The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1891-06-19
NUMBER II.

upon MS plaIe. Alter Clnnor was
over turned to my new found
friend and thanked him for his
timely services.
"'Ain't you going to pay me "
he asked, when told him hs
could 90.
"'Pay you? Didn't you eat
your fill"
"'Yes, but that won't do. Here
I've been working like a nigger
for two hours. Ny rates are dol.
lar an hour. Give me $l.75 and
call it square,
A drummer, from Baltimore
took the floor. "Last week." he
began, 81 stopped off at Sharps-
burg, Va, TO see a customer. II
any of you gentlemen have ever
stopped at the - House at that
place he can bear me out that for
miserable accommodations and
worse fare it hasn't its eqnal in
America. | ordered for breakfast
fried eggs and various other dishes.
When The waitress served me
fell 10 with vim, for was half
famished. lried to stick my fork
into Tie steak 1t was like rubber,
and he fork made not the slight
est impression upon. Disguised,
pushed it from me.
care you superstitionsG" ?" asked
the waitress.
"'No; why T.
Because you are the thirteenth
person who has had that steak set
before him, and not one OF them
would eat il. The boss won't
have another steak fried till that
one is eaien.'
Thirteen has been an unlucky
number for me-" announced It
cloak drummer, sadly. 81 was Il
thirteenth child, and have always
played in hard luck. When I
was thirteen years old | had ty-
phoid fever. Later in life l was
run over by street car No. 13.
In school was for long number
thirteen in class that counted IL
pupils; so naturally began to re-
gard thirteen with i'll will. Well,
gentlemen 1t proved to be particu.
larly unlucky when | began to
travel on the road. | once called
OH party in Omaha, and after
much persuasion managed to sell
him a bill of goods. l was elated.
When l counted it up / found to-
my surprise that it amounted to
1,113. To make matters worse, it
was thirteenth day of the month.
Such an ominOus combination of
thirteens bOded no good. | con-
cluded that The party would fail
and counseled my firm not 10 ship
the order."
did the party fail p asked the
drmmer in suspense.
"No, that's just The unlucky part
Of it. He is as good as gold to-
day, and throws me out OF doors
whenever l approach him for an
order. | tell you thirteen is a bad
lumber.
"Gentlenmen," began a thin, ca.
laverous looking individual who
lad hitherto listened in silence.
Believe it or not, thirteen is an
number. Look at me;
Ioie my hollow cheek and sunken
ye. They are caused by sitting
hirteen al table"
The greatest interest was at
nee manifested by the listeners.
Tell us all about it, they cried
reathlessly.
"You see it is This way-I live in
boarding house in Philadelphia.
here are just thirteen Mt the ia
lie, and there is hardly food
nough for ten. | am growing
hlnner every day, and if it lasts
nuch longer shall die"
"Why don't you change your
'oarding house I" asked The cloak.
RUNNER.
81 can't; my wife is proprietorn
nd the man blinked dismally ac
he hall opposite.
Suddenly the clothing drummer
egan counting the number Of per-
ons in the smoking room.
"Great heavens I" he cried, "we
re just thirteen"
There was a wild rush for the
oor, ane moment later the COM
artment for smoking was as de-
erted as a store that doesn't be-