Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-07-02

Ex-ssaasof Dave Walker a. Con
xrss .mAa Guatef save afforded 4Acn
sa8 lssIasas y ne people 4 North = esg
ArSaAs&s Walker Is playful gentle
MA, q gs1t.s-aaa OF rae humorous
CONCEPTION sni. Z = -sid mai be sould
ssiIa riVer 1ar ~ freeze - play
izks 0n = frleat Gunter = at
I0Aer tie has been kao~a ~ laagh,
Dat be dles Eot sulsr ms temonstra-lse
mlrEh AHA tA4g has Aae al iorgstfui-
nsss VI surroundings sh.cn enarac-
teFizes Little Dave
one daV Maker and Gun1er set OaL
together CA political campaign
Walker had lett home rather hufr.edly
aad hal noE pas 0u = elran shirL some
II bIs friends say that be would a0t
have DuE Ga clean SHIFT eyea Eh0uga
every circumstance bad been favorable.
isgnger wore nes shirt, covered with
a gloss hat Wss dazzling g. the mortal
eve Walker sas aOl iong Ia dc. sing
a plan ~ rob he shirt Of is shine.
When TIE seO men reached 4 stream.
N aIker aid
''Juater. suppose ws gO "A bathing
This 10 a beautiful place.
Gunter agreed and stripping Of they
went down Int0 the water Walker
vas the hr-t 70 come out Taxing up
sumter shirt, be had begun 70 puJ it
on. hea Guater, moving toward him,
exclaimed
Hold on. Dave, you se goG nv shirt -
Maker. stepping backward. stumbled
accidentally. of course and fell into
the stream Mhec hs- came out.
Gunters shirt looked Ike a har.r-t
field handkerchief Gunter rayed He
cursed Walker he swore that he would
not travel with him.
Hang il, Guuter. didn't YOU see II
VA an accident
Gunter wouldn speak 70 him. Dur
ing -wO days travel they rode to-
-elher n silence. bat Walker effected
a reconciliation.
Gunter's fondness for onions l. well
known. lie would rather eat an onion
than 70 eat an orange Walker secured
large onion He ''beat up white
stone until L resembled salt. Then he
vas prepared
Look here Gunter, he aid. a they
role along. what the use OF this fool
shness' You know didn't intend to
ruin YOUR shirt. You know am the
best friend YOU ever had. When We
were At that house yonder. / thought Of
you AMI. see her. | got you a tine
onion
Dave. that was really kind Of YOU. "
taking the onion. 'Of course | have
no III feeling toward YOU. Wish had
some salt
.-Gunter. when my friends are con-
cerued. never forget anything. Here
some salt
by George. Dave. you are capital
fellow.
tie peeled the onion. dipped il into
the puiyerized stone. and bit Oh "A
mouthtuL Dave whipped up his horse
For i've miles Gunt-r chased him, veil
ing ike an Iniian
After While they made friends again.
Dave declared that the pulverized stone
had been given him. and that he thought
il was salt
Guurer wore a pair of very fine though
gaudy boots The legs were covered
With yellow stars and half-moOns. Gun
ter was proud OF his boots and wore his
trousers in the tops. 80 that tie Orna-
ments would show One night the
friends stopped at hotel Next morn
ing a negro entered the room and
wanted to know of Walker. who was
awake. If he wanted his boots backed
Il believe not Say. have you got
any tallOw?
y es. sab. -
We'll. / want you 70 grease my
boots. pointing 70 Gunter's tawdry
leather put on plenty of grease
Grease the bottoms. and br sure to
grease the legs That old fellow
boots pointing 70 his own. mus. bc
aice3 b.acNed H. /. very proud and
want ou 20 make good 10 Of it..
Whom the negro returned. Gunter'
bOo's were q sight TO see Walker
crept down stairs. hurredlv ste break
fast and rode away For DAYS and
nights Gunter followed him. He had
armed himself with a gun. and from
ns hat a small black fag fOated.
Walker escaped AMI went 10 The United
States senate. Gunter went TO Con-
gress Hence the recent trouble be
tween the two houses - Artassat0
irGFf 'sr