The Red Cloud chief., 1876-04-27

"Faith and she's 10 her miner
I left my card and proceeded toward
the "Flicker Mansion"
Now / had put of this call 20 the last
for this reason, l did not care TO stay
long, and thought the lateness of the
hour would be q good excuse
They-or rather, Mr.. Flicker is the
most influential person In town, and a
gentleman in every sense of the word.
His wife and dsughter-well I won't
say it. But / was entertained in this
fashion:
Mrs. Flicker-"Why, I'm delighted to
see yon once more. How are the little
ones3 Did you leave them at homes"
reply that -"They are we'll and with
Jane"
"Iudeedw said she, in a tone that
makes one uncomfortable.
"Have you been out all the after
noonf"
"Yes, ma'am," l reply.
"Where have you calledi"
s'On Mrs. Jones'"
20, have youi" said she ~interrupting
me. "How is the old thing, ~anyhows
Some one was telling me she was nearly
dead, on account of Billy's disgrace.
Now, 1 know nothing abour it, of
course, for it is none Of my sffair; but
no girl of mine shall 90 or keep COM
pany with q young man when he goes
home every other night go drunk he
don't know A from B."
Now, l knew that her daughter had
been angling for this same "Billy." but
he preferred a certain little blue-eyed
Grace, and you know the fox in the
song:
When he tried for near an hour.
Then he vowed the grapes were sour.
Miss Kate Flicker came into the room
lust now. She is really q handsome
girl. With q different example than her
mothers, she would make q splendid
woman.
"Kate, have you done practicinga 1
wish there was a good music teacher in
town, Miss Cling is so common"
"Did you know" said Kate, "that Jim
Wright took music lessons2"
EYES," ssid Mrs. Flicker, "they say
she spends more time at Wright's than
with any of the other scholars, though,
of course, it's nothing to me-" with q
toss of the head and q smile that made
her false teeth shine. "Our money is as
good as n ybody's, l reckon, and I do
know she never stays here more than an
hour"
"May be she finds young men interest
ing pupils" interposed Kate, with a
laugh and a shrug. q am heartily dis
gusted, and wish I was home.) "Phil-
lips takes in Washing. She used to hire
her own out. l always thought she would
have to come down a little. What ever
would have become of them if the old
man was to diet l don't know, though,
she did tell me they had money out on
interest. Idon't know where, I'm sure
but then what is it to met"
''They say the clerk at Boswell's has
q wife and child back in York." says
Mrs. Flicker, glibly.
80, horrors!"I mutter under breath,
"what next2"
HE was here a couple of evenings to
see Kate, out when we heard that, Kate
gave him his walking ticket in q hurry
Here Kate says she will run over to
| MERGERS and see if Salina has her hair
in curls, or if there r any drab-colored
piecies lying around this time.
"Well did you hear that old Mercer
had mortgaged his house for q thousand
dollars9 l Just wonder if it's SO. One
hears so much, you know. They say
Salina is making her wedding clothes,
though whether it is true or not
couldn't say. I've never set foot inside
their door, for my part, though they are
in here every day."
swell, said Kate, as she tripped out
of the room, II think I should do with
less for nay wedding trousseau, if it
couldn't be got without mortgsging the
house" and she gave her pretty shoulders
another shrug.
"Well, as I was saying about the
clerk,"U was in hopes she would let
the clerk rest in peace "hough, of
course, I know nothing at all about it,
only what everybody says, he has a wife
in York and he goes to Phillips every
Sunday night regular. You know he
has to 60 right past here; though, of
course, I couldn't say what he goes for.
But you ought to see that girl primp up
and fix and run to the gate. Though,
Of course, ont hears so much, you know.
and everybody says he goes to see her,
and I did hear he had her to church
Christmas night, but Kate and I were
neither of us there. Sensible people are
the ones that stay in doors dark stormy
nights" Chis with the most satisfied
look imaginable). "They've got such a
good joke on old Mrs. Phillips. You
know the night of Smiths partyin Il
nod assent.) SWELL, that night this
what's his same-I forget, we'll it don't
matter-this clerk took Minnie Powell