Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-10-27
TAUGHT HIM A LESSON.
The Danger of Talking TOO freeis
TO Strangers shown Here.


to Strangers shown Here.
A Baltimore Young woman who has
recently returned from a western "Trip
tells an amusing experiment that Delen
her on the sleeping car between Cum
berland and Washington.
At the former place a young man
who had boarded the train some time
during the night asked her If she was
familiar with the country and II she
were whether she would be KIM
enough to tell him in what state they
then were, the name of the river along
the banks of which they were running,
also that of the canal, the terminl or
the latter, the number of boats that an
nually passed over it, the amount OF
coal they carried, and so on ad lbitum'
Now. the young woman is patient
soul. and though she felt like saying
that she was not Cooks guide ana
had never personally conducted any
one in her life the seeker after know[
edge was so meek and so polite that
she nut down her book and gave him
what information she could ON the va
rious subjects. His thirst for informa-
ton was never satisfied, however. ana
all during the trip he was putting Ques-
tons to her that could only interest an
inouisitive lawyer, for that, he said,
was his profession.
The young woman was bored TO eN-
tinction and was as cool as possible IN
ill her companion launched out in IT,
rade against man who stands high IN
official circles in Washington, when she
grew suddenly trlfle more approach
able. The young man warmed into en-
thuslasm under the spell OF her atteh-
tiyeness. He called the official thief
and a traitor and various other epithets
of like character.
The only thing he didn't call him was
a murderer and he probably would
have added that to the list, encouraged
by the young woman's smile, eXcep'
that at this moment railroad EN-
ployee appeared to take orders for Dag
gage 10 be delivered in Washington
The Young woman said she was going
TO stop over and that she had TRUNK
she wanted sent up by the railroad peo
ple. and as she gave the eXpressmaI
her check she said, "Send it to q street
n. w., Mr.. Blanks"
Now. this Is not the right address al
all. but that doesn't make any diner
ence. for the name she gave was the
name Of the high up official whom hei
wbilom companion had called names.
When she looked at that individual
next. his lower jaw had dropped, anC
he was the picture of embarrassment.
"You might have told me was talk
ing about your father" he muttere(
hoarsely. "How could know? didn'
really mean what said, anyhow. Ev
cry one knows he's very polished gen
tleman."
But the girl only smiled grimiy. HI
has many enemies. like you,' she SAID
and then she took no more notice o
her abject companion, though he walk
ed all the way up to the gate with her
The funny part Of the Incident is
however, that the young woman WASH
the high up officials daughter at all
nor has she ever met him. She wa
simply going to visit the family OF
cousin of his of the same name in an
other part of the city entirely. But sh
feels that she was justified in teaching
the man a lesson in talking abou
prominent men to strangers that vii
be of benefit to him and that he'll neY
er forget-Baltimor News.