The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-01-20
VERY HARD 10 FIND.
An Enthusiastic Man Prom Cleveland Runs
Against "a Man From Buffnlo.

Against "a Man FROM BuuitiO
A tall, solidly built man, wearing q
checked suit of clothes, a wide brfmmed
straw hat and look of serene content,
stood leaning against the desk In the lobby
Of an up town hotel.
After a time he began TO talk to the clerk
He had loud rasping voice, and what he
said could be heard all over the lobby. Pm
from Cleveland" he rasped, "Cleveland,
Ohio, the city that is knocking the spots
of OF Buffalo. Greatest city In this coun-
try with more natural and artificial advan-
tages than any other town in this country
Clevc'and"-
Excuse me, broke in a little man with
percale shirt and red band around bis
hat, what place did you say you're FROM"
Cleveland. - replied the solidly built man,
turning to the little man-"Cleveland
Ohio, the loveliest and the best place in
the United States"
"Cleveland9 unused the little man.
"ClevelandY Some little place named after
the president, don't doubt"
Named after the president" snorted the
solidly built man. Not on your natural
existence Was there before the president
got through wearing short clothes. VIII be
there after he's been dead million years.
Greatest town in this country"
Strange" unused the little man again,
that | never heard Of IL. Name seems kind
OF familiar too"
"Sayl' gasped the other "do you mean
to stand there and say that you never heard
OF the biggest city in oh 10, the city named
Cleveland, capital of Cuyahoga county and
the most prosperous place of its size on the
footstools"
Cant recall it now, and I've had pretty
good education in geography too"
why, man, it's only $50 miles from
here"
Jaw, 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 place called Cleveland, o." he
asked, turning to a 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 solidly built man.
BY this time the Cleveland man was hop
ping about in a frenzy. why" he shout
ed, you blamed Buffalo men let your in
fernal prejudice against our city go so far
that you forget it is the proper thing to tell
the TRUTH
Huh" said the little man, "you make
us tired. Coming around here and making
bluffs about a 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 million cold
dollars that Cleveland's on every map that
can be produced in the city of Buffalo Not
on the mapS Why, you people are simply
doddering idiots"
The little man laughed in an irritating
manner. Say" he said. ''I'll tell you what
I'll do. I'll just bet you S25 that Cleve-
land amt on the map"
The solidly built man dived down IN his
pocket and pulled out a wad of bills He
peeled off two tens and five and laid them
down on the counter. The little man COW
cred the deposit.
Now" shouted the solidly built man,
prancing about like a bowling dervish,
produce your mapl Bring on your mapl
Show it to mel I'll make you think Cleve-
land amt on the mapl I'll just about
swipe that s25l Fetch on your map.''
The little man pulled a map out of his
pocket and spread it down on the desk.
Find Cleveland" he said simply
The solidly built man looked at it for
minute and then blurted out: why, you
sneaking little reprobate this is a map of
Africal OF course Cleveland amt on it,"
"Well," said the little man as he scooped
in the money, you didn't specify what
map you meant, did your
And the solidly built man had to ac-
knowledge that he didn't. - Buffalo Ex-
press.