Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-07-22
As YOU LIKE II.
ORLANDO-"As I remember, it
was upon this fashion,"
COL. 1NGErsoLL's LITTLE JOKE

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col. 1NGERSOLL'S LITTLE. JOKE.
9TH" transit of Col Bob Ingcrsoll
i,.:n TIE Mysterious Hence" said tie
drummer With the extra pale hair,
brings back to me q memory Of the
days Wien was selling rubber goods;
out Of Minneapolis through Tennessee.
! was in johnson City that first met
h: brilliant ndel
johnson City is chiefly distinguished
from the fact that Bob Taylor, the
tiddling governor Of Tennessee. and his
brother All. the Congressman Were.
born there. 1t has only one hotel
which is run on the johnson City plan
u do not know What | mean by The
johnson City plan. but that is the plan
o. which the house is run. Few tray
'lcrs inurnrSng that way escape the
johnson House.
AS . rule you can 80 away from
Johnson City after spending 4 day at
the Johnson House ana boast OF having
l,rcn the only guest in q hotel Of $50
rooms.
II journcycd up from Nashville to
| Johnson City on. sunday evening and
cn entering thc hotel lobby found a
dysrrp,ic looking fniddlc-a=ed individ :
Ill in green goggles and a black SUIT
Of clerical cut sitting in 4 chair near
Tie window reading the magazine sup
Element Of Il New York Sunday paper
If the preceding month. y portly.
llridy -vsageu old gentleman paced the
lobby looking Very bored ana very lone
some. The clerk pointed him out to
me ami whispered: That's I:ob lnsar-
soil. He lectures At the crrr, house
to- lilorruW night.
''At the same moment the Colonel ar-
.l>.,. IL,
,nd remarked pleasantly: warm even
inG: isn't it,
"rhe latter lowered his paper FOR 4,
moment scrutinizcd the Colonel
through the green goggles critically:
aEI answered:
(" I'm not UNCOMFORTABLE warm. sin
Then he shifted his position in the
chair, 50 that his back was turned to
he man who had addressed him ana
resumed his pcrusal OF the newspaper
The Colonel walked away with a grim
smile on his face. Presently he s.lun
tered lack. took up his stand again
near the chair. lit 4 cigar and protfcr-
cd another to the man in the green Cog
giles With the remark: "A good cigar is
good company in il dun hour. May l
offer you Il wec,l?'
The man IN the green goggles look
Cd ,p from his paper With a show OF an
| noyancc and replied With more acer-
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