Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-05-16
UNPLEASANT PEOPLE.

Unfortunates who Are Constantly Doing
the Wrong Thing.
They come like whirlwind and they go
as they come, says the London Queen. In
their presence all things fly, and the laws
Of cohesion and gravitation are Of no more
account than those Of order and prearranged
harmonies. When they come into a room
IT is as If they brought with them train Of
sticks and straws and cloud of dust, like
tho disJecta membra seen on the outside Of
a whirlpool They upset chairs and they
knock down ornaments; they put their hats
on the flowers IN the vase, and they fling
their sticks and umbrellas among the Vene-
tian glass. They stumble over the head of
the tiger-skin on the floor, carrom against
riokety tables, mistake the mask of the
looking-glass for a practicable door, set
their teacups on the best-bound books
crumble their buttered cake on the Persian
carpet; call Mrs. Brown, whom you wish to
propitiate, Mrs Smith, Of whom she is the
mortal enemy; contradict your favorite
philosopher, who is accustomed to respect
ful audience In your house; and throw
scalding water over your friend, the poets
last production, with his wife sitting in
wrath and amazement, grimly listening to
TINS olasphemous stream pouring headlong
When they greet you 1t is unlike the greet
ing Of any one else. They disdain the con-
ventional formula and ask how you are in
other words than those for the most part
used. Sometimes they do not ask at all, but
dash into the room with their breezy WAYS
and dustladen atmosphere and break out
with a bit of news they think will interest
you TO hear. "I've come to tell you of nv
dinner at Mrs. So-and-So's," they say in a
voice which would make itself heard through
the fog as clearly as the horn or the steam
whistle. "Have YOU heard that story of
Lady Debt Such a good story; you must
hear it," This is perhaps another prefatial
address, the rest OF your friends looking on
In amusement, wondering what can be the
terms Of your acquaintance with this free
and easy person whom they do not know,
but who seems to know you so remarkably
we'll
Then, II they are women, they are sure to
dress themselves in n manner 10 make you
vince In private and to attract all eyes in
public They do something queer with
their hoads; wear their hats in an unauthor-
zed fashion; put on startling colors; tic
huge silk handkerchiefs about their shout
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS as big and polychromat-
&c as Josoph's coat; wear go WINS that trail
yard In the dust, or that are so short one
sPeculates on the color of their clocks; or
IN some way manage to make themselves
the object OF every ones amazed attention.
Inen they have fulfilled the reason of their
being, and are happy in proportion.
ST. Paul GiOls. IL is only Ave or six weeks
until the next President viii be officially
named, but II Is not necessary to wait that
long before pointing him out
Louisville C0Hrier-Joarna,. President
Grant advocated free fine woods in his mes-
sage Of 1874, but the party organs of thnk
time did not discover that he was a ~
trader in disguise. se
Boston GLOBE; We do
opinion sometimes lot concur In thu
pew would ~ oppressed that Mr.. De
iudgr-- a strong candidate. In ON,
-cnt the Republican convention could
nardly select man who would moro easil,
% dcfeated by President Cleveland.
chicago Nelrs: IL Is reported from In
oianapolis that General Harrison's friend,
nave abandoned any hope Of NOMINATING
their man az Chicago, and are now concen
uatlng their energies on electing a LeQis
lature which viii send Harrison 70 the Sen
ate
ST. Louis Repub'icaR. LOYAL 20 any one
who may be selected the Reuublicans n,
Ohio present John Sherman TO the countrv
az cmincntly qualified This Won NAV.
you-want-him " style lacks the
enthusiasm that holds out beyond the third
ballot
Chicago Herald: Congressman Burrow.
says that there Is not free-trader in En-
gland who Is not Ia favor Of the Mills bill.
~ rs equally true that thore IL not preacher
pa england who Is not In favor Of the Co.
pei yet no one In the United States op-
p0s'e tne gospel On that poCoupA