The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-02-26

tiers Of Mutual Interest.
.It isn't difficult thing to be bun
ko staerer, " said the man III the hotel
lobby to a reporter. DO You see thai
clean looking old man over there on the
settoe? Well, that's Mr.. Walker fron
Binghamville heard a man call him
by name and inquire about all the folks
down at Binghamville. l don't know
whether Binyhamvilie is in this state
or Kentucky or Texas Don't believe
ever heard of it before. but ! can 60
over there and make 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 if he bcg.Ls to ask you ques
tions:'
"I'n get out the best way l can.
Now, you 60 and sit in that chair just
beyond the big settce. and you can hear
the conversation.
"All right I'll do il. but you II get
yourself into trouble
do You think 50: I'll simply sit
down beside him, and We II have a nice
chat abou. olI times.
Il beg Your pardon, but isn't this
Mr.. Walker
That's my name, but you've got the
! best of me -
Il thought coulGD't be mistaken
/ My name l. Sparks live here in Chi
cago. It's been a good many years since
( j was ut BiEghamville.
Il expect you would hardly know the
place We've made a great many
changes in the last two years We've
just brilt a lew sch00lhouSe.
You needed one. sure enough. What
did they do with the old one:"
Tore il down. 1t wasn't any &C
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 50! Lots see, who
owned that:"
"Old man Martin. He baled lot OF
hay in that place.
That's so. / remember now. The
last time was in Binshamville 1 stop
ped over couple CT days with the
Smiths "
Sylvester Smith, that owned the gen.
eral store:"
Yes. He was a rice man.
Hes all right if you know him
Kind o. queer at times"
Il noticed that. However, / always
got along we'll enough with him. -
He had a nice family"
Indeed he had. What arc the chill
dren doing?''
You know the oldest girl was mar
ried?''
Yes received an invitation to her
wedding. How about the others?'
81 guess they're all at home but Jim.
He's away to school most of the time. -
by the way, became acquainted
there with a mighty nice fellow. lie
runs a drug store. I guess you know
who 1 mean.
Homer Temple?''
That's the man. He liked to hear a
met"
''Yes, Homer will have his fun.
s'pose you heard Of the scrape he got in:'
II heard something about it, but nev
er got the particulars. ="
He got chasing around after a widow
over in Brampton, and his wife lef
him for awhile, but she's back now"
That's good. Are you going TO hav,
o pretty good fair down there this year.
THE fairs over at Milliccnt" "
Eyes, 1 know. I'll never forget th'
time 1 drove over there with Charlie
We started carly
"You mean Charlie Henderson,
"Yes."
"Oh, he was a great hand to go {,
the fairs He stays at home more sine,
he got married You know he married
one of the Jenkins girls
Il guess she's pretty nice girl.
''She is that You remember tho ole
mans place on the Brampton pike.''
"Been past it many a time. He own
considerable land out there, doesn't he:'
About 800 acres. He traded some o
it for town property"
"Humph! He's foolish to do that
From what l know of that country l.,
keep all the good farm land / coul,
get.
That's where you're level headed
too," said Mr.. Walker, placing hi
hand conhdentially ON the others
That land all through there is boun,
to increase in value, and we can get
crop there when they can't get it any
where else. "
81 told Sylvester Smith the sam
thing man that's got a good farm
down in that country Is fixed" "
You're right. You're right / wisl
you could get down in that country an,
: see it this year. >"
Il would Ike to drop down that way
but I'm kept pretty busy up here How
ever, want you to give my regards q
all my friends down there and tell then
I'm behaving myself" "
That's saying good deal for maj
that lives in Chicago" "
That's a fact Well, l will bid VOL
. gOodhy, Mr.. Walker. Glad to have seel
you again.
Thank you. Same to you. Drop il
and see me whenever you get to Bing