Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-10-31
CORRIDOR TALK,

at Is mighty queer 10 me- remarked
Mr.. Shrarcr. Texas representative of the
Midland Coffee and Spice Company of
ST. Joseph Mo-, "why ST. Joseph whole
sale merchants do not mako Efforts 10
get "a riuU OF this Southwestern tr'le.
"lt Ia said that ST. Joseph does more
wholesulng than do klnsIs tily ana
Omaha cnmbi1cd but The amount size
sells down here is not iudicltY" Of such
facts, | suppose, though, that the NM
jurity Of the 81. Joseph wholesale iet-
chants must feel as our manager cypress
ed himself 10 me when suggested coming
To Texas. lie thought that IL WIS n poor
territory and the chances for losses were
Nov, however, he thinks very diff
fcrrntly: " more thau pleased with Our
Texas trade. There Is 10 reason why he
shouldn't be, though, as ! place more
goods In Texas than any two men do IN
their respective territories.
II believe. though that The lack of con-
fdence on the part OF ST. Joseph whole
snlers In tho Southwestern territory is
becomiug restored, and ! predict that
their representatives will soon BE- making
Themselves acquainted with your mer-
chnnts,'
81 went snpe hunting once" said
gentleman at We Arlington last night
"a friend aud mysclf took fellow
whom We had billed 10 be- the bag hold
er. We didn't kruw The fellow very
we'll; had only met him about thr motel,
Init being somewhat yerdant looking,
albeit gcntec enough, We determined
TO have a li4Io fun ont VI him Wei,
Ne got the sack, large. ruOmy one, in-
tending that it hould S'iyc aa cover,
should no be- laid out all night We also
o. sts,I ffs...ss
horses, hitrhcd 20 a two-se1fcd carriage
We started and On route our supposed
victim was very enthusiastic, especially
SO when ne learned ihat ne. as our guest.
should he given the honorable distinction
OF holding the bag. 50 simple and en-
thusastic did our sucker appear mat
both Of Us, though We laughed, really
piled him; aud had oar "trip been Of
little longer duration, ! doubt not we
should nave auccumhed 20 our con
sciences and given up HE huin. But we
soon reached our Destinations end. and
Sliding our scruples, We left the buggy
After leaving the vehicle we made 4
foot "trip Of about half mile, uur Vie
dim. all the iimo chatiering IN childish
rlce. When we reached o dense Place 100
abe woods we fixed the sack for him and
left For fear Of ar0usine bis suspicious
We left IN an opposite direction fgom tho
buggy, making a dctnnr Of more than
miic. Wei. 20 leave on particulars
when wc returned 10 where We had lea
the buggy no buggy was 20 be- seen.
But eyen then We did not suspect the
true state OF affairs Thinking that POS
slhly She horses had broken loose. we
went 90 where we had left the sucker.'
aud 10, be too was gonel Thea We saw
NJ once that we. NOT he, were the Vie
tins. 50. feeling chaeru6i. Of course.
We footed it back 90 town. resolving 20
eneak 90 onr homes without being fpan.
We did and we didu'l hunt she mcsor
NJ, either. But late the ueyt afternoon
tho nnn friui Hhou We hirrt The team
cailcl on me and wanted 10 know what
ne thunder we had done wiih his horses.
This somewhat puzzled me. fur ! SUP
posed. " course. that our 'suckes' had
returned the team the same ulght Wei.
he hadn't My friend and ! then hesah
20 comprehend that We were sucl.ers'
iudaed. We staIded officers after the
lnau and In ndghboring town they
iound the team and buggy oar vicum'
having sold them for 500 u cost Ns
S1o each for ihai snlpe hunt. We az
terward learued fbni the fellow was
npier~ns h0res thief who made tp'-
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