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Show AN ACCOMMODATING CYCLONE. The Drummer Telia One at tho Expense Ex-pense of Kansas. "A cyclone Is not such a bad thing,, after all," remarked tho portly salesman sales-man aB ho settled himself comfort- ably in his chair. "One saved $5 for-mo for-mo once." "How did it happou?" nsked a. lounger. "I was in a little town out In Kansas Kan-sas about two years ago and wanted to got to another small town, fifteen, miles distant. There was no railroad a between tho two points, and I -was-standlng in front of tho livery stable-arguing stable-arguing with tho liveryman, who-wanted who-wanted $5 to tako mo and my samplo cases over, when a cyclone camo along and, picking mo up, landed ma-rlght ma-rlght in tho llttlo town to which I wanted to go." "Er how about your sample cases?" faltered an awed listener. "Oh," suavely roplled tho salesman. "Tho cyclone landed them just ahead of mo and had my goods all spread out on display when I got thero." |