, bony fingers
MY friend looked at him in amaze
ment. What do You mean, waiter, by
standing there and telling me that for?
Are you crazy?'
i done tell yo' exact truff, cap'en,
replied the waiter in his most per-
suasive manner. 'Yo' brelfuss is right
afore yo'. Same as that gem mems per-
cisely.'
(" If Won are not crazy yourself, dc
Won take me to be, or do you think I'm
blind or drunlx2 replied my companion,
holly.