St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-04-02

ne Aas Who Jsse slippsa 1nto Tewu
Quietly.
He backed into .. doorway on Broad.
way, near ChambsEs street. and
snapped his fingers Ut . newsboy, and
said:
''Bub. I may want TO buy you out q
I may not want . single paper. That
depends on whether there's . certain
article In or not Til have 70 look 'em
over to SEC"
"Isit about the spealsership?" querisd
the lad
"No"
"Abo.t Loppy being elestroeutedr'
About the Injuns breakin' loose
sgin?"
NO Look here. sonny. I'm q
stranger in town just slipped In here
quietly last night without . word to
anybody. That's my way. Because
happen to be mayor Of my town and q
prominent politician and al that ]
don't 60 footing my horn t. let the
whole country know it."
"Whe~! Then you are . big gun.
chr
''Well. reasonably yso-reasouably 30. =
"And the reporters who spook around
the hotels saw your name. Of course,
and Of course there's something in the
papers. tumble. mister. know just
what you are looking fur. It'll Be right
on the frst page, and there'n b three
big black heads on It"
"Perhaps 50. though don't care for
those thiugA That's the reason just
slipped in quietly. dontsee anything
In this paper. however"
'.Meb5e it didn't get on 10 you until
too late. consolingly replied the boy.
'Ahem! Maybe not Don't seem to
Be anything in this either. Don't even
give my name In the list Of hotel arri-
walls"
TRY this one." said the boy. q he
handed out third. ''Owing to press
Of other matter it might have been
crowded out you know"
"YeA I know. 1t isn't that expect
ed anything OF the kind. you soc. but II
anything has been written mp might
- well read IL don't see anything
here. however,"
swell it will certainly be in this"
said the boy. Is hs handed out his last
paper. They arc allus on the watch
fur big guns who come 20 New York,
and they write 'em up mighty slick"
"H'm! HIM! got in ON the late train
and left orders with the clerk that I
must MT be disturbed, and I can't
reasonably expect any extended notice
In fact"
'Hev re hit it?' asked the boy.
mo, L is a murder. I guess there
aothing IN about me- You zee. under
the circ amstauces. there couldn't be- I
didn't expect there was. but being - IL
might possibly happen Thought it
would 10 no harm to look. My way l.
70 slip In quietly without any noise"
''Sure you are mayor Of . town."
queried the boy. a he stood OF and
looked 1t him.
'Uh. yes"
"And q prominent Politician"
"Yea"
.And . big gun around where you
iive?"
p II am called So"
SWELL by gum, but I can't under
stand il! What . chance therc'd bin
fur scmc reporter to scoop the town!
Sav, that's the second time I've seen
our. enterprisin' New York press git
left this winter. Right down here on
street there was . calf with
fvo legs and two heads In . cage all
ilsy long, ami do you know that not q
single one OF the papers had . word
about II! The calf just slipped in quiet
y, you know. and didn't want to be
noticed. you see; but he Thought"
But the big gun settled his hat On his
head. got fresh grip on his cane and
walked stifdy away. The boy looked
after him until he was'lost in the crowd,
md then chuckled 70 himself:
''Please call at tho countin'-room fur
our advertisiu' rates. All cuts aud dis
play lines charged extra!-M. Quad.
in New York World