Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1888-03-01
An Tx,spetated Texan in Few York

It the North during the summer. They
do this to loaIc the red headed. rcvcrish
summers that have such long runs in the
lower portion of the United States. The
southern visitors get this change Of elm.
ate and they also get accustomed aitrra
while. to some forty-fvo cahbrc annoy,
ances, owing to the customs and hati's
of the natives being somewhat different
from those that prevail in the Southland
This may not bc the case with every tour.
ist from the South. but certainly was the
case with Col, Roundup, OF Aus,in Tex
as.
Col. Roundup spent the summer and
several thousand dollars in that vast con-
glomera'ion OF Irish, lsraelitc, Italians
and Germans known as New York, the
city of green goods, boodlc Alderman and
Grant monuments
Col. Roundup is quite wealthy He
owns several large cattle ranches in the
Lone Star State, but he dresses very
plainly when he is at home. His princi
ual garments are a broad sombrcro and
linen lustcr to hide the havoc caused by
his having, like Gen. Pope during the
war, his headquarters in the saddle In
Texas while on his ranches Col. Round
mp wore his shirt collar ajar, aud the
lower portion of his pants nestled inside
his boots. His watch guard is made of
bilious looking buckskin strap ornamcnted
with poker chip. lie also makes the
watch guard do duty as raz strap.
When Col. Roundup visits New York
his wife compels him to "slick up" some.
what, but not enough to prevent him
from being mistaken for laboring man
or journalist Col. Roundup did not
like hotel life in New York, so he said to
his wife: "Ths sort of grub don't suit
me, Alvina. 1t don't taste right. Tm
going to have some good, plane board il
| have to 30 to carpenter shop to get
lit.
"What do you propose to do?' asked
Mrs. Roundup.
81 reckon III 60 and see the agent OF
that house that is advertised in the
Morning Journal"
1t seems that the real estate agent had
also advertised for janitor, aud when
Col. Roundup entered the agents Office
the latter supposd he was an applicant for
the position owing to his careless attire.
IL saw your advertisement and I'd
like to get the house."
"Maybe we can come to terms replied
the agent indifferenAy.
"What are your tcrms?' asked Col.
Roundup.
ave pay ten dollars week to good
man"
"Eh?"
But let me tell you what expect
you to do. In the first place you must
not wear shabby clothes in such high
toned house."
"Well TIL be blankcd!' calculated Col.
Roundup.
"It will be your duty to keep the stoop,
sidewalks, vestibules, cellar, yard and
marble tiliny in the hall Clean"
"This is better than going to the min.
strels, but don't let me interrupt you.
Anything else?" asked Col. Roundup.
"You must hoist up The coal regularly
by eight o'clock in the morning. You
must not forget to put out the ashes and
garbage. You must be polite to the ten
ants. and"
Just at this crisis the real estate agent
noticed that Co.. Roundup's fingers were
working convu'sively, aud that there was
lurid, sulphurous glare in his eyes.
'.Who do you take me for?' exclaimed
Col. Roundup, going right up to the af.
frighted agent.
| "You--you-want a posi--positiou as
Ijan-jauitor," suffered tho agent.
| "Janitor n" shrieked Col. Roundup,
extracting wad Of twenty dollar bills as
big as Sulivdns arm. "SmelI that! Ne
hpist up coal I'll hoist you out Of you.
boots. "Smell that! aud he held fist as
big as young ham under the other mans
nose. "Come out into the street aud III
} give you lesson in dumpin. garbage
you won't forget in hurry"
"But my dear sir
If I had you on Texas prairio
wouldn't give sick calf for your life
Why, blankety, blank, what do you mea,
anyhow continued the Texan, crowdin,
the agent in the corner just as he va
! reaching about to call the police through
the telephone.
Explanations aud mutual apologies