The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-03-06

lcJ 10y 60 a reporter. do you 0ee that
clsan looking old man over there On the
sseteeG Well, that's Mr.. Walker from
BinRhamville beard . man call him
by name and inquire about all the folks
down nt nlnghAmvfIla. don't now
whether EnRhamville In in this state
or Kentucky or Te1AA Douss believe /
ever beard Of &c before. but I oan go
over there and mlnhe him think ! know
the town like . book. That doesn't
signify that he's green or that I'm par
ticularly clever. but it's . fact never
theless.
what II he begins to ask you ques
tionsT'
"I'n get out the best way can.
Now, you 60 and Git in that chair just
beyond the big Settee. and you can hear
the conversation
"All right I'll do IL, but you'll set
yourself into trouble"
''Do yuu think sol I'll simply sit
down beside him, and we II have . nice
chat about old timeA."
II beg your pardon. but isn't thiS
Mr. walker?''
That's my name, but you've got the
beat Of me"
.'I thought / cOuldn't be mistaken
Ny name is Sparks- J 1--we here In Chi
cago. It's been . good many years since
1 was at Bingbamville-
81 expect yon would hardly know the
place We've made a great many
changes in the last two years We've
Just built Eew schOolhouse-
"Youneeded one. sure enough What
did they do with the old One?" 80
Tore it down. It%asn'b any nc
count You recollect the hay barn that
stood q little ways east from the old
schoolhouse? Well, that burned this
summer.
"You don't say sol Let's see. who
owned that"
"Old man Martin he bAled lot Of
hay in that place. "
That's so ] remenber nova The
last time l was in BinghamVille stop
ped over . couple OF days with the
Smiths"
Sylvester Smith, that owned the gen.
eral stOref''
! Yes He was . nice man"
Hes all right IL you know him
Kind o. queer st times"
81 noticed that However always
1 got along well enough with hiu"
''He had nice family"
Indeed he had. What are the chill
dren doings'' 90
"You know the oldest girl was mar
,ried?,,'
"Yos. i recaiyed an invitation - her
wedding. How about the othcrsY'
81 guess they're all nc home but Jim.
He's away tO school most of the time. I"
BY the way, became acquninted
there with n mighty nice fellow. He
runs a drug store / guess you know
who mean
"Homer Temple?''
! That's che man. He liked to hear 3
good story as we'll As any man ever
met. "
s'pose you heard OF the scrape he got in?''
II heard something about it. bat new
er got the Particular E"
He got chasing around after q widow
over in BraulptOn, and his wife left
him for awhile, but she's back now"
That's good. Are you going 20 nave
n pretty good fair down there this yeAr5''
1.-The fairs over at Millicenk
"Yes, / know. I'll never forget the
time I drove over there with Charlie
We started early
"You mean Charlie Henderson,
YES"
''Oh, he was n great hand 10 90 60
the fairs He stays nc home more since
he got married You know he married
one Of the jenkins girls"
-. -
"She is that. You remember the old
mans place on the Brampton pike2''
"Been past it many . time He owns
considerable land out there, doesn't hep
About 800 acreA He traded some Of
it for town property"
"Humph! He's foolish b. do that
From what know Of that country I'D
keep all the good farm land could
get"
That's where you're level headed,
too" said Mr.. Walker, placing hil
hand oonhdentially on the others
THAT land all through there Is bound
TO increase in value. and we can get q
crop there when they cant get il any.
where else.
IT told Sylvester Smith the same
- hieA1A eA9N boo k0o0 A4AA
down in that country is fixed g"
You're right. You're right I wish
you could get down in that country and
see il this year.
II would like 20 drop down that way
but I'm kept pretty busy up here. How.
ever. want Jon to give my regards q
all my friends down thcro and tell then
Pm behaving myself.
THAT'S saying = good deal for q mal
that lives in Chicago"
That's fact. Well, will bid yoE
J goodby, Mr.. Walker. Glad 70 have sen
you again ="
THANK you. Same 70 yo.- Drop II
and sec me whenever you get TO Rina
hamville.
Same old placer
Same old plaOA"
Good day"