Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-14
DILLON RODE ON THE CARS.
When the Fact Was Proved He Put Up
 Bottle of Wine

When the Fact Was Proved He Put Up
 Bottle of Wine.
 Almost every person in Connecticut and perhaps New England knows John Dillon of New Haven, the hust ling travelling salesman for the firm of Dillon & Douglass and naturally ey- cry person will be interested in reading any little happening with which he has been connected. John is a great fel- low for taking advantage of the boys ill the latest jokes and goes to his home in New Haven all smiles when he has made some of those jokes rather eX- pensive at the hands of some of his friends in this city. However, the boot was on the other foot this morning and it all happened in this way:
 MT Dillon was stepping into A. w. Castles market ready to do business, but was met with cold reception. In fact he was given a more freezing greeting than would have been his lot had he been shut up in the local mar ketman's refrigerator. The proprietor did not even deign to notice him while the clerks and the lady bookkeeper gave him looks that would give sensi- tive person desire to seek safety in flight.
 
 John, trying to force a smile. ''Have you lost all your money or are any relatives dead? This reception is rather frosty and I would like an ex- planation," he continued.
 Proprietor Castle stopped in his walk up and down the market and giving the surprised travelling man another stony stare he proceeded to lay down some hard facts to the gentleman from New Haven. Have you got the nerve to come into place where many workingmen and women buy their goods and ask what is the matter?" said the proprietor. You ought to be ashamed to show your face to any one of my customers after doing what you have done this morning. A man who has been selliig goods to retailers whose principal custom comes from the homes of working men and women, I and who deliberately rides on the cars, as you did this morning, certainly should not demand why this frosty reception was given him"
 l 'Who rode on the cars this morn l ing cried MT Dillon, now all excite ment
 l You did, replied the marketman.
 .''It is lie," quickly answered the drummer, land I can thrash the man or men who told such story"
 That is all we'll enough to say" replied MT Castle, "but it is a fact, nevertheless, for you were seen and reported and you can't sell me any out of my store the peter I will like l it''
 | T won't get out of this store until I have seen the man or men who report ed me as riding, and I will bet any l amount of money they can't prove it. did not ride on the cars and there is l $1, ,00O that says did not"
 Here roll that would frighten a | bank president was flashed, but there were no takers, but all looked sus- ! piciously at the money as if it was I spurious and whispered to each other that a man who rodeson the cars would be liable to do most anything.
 Bring on your accusers,' now shout ed the excited drummer T demand l vindication. I must have it or there l will be trouble around this corner in l a very few minutes.''
 1 Come with me-" said the proprietor of the market, but keep at a safe dis | tance," and to q nearby cafe went the two and sevt al interested spectators. | ArflVlng there the proprietor or the cafe was called out to verify the statement made by the butcher and he did, for he emphatically said that MI l Dillon had ridden on the cars, that he l had seen him do it himself. By this time the New Havener was boiling over and he hurled a wad of bills oI the bar to prove the statement false \ The cafe proprietor said to him "I do not want to take your money but will just bet you bottle of win' that I saw you riding on the cars thi morning." The bet was made and the1 MT Dillon called for proof
 The cafe man rung up the $5 for th'
 wine and then turning to the roy
 angry drummer quietly said: s.I say you riding from New Haven to Water bury on the steam cars this morning
 MT Dillon," and of course eyeryon' knows, what happened next