The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-01-30

ne olQn takG tlme 10 LOOK over the sec ond "galley," telling his new assistant tc read it carefully and be sure that al names were spelled correctly. And there was where the trouble commenced for i seems that after having given the first if teen or twenty ladies a very good anc reasonably correct send-off about theil apparel his notes had assumed a more free and easy style; induced perhaps, bY the champagne he had swallowed at the supper table; and when, on the followin 2 day he wrote them out in Engi sh for the compositors, his head ached and be hur. ried the matter, without giving much fur. ther thought to it.
 Therefore 1t was with DO small degree ot surprise on the part of all readers, and great indignation on the part of those whose names were mentioned in the Inst half of the report, that they saw such comments as these:
 Miss Sophronia Coupon, elegant cos tune of some kind of red stuff, cut " shaped fore and aft producing great effect. The blank territory partially GOV cred by mag Lihcent necklace of Ala.ks diamonds.
 Miss Estelle Onchange petite and recherche in lavender blue silk, en urine large panier-all out of proportion. Gar nets and turkeys.
 Miss Vivian Nero artprince, whit China silk Q leen Elzabeth collar, piul hose, clocked with holes, satin shpper about No. 5, festooned with old sol buckles
 Miss Jerusha Vanderdecken, ligh blue nuns yelling, cut bias in the walsi en traine so long as to be in every body's way. Powder and diamonds.
 "Miss Drusilla Candytutt, blue silk ecru lace, cream colored overskirt, green sash, red cheeks, seven button gloves badly soiled. Tiara of pearls Diamond ring on third finger of fen hand
 The Misses Fenpercent were charm ingly attired-Miss P ,nsy in a Mother Hubbard of some clisglng material of old gold color, with bro4i sash as blue as her own eyes ana Miss Patience in frightened mouse cassmere, truly deco lette, trimmings of lace in cascades Marechel Neil roses. Both cost a small fortune if genuine.
 Mrs. Bungstarter, elegant headdress Queen Elizabeth style satin slippers and sickly smile. B4ngles ard diamond eardrops. Laced very tightly.
 "Mrs. Ciemedelacreme striking cos tune of ,uff magenta silk, ecru bib and tucker cut pompadour, en traine, shined with V4lenciennes tatting, looped up ID festoons like striags of pop corn ; back and tan panier embossed with forget-me- nots. Genuine diamonds, apparently"
 There were many other desc,i otions even more mixed up and unconve uonal than these; bu enough have heen given to show that the new reporter must have been considerably demoraIized during he latter part ot the enter;alnment ano also the next forenoon, when his notes were copied out. The eompositors thought some of the descriptions were d little "off color," but followed copy and carefully preserved the same for future reference
 The editor was in the habit of attend ing one of the most fashion able churches in the place, and on the Sunday evening following the publication of the Bong tong he noticed that many ot the ladies glAIed at him in strange manner and after the services some of them actually snubbed him plainly when he raised his hat to them in the vestibule. Early next morn- ing he was waited on by deputation of some of the pest known ladies ID Kanka mazoo with blood in their eyes and copies of the BOngkong in their hands.
 
 It would prolong this narrative to un necessary length to give m detail the scene that followed, as 1t was fully an hour before the editor could get a word of explanation in edgewise. Meanwhile the new reporter had quietly taken his hat and skipped, unnoticed by the editor or visitors, as his desk was in an alcove off from the sanctum, and when the edi. tor went to call him he found nothing but these lines traced by trembling hand: /" am summoned by telegram to the bedside of my wife, who is very sick. If you think my services will be useful in any other department than society report ing, address me at Pecaton,ca, Ill. 1 am convinced that my forte is not describing the costumes of the elite. No charge for the day and halfs work. 1, must have been the champagne that got me so mixed up. Hope you will be able to pacify the women, and regret the unfor- tunate circumstance.
 Finally the ladies got calmed down so that the editor could explain matters :; and seeing how much he was worked up, they graciously forgave him and made him promise to attend "kettle drum" on the following Thursday, where he ac- quilted himself so graciously that he be- came quite favorite.
 The reporter never visited Kankamazoo again, but went out to Idaho and is vel known there as one of the most vigorous writers in that region.