The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1891-12-10
100 ACCOMMODATING.
The Drummer Threatened to Make tn
Test Entirely Too Successful.

A traveller for New York dry-goods
house was in the smoking car of train
on an Ohio railroad, when a horny
handed young farmer came In for
smoke and sat down beside him. Tho
young man felt and looked happy, and
pretty soon he remarked:
II heard some one saying you was
| from New York"
Yes"
Drummer amt you?"
eyes"
"Bin around a good deal, I s'pose?"
"Well, I've been travelling for fifteen
years"
"Shoo! You must have seen n heap
Say, I've got sort of favor to ask of
you"
"Well?"
"I'm engaged to a gal in the next
ear. I'm goin' with her down to Medi-
ma. She's the all-fircdest 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 marriea
her. She purtcnds that she wouldn't
even look Mt the president of the
| United States if he was a single man.
but dunno You can't be sure of these
| women"
"No, you can't"
MAY be purtcndin' to love you like
house afire, and yet be plannin' to
| drop you for the first bettcr-lOol<in'
Teller who comes alcng. Shes 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"
"Oh, I'm perfectly willing to accom-
MEDIATE you" interrupted the traveller,
''Dut you must promise to abide the
| consequences"
Howe
"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, can't say, she's sitting in
seat alone. I'll take my grip and walk
in the. car and sit right down beside
her" =
| yes"
"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"
"lIumph 1t took me three months
afore | dared asked if her ma was
WE'LL"
Then I'll gradually lead up to the
subject of my being a widower," con-
tinued the traveller. iii remark how
lonely | am, and how l 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
Coin to talk sealsllin sacque to her,
eh?"
yes"
"And diamond car-rings?"
yes"
"And tell her she can have regular
Brussels, stuffed chairs and hired
gal ?"
"Certainly."
You wait minnit."
He got up and left the car. Just then
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 as
much alacrity as if there had been a
collision expected He put out his head
, and called:
This isn't Medina; what are you get
ting off here for?'
Il know it hain't Medina" replied
the young man, as he came forward 2
few steps, but we will stop off here
and take the next train"
But | thought you wanted me to do
you a favor"
Il do You jest keep right on that
train and git out of the state of Ohio az
soon as ever you can, and if ever
| kctch you within fifty miles of my
| house after I'm married III thump you
all over the county"-M. Quad, in n.
| Y. World.