The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1895-01-18

- HHAEA ware drummer lets Ahead
CT His Rival.
An event has occurred In MICHIGAN.
hear Detroit, which appears to con-
firm the idea that courtship. as we'll
as most other things, will hereafter
be greatly facilitated BY recent in
ventions. 1t seems that there rs a
young lady residing in Detroit who
for some time has been the recipient
OF the attentions OF two young men,
ene Q professor IN tue State Uniyer-
sity at Ann Arbor and the other
travelling salesman for New York
wholesale hardware house whose
route extends through Michigan and
parts Of Canada.
One day recently the New Yorker
arrived In Detroit late in the after
noon, and, OF course, Immediately
started to make the rounds Of tho re-
tail hardware dealers, with the laud-
able purpose OF selling each q good
stock for the winter before the repre-
sentative Of any rival concern should
put in an appearance. He had hoped
to visit the object Of his affections in
the evening, but business was brisk,
and eight o'clock found him very
busy trying to induce a prominent
dealer to take six dozen axes, four
dozen grindstones, and half car load
OF wooden pals.
at this stage Of the proceedings a
younger brother OF the young lady
dropped in to get a new iackknife
and incidently mentioned that the
Ann Arbor professor was up at the
house. 1t Instantly occurred to the
progressive hardware and cutlery
drummer that the college man came
for no other purpose than to lay his
heart at the feet Of the young lady
lie adored. For q moment there was
O struggle in his heart but he speed
Iy got control OF himself and de-
cided that he could not possibly
leave the store, as the dealer
was just deciding to take the
pals.
But the thought Of giving up the
lady, who had been for months con-
stantly in his mind waking and sleep
Ing. vas iinbearable. Light suddenly
lawned on him. Handing the mer-
chant circular explaining the mer-
its OF his new double-bladed chopping
kniyes, he requested the use Of the
dealers telephone for five minutes,
stepped to 1t and rang up the GEN.
trail Office.
A moment later the telephone bell
at the residence Of the young lady
rang, sharp and decisive. The pro-
fessor had been there for an hour,
talking PLEASANTLY Of the grand edu-
cational work they were doing IN the
department OF fossilology at Ann
Arbor. When the bell rang. the lady's
father being absent (he is a phys
ician), she excused herself and pro-
ceeded to the adjoining room to an
swer It. The professor heard her
step to the telephone and say yes"
make q short pause and say 'yes"
again. Then there was a longer pause
and he heard her reply: "Why-why /
really, this is very sudden" Then
there was q still longer pause, and he
heard her say yes" very softly, and
then "good-by," and then she hung
up the receiver and came into the
back room.
The college man moved closer to
the lady and remarked that it was a
warm evening, and he thought it was
going to rain, and then resumed his
talk about the great work at the uni
Fifteen minutes later there
was a ring at the front door bell. The
lady responded to it, and a district
boy handed her a plain
gold ring, which she slipped on her
finger, and returned into the parlor.
Miss -" said the professor, five
later, j want to ask you a
very important question this evening.
Excuse me for putting it bluntly, but
will you be my wife2" But we need
20 no further with this. Two min
1tes later the professor went down
the front steps and shook his fist at
.he telephone wire, and took the first
train for Ann Arbor.- Hardware.