Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-06-05
c.einnati 7Tn,ss-S 'Gr.

Gacinndti 7Inlss-SGr.
.,...,.r Y .itlug adventure occurred
A' Va. -" said Massachusetts
N.- lin the midst of circle OF COM
.-,velerS i'm this city the other
..It was in the days when the
Virginia made every drummer
So. ,seof 500. l had no license
propose TO get one. AT Norfolk
2 --.bad am old customer. He had
,,3.red by mail. and went TO
sr.t visit TO him. | sold him
--5ware. and just as was jOt-
II t,vr the order he asked TO see my
r.,tas laughed at him I saw
Dor r9 and go out. Then saw
... scheme. The man who
f.rm upon q drummer got half
..rs.. q clear profit of $50. Did
..at mau2 l did. ! gave him
...r of that kind OF Southern
Then got up aud left. Half
-.s trre. on the other side OF the
'-- r..w the clerk returning with
..,. They saw me, reversed and
.r.-, the street diagOnally. l
-as officer ran, but reached
.-.- first and banged up into my
.t.~.. 0cEcd the door. But the
,-t not Try 20 enter the hotel.
.'....s r.y CASTLE Besides, only two
t.f.-e the porter of the hotel and
.-.--..for had thrown him bodily
-. 6s Inc Office for trying to make an
--... AN -fe premises. For two days
...... s prisoner in that hotel. Two
.o. s-s Guarded the 7entranceS. But
$3.50. ,a,o.e did everything for me.
nv .., my luggage away so that
.... time came ] could skip uuin-
..,5.-ad A, last one of the officers
f. slipped out into hack and was
...- -1 ,ae ferry. The officer came
r.~ rr, be- missed that ferry and 50 l
.avav. But for that man who be-
-,rai me / have nothing TO say that is
we're enough.
81 had TWO such adventures, " spoke
VA Cincinnati drummer. lone was at
noaa. Pa, where they used TO have a
rmers' license of s. per day or >
,.- week. A street car conductor whom
had questioned in regard 20 the local
.g of certain mill gave me away in
n hopes Of earning half my fine. They
.ht me and the officer got in the car
ride back. He paid no fare, and the
iact0r. or driver rather, kept ring
bis bell for me to drop my nickel in
be box. l paid no attention. Finally
spoke to me. Oh said l, Il am
-ye.n- as the guest of this party
,'r-inr 20 the officer. He had TO pay
.s cents for me, much TO his disgust.
The other time was at Cum berland,
hi As the officer came up the front
N,l.r, slid down the back ones, assist
ID NJ course by my customer. The
ho,eI there is owned by the railroad
feop.e. the b < o., and they saw that
/ cot ou board the ears all right. While
H.. officers were catching the train |
81 y2ed 0u, and was driven up the track
half mile toa switch, whore the train
stopped and picked me up.
But tbe TIP. A. Travellers Protec-
Sc Association nas stopped all that,
9TH another OF the circle, land for
10 II for nothing else IL deserves our
ltruGe. 10 made test cases wherever
.u,es We're required and fought and
Toc 'aem an. So
Be-. aye been on the road for years
d man with a gray muStache who
I,'erei as from New York, land l
sr had but one adventure that
ua,od ,omuch. That wa Wheel
Z, was one Sunday afternoon aud
SIS sitting ia my room writing when
door suddenly opened and cham
ml.i came in. she locked the door
elt the key in her pocket. Now,
aid. won't you buy some tickets
|rlulle of for my brother who was
r while rallroadiug' told her |
-,et no rattle tickets. Then, she
,, oo. III scream. All right,
rrr. said l."
Dd she?" asked an interested audi
/ $50. uach-I said TO her that if she
,o backmail me in that manner
-.yer .et up until 1 had seen her
,,aei Her nerve gave out then,
-tsa broke out crying, begging me
ugzpo>e her"
4 'A.i DID you?" asked the same man
-i made the previous inquiry.
Il N~
Il @tI to heaven you had, =" he eiacu-
that same chambermaid in
ia me up for $40 on that
.suail scheme
Il '.- here was a silence, broken
4 Che mutual agreement the l
4 .re anything of that Kind hap
4 expoSe it for the benefit of the
4 F" and by talk turned on some queer
4 and a drummer, who travels for
a 'le biz Cincinnati harness houses,
rec
i '-el are an uuSophiSticated folk in
i parts Of Louisiana. Two years ago
1 Down there aud sold a big bill of
'o q man clear back on one OF
4 t'lS. When | got home / found
1 So pulling over dispatch Just /
4 l from the man and which asked .
4 ' dozen more ShawlS like the
| "--, does he mean?' asked the 7.
aeper.
1 '.e>> be- means busters said l;
/ .--m any way And do you know /.
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