Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1914-06-17
HOW WOULD YOU FEEL
NOW ON THE Level.
(From Wednesday's pailvD

had the right dope in his top ele-
vation while the gink who only
recently said that the real genuine
comedian was thing OF the past,
has got one more big guess com
ing. He sure would have been con-
WINGED OF the truth in this asser-
ton if he had happened TO stroll
in the vicinity OF George Ruff
ner's plaza garage, Monday eve.
On the other hand, let us con-
slider the poor victim of this joke
Supposing you were advertising for
woman companion ITO your road
show troupe. Supposihg that a.
number OF these self-styled- humor
Gus ginks saw fit to rig up a real
dyed-in-the-wool cow-puncher in
woman's togs and offer her" out
for hire. And supposing you fail
ed to get wise to the lob" until
you read of it now, this minute, in
the papers. All. just supposin'-
wouldn't you feel jirp-dandyl
Well, now you've got an mixing
of what happened in this little
burg of "ourn" on Monday eve
There is absolutely no way OF fore
casting what will happen when the
poor victim of the joke gets wise
to the entire proceedings.
To start from the beginning, a !
road show man inserted an ad for
a travelling female companion He
wanted someone with 4 present
able appearance-someone to trav-
el with the auto troupe and col
lect tickets at the door. He is
now in Prescott.
The ad caught the eye of J. [. !
Summers. Those who know John
ny Summers have a "hunch" as to
what followed. For the edifcation
Of those who wouldn't know him
from Adam if they saw him on
the street, let it be said that he
is considered the champion josher
Of Cortez. street and vicinity.
I've got a hunch." said the ever
ready Johnny to George Ruffner
proprietor of the Rufner garage
and livery stable. I've got spin
ster sister out at the ranch who
would be only tickled ITO travel with
this show. Let's get busy"
Now Ruffner knew that Johnny
I'D no more OF spinster sister
than the man in the moon. whats
n the air." quizzed Ruffner
Hey, there you Johnny Meade
Come here, got some important
business on hand" was Summers
reply to Ruffner's query. Meade
came in sight The plan. was un-
folded. !
If there ever was link between
the features of women and man
that link is Johnny Meade. He
can chirp like female and growl
like cow-puncher. Johnny was
unquestionably the right man for
the right job.
All hands were agreed. Monday
afternoon, Summers called on the
show man. %My names Swan
son" he announced abruptly. "Seen
your notice in the paper; get a
spinster sister. want to hire out
What do you pay?"
The show man made some in
quiries. found that the SISTER" was
twenty-eight years of age, wore a
three and a half size shoe, made
a good appearance and could an
swer the purpose as called for in
the ad. He offered to drive out to ;
the ranch" in his machine to get
her I
Swanson objected, said the roads /
were too rough for a machine, etc I
when Geo. Ruffner. holding himself
in. came upon the scene at this ,
iuncture. per rehearsal, "All right
Swanson. Get you steel tired t
rig in minute. That's mighty
ROUGH country out your way, ! Ii
know.
Say and tell your sister she q
-eedn't bring a trunk along, just {
: suitcase Tell her TO ship the ;
trunk when we start for our next t
station. that was the parting in I
struction of the show man as ,
Swanson" started for the ranch" f
AT 10 p. m. Swanson and lis $
spinster sister" known in plain l
cowboy circles as Johnny Meaoe, t
were ready for the trip TO the, city c
Miss Swanson" was a peach. He,
she-oh, have it however you will /
was logged up to kill. The corsets Z
were killing-the pillow in the back S
sublime The lady trimmers. hair t
dressers and cushion dressers had V
accomplished their work only too s