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Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-01-19
A MISSIONARY CAT.

Why . Reverend Gentleman Is Rather
Afraid Of hi. Stories
l am rather afraid of wonderful
stories. Mr. Comber, when he was in
England, told some friends how upon
one occasion big crocodile rushed at
:, boat he was in and attacked it. A
little later on one of the very good
friends of the Congo Mission said to
him: You must not try to make us
at home believe that crocodile would
attack q boat twenty-six feet long"
my dear friend" said he. ''that is
nothing; have seen them rush at the
steamer, and that is seventy feet long"
Another wonderful but unfortunate
story is one which. no doubt. great
many of you know. 1 have got sec
retary-bird. which our boys nicknamed
"Chickabiddy." a big fellow. standing
about four feet high. and it picks mp no
bad living at the station. for it eats
fowls and chickens. When Mr.. Bent
ley's monkey died. Chickabiddy swal-
lowed it. Nobody saw Chickabiddy
swallow the monkey, but the monkeys
tail being longer than Chickabiddy's
throat bit of it hung outside. SO we
knew where the monkey had gone.
One day. after Chickabiddy had been
distinguishing himself very much.
having gobbled up a lot of young ducks
and, indeed having SO misbehaved
himself that Mr.. Comber said Chickr-
biddy was on prowl. looking out for a
baby-he managed to swallow live
kitten: not little. but good-sized
one. Nobody saw him swallow the kit
ten, and the Kittens tail was not 50
long rs the monkeys tail. so it did not
hang outside; but the boys in the Bible
class in the next room plainly heard the
kitten mewing inside the nav of the
bird. Mr.. Comber siezed Chickabiddy,
opened his mouth, and sure enough
there was the tip of the Kittens tail,
and be was just in time to catch hold
Of it and thus rescue the poor victim.
Dr.. Leslie called upon us that after
noon, and we told HIM how Chicka-
biddy had swali0weded the kitten. He
was SO much interested that he asked
Us to give him the kitten. SO that when
he went down the country he might
produce it as witness. We gsve him
the kitten. and heard nothing of it un-
Ill some months later, when DR.. Leslie
came to me with . very woeful face. and
said: MIR. Grcnfell, you did me bad
turn when you gave me that kitten. 1
nave been all through the Russo Turk
sh war, and in the campaign against
Arabia. and have told many wonder
'ul tales. but l never got into half the
lisrepute as l have done about your
tory of the missionary cat" You can.
therefore,. understand how it is that /
I'm rather afraid Of wonderful st0riea
Ret. George Gseaen Of tho Congo
Riusr.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-01-19

It used to be that poor inventors were
compelled to 60 to Europe to &c,
money enough to bring out their In
| ventions. Now they come to Chicago.
That pillow. sir. for two seventy-five.
Look at the shape Of that mouidboard.
The old-fashioned pillow. you under
stand, turns the dirt clear over, while
this sets it upon edge. keeping the soil
comparatively near the surface where
it affords most nourishment to the
plant As young and active business
man as you are ought not to take a
back seat for any citizen of this town.
Let me send you few of those plows
say one hundred as starter"
'.Do You think could sell SO MANY ~
Hampton asked.
What! not sell one hundred?
tell You what's fact Hampton, you
can run out every other plow-no
question about it.
well, you may send me one hum
dred.''
1.-The Northern farmers are delighted
with this pillow, l tell you. and the
sooner the farmer of this State follows
the Northern farmcr-now here, the
cheapness of this implement places it
within arm's-length of every negro
farmer in this State. You just adver-
tise that you sell the celebrated Stag
well steel pillow. manufactured by
Ringleoup & Co.. of Chicago. and
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BE At THE WINDOW.

D, be at the window, darling,
While the sun is sinking low,
For after day OF labor
Ny steps are tired and slow;
And the way is long and rugged
To our little hillside-home;
like to know you're watching
And glad 70 see me come.
From way down in the valley
watch our window, dear;
And when see your figure
It fills my heart with cheer;
And the road seems not SO rugged,
The hill seems not so steep,
When 1t the cottage window
Your loving watch you keep.
And when you see me coming,
o, wave your kerchief white,
And 1 shall know, my darling,
That all Is safe and right;
And when hurry nearer,
And see your pretty face,
1t seems TO me its happy smile
Like sunshine lights the place.
Then come to the door. my dear one,
And meet me with kiss:
Earth knows no greater happiness
Than meetings such as this.
And through day Of toiling,
The burden seems more light,
When thinking Of the greeting
You have for me ut night.
So come to the window. darling;
I'm watching all the way;
And your pretty face brings gladness
At the end OF the weary day
Brings rest and joy to meet me
When over the hill come
o, dear little wife, that's waiting
To lovingly welcome me home.
~ y Ledqer
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fore Hampton came. Higglegag waited
until he did come. In fact he stayed
until after supper During the next
few weeks the Chicago man called. in
the sly opir:on Of Hampton. with senti-
mental frequency.
One evening while Higglegag and
Miss Hampton were strolling along .
quiet and perfumed street. where roses.
heavy with richness hung over the
fences, the girl, with sudden and
seemingly unprecedented change of
subject, Remarked:
1T may be . painful memory. and.
perhaps. l do wrong in speaking of it.
but you have not told me any thing of
-of-that young Lady,"
(Which young lady?'
"Why. that Miss Dora Clyde. Don't
You remember speaking of her the first
day saw you?"
'Oh. yes! That was all put up.
mean that it was pretense.'
Il didn't think that you would be so
deceitfrl
STOOD me in hand to practice lit
tic deceit on that occasion" They
had reached Hampton's gate. Il
didn't want to be whipped by the love-
Hest creature Have offended you?'
She had quickly stepped inside and
closed the gate, and had turned her
back upon him.
Il ask if have offended you?'
care all sharp business men shrewG
aatterers?" she asked.
Hang those formal expressions.
Ella-By the way. Hampton. IL
hang it =! was about to tell your sister
that love her and ask her to be nv
wife. but your sudden appearance
there she goes. Ella, come back.
Well, goodbye"
He called again the next evening.
Il ought not to let you come in."
said Ella, when she met him ut the
door.
"Why?"
You know how you talked last
night"
Then you are not in sympathy
with what said?"
'.Not that, but l didn't want you to
b!ab it so every body could hear it."
ELLA. taking her hands. II have
been thinking over this affair, and. al
though l love you devotedly. before
we can become engaged i fear that the
sacrifice l shall require of you will be
too much for YOU"
"Who said that we were to become
she asked.
Nobody; but you understand the
situation. don't you?"
Yes"
'And you will acknowledge that
you love me?''
II can not conceal it. What is the
sacriice?''
IL am sure You can not make it,
"Yes. can. What is it?''
You must promise-'
"Well?'
THAT when you pass woman yon
must not look back to see how her
lress hangs"
They burst into hearty laugh,
and she playfully boxed his ears.
OPIE p. READ
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cause l have noticed that the ma
;jorlty of men whom we term &C.
centric are not only wide-awake
to their own peculiarities, but
seem to be ever trying to cultivate
them to higher state of oddity. Hig-
glegag's strangeness. rude remark
or brusque action, appeared to spring
from a sort of nervousness that at times
came upon him. Not long ago he
made business visit to Southern
town, one of those delightful places that
has reached contented old age-a town
lin whose suburbs dove softly coos
above an old negro, who dozes in the
shade-where the lolling dog is almost
too lazy to get out of the way Of the
sprinkling-cart.
Higglegag strolled along the street
He had one of his nervous iAs, but
would have resented an insinuation
that he might possibly be eccentric
He met young woman whom he had
for some time been watching, just as
another woman had passed.
Il knew it," said Hlgglegag, ad-
dressing the young woman.
WHAT she exclaimed.
Il say that knew it
'.knew what sir?'
''Knew that you were going to look
round to see how that woman was
dressed. Made a bet with myself just
now that you would It's devilish an
noying, assure YOU"
The young woman flew into rage.
''You are not a gen tleman, SIR" she
exclaimed.
Then why don't you run along?
Why do you stand here and talk to a
man who is not gentleman? A city
girl would have been half way home
by this time. but You village bellies
never lose an opportunity of talking to
a man."
The young woman's eyes blazed.
eff knew your name and the place
where you are stopping" she said. her
voice wavering with anger. ''my
brother would call on YOU"
HERES my card. Miss-Miss at a
venture. understand, for you may be
the widow of man who lost his life
in the defense of the honor of his
horse. am holding forth at that
'hostelry of indigestion known as the
Simmons House. If you will excuse
me l will proceed.
She took the card. glared at him,
and. on the springing feet of rage.
hurried away. Several hours later.
while Higglegag was sitting in his
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-01-19
"a CHICAGO MAN." HE SUGGESTED

n S0ASA0O man, SA0okSA6O
''You are fond of flowers, undoubt-
edly."
.'Yes, successful flowers"
They both laughed, and caught
thrilling glimpses of each others eyes
How long do You expect to remain
in town." she asked.
II don't know exactly. The kou.e
owes me a vacation, and have written
demanding it,
IL did not think that Chicago men
took vacations"
.'Ycs. they do when they have been
successful"
Wont you come in and sit down?
Brosher viii be nome pretty soon.
He went in. but instead of sitting
down strolled with her in the garden;
and, although screral hours passed be.
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CHAPTER II.

CHATTER ii.
Hampton entered room, where .
handsome girl sat musing.
"Well." she said, looking up with
flashing eyes.
1--WE returned" he replied, sitting
down.
What did you do?'
Dough. two hundred plows from
him. Ella. he'd make any man en-
thusiastic. He
lis it possible that you have had a
business transaction with man who
has grossly insulted me? Oh, Nor
wood" She burst into tears and
sprang to her feet. Gas my father is
dead. and my own brother is no longer
a man. / must be my own avcnger. l
will call on him; Twill cowhide him as
he deserves to be! All the Hampton
spirit is not dead -
She took down riding whip. turned
to her brother. and said:
"Am l to go alone?"
IF you so, yes"
Don't you feel like whipped cur,
Norwood?"
mo, cart say that do.''
'.Mcrciful heavens! is it possible that
you are laughing at me? am ashamed
of you; l hate you; - She rushed
from the room.
There came a nervous tapping at
Higglegag's door.
Come in"
Miss Hampton entered.
''Ah. you are the young lady 1 saw
this morning. Sit down."
Il have come, sir"
"Yes. see. Your brother was here
just now, and am greatly indebted to
him. These temporary fits of melan-
choly are awful. All about girl
beautiful creature; dead now. Oh,
how loved her! Last time saw her
she was looking back at me. Horse
ran away with her and killed her.. You
have come to whip me? Well. we'll; SO
be it. oh. Dora Clyde. Dora Clyde.
did l think-sit down please. Pay no
attention to my rambling remarks To
die-to die of love! There. put your
whip down. In the night strange
whisperings come to me-a breath
warm with love; but the icy morning
breaks, and see the frost's fantastic
dance-marks on the window pane.
Were you ever in love?"
Il fear. sir. that I have wronged
you" said Miss Hampton. Il did not
know that You were suffering. You
must pardon me. Goodbye"
When Miss Hampton returned home.
her brother. who was still sitting in
the room. looked up and said:
We'll"
''Why. Norwood. that poor man is
grieving himself to death about girl
that was killed.
Hampton roared.
He is, just as sure rs you 1--we. /
never saw such melancholy in . human
beings eyes"
And never saw such business.
.'Oh. you are mistaken. Perhaps he !
talked to you Of plows because be saw
the girl on horse-not exactlv that,
but probably nc cid not know what he |
was saying"
..Why, We made an extensive trade. |
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SHALL I FCT YOU DOWN FOR TWO
HUNDRED?"
you'll see that it will take more than
two hundred to stock the market.
Shall I put you down for two hum
drcd?"
''Yes. go ahead"
"All right. I'll order them shipped
at once. Don't be in a hurry
Il must get back. My place of
business is down on Main street. If
You have time. drop in and see me-"
''fll do SO. BY the way, present
package of AFFECT apologies to your
sister. please
IN fix that all right
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-01-19
I A CHICAGO MAN.
The Story of His Success in Love
and Business.
Written for This Paper.1
CHAPTER 1.

ERUC w. HlGGLE-
GAG, connected
with the hardware
firm of +. w. Rim
gleoup & Co.. Chi
cago. is a man of
unintentional &C.
centricity. I say
unintentiOnal be-
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INTERESTING GOSSIP or THE DAY:

NJ, Au.s, corb,u il nearly aix feet tall. broad shout.
dsysd ana vsivbs a trine over 200 pounds. HIS features
are large and monument his aquniue nose adding
greatly 10 THAR stropg appearance. Ills head il bald. with
the exception of q fringe Of grayish hair. and he wears
q neatly trimmed. pointed gray beard. lie Ia nearly 30
years Of asa He maintains three different residences
the wear around. and divides his time among them, His
New York house, ut 425 Fifth avenue. corner OF Thirty
ninth street u the property OF James Gordon Bennett
and was formerly occupied by that roaming journalist
1t Is elegantly but quietly furnished and during the
absence Of the Corbiu family - In tho charge OF .
housekseper. Mr.. corbin Is usually there on Monday Of
every veek, Saturday and Sunday he spends, as . rule.
At his handsome country place at Babylon, l. J.. This
IN his fnyorite abode, and Is surrounded by large
grounds II n. situsted on an elevation about u
mile from tho water and omman b a beautiful view Of
the surrounding country. Mr., Corbin has for his neigh.
bors som, gentlemen equally we'll known for their wealth
ana "A .he be,ds of large corporations Among them
ar, prs,,dsnt IIyde OF the Equitable Life Insurance
Comn.nv, and Nj. uavsmeyor the big sugar man It
has long bssn a net hobby Of Mr.. Corbin to take up his
residence at this place permanently and settle down
there in the fashion In vogue amonk gentlemen owning
country estates on tho other side Of the water. When
he Visited ~YelIowstone Park In the spring Of last year no
thought 1t would be . good ideA 10 GET some OF the AMI
mails ,hst abound there for his park At Babylon. He
therefore gave a liberal order 10 some dealers for diner
en-, Kinds Of deer and other animals Some Of them IRE
nav IN hi. mark. They include sn elk. some deer. and
an .n,.Io = Other, ere expected soon Including. Il Is
aid anne buualoss Tho grounds about the Babylon
house a,so include Q trout pond Astounding with large
spsoklsd bssu,isa and . stream Of clear water runs
through he entire property. The park ana house are
vnlss Dc charge Of ~ sessatds Is4ssmsa ssmsa
yssssy. vac sesaasss xroerstA Ne usAs>ss nAs n
- Unitsl esassa
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A RAILROAD
Only One Read IN the United States has Oas,
aad She has . Good Time,

aad She has . Good T1me,
From the philadelphia Press.
There is one woman In Philadelphia who
has a position that has made many OF her wo-
man friends turn green with envy. Her name
is Mrs. H. F. Bender, and she Is employed as a
'chaperon" by the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company. 1t Is the only position of the kind In
the country.
Last fall the Pennsylvania Railroad inaug-
urated q series Of special tourist trips. 1t was
determined to have everything about them In
style. and when 1t was suggested
that many ladies' might desire to 90 on them
who would not be accompanied by gentlemen.
it occurred to George w. Boyd OF the passen-
ger department that it would be an excellent
idea to have u lady employed by the company
in the capacity Of chaperon. who would look
after unprotected ladies'. and by her knowledge
OF the route over which the party intended to
travel. would be Of invaluable aid to the other
ladies'. Mrs. H.F Bender was the one chosen, and
she told her story yesterday, In a manner that
sheMno Which sns iq her HHihae has faiien nus s I,sA Is a pleas.
ant-looking little body. Of medium height, with
a swestly mod9lated voice; and seemst to be- cut
she occupies. Her husband Is employed in the
Fourth street office Of the Pennsylvania road.
and they both live At NJ / ;ss Ss spJTuce , strss'' . ,,v,,
service examination for q position In the Pen.
sion ONCE at Washington. - haven't much
faith n civil Is sery m I enc sn.n rha1fea a,t {Hs q m,
polntment to- a 5000 clerkship. Mr.. BOYD
h hfHnto H E, II ta aap n ssn 81 III The n Position ii 1o they Int inten sdo
cd to make. and said IL would take It they
would nay, mo more than the Goyernment
U %Hm!d' Here IL Is is nG @s card e g aa e she "fh% sndsd he's nss
visitor q neatly engraved piece OF pasteboard:
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Mr.. Charles +. Hazeltine. the Philsdelphia
art dealer. whose name 10 also we'll known 10 tho New
York public. has offered his entire collection Of paint
inss for sale At Aoorss suction galleries and for res.
IL 50 large, consisting of 500 paintinr, that It has bess
diuds into two parts the nrss Of which u now on eI
hibition At tho galleries. These cover the entire wall
space and eneroach upon tho psssAgsway.
The names represent the work Of almost every well
known artist and Of every school These are not all Of
sqsal Importance Many Of them. such - the Corep
and Jules Duprsa are bot slight s1Anplss; others show
ARTISTS N slmsss fsrssttsn or nfantita pAAssA and are
sur1ousy interesting. There Is for example. Bright
hoonligs. in the Ens!i.h Ch.nnsL" ~ Alfred Steven:
ns..ef 1a'i Seys%s.; MN; there 1. - ass;usi!y ,1s;.s
SS,oSasa s %sy' AZ IiliP Pasn.ss 'I n sA a%' 80 sss story si J. teid
with : heavier touch than Is seen In yibsIs's mcr. r..
ssn la sS, . AZ. S. Sasnsu! a i9y S v.SoT s ., e'l'f In t as'e esa =
r. n. q 1n Che I r piTn I: n; ;, oSa: ss assr. and 81 { the sG liass t .soSsh
cold, give. . ~ curious ions tsro,""s sy. :, S, ,ss ns IN blue ia , tns
more mys.eTy than Is commonly seen In the "'romes
NJ sh sI;;i: !: :% Y, n. Az. %stqo! n. p Esss:it. 9TH n. rf bs;e St
% %.9,a nsR Ssif. sad /. ,S 1sia:ei s!t r H., ists Butt: PAM,
II. t:sns e I y gem mean. Of :s 81 IL IN AZ s.: d:i':. ss. slas e y ssiS:s 90. Ss
%ui i.n.s snd nw: :Tarsp iSl e: BOA ss:. y y . I'd. .s.ssa
on a bank overlooking Tho sea . tn gu - IN ~h hnsss;; s hhaa
M ir s:sg:: s e p 4 : s U.s. NJ ;% q. .%%% .? s:s \ i ~ /: : s:I|::.
tssn' d. .1ss' , T%t d ?s 5sa" t 4hs@. n Z ! l. y IL isa sS'tss,
background OF sky. and posted ~ the foreground q
cessful theme in warm whitss and a PIsasan. VARIATION
There are a couple OF Trovons each with . single cow.
One OF these is . dun hued animal whose hind quarters.
*: :s;n s IL "a in ' sR: ds sss,s.s Y IL. |. s ss. u i: :asi.s HSsan fs.is
IA = Ton Marche-a group OF cAttle-snd several larger
suimsi pieces By Van Thorsn and voltI BY schreysri Il
. iaTs work. decorative in color, The Advance" an
:,ss.a s, ; ;.sss. !. lf; .s.! ~ ana ssis:eess ai ~ ' .is.i; q
Homer spd Dtas, also In q single nGurs. are but slight
y IsPrsssnisd; rh.rs I: ( GtSnssi sM nsu "a snsEsss
81 q and T.nSSaai ,.p,ss.es pTeS.ssios g
ofI'sri becker Brozik Briionih. BeLne, Bsilecour Dc
Seuville. Detailie de Sittis, 'oomsnuS Goubin. chelmou.
sI Delort All seen very much in the fashion that she
mention of their pam,s wilI ,mmsIlAisly saggest In;
stanIoys az L0ndelle, Duruacr, and vefbockhOyon BY
JuEst Il the Death OF Nelson" which Is better known
8 saaIiaasea q De-: ,ssts |: . !., ss,: sS% y, Of sSfs.
I'D SpsaEh 'sfkoclk MILITANT AAd Jgay Y satsF1ol4
Yss4h Of vhipk THE okYus ArtyAG 20 bpAnlh
B & . 80 4 I : : sseiRsss :ssi ' x.as.:A. sssss.fs
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ySs 20 sf s.r ssa sSs n Il t'% s.. 70 a.; 70 9 Safn o. our #; eya j.
. sass; another Cis h sssS. f 81 Wy 'f s. a Ss5SSs t ISsr'
! knew z 4 "a; going to ara rSiP bn great gans. and I
only q few feet. away. The two wagons were
close to each other. but tho forward ends
Wills Wills he is1 space &c S sess 81 the on lind % WSsei ooi
;Ss.1 not s Sss. i, I e is0s sl. ihs : Fss ~ S:t Sss s,s sc
camp "a d aSss Ssd Y Sarn q low low ' fHan sn ny u s|e.h sss
and got my p and some other articles,
and during this line The heaysns seemed
Non were SHOUTING. horsss nsis6ine, and tn.
seeond time there came a SOUND e drown al
ft soSld SS not an aGs 81 xriM Il. ifS Tor two or three sne MIN MIN:
ssocd u Tss t RS,s w.s sam 50 ' sSse l ' could Ses ovo s1S (
the tents. A flash Of lightning was followed By
Q moment Of pitch darkness, and then came a
seconds by i,s light i caught sight Of tie herd
OF Wild horses bearing down upon us irf.a mad
mob and lust as the lightning ceased they en-
TSe splass x tn. waters haa the sound o,
s SsFss u, I & an, n thou shSus h 1 o shouted SaS,d 2 S war. ps., a
stricken herd was. in camp. while the clouds
scrambled back into the wagon. and what saw
during the next ton miautes can never be for
gotten. The frightened horsse loapsd over the
ss%r1; i against nHS'p tse wagons So and mad. clean
leaps over tho sm6pisncss,, and ali the time
each one kept up q Wild %neighing. I heard our
Ing. but knew that We were helpless to pre-
Ks the irst 81 the herd got through our camp
y, i. I sRass sea 9.h.rs s,Rt then c .S% led
thunder roaring again, and the p0or beasts
were sppSiied At ne. situation. There were
royI wagon. and SdiV when l saw that the entrapped
picked up q noosed rope. lifted the SIDE cover
81 @ one one G n three a Seconds aaS .nt The hsV one eehind him
tried to turn when l sought to moose him.. but
hit his heels against something and twisted
back TOWARD me pntn my hand tSuohed his
the other ends fast. got out the ~lassoes, and;
three horses inside OF five minutes. 1t was no
th,sx wagon az on b l9t the see ye Tals q PF thess b bsaha uP M ID
the awful war Of the elements tanned them.
The herd was ten minutes working through
away every horse and mule that we had. Every
tent was prostrated, much, OF our provisions
and ammunition destroyed. and one ambu;
LAME ana eb smss MsEa 10 70 I pieces v 3 {6s m man % W So el..sa
As an Offset a wagRoner had lessoed two l had
five, and two moro had hobbled themselves
with wi, # tent mt r nnIm. ala IL P, The bS seu ans of Fl q day a We
managed to repair. damages. Our ~captiyes
were the. finest wild horses ever econ on the
plains. My lot included three stations, and l
s spou odG his 81 n sssn FOR rl saoo. 'hs TSo VIE otRe rso / n peps
every day. and. then Got, $1,000. for. the four.
b bae a sRso ono % eia them proved MeRs Il himself i'm aHp the sssss t
trotter Of that decade.