Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-02-14
SUNDAYED IN CARROLLTON.
Epoch-Mnlsing Visit OF Two CONNER
cial Travellers TO the Ohio
River Town.

3 htNcr IOWn.
Carrollton, Ky, is an Ohio river town
not far from Louisville. Two CONNER
cal travellers, one from New York and
one from Chicago, reversed the GUS
tom of their profession by sunday
ing" in the small towns instead of
making the jump into the cities. So
they "Sundayed" in Carrollton.
After supper one Saturday night
they Informed the landlord that they
would stay over and asked for two
rooms. relates The New York Sun.
: "Ain't goin' to Sunday in Carroll
ton?" asked the landlord, in surprise.
/ That's what we be- said the Chi
cago man. who prides himself on his
Yankee dialect.
"Ain't up to no tricks?" asked the
landlord, suspiciously.
Not u bit of it. Pay you in ad-
vance il you say So
"Not cent, men. But it's so dog
goned uncommon. Kind of catches us
short of grub. But I've got u farm
bout four miles back, and I'll send
out one of the boys tonight for a
wagon load of truck. and, by the eter-
nal, you'll get the best Sunday dinner
in Kentucky tomorrow. You'll sleep
in the best rooms in the tavern to-
night"
\ little later, when the travellers con-
cluded TO be shown upstairs, the land
lord proposed that they pay until Sat
urday night and register on Sunday
morning.
81 amt had traveller with me on
Sunday since I've been keeping the
house." he said, "and Ia like to have
one Sunday page in the book, just as
a keepsake"
This was agreed to. The Sunday
dinner was set for one o'clock. An
hour before horses and buggies be-
gan arriving. As the owners entered
the tavern in their Sunday clothes
they were introduced to the trav-
eers.
The Judge of the county, the sheriff.
the constable, the aldermen-three of
them-the chief of police, and the head
of the volunteer fire company, all were
there. and each was introduced to the
travellers by his title. At the dinner
hour all filed into the room, where a
southern r9past was arranged with
lavish hospitality.
The farm had been narrowed for its
products. The old family plate haI
been brought out for the occasion. and
II bowl of apple-jack was at the head
of the table under the jurisdiction of
the court. When the table was fully
occupied the landlord stood up and
said:
1--WE are here to eat this dinner in
honor of our travellers. have invited
my friends to join me and 10 help
me honor the two travellers. one from
New York and one from Chicago, who
have done Carrollton the honor OF
Sundaying in our midst.
"They are the first to do it since I've
kept this house. May their shadows
never grow less, and may they come
and Sunday again.
Judge c. will dip the apple-jac
and | will pass it around. Let us swa!
ler and pass up again in honor of oui
travellers, whose health | now pro
pose"
The Judge dipped; the landlord
passed; the company "swallered" anC
passed up again. The dinner was ;
mammoth affair. 1t was continued un
til one of the travellers announced
with deep regret, that the time for de
parture from Carrollton was at hand
And the good company marched Il
the station to bid the travellers god
speed 10 Louisville. The landlord in
dignantly refused to take pay from hi
guest and as the train pulled out tn
last the travellers heard was a colleC
tion of husky voices trying to do thei
best in singing should auld acquaint
ance be forgot"