The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-12-16
TOO ACCOMMODATING.
Tho Drummer Threatened to Make
Test Entirely Too Successful.

Tho Drummer Threatened to Make tho
Test Entirely Too Successful.
A traveller for a New York dry-goods
house was in the smoking-car of a train
on an Ohio railroad. when horny
handed young farmer came in for a
smoke and sat down beside him. The
young man felt and looked happy, and
pretty soon he remarked:
Il heard some one saying you was
from New York;
eyes"
Drummer, amt you?'
eyes"
"Bin around good deal, s'pose?"
"Well, I've been travelling for fifteen
years"
Say, I've got sort of favor to ask of
you"
"Well?"
"rm engaged to gal in the next
car. I'm goin' with her down to Medi-
ma She's the all-fredest purtiest gal
in four counties, and know she loves
me, but"
But what?"
"You know teller is allus sort O.
uneasy about his gal till he marries
her. She purtends that she wouldn't
even look at the president of the
United States if he was single man.
but l dunno. You can't be sure of these
| women"
"No, YOU can't"
MAY be purtendin' to love you like
a house afire, and yet be plannin' to
drop you for the first better-lookin'
teller who comes along. She's in the
next car and I'd kinder like to try her.
I'm pretty 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
asking big favor of you, but
ooh, I'm perfectly willing to accom-
modate you," interrupted the traveller,
"Dut you must promise to abide the
consequences"
'How?"
"Why, if she seems to take to me
you mustn't get mad and raise a row.
am only trying to accommodate you,
you know"
"D'ye think she'd take to you?"
| "Why, l can't say, she's sitting In a
seat alone. I'll take my grip and walk
in the car and sit right down beside
her."
eyes"
"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"
''Humph! 1t took me three months
afore 1 dared asked if her ma was
WE'LL"
'rhen I'll gradually lead up to the
subject of my being widower," con-
tinued the traveller. 'T'll remark how
lonely l am, and how am think
ing of marrying again, and how
my second wife will have sealskin
sacque, diamond earrings and horse
and carriage. If you come in and find
me holding her hand you mustn't fly
mad and pitch into me-"
| 0OIn W thlh oCdlohIA odC4uC W ACI
eh?"
"Yes."
"And diamond ear-rings?"
| yes"
"And tell her she can have regula,
Brussels, stuffed chairs and hired
gal"
Certainly"
"Yon wait minnit."
He got up and left the car. Just Their
the whistle 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 a:
much alacrity as if there had been 8
collision expected. He put out his head
and called:
''This isn't Medina; what are you get
ting off here for?"
81 know it hain't Medina" replied
the young man, as he came forward 8
few steps, but we will stop off here
and take the next train"
But 1 thought you wanted me to d.
you favor
II do. You jest keep right on tina
train and git out of the state of Ohio a:
soon as ever you can. and if l evel
ketch you within fifty miles of m,
house after I'm married I'll thump yo,
all over the countyv'-M. Quad, in N
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