St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-07-28

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} sBgy,s nsw.s 1s1nps .tllls yna some
thing" said the drummer who'd been
)oooling IN his pocket dictionary fol
tAe hst ten minutes to find ths word
''respirstory," over which there was
dispute. .stsszsg
Everybody was willing he should tell
all he knew. and he closed the book
and continued:
1T was simply . coincidence. In
other words, resemble Chicago man
30 ciuseiy TINT the young woman made
. mistake"
'And precipitated herself and vel.
coined you home, Of course" growled
the old man with the Queen Ann chin.
mot that evening. old man! She
wss . young woman who WAS looking
to precipitate . row, and may add
that she was successful Don't all
speak at once, but I'm the unknown
man who got horsewhipped on State
street. Chicago, in July. 1882. II may
have slipped your memory, but ]
haven't forgotten any of the particu-
lars yeti asa, 81
'Horsexhipped by young woman.
eh?" queried the metallic paint agent
IS he put on knowing look.
Say. now, femme tell You how IL
was. 1t was one on me. of course. but
il all came about through my being %
Aylishi and good-looking, you know.
Cashier of hank made love to . beau
tiful girl and won her heart. He.
father failed in biz and the cashier
threw her over. Her love turned to
hate and she yearned for revenge. She
heard he was shining mp to another girl,
and she determined to take him down
. peg or two. The evening arrived in
Chicago was the date she had set for
the little affair. put up ut the IRE
mont, and after supper took a walk"
''This heart-brol<en, revengcful girl
expected to find the recreant cashier
with lady, of course" cackled the
paint man.
''O course, and was with lady
my wife, you know. Yes, my wife
used to travel with me then. We were
taking little stroll and the street was
pretty clear of pedestrians, when \
young woman overlook M. I hadn't
caught sight of her yet when she out
with . rawhide and began to dust my
jacket. don't deny that it was real
surprise party. WAS once picked up
by Texas steer, but the surprise
wasn't equal to this occasion"
Ibid she say anything?' asked the
man with the Queen Anne chin.
Say, now. femme tell you that she
did. She had IN exclamation for every
cut. She called me .heartless villain.
. 'perfidious wretch and dozen other
things which didn't hit my character
and conduct, and that rawhide kept
after me like q swarm Of humble bees
chasing . farmers hired man. l got
one lick on the neck which lasted over
a month. Oh! she meant business, she
did,
''And the lady with your
''The lady with me! Say, now. femme
tell You that my wife ran into door
way and yelled MURDER and that's
what brought the police to my rescue.
was that surprised couldn't even
boiler. Just about the time . cop
grabbed the girl she discovered that
she had made . great mistake, and she
felt SO cut mp about it that really pit
led her. OF course had to accept her
apologies, and say it was all right, but
couldn't keep my feet still while do
ing it." -it ~
"And, of course. your wife accepted
her apologies" queried the glue fac
tory drummer, who had been holding
his breath.
: Say, now. femme tell you that she
didn'tr'' replied the victim. That's
where such mistakes do a power o.
harm. 1t was all perfectly proper and
Is straight rs . string. and yet my wife
wouldn't speak to me for month. and
is holding the coincidence over my
head yet"
DO we understand. - said the paint
man. after two minutes of silence, do
we understand that the mistaken
young woman also apologized to your
wife?, t
.".Say, now. femme tell you some
thing" petulantly exclaimed the CO
incidence chap rs he got up to leave
the smoker. A
IAN right. 60 ahead.
1T has just occurred to me that she
didn't apologize, but I'm not going to
raise any row about it. and II you fell
lers think yourselves 50 swfully smart
just go ahead and swap lies and get OF
stale jokes. and pat each other on the
beck for Smart Alexis! Say. now.
femme tell I've got through, and the
whole gang Of you can go to grass and
nibble for fodder.>'-Detroit Free Press.