Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1893-01-20
The Commercial AdOnis.

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reading a yellow book which had
been loaned him by the train boy.
He knew the train boy, and seemed
to know most of the people at the
stations. When the train stopped he
would raise the window, push out his
head aud yell at the agent or the op-
orator They would respond with
hearty surprise and joyous profanity.
1t was at Pegasus, l believe, where
the operator came out and shook
hands through the window.
Know any new stories, Macyp he
asked
Say, I've got bird, but it's too
long to tell now. I'm goin' into the
house to spend Sunday, but l make
you some time next week. How's
the fairy ?"
"She was askin' for you at the
house yesterday"
I'm givin' il to you straight
Then it was at Mount Carmel
where he learned out of the coach as
we drew up to the squatty station and
waved his hand at white-aproned
figure in a window of the Occidental
hotel across the street. She did not
seem to recognize him until the train
had started, aud then her response
was frantic. She shook pillowcase
at the retreating train and motioned
for some one to come. Just as the
view was shut off by a red elevator |
saw two capped heads hanging from
the window.
AS the second stop after that, while
the man in front was getting deep in
to the chapters of his book, a girl
with one of those fiat, masculine hats
and a feather boa came tripping
down the aisle. Her brown hair was
lifted into defiant curls, and she
chewed gum with serious vigor and
a lateral motion OF the jaw. She
caught the eye Of the travelling man,
who Immediately dropped his book
aud Strengthened up in the seat to
make room for her.
Said he: Hello, Min Which
way p
why, hod-do, Mac' Why, I'm
goin' to Frankford. How are ye,
anyway ~
"Oh, $3.50 how are you comm
on p
"Oh, all right. Y amt been to
Flory for long spell, have ye ~
That's right. Aw, | quit maxim
these whistling posts They amt no
business in my line there. An say,
that's the bummest hotel old Sanders
keeps ever see.n
That's right
"Well, should say so. Say, l had
a kick comm six months before /
quit putin up there. Say, he had
freshest lot o. dinin'-room girls ever
see. You knew Kate Mahaffy?''
"Uh-huh."
well, say, Min, honestgawd, one
day l seen her set plate o. soup
down in front OF that little feller that
sells notions out O. Terry Hut, an one
of her hairpins dropped into the
soup. He kicked like a steer and
what dye think Kate mp and says
to his nibs Wire noodles to-day,
mister; no extra charge What dye
think o. tnat. eh' Got her nerve
with her?'
That's right" responded Min,
without relapsing her busy features.
When the train stopped at Frank
ford she founced down the aisle, call
ing back, ''S'Iong, Mac; take keer
OF yourself"
Good by, Min, you do the same"
Don't get killed on the cars and
spiIe your beauty" she said to him
after she had reached the platform,
and he had again raised the window.
sHa, ha That's right laughed
Mac.
AS the conductor came along for
tickets he gravely winked at the man
in front. TIE brakeman went
through with red flag and he stop
ped to say something about a butte"
The train-boy. when he came fer bis
book, grinned exceedingly but failed
to learn her name.
As the train came to stop In the
pretentious little city at the end OF
run saw the man who had been sit
ting in front gather up two telescope
grips and join a little woman Ia
black. whom be kissed rapturously.
Great Scott r said to the friend
ly brakeman, ''he has one in every
town"
NO he replied, that's his wife"