The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-03-02

kO stSeIer, said the lus,n IN tie hotel
los.by TO reporter DO yuu SEE inst
clean looking old man over thelsOn the
scttrC: Well, that's Air. Walker frula
Biua.amvi!le / heard 4 man call him
Iv uame and inquire abOnt al the folks
down at Binrhamville. 1 don't know
whether Binghaluville is in this state
or kentucky or Texas. Don't believe
ever heard of it before. but l can 80
over there ard make hum think / know
the town like a bOo.s. That doesn't
signify that he's green or that I'm par
ticularly clever. but it's n fact never
thelcSs.
what if he bersls to ask you ques
tons
IN get out the Lest way | can.
Now, You 60 and sit in tLat Oaair lust
beyond the big settee, and You can hear
the coIivcrsatiOn.
"All right. I'll do II, hut you'll set
yourself into trouble" "
"Do yua think SO: I'll simply sit
down beside him. and wei have 4 nice
chat about old times"
81 beg your paEdon, but lint this
Mr.. Wulker:"
That's Iry name, but you've got the
best Of me- -
~ t..ouEltI l coulCnt he mistaken.
My name is Sparks. l live here in chi
cago. It's been COOL many years since
was at Binehamville
Il expect you would hardly know the
place. We've made a great many
changes in she last two years. We've
Just built new schOOlhOuse.
"Yuu needed one. sure enough. What
did they do with the old onc:'
Tore il down. 1t wasn't any nc
count You rccollect the hay barn that
stood a little ways east from the old
schoolhouse? Well. that burned this
summer.
"You don't say sol Let's see, who
owned that"
"O.d man Martin. He baled lot of
hay in that place. ="
That's 20. | remember now. The
last time l was in Binghamville / stop
ped over couple CT days with the
Smiths.
Sylvester Smith, that owned the gen.
eral storc?'
''Yes. He was nice man
He's ali right il you know him
Kind o. queer at times. "
Il noticed that However. I always
got along well enough with him.
He had nice family"
Indeed he had. What are tho chill
dren dOinR:'
"You know the oldest girl was mar
riedY''
YES received All invitation to her
wedding. How abOut the others:"
Il 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. he
runs q drug store. / guess you know
who l mean.
Homer Temple?''
That's the man.. He liked 70 hear a
good story as well as any man l ev 7
met -
''YeS, Homer will have his fun. ]
s'pOse you heard Of the scrape he got in:''
Il henrd something about IL, but new
er got the particulars. {"
He got chasing around after a widow
over in BrauIpton. and his wife left
him for awhile, but she's back now.
That's good Are you going 20 have
pretty good fair down there this year,
Tho fairs over at Milhcent.
Yes, / know. IN never forget the
time l drove over there with Charlie
We started carly
You mean Charlie Henderson,
Yes"
''Oh, he was great hand to 20 "a
the fairs he stays at home more since
he got married. You know he married
one uf the ISukilis girls"
Il guess she's "a pretty nice girl. %
''She Ii that. YOu remember the old
mans place ON the Brampton pike.''
Been past it many a time He OWN
considerable land out there, dOs--''t he?'
About 500 acres. He traded ome o.
it for town property"
''Humph, He's foolish to do that
From what know Of that country I'd
keep all the good farm land / coull
get.
That's where youle level headed
too" said Mr.. walker. placing hi
hand comi'ientially On the others
That land all through there is bOuns
to increase IN value, and We c4,n get
crop there whC.I tiley can't get it any
j where else.
Il told Sylvester Smith the sam,
thing. A man that's got Good farm
down in that country is iixesl. ="
You re right You're right. I wisl
you could get down in that country an,
see il this year. "
II would like to drop down that way
but I'm kept pretty busy up here. How
ever. want you TO give my regards c.
all my friends down there and tell then
I'm behaving myself.
That's saying n good deal for n maj
that lives in Chicago"
That's q fact. Well, will bid yol
. goodby Mr. Walker. Glad 60 have seed
you again.
Thank you. Same TO yon- Drop h
and SCI me whenever you get 10 BinR
hamville.
Same old placer
Same old place"
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