The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-05-28
DURING THE PRESENT cONDl
TIOS OF THE RAILROADS
A YOUNG MAN IN LOVE
viii SWIM Rivers and Wade S~smps
TO Get 70 See His Girl.
What An Arcmors
Boy DID.

dsor, remarked he colonel Ithis
morning. i have been thinking OF
sending for you for the past two
days. but concluded this morning
that had better send for you, but
you have saved me the trouble By
coming In person. You want to hnoe
why sent for you?' Yes. colonel.
why did you send for u.s." Il sent
for you ~ congratulate you on the
paper yol have been getting out for
the past two or three days since
ATimo!e abs been cut OF from the
outside world. You deserve credit for .
getting out such paper. What was
lntereSt.ng ue 50 very much was
an occurrence In this section and city .
during The past Two or three days.
DO you know that II a young man
is in love and wants 10 see his
girl real bad. and Is deeply IL love
with her. that IL makes no dif. F.
ference u railroad trains stop run.
ming and bridges get washed away.
and nothing is moving, that he will
get TO see her and will build boats.
swim rivers. walk miles through
swamps. and 90 hungry for days
70 make his appointment"
why do you say that, colonel?
Was that your condition In your
younger days?"
'lcs, when / was courting my wife,
hack in the older days, not so
very long ago, was water bound
one time, and had an appointment
with her for certain time. To meet
that appointment had 10 walk ten
miles, and then get boat 70 cross
the stream. made the appointment
and saved myself in her opinion.
During the past week a certain
young man who Is well known In
social circles in this city. and is
quite popular with his fellows. was
on the water.bound train north of
here This young IT. was very anx-
ious TO see his love. but his
prospects were pool indeed whro the
exact condition Of affairs were 'ade
known to him. OF course, the young
fellow grunted a little bit and be-
gan TO think the question over
The more this young fellow thought
the worse he wanted to see his girl
who WAS here IN Ardmore, and Of
course mental telepathy was used
10 great extent and the fact OF
the matter was that the young lady
was anxious 10 see the young man.
After doing some mental telepathic
work, the young lady who had been
having the bluesbcgan to look cheer.
ful, knowing that her beau would
be there in time 10 take her to the
commencement exercises and to hear
the band Sunday, II It played.
In order TO reach here IL was
necessary for this particular young
man to go about fifty miles out
OF his way, and TO cross a certain
river TO the east OF here and to wade
the swamps After battling about
the country for several hours hunt.
ing a crossing, one was found and
this particular young man and his
companions worked hard all one day
IN the construction of boat which
they used in crossing the river to
catch a train on the Frisco and hs
and several OF his companions ar
rived here Tuesday night right side
mp with care The first thing the
young man did after greeting his
mother was 10 call up his best girl
and tell her Of his safe arrival.
All day yesterday the young lady
was walking about and talking to
her friends in very different mood
than what she had been in for a
few days previous
The young man was a little
hoarse after being exposed but a
happier individual was never seen in
this city. These two young folks
; ought to get married and not court
for year longer, becauseb 9th are
) in love one with the other and there
is plenty OF time to court again
after marriage"
Colonel, when do you think we
will have railroad communications
with the outside world?"
Il don't know and can't say, but
Just as soon as the water subsidies
the railroads will get the tracks fixed
so that the wheels will turn.
"Well good bye for this time, come