The Drummer's Dilemma

i was Dorn uncier an unmcKy star, said C. E. Janieson, a Baltimore kuight of the gripsack, to a reporter. "Over in Marylaud there are two men narued Curtis doiug business iu adjoining towns. One of them has been a customer of mine, wbile I could never sell mnch to the other on e. I was told that the onewhose trade I wanted and could not get had been presented by his wife with twins. A bright idea carne to me. I wonld seal his trade forever. I sent hira the best baby carriagelcoold buy. Then in a few days I went over there. He was the maddest man I ever saw. It seems that he is a bachelor and evarybody in town had gnyed him. "Then I went to the other town te see my customer and he was mad. It was he who was father of twins and a rival had given him a carriage, with the Information that he had seen me buy one for another customer who had a baby. I haven 't straiahtened it out yet.