The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-09-01
VERY HARD TO FIND.
An Enthusiastic Man From Cleveland Runs
Against a Man From Buffalo.

A tall, solidly built man, wearing a
.hecked suit of clothes, a wide brimmed
straw hat and a look Of serene content
stood leaning against the desk in the lobby
" an up town hotel.
After time he began TO talk to the clerk.
He had loud, rasping voice, and what he
said could be heard all over thAlobby. I'm
from Cleveland" he rasped, Cleveland,
/ Ohio, the city that is knocking the spots
or of Buffalo. Greatest city in this coun-
Try, with more natural and artificial advan-
Iages than any other town in this country.
| Cleyelandn--
s"Excuse me" broke in little man with
\ percale shirt and a red band around his
hat, what place did you say you're froml"
Cleveland, 4" replied the solidly built man,
turning to the little man-"Cleveland,
! Ohio, the loveliest and the best place in
the United States"
"Clevelaudi" unused the little man.
"Cleyelandi Some little place named after
the president, don't doubt"
Named after the PRESIDENT" snorted tho
Eolidly built man. mot on your natural
existence. Was there before the president
got through wearing short clothes. Win be
there after he's been dead million years
Greatest town in This country"
Strange" unused the little man again,
"that never heard Of it! Name seems kind
Of familiar too"
"Sayp gaspcd the other, "do you mean
10 stand there and sly that you never heard
Of the biggest city in Ohio, the city named
Cleveland, capital Of Cuyahoga county and
the most prosperous place Of its size on the
footstoolw
Cant recall 1t now, and I've had pretty
good education in geography too"
why, man, it's only $50 miles from
here"
law, come OFF, said the little man, scorn-
fully. you can't make such bluffs as that
around here Any Of you gentlemen ever
heard Of n place called Cleveland, O.w he
asked, turning to little crowd Of bystand-
ers
Everybody looked serious, and each man
said that he knew Of no such metropolis as
that referred to by the soidly built man.
BY this time the Cleveland man was hop
ping about in a frenzy. why" ne shout
ed, you blamed Buffalo men let your in
fernal prejudice against our city go so far
that you forget IL is the proper thing TO tell
the truth"
Huh" said the little man, ''you make
MS tired Coming around here and making
bluffs about town called Cleveland.
There's no such place on the map"
whats that" gasped the solidly
built man. mo such place as Cleveland
on the map' I'll just bet a million cold
dollars that Cleyeland's on every map that
can be produced in the city of Buffalo Not
on the map Why, you people are simply
doddering idiots"
The little man laughed in an irritating
manner. Say" he said, 'Tll tell you what
I'll do I'll just bet you SIS that Cleve-
land amt on the map"
The solidly built man Owed down In his
pocket and pulled out wad Of bills. He
peeled of two tens and five and laid them
down on the counter. The little man GOV
cred the deposit.
Now shouted the solidly built man.
prancing about like a bowling deryish,
produce your map! Bring on your mapi
Show it to mel III make you think Cleye-
land amt on the map I'll just about
swipe that S25! Fetch on your mapw
The little man pulled a map out OF his
pocket and spread # down on the desk.
Find Cleveland, he said simply.
The solidly built man looked al it for a
minute and then blurted out: why, you
little reprobate, this is a map OF
Africai OF course Cleveland amt on it,"
well" said the little man as hescooped
In the money, you didn't specify what
map you meant, did yOuF
And the solidly built man had TO &C
knowledge that he didn't. Buffalo Elk
press.