Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1896-12-30
A SILENCE THAT sooEo ILL
The Merchant Wm Probably Bs M0E, Careful When Talking Co StrAngsr.

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 Ths Merchant wm Probably Bs Mor Careful When Talking Co StrAngsr- A ra-e story has just come tS
 light, and, although the incident.
 are al,esod to bayc happened som, ] time ago, the narrative is well wortl publishing. OnCo upon time Mir l. P TGault enjoyed an exception
 ally good dinner at his home anl
 came down to the store at peac,
 with all tho world As he entered
 the building he noticed a shrowd
 eyed, pleasant faced yCng man
 standing near the door and at once spotted him for a travelling man
 Re greeted the stranger, shook
 hands, etc, and in answer to an in, GUiry as Co how he was feeling rs
 piled:
 Excellent, Just had a fine din nor-an elegant dinnerl l tell you my wife k a splendid cook. She does get up a meal just to suit ne.
 Is that 50: said the stranger "What 6il you have for dinner. nigh, I inquires"
 "Oh, everything good-roaSt tur key, oyster sauce, mashed potatoes, bot biscuits-my wife does make elegant biScuits-and then We fin. hhei up Cn good dessert and black oolee. It was fine, sir. fine.
 There was a quizzical smile on the strangers face as Mir. Tiffault was called away for a moment and then be quietly took his departure. On reaChin. the street be at once in. Quirei his way to the Tiffault resi- dence. When he reached the house, he paused for a moment, but aS the ojc- of roast turkey and cafe su lait greeted his noStrils he walked bold ly Up to the front door and rang the bell Mrs. Tlffault answered the bell in person. The stranger walked h, greeted the lady effusively and then remarked about as follows:
 Il am somewhat at a disadvantage in being an entire stranger to you, Mrs. T5dault but your husbar.l is a very dear friend and busincss ac- Quain;anCe of mine. l just left lum Gt tEe store, where he has been tx. to,.lug the merits of your lovely cookery. When he had found that ] had not diued, nothing would do but for ne to come right down and get dinner here, he was so anxious fer me to p3rtake of the repast you hal prepared He said that be was very busy, and that must waive all apologies and come right to the house just as If he were here
 Well, any one that knows how the average housewife likes to hear her cooking praised can imagine the spread that the gentleman sat down to after all that soft talk. There was nothing in the house too good for hiln. When, at last, be drew a min gled sigh Cf satisfaction and weari- ness. the tablc looked as If a cyclone had visited it On the pretext of having to take a long ride the well fod friend of Mr Tifsult filled bis pockets with apples and oranges and reached for hls hat. As he passed into tho hall Mrs Tifault in- qUired:
 Did l understand you to say you were 8 commercial traveler:"
 "Oh, DO, madam. lam not a com uerC,al traveller.
 By this time the front steps were reached
 What is your business, them"
 Madam, replied the friend of | her husband, T am a professional l tramp-a weary Willie-and l bid i you a vcTy reluctant farewell.
 Then there was a slow falling cur. hzin. weird music and a silence that | Soded III to the unSuspecting mer- sAsnt.-Marshtield Mass News.