Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-10
THfys' 'suylhss
Tho Editor Tells hoX u Won Hin,
His Mite. -,

New York a while back. were Ch"rh
In their baggage At ferry station
u,nn IN. eve of their departure when
the dilapidated, aee-worn appearance
OF the trunk VI one o' tht editors came
in for Il lot Of gmy,ng. II was small,
ycl\ .i,l.fashioncd trunk. and II Eh'
SeIa so mach service that IL Hh"!''H
four heavy trunk straps to h"!u It to-
rc,her. The man to whom Tho 'rHhN
belonged. who took the joShinH al! III
good part. 40, back ii the jnlli'rS WIN
this:
Don't yuu fellows bother yunr h,hhr
ahnnt that old box. It's c"'itH" rrri'"
cid and disrrrulubi.. looking. ~ HGmi
.ui An nos .uine io mah" any ate f.;
Ia lose II nuril il faii" apart. and IT,"
Im .uia. to rut it, ODD bones h"h'
and k,,.I ',.rn busted. Thni "i" ''"nh
Won u. M, witt.
They liz iuanurd the detail 81 h;i'
th"n, and a." Supplied them.
"Whrn, fast took hnld of 'h"'"In'N
weekly IN my town. he said. nv per
SOMA! effects didn't much nl"I' ihAa
half iii t&at dinky little old irnAN
Rut for all tie sicndc"neSa OF my
means and my wardrobe III" rr"t;test
ptrl in tn" town. the daughter of III"
best of citizen Of the place. wasn't any
too good for lie to pay my court '" !
used to cali upon her two CT tire"
evenings Il week. but | was only one OF
about half a dozen younE fellows Ia
the town who also were calling upon
her right regularly. and ali OF them
were a heap better OF IN this world
goods. or at any rate in prospects. than
| was at that stage OF my life.
1t was for this reason that ! didn
exactly see how stood with the girl.
but wasn't going to permit myself
to be frozen out By the others until
got the direct word from her. She was
pretty cordial in her treatment OF me-.
and when happened to find other fell
lows calling upon her when visited
her home she generally let 1t appear
through the crafty little ways that
women pick up as soon as they quit
wearing their hair In braids that she F."
lust as lief Id Outstay the other fell
lows as not.
Il seemed to be making az much II
not more progress than any OF the
other suitOrs. but as 1 wasn't making
much more than a bare living unt of
my paper l wasn't in any shape to pro
pose. especially as the girls father was
extremely comfortable financially.
Well. anyhow. the frequency Of my
visits and the cordial welcome | al,
ways got from the girl aroused the
il alousy Of the other suitors naturally
caou:h. AID one evening after Id been
a caller 1T her house for about . year
they put up job on NE.
Il was seated on a lawn bench In
front OF the h1lse with the girl-it was
during the sunlmer-whea the wagon
CT the towns leading grocer drove Mp
in frcnt. The driver of the grocery
wagod hoped from his seat. went To
tho rear of the wagon. loaded my truak
that little battered trunk that afford
ed you so much aInusement--On.o his
shoulders and walked into the yard
with Il just AS my Young ladys DAD
came down the front steps ON his way
to his lodge meeting
My rivals lad kidnapped the trunk
from my room and sen; IL to the home
OF the yuulg lady in the grocery
wagon, with the idea. Of course. OF put
ting ME in a foolish and measly light
before her and her father.
What's this inquired the old
gentleman as the driver Of the wagon,
at NV command. dumped ;ly little old
trunk on the lawn.
Il asked the driver how he'd hap
peaed to fetch my trunk to that place,
and he confirmed my suspicious by in
forming me that he'd been instructed
SO TO deliver II by a number Of rival
suitors. The old gentleman cooked up
his ear at this.
Its not my fault as you can sec,
sir. / said to the girls dad. for ! felt
pretty cheap even under the circuEH'
stances. L hope yOu fully understand
that I wouldn't have a hand In any
thing SO idiotic.
That's all right. snn--Dcrfcctly all
ri-ht. observed the iiE. cid boy. eyins
me shrcw.ly. and then casting his in
curing gaze over in his daughter
direction. You and Mary had anything
TO say 20 each o!hc: y't'
Al that. Of co1Tse. ieit about as in
competent as a hairless Mexican dog
I'm a snoxsiorm. AID Nary herseii
didn't seem TO bc hankCring TO exhibit
auy conversational powers.
".pccause. nv boy. the gentleman
went on, still eyin2 me IN q kindly
sort q way. 'whencIcr you anu Mary
get ready 20 say sDn"ibing 10 each
o,her-and wculda'' to surprised but
VIVA, that's tire way the wind blows
tcy- YOU'RE 'unsr w.nAinS In a fatheTiy