Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-01-28
CHANGE OF BASE.
he Red.hAifeA Dinins.R00m Girl
Casches . Kansas Husband.

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| ''CorJe in"
The invitation was extended In answer to a
knock ar the front door OF the Goat House.
| A stranger stepped IN, Get his carpet sack on q
| chair threw the water from his hat with Jerk
| and went up to the stove.
damp out Of doors," said the landlord
"Yes"
"Live in town7n
.Me?s
"Yes. SIR
"No"
"came in on train this morning, sns"
"Me?,
~Yes, sir.-
ayes"
.Traveling's pretty DANGEROUS now. alns itsn
noster."
. live up there. DO your"
.Yes,
aGot any kinfolks at Knobnoster7"
: "WiIe's people live there, maybea"
sweetheart, then?n
"No: darn the girls, anyway
ter for?"
throat was burnt up for drink, and / stopped
there to wet my WHISTLE
.'9oing to stay in Sedalia awhile?"
"Yes sir.,.
Don't know; lookin' for job"
"Wnar can you do; what occupation'"
"Well, worked on a farm while and edited a
newspaper and dickered some as land agent and
run drug store and peddied books and things
carried On protracted meetin' and ehoppsa some s
cordwood."
. "pi,reascher, are your
eyes sir,
"N0; why?"
you carried on protracted mssting,.
4 mil hn fro mi ne ~
and rung the bell at the meetin house for my
share OF the collections"
of the best and Cheapest hotels in the cty. Table
supplied with the best the market house Affords.
sheets and pillow slips changed as often az neces
candle every night"
when dye have dinner"
"B Bia1 81 F H%si"
'No str.n
'Two kinds Of soup?"
mo, only one"
'.Two kinds Of meat?"
"ies, SIR; pork and SOW belly"
Anything to drtnk?"
Flat Creek"
Whats aqua pura?"
"A kind or drink"
: "WIl' you register"
"put your name and address on the register of
:, The Traveller wrote in scrawllng hand on two
lines OF the book, Jacob Francis Crumgull, Abb
took stroll about, leaving his grip and promising
to return TO supper.
Al the supper hour he showed up, as punctual as
sne nandS an the Dutch clock In the dining room.
Inc proprietor went In TO supper with him, and
engaged min In conversation.
Inc old man finished his supper, and left the
young man still eating away. The dining room
glri STOOD behind bis Chair, ready to attend his
every want.
Neither spoke for some time, the knife and fork
beating Kind OF tattoo between the plate and the
young mans teeth.
Finally, he said looking over his shoulder at the
diBing-room girl:
"Nlce weather"
"Look s. IKE rdn." replied the girl, turning
'Marrled?" asked the guest.
aNo, sir" returned the girl blushing.
want 10 De, s'pose?r
: e h snv ggsisa sns why all girls dO
mo. SIR"
"Want once"
.Te, he! On. git out.r
How'd you Ike me for one?"
W don't know you"
80 Don't take no time to get acquainted" said the
ms mouth on the corner or the table cloth. II
i've IN kansas, got little farm, own some cows
anu pigs, drink liquor three times day when l
Ian set IL ana nave an aunt what belongs to the
Baptist church."
o. .'But you amt been here long enough for me to
nnd out much about YOU yet"
''Ain't good-lOOktn enOugh?"
YES; Kinder sprucy like"
CLOTHES all right"
.About the right size, amt II"
.Dont object TO your heft"
Then WAT do you object TOT"
'Nothlng."
..Ihen why don't you say yes?n
'Hain't been asked"
Then Will you?"
"Will whaI?"
''Haye me-"
''Te he! TIE he!"
''Say yes"
eyes"
There was the sound Of some sort OF scuf1e
Inc OLD man poked his head IL at the door lust
IA time 70 see the young mans arms go round the
Ieu-l. aded glrPS waist like rubber band on bum
die OF old letters.
.'Herel' he yelled. "what is all that?u
III means said the Kansas between ksses
that me and this young lady has struck up a
oeao mash, an that she's gOn' to be second boss
on a forty-acre farm out at Abilenen
us that so, Mariah?"
~Bet yer NE, Old man." replied the girl "I'm
uone Waitln On yer table and pokin' vttles at yer
gang or boarderS. Only I'm goin' to be chief en-
sineer OF that there Kansas RANCH"
IL was nnally arranged that they should be mar
rled In few days, Jacob in the meantime agree
Ing 10 pay hts board, while Marian should wait on
the table until the landlord could secure the sery.
Ices OF another dining room girl.
The following advertisement was handed TO the
Bdzoo: w ~
w haired girl to shovel biscuits Old maids or wives
whose usbsnds have run od preferred Apply at the
Goat House n. b-Women with young children
don't apply