Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1896-03-07
IN FOR a GOOD TIME.
He Was From the Country, and Didn't
XIII over His TrOub,es

MMA over His Troubles.
AS was about to climb The stair. ~
the Third Avenue elevated at Twenty
.hiro street.-the other day, saysa writer
In the Detroit Free Press. short. fat
man came tumbling down with greet
CHATTER and brought up with a smash
winch would have busted barrel of
cider.
That's too bad" said as helped
MIN to his feet and picked up his hat for
him.
"Oh! don't mind me-" he exclaimed in
reply. That's four times Pve fell down
stairs today, and havn't skassly barked
my shins over it. come down to New
York to have good time and amt
going to kick about anything"
$50 you are seeing New York;
"Seein' with both eyes. She's a buster
of a town, amt she3 Went strolline
around last night and a felier stole my
watch, but made no kick. That's what
| expected when started from home.
you know "
"Have you lost your eyercoati ~ ask.
ed, seeing he had none with him.
"Thats what have sir. Went into
an eatin' house t'other night and hung
'er up and asked the waiter if she'd be
stole If l didn't keep au eye on her. He
said she would, and while l was eatin'
supper she was. Yes, sir; some fellow
walked right off with her as cool as ice,
but amt saying a word. When I'm
out for good time l never kick"
"Haven't lost any money, have syou y
;expect have. Teller over
on Fourteenth street slapped me on the
back and said he used to go to skule with
me and wanted to borry SIS. out with
the noHey and amt seen him senee.
Yes, reckon, I've lost that FIVE, but am !
klckin'2 Not much! Expected to lost
my hull $37 before I've bin here two
days, but Pm ahead of the game. Teller
beat me not over an hour ago"
"How was that?"
| "Poked me in the ribs and said he
used to know my brother Cyrus and tken
asked me in to have beer with him.
While was talking to another man he
slid out and had t. pay. don't mind
these things, though. was in place
up here where they was playing keerds.
Teller asked me to take hand at poker
and the first thing knowed I'd lost Sc.
They sorter expected I'd kick, but l
didn't. Lanks alive, but what's the use
of kickin' when you come dowA to see
New York;"
"Bnt you ought to be more careful of
yourself" protested.
"Oh, let them have fun with Uncle
Reuben If they wanter," he laughed in
reply. "Feller down here took my spec
tacles off my nose as was readin a sign
and walked off with 'em, but didn't
holler nor chase him up. He Jest want
ed to have little fun, you see, and
wasn't going to tear down line fences
about it. One O. them cable kyars on
Broadway Knocked me off the track
t'other day, and morn'n a dozen fellers
wanted me to lick the conductor and
sue the company. They didn't mean to
run me down. It's jest their way, you
know. l expected TO be run over at
least four times before got out OF
town.
"Well, you take things pretty easy
"Of course. When I'm home and
things don't go right kuss arouad su u,
but | come down here to have good
time and amt going to sass and jaw
and kick. Teller over here on Sixth av-
enue kicked me six times, bnt did hol-
Ter and raise riot? No, stree! l come
down here expectin' to be token for
some one else and kicked, and Jest
kept still till he found out his mistake
and aPologized. Said he took me for
Teller who stole his hat
"Well, have good time,p said as
turned TO go.
"You bet ! will!n he rep led, as he
waved me farewell "When I fell down
stairs and busted my suspenders, tore the
back out of my vest and ripped a coat
tail loose, but I'm all right-all right
and I'll git sewed up and then hun for a
circasm