Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-05-21
THAT CITY CHAP.
The Story of a Country Girl and a
Dude.

The train on the "Mouop" route was
flying %lcrrily through Indiana, and l
had just got myself comfortably cuddled
down in a seat in the smoker, and was
congratulating myself on my good luck
in getting a whole seat to myself, when
we pulled up at a little station, stopped
half a minute, and We're away again.
| scarcely glanced ont of the window
and went on reading, The train had
not got fairly under way before MY
dream of comfort ended. \ passenger
had boarded the train at the little sta
lion, and in his search for a seat had
sspicd my seat, which was plainly ap-
parent.
The newcomer stalked up the aisle
with the unstcadiness that is character
istic Of the inexperienced traveller, and
as he came-opposite me, stopped, For
n instant he hesitatcd and looked in,
suiringly at me, but | vas too good a
traveller to be polite, knowing that the
offer OF a seat would at once brand me
IS from the country, and unaccuS'omcd
% the ways Of the travelling public.
The hesitation of the stranger was
but momentary, and my lack of what
In distant ages, was called common
courtesy did not have the effect that it
usually does, for he very calmly pro.
cceded to stow my small belongings in
the rack overhead and my grip" on
the floor. This accomplished, he sat
down, after carefully pulling up the
legs Of his shiny, black and ancientlv-
fashioned pantaloons, 10 bead Off bag
glng at the knee.
BY this time | had resolved 10 ignore
my new travelling companion. and hy
so doing, show him that | resented bis
e~ncroachmcnt of my sacred right to a
whole seat, if every other person in tie
car stood all the way 10 Chicago. Again
| counted too much on my power to an
initiate the native OF Indiana with a
look, for, after glanclng around the car
and looking me carefully over, he said:
Purity bad weather"
As this was an in1isputable state
nnent, | maintained an asserting ST.
lence. turning over q page of my book
with a distinctive insolencc that | had
noticed in a former fellow traveller. and
had acquired by much patient practice
in the sacred privacy of my room. Pres
emily my would-be friend made another
essay at conversation.
BE you goin' fur?"
The proper thing for me to have done
at this iuncture, according to the un-
written law of American travellers.
would have been for me to give the
qucstioncr a sweeping glance and then
resume reading; but | was not har.
dened to the point of this and | surren-
dered ignominiously by answering: TO
Chicago
NH. Ever travel muCh?"
Not extensively. ! replied. "Ihavc
only been aroundand across the United
States a few times"
WAL, he drawlcd. I've Travelled
a good deal in my time. I've been to
lnjunaplis an up the canawl to Wayne
when ! was a boy. an after ! growed
up | went around a good deal an fire.
kently was away from home for a
week an my folks hadn't no idee where
! was. | was a purity bad sort If q boy
in my younger days, an there wasn't a
hoedown or shindig in ten miles that |
didn't go to. was allus cuttin' around
the gals an all the warnin's of the old
folks didn't do no good whatever.
lest took my pick OF the flock an the
Did folks could whistle. Girls is funny
critters, To- amt they?"
While my companion had been talk.
ihg | occupied the tile in Sizing him
up" He had on 4 suit1of ~broadcloth of
astyle in vogue twenty years ago: his
boots were of calfskin, square-tocd and
carefully patched. He wore an old
fashioned high collar and his tic was
made OF a square yard of black silk.
His face was clean shaven and SHINING
from the application of soap, lie had
a pleasant smile which wrinkled his
face into lcathery ridges which extend
ed away from his mouth like waves in
a stagnant pond. Seeing he was bent
on talking, concluded to humor him.
Yes said, girls are sometimes
peculiar in their likes and dislikes.
o | suppose you're married Your
sclf?'
"Of course he answered. ignoring
the Inference that might have occurred
TO a more suspicious nature, IAN ! no.
tice my W gals is just as queer as
their mother was at their age"
Any Of them married?" | quericd,
One on en- he answered, AN she
picked on the allfredest man you ever
tot eyes on, too"
I'm what respect?" ! asked.
why he's the durndest dude you
ever came across in all your born DAYS"
That's too bad said |, sympatheti-
cally,
wal, | dunno" was the answer.
as II he did not entirely agree with me.
there's different kinds O. dudes"
ION, yes assented, "I've noticed
."a' so'pe OF them were really human,
but not many
TN tell you how it was" said the
old man. along jest after clover har.
vest last summer this young dude came
along on one O. them are bicycles. an
he happened to git to our house les,
Defore a big rain that turned the dust
IN the road into the very wust kind o.
Stop, an he wanted to stay over night.
he was a sight to sec. an | told him
nc could stay lie was a lcetle snip of
q teller an he had on knee pants an
cloth shoes an the durndest most use.
less cap you ever did see. lie told me
ne . come out from Chicago on ac.
count OF his health, an ! believed him.
ior Ne was ookin' awful pinted, an
"as ~ pale as a ghost. His hair was
- curly as a girls an his hands want
no digger than our Kittie's. He seemed