The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-05-19
MANY MEN OF ONE MIND.
Possibly You May Have Observed Thii
Peculiarly Yourself.

Possibly You May Have Observed This
Popularity Yourself
"Do you know" said the drummer to
the other man in the smoker, that I've
learned something latcly?"
Well" was the encouraging re-
sponse, they say we are never too old
to learn, and you are not more than
hundred. / should say. But what have
you learned?'
Eve learned to stop saying that
while travelling around to sell goods
may be n disagrcca ble calling i'm some
respects. there's nothing like it for the
study of human nature"
Isn't it thcn?"
81 always thought so until now"
'And why not now?
"Well, because whether it is or not,
I'm n Jack for saving so. Last week,
for instance, was on n street-car, and
as usual had talk with the conductor.
Its tough business, said he, but
there's nothing like it for the study of
human nature
81 didn't think about what he had
said and later went out on fhe front
i platform.
Pretty bad driving to-nightT said
| / to the driver.
| eyes said he, it's mean job, but
| | have fine chance to study human
nature
''Then / thought what the conductor
had said, and soon after ! left the car
| and ran into a policeman having all he
could do to make peace in family
row. waited until he had accom-
plished it, and l engaged him in a talk.
| "'Not a nice thing always to be a
policeman. is it?' I asked after awhile.
Ono he replied, but there's moth
ing like IL to study human nature
| After that 1 went to restaurant
and as the theaters were just empty
ing the walters were busy. sat down
and in the course of time had man
wait on me.
"'A writer's lot is not a happy one,
I said to him rs he flew around.
"'Not always, SIR he responded,
but there's n great chance to study
human nature here
by this time began to devote seri-
ous thought to the matter and il was
midnight and more when reached the
hotel.
"The night clerk smiled when he
saw me and looked at the clock.
"It's all right said, 81 get to bed
before you do, anyway.
q" That's what all the late ones say,
he answered.
"'By the way said for The sake o
experiment. this all-night job isn't a
snap. is it?'
Not hardly he admitted, but
have such opportunities to study hu
man nature that rather like it.
81 knew that he would say that, and
i went on up to my room and went tc
y sleep. The next day 1 followed the
4 80 alipe and I discovered that my
y len.s my barber, the boot
1ssboy, the man at the
4 2qy, the. cab driver
man, q b1nkefz u 7ruit-stand
man and evcrybody] 6sd chance
70 mention the subject 70 found tha,
his line afforded great opportunitie.
for the study of human nature. Yor
noticed me talking to the porter oi
: this car few minutes ago didn't YOUR
The other man nodded.
''IIe said the same thing" continued
the drummer, ''and believe him. II
fact I believe all of them. and 1 be
lieve my calling is as good for that a
anybody else's, but you can bet you
; yearly profits that I'm never going t.
. work the chestnut off on any other liv
, ing man again"
'T'm DOCTOR" said thes other man
{ ''and-"
Don't mention it," interrupted tn,
c drummer. I've always intended t.
Q be doctor, simply for the opportuni
ties it presents for the study of human
/. nature" and he went down into hi
gripsaclS and brought out a bottle an,
even that developed the human natur
in both the occupants of the smoker.
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