Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-13
sUNDAYED IN CARRoLLTON.
cial Travellers to the Ohio - River Town

Carrollton, Ky, is an Ohio river town not far from Louisville. Two conner cial 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 theT would stay over and asked for twli 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 brides himself on his Yankee dialect.
 ''Ain't up to no tricks?" asked the landlord, suspiciously.
 Not a bit of it. Pay you in ad- vance if you say so.''
 Not a cent, men. But it's so dog goned uncommon. Kind of catches us short of grub But I've got a 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"
 A 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.
 II ain't had a traveller with me on Sunday since I've been keeping the house." he said, "and I'd like to have one Sunday page in the book, just as 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 tray elers.
 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 1 there, and each was introduced to the travellers by his title. At the dinner | hour all filed into the room, where a 1 southern repast was arranged with lavish hospitality.
 The farm had been narrowed for it's products. The old family plate had been brought out for the occasion, and bowl of apple-jack was at the head ] of the table under the jurisdiction of l the court. When the table was fully occupied the landlord stood mp and said:
 "We are here to eat this dinner in honor of our travellers. l have invited my friends to join me and to 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-jack and I will pass it around. Let us swal- Ter and pass up again in honor of our travellers, whose health now pro- pose"
 The judge dipped; the landlord passed; the company "swallered" and passed up again. The dinner was a ! mammoth affair It 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 to the. station to bid the travellers god l speed 1tosLeuisville. The landlord in- dignaRtly refused to take pay from his guests, and as the train pulled out the last the travellers heard was collec- tion of husky voices trying to do their best in. singing Should auld acquaint- ance be forgot ?''