Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1876-08-18
ATRlP TO The Centennial
BY NOSE SKINNER.

Mrs. Skinner insisted upon going to the
Centennial and taking me along to carry
her handbox and rctirule, and, as she was
sfiaid the canary bird might pine for want
Of oaro, had an bring that "lo"g, %o~. !
think nothing is more beautifnl than 10
see a man thus equipped bringing up
about three feet in the rear Of his wife.
Il looks as though be was of domestic
turn of mind, and was willing to make
things pleasant. But when 1t comes to
chasing horse car couple of blocks un-
der these circumstances, with wife never
celebrated for weak lungs bawIing for you
to hurry up, the question naturally arises
whether or not marriage is really bless.
ing. Mrs. Skinner generally addresses
me IN voice ~ tender as 4 lamb with
mint, but sometimes she gets hysteric y.
You have probably noticed that my hair
is little thin on tcp. Still, l think Mrs.
Skinner means we'll.
Arriving in Philadelphia, the first thing
we did was to hunt up Dom and Mrs.
PEDRO, for the purpose of iaviting 'em to
come and stop week with Us before they
went back to Brazil.
is Mr.. Pedro in this morningl" says l
to sto1eke, ping-looking chap. who was
busily engaged Ut desk pairing his fi"ger
nails.
"Ye.,' said Mrs. Skinner, ''and Mrs.
Pedro, too? Martha Jane Pedro and l
are old friends" says she, trying to give
the clerk M idea that we'd always known
the Pedro family.
"'You can send up your cards." says
the cl' rk, smiling very pleasantly, land
perhaps they will see y0u.''
I'VE ain't got any cards. said Mrs
Skinner. very indignantly. We don't
use the nasty things. l. Tor one, belong
Ito the Methodist meeting house, and
meyer touched . card in my life.
Send your names up, then, says he.
>on an envelope
We did so. Mrs. Skinner writes rather
10 flowing hand. In fact her hand flowed
over the envelope to such ~ extent thai
there Was bsrely room left for my auto.
graph, which got the clerk to write fOr
me. Pretty soon the hoy came back aud
said we could go up Dom Pedro opened
the door about Nm inch. and says be:
'What city are you mayor of!
None. says 1: havc meyer been hon
ored with any public position higher than
uix ut watchmsn in . lumber yard
Are you not then . public official 2
says he.
mo. SIR said l; 4 come Of respecta-
bic family
At this he shook us by the hand. and
invited rs In.
4 thought said he, you were Gov
|ernor, or something Of that sort, come to
bore me with y public reception. I'm
glad TO see you
Mrs. Skinner then unpacked her valise'
and showed Nm. Pedro the dress she
wore when she recited the ''O.ss 70 Lib
ssty, at our centennial tea party. and the
American fsx that was wrapped around
her chienon. She proposss to presen'
these valuable relics to the Centennial
Commiseios. and ehaiI make the sprecn.
Nr. and Mrs. Pedro arc very pleasant.
|socisble, people, beside bescA intellect ctoal
end high-toned. / should b willing q
|scknowledge them % equals anywhere
Ma Pedro v not . handsome womse.
|6he vouha'e do to s,t for photograph
|of Venus. Of Apollo, eithsr. for thaa mae'
Ter. bat che looks like . sensible woman,
"a . good housekeepsr end vanoo'
vua ne has Dom's dtnnss vsadg tes hs@'
,mekisg not a the iable. vhss - eens'
In siged and hungry. -.