The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-07-24
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ALTOGETHER GORGEOUS.

Colonel Tom Crittenden's Elaborately-
immed Nightgown-AIsO, His Legs-A
Pair that Would Discount those of Mr..
Hendricks.
The Democratic candidate for Governor OF
Missouri was interviewed by Kansas City
Times reporter, about a week ago. and this Is
what the worldly minded reporter wrote abous
it:
Colonel Tom Crittenden, candidate for the
gubernatorial nomination, arrived i'm the city
last night ever the Missouri Pacific road. He
was very anxious to escape the vigilance of the
reporters. and slipped up to his room, AT the
Union Depot Hotel. with great aacrity. Colonel
John Hodnett, of st. Louis. happened TO meet
Crittenden on the train, and took special pains
to cali at the Times office as soon as he got up
town to tell about Crittenden's presence in the
city. A Times reporter started for the eminent
politicians lair. Colonel Critic nden had gone
to bed in room No. 80. but continued rapping
aroused him. and he lighted the gas. padded to
the door and admitted the man OF the quill
lyon newspaper men are ubiquitous" said
Colonel Crittenden, in tone too sleepy 10 be
peevish; lyon confront me on every hand.
What do You want nowi 1 haven't got any
thing to say"
Will these words Colone! Crittenden padded
back TO the bed and stretched himself out upOn
il and tried to look cool. The reporter oh
served that the Colonel wore a handsome mus
lin night-g0wn, snowy white and elaborately
trimmed. The yoke was what Is known as the
broad lace of beautiful pattern, was not hut
toned, but drawn together with silk pucker-
ing-strng. outside OF which was a ight-hlne
silk kerehef tied in n sailors knot. There were
three rows of rutfles down the front
of the garment and between
and running parallel with each
row was a tiny hand of lace. on the left breast
was a pOrket bordered with lace. from which
peeped hemstItched lght-hlue silk handker-
chief The sleeves were ample ami graceful; at
the wrists were bands of lace which gave the
smooth, plump hands of the wearer a charming
effect The elaborate garment extended down
70 fraf hafO na waist mi fhata
divided into two flaps, in the corner of one Of
which was Colonel Criltendens monogram enl-
hroidered in IN exquisite shade, of bine silk
unique sign. Colonel Crit nden's ltgs
protruded from the superb night
gown as he lay stretched upon the bed
legs, although they were suiTHsed with that
blush tint which is characteristic of the rich,
hot blood OF youth. They were not gross legs
nor lean legs; not fat legs nor scrawny legs.
Plump they We're yet they breathed a sense OF
high spirituality. From round fair knees. in
which the dmples lurKed like love in "A WON me
eye, the legs crescendoed into sym netrical
calves and then diminuendoed into ankles that
child's hand might have spanned; Bursting
from the canopy of ruffied muslin and vaencien-
mes lace above, the legs had the semblance OF
things of ethereal beauty.
You can tell the readers of the Times" said
Col. Crittenden, rcmorselessly interruptlng the
dreamy CONCENTRATIONS OF the reporter, "that /
am going TO be nominated on the first ballot. L
know just what my strength is, and they can't
beat me. That's all | propose to saw"
A pr0fane mosquito, floating in through the
open win low, lowered moment over the ala
baster nightgown and then swoOped down on
one of the fair legs and began boring for oil.
Colonel Crittenden raised one ieweed hand nd
brought it down with violence on the spot
been. But the wicked bird adj flown and the
stricken flesh began to redden and swell.
Colonel Crittenden was bathing the wounded
limb with bay-rum and cologne and exhaustng
his vocabulary of anathemas upon the genus
mosquito generally when n reporter left.