, 1874-07-27

FfGHt tHf Lf+tHo4 qua AlQHf{1fs
The weary sun was roaeoting upon bis chances
OF making goldon set, ono hot day last wook,
whom stranger slowly tramped up toward the
squaro in Bloomington from tho direction Of the
geutoel ssripc. and ho carried As suporluous
wardrobe III sol}od handkerchief. HIS faoo
was hasgard and bronxad, aud bis Shoes lad run
down worso than tho credit Of Jay Cooae i Co.
As ho gazod around US thonSil to note somo
familiar landmark, his lRgging gait quckenoh
and his oyo tlilatod. for in the distance stood a
boor "tiYe iu nhch in hia i,atcyon DAYS he had
participated In tho baculanal bout, aud iolnod
in the musical nnineland ciloruses to tho
o1oory cinklng OF tho boor-gassou. Old
Times Rocks" ho gontlo murmuretl, while a
swest smllo ovorspread his snnburnt coun-
tunanco. anu, laBton.ns along, ho diHappearod in
tho cellar-way. expecting, to dnd thugs as Of
yoro. But But sIas. 81! Mas ohanged. Ihe "bsr-
tocted the blus'ine Venuses from the ,aarauains
inclinatious Of ESgpt's plaguo, but businosa was
at q standstill. No 1oound parties guzzlod tho
yeasty beverage around tho oirculur Tables; no
took improper lberties with tho corners of thor
mouths. 4 doye.eyed man was standing at tho
bar aipplng clatcrn-water lomouado, anothor
.was roadlug newspaper in q corner, Eud a still
The stranger sat down at {. table and wipod his
beaded brow with d dirty "foglo." Presently,
catching tho oyo Of tho proprietor, be held up
H. sao index apeor Of hts dexter ha,;d agnniosnty
Ili9 AAlo1u- KNupGC AiOuU LII u6Au. Oub uGGE,
said tho stranger, IN = commanding voice.
thinking bin siKnaf had boon misunderstood.
The gentleman from FntherlAnd came slowly
from bahind tho bur, mud leaning oyer chair
at tao side of tho table oppohttc to tho stranger
calmly naryeycd that Thirsty soul for q short
time, ind then oponod his lps aud sternly said !:
swat you taken mo for, OH 7"
"Mhat do ! .tako you for ~ echoed tho sur-
prlaol stranger.
tYAs; iosa you take mo for tam fool2"
IhH HtraHpar r0HA indignantly.
"Why, you old fraud, don't take you for
any thing, ana don't want to; beers 1nY plzen;
Tn ffou sTesss' ami ayo Travelled ,, nearly ail
struck whore q bcer-i ierker got mad when i man
WAntod to pAtronlzo hfln."
"so," said tho gentleman With tho alien 40
cont, In nollliea voice. "you not bin horo bo-
fore; whar you Iii"
"1'm prlntcr, aud don't live anywhere was
tho DanHer Of Holiness"
"0h, den you not know It. Dom wlmmens,
dem hray1n'. you calls dom :"
"Yas, dAt ia it; dom gr,1aAlor5, doy makes
trouble nit us dsy hal 4 law pass wo not aol
anytlnks now. only ust gallon moro Or loss"
Tho stoutea the approximation, aud can't
Ing, 4. gallon I? Why, this IL deapotlsm." ana
again he drow Ills sweat raE aoroHs alH forolead.
"Halt asnoal, aaid the 6Aoon-kcepor, III
you can drink olie gallou poer, ho oon1ea cheap.
or; not moro ~ 4 oentA KlnBs. Won soils him
you not drinks Aim horo; sond MY puy to some
oder place fur do peor, mud dam odor place doy
senls to lne tor poor aud We fix him up sano IL
ofry man soil hts owu pser."
4 auuny sn,ito rppel oyer tue phiz of tue
typo and tho boy was dlspatohsd on ILLS mission.
Soon tho boyarago ffotl!lng oyor the top OF thu
woo.lon buokat was p,aesl before him, Tic
thirsty tramp, hastily clearing Ills throat, noados1
to his nav ao'l,alasanoe, III 1t saying =" horou
to you, old buy" mud dipped Ills Taco into the
snowy foam. After ,gattillg away with couple
OF quarts llB now radiant ftoa onorgol from lii.
buokot frostoa like ponlo oaio. liz pushol
tho buolsot toward Lilo Fnutonso gontlo.uau. l,,t
tho latter wayoa It away with h'H baud, Aaying,
No, 40. 1ntne frlnl, you pays for hlm yoal
drinks hin." lilo printer took ? loug breath