The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1907-06-22

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hnnorfags 10 get w. the jokes ccn1l-
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eVerJbocy yoa meet 10 take q shy a.
the family p2fronymic ls tlrezone.
Ny houae thought il would be
good card I'd have ME On the groznd
the day the show opened a. Norfolk
arrived the night before zlc Dat ~
Al a convenient koteI Whez wrote
ny name on the register the torture
began
You're the first on the ground~
exclaimed the clerk, who vas evident
II a raw one. confess. however. that
fldnt take Ala meaning o1 the bat
'Of course you want the best in
the house, continued the mushroom,
uith smlrk On ha face. Then be
hammered It IN. The Smith family
has me right of way here he con
tlnaed and specially John
Ordinarily I'm pretty quick on the
trigger. bat the wretch kept ahead of
me. Before could unllmber be
handed out another.
Wen give you the Pocohontas
chamber, John-parlon--Mr. Smith.
'FRONT.'
Before the bellhop made the plate
/ was at me baL ! won't delay the
game. gentlemen, BY quoting my own
words, but when / was through the
excreaence behind the counter was
sneaking away az II he had squatted
on the bot. end Of an eyicted hornet
ID spite 81 apologies BY the landlord /
walked out 81 that tavern and put up
at boarding house where they don't
keep hooks.
The next day dropped in at the
telegraph Office and asked II there Was
anything Tor John Smith The man
looked al me a. fellow looks at a hat
on the sidewalk on April = Quicker
than you get your cards I showed him
my watch containing my picture and
name. and then threw down a bundle
Of old letters 10 cllnch the identified
ton.
i am John Smith, said. with the
words uucerscored. and don't want
any funny business.
THE man at the window handed out
four wires 10 my address and said in
a quiet way that was rather soothing:
~ reckon you are John Smith all
right, but don't 20 round here with
the idec that you're the only one. The
twelfth went out Jest ahead of you
n thought Il was time for me to do
the funny stunt Seeing that I had
anticipated trouble, said:
Then I'm No 1871
"As was going out heard the man
at the window say, You're liable to be
% before you're much older
'Il owe that fellow one until
meet him again am not the only
one Of the name that IS lodging It,
either
"Thc last night ! was in the town
| went to the Office Of hotel. II was
crowded While / was sitting and
smoking All once boy with telegram
pushed his way through the jam. call
ing out Smith. John Smith Smith,
John smith,
Nobody responded. The hog took
the telegram back to the clerk. who
looked over at the line Of occupied
chairs along the wall, and called out:
What's the matter with you Smiths
over there2 know at least a half
dozen Of you are Of that name, and
here's telegram for one OF you.
What are you afraid Off
Not a man IN the line moved,
Later on IN tbe evening after the mob
had scattered sneaked up to the
clerk and asked him n anybody had
claimed the message.
yes, ne snorted. The message
has been read By six different Smiths.
Maybe you're the right one. | hope
so.
z took it Il was for me. ! apollo.
gized for my part OF the trouble
said in meek sort Of way that
wasn't to blame for my name
Course not snapped the tired
clerk. but II you Smiths would only
get together and mark yourselves IN
some way IL would saw a whole lot
Of trouble IN this hotel
81 leii that town the next morning
and shall be travelling away from it
as long as the exposition lasts. And
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