The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-12
AGENTS TEMPERANCE UNION.
His SuspiciOns Aroused by the Farm
er's Eight-DOlIar whisky.


Lewiston Cor. of The Boston Advertiser.
j. $. Sanborn, the wealthy coffee mar-
chant OF Boston, has stock farm at
Portland, Me, which 10 Of the show
places OF the country Mr. Sanborn,
When he Is there among his coach stall
hons and mares, is having the best time
OF his long and busy l.fe He gets right
on to the farm, wears old clothes talks
farmer talk and fofgets that he ever
lived in city. Here is the thing that
has tickled him most in ten years
Mr.. Sanborn occasionally orders from
the city little something to keep in the
cellar for the horse loving friends who
drop around at his place to see him And
as he admlres his friends lie has only
the best stuff. A while ago a shipment
was started to him over the Grand
Trunk. When the packages reached
Poland it was found that some thirsty
individuals had lifted" considerab, @
portion of the best whisky. Mr.. San
born complained to the railroads agent
at Lewiston Junction, and the matter
was reported. In course of time a claim
agent dropped off the train at the juno
ton one day The name James s. San
born" did not convey to him The slgnif-
canoe it you'd to some others. That is
to say, he wasn't looking to find j. s.
Sanborn, of Boston, on a farm down in
Maine
Now. it happened that Mr. .Sanborn
had arrived at the station only few mo-
ments before to look after some freight
that he expected. He had been assisting
some of his men who had been plough
Ing. The wind had been blowing across
the field, and the clothes Mr.. Sanborn
wore were the oldest he owned There
was more or less Crime on his face, and
as he had walked across lots to the sta
ton he hadn't bothered TO wipe it off
He was sitting by the Office stove when
the claim agent came in. The stranger
from Montreal pulled out his papers and
looked at them.
Where will | find one James s. San
born?' he asked the station agent
'"There sits Mr. Sanborn, right there
replied the man whom he questioned.
All" The claim agent fixed h s eye
glasses on his nose and 10 ,ked at the
burly man in the rusty dust stained
clothes. 'Ah! So you are j. s. San
born?"
81 am" said Sanborn, composedly.
81 find that you have put in a claim
for loss of certain goods in transit"
81 think | remember something about
it," returned Mr. Sanborn.
81 see that you have listed here a GER
tain amount of whisky at IS gallon,
continued the claim agent, looking
! severely at Sanborn.
Yes, as / remember it, that's what |
put it in for"
What is your business, Mr.. Sanborn?"
Again the agent took look at the old
clothes and the dirst.
"a farmer
Aha! A farmer! I don't know much
| about the state of Maine. but l would
like to ask you If most farmers down
here buy whiskey at s. gallon?" rhe
/ agents tone plainly indicated his opinion
ttat Sanborn was asking the railroad to
pay an exorbitant price The station
agent started to interrupt, but Sanborn
was enjoying the situation too much
I'VE won't need any assistance from
you. Mr.. Blank" said Sanborn 81 think
this gentleman and myself can settle the
matter all right. Now, Mr.. Claim Agent,
| here's the bill of that whisky from the
firm of Which / bought it. You can see
for yourself that / am only asking to be
reimbursed. IT really is s. whisky"
The agent looked the bill ever carefully,
and then, fixing Sanborn with a severe
look. he said:
'Mr. Sanborn, it is evident that what
you say is true. We shall pay the bin.
But | really do feel compelled to say that
am surprised to think that farmer in
yoUr circumstances should be throwing
away hard earned money in that way,
buying whisky that only men in com
Portable circumstances ought to buy l
advise you TO stop using liquor altogether,
but if you must drink, then for heaven 8
sake buy cheaper grade and use your
money for yourself and your family"
Again the claim agent looked at the old
clothes.
Sanborn said very humbly I'm very
much obliged to you, Mister, for your adj
vice to an old farmer. / will think it
over Put" and here he rose and tow
cred over the man, now long has it been
since the Grand Trunk has been sending
|. blasted little runts around delivering tenn
perance lectures to the patrons of the
road?'
The station agent grabbed the stranger
by the arm at this juncture and whis-
percd fercely in his ear. The man drop
pea papers, pencil and all on the floor and
stared at Sanborn.
-'What?" he repeated, 1.-The Boston,
He turned around and faced the other
way.
"'The kick about the whiskey has been
fixed said he, "but you've got more
kicks coming to you. Mr.. Sanborn."
But Sanborn closed that Incident with
laugh that shook the building
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