Rensselaer Republican, Volume 24, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 October 1891 — Why the Drummer Quit. [ARTICLE]

Why the Drummer Quit.

Chlcago Tribune. —A—“You look blue.” “I feel blue.” “Still traveling for Silk & Satin?” “No; I’ve quit.” “Quit! You don’t mean it! When did you leave ’em?” “About twenty minutes ago.” “What was the trouble? Expense account?” “Yes, expense account.” “Kicked on $1.50 for when you was suddenly taken ill, L suppose?” “O, no, they passed that.” “Didn’t se how you could pay $4 a* day in a $3 a day hotel, perhaps.” , “No, I charged it rip at $4.50 and they let it go at that. ” “Objected to paying 50 cents for a shine, then?” “I don’t believe they ever saw that item.” “Thought a dollar too big to tip to a sleeping car porter, I imagine.” “No, they’ve always allowed that.” — ~— “ W hat"3id~they object to then?” “Well, you see I swelled everthing to sorter make for the night I was out with the boys, and they passed over everythfng until they, came to one of $2 for a sleeping car birth from St. Paul to Minneapolii. That was too much for them. ”