The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-09-21
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An old ex-coufedsraAe who was In the
city yesterday, says b Kansas City
Nssss, erew reminiscent while talking
oven Col. John T. Crisp's .peech as Hie-
ginsville and the invitation from the ex-
Union Soldiers association of southwest
ern Kansas, following close upon u, and
related q little anecdote OF the coioneFs
famous Washington lunch. "Several
years ago,' said hc, "a well known mer.
chant Of Springfield, No., who happened
% be i'm the east ON n business trip, re-
turned by way OF Washington city. He
was u very metho<licai man. and allowed
himself just an hour and I'D minutes i'm
which to rush through the national capi-
toll. While darling through the corridors
and chasing i'm and out the various halls,
seeing ms much as he could, the merchant
met Colonel Crisp. The meeting was "a
volunteered tn guide his Springfield friend
through the capitol and show him every
scccptcd and Colonel Crisp, as ne walked
through poured int the merchants
ear enough historical facts To NIL a dry
"sExcuse me. colonel said the mer-
chant, Il have just thirty minutes i'm which
W catch my Train. Ley us Y" nIxich
".The invitation was accepted. and re-
%s,r,aSs " called ssS ' for ). e u
Of Of. , tea c and IN g ,o,,s ssn sa;,' S:, i% sspsns,
his disTnay when the latter began with
Blue Points, lobster salad, deviicd crabs,
and SO ON through the entire bill of fare.
aa SdM;c sI she Merchant sis YEA apo a%s 'f for his
haste, and saying that he would settle for
both lunches turned to depart.
Going asked the colonel, who was
just completing the lobster salad.
YES was the ,answer; i must go or
az. miss the he train wh;.r ,r;n, me q ou,rt Of
mpag
ssThis was too much. and the merchant
where he was furthcr da.ed by the prcsen,
tation of a bill of 81. He paid IL, and to
this day he e. ssts angry ;, Th sahm m 81 Gp;sn rs
81 was mt n state convention in Jeffer-
son City a few years ago." continued the
iaSby so at Il. Ma da %I house IN convcrsa
soatheast Missosrians headed by State
entered the hotel. introduced the dele
CATION to Colonel Crisp. One of the party
they were all Cockrell enthusiasts.said
sor Cockrell, are you not"
"sNo, SIR exclaimed the colonel, draw
ing h,mss.i up , \" nus nr nun ns'e as hIs vcst
with n gesture and air that would have
done credit to the staRe.-'no sir. He is
OF mine.' With that he stalked away and
the first one to recover his breath voiced
she sentiments of them all when he ex-
well, I'll be -
A Driving Young Man.
Talk about get up and get, with a dash
of American nerve. l saw n good spcci-
men of it yesterday" said Uncle Silas
Bowersox to n New York World reporter.
"A young man jumped on a Broadway car
ut Chambers street followed by a boot
black. With u curt Don't mind ms from
the youth the bootblack went to work or
shey young mans boots, while he pulled a
writing tablet out of his pocket and pro
ceeded to lash OFT q letter.
"'Here, young Teller; You can't black
your boots ON the car exclaimed the con.
ductor.
".Oh, but 1 m,,st,' replied the young
man. Got to do IL; case of emergency.
he whispered something in his ear thai
seemed to satisfy that official.
when we cached Prince street this
mans boots wore u patent-leatller shine
He had four letters written, sealed i'm an
envelope and addressed. Handing then
hoy s" dirsctioms whsre to S GeiiSe n th saH ame
return with an answer. I'll he there a
445-just twenty minutes he said. look
to make R.s m'i Now saliop., "' Tsc 'i boy Ief
the car and Disappeared ON IA run.
"Ihs young yn.. aE; man anti took ,.t = seat tin in the ., car
pair of cuffs. collar and white necktie, pu
them on: He then took out q hair br,isl
wax on his mustachc, -squirtei SONS
cologne on n fresh handkerchief, put
Glove i'm his mouth, knocked the dust from
his hat and clothing with n wisp broom,
and giving his cuffs a finishing jerk turnes
to the people in the car and said: =.
"'Ladies and gcntlemeO an apology l
due you, and some explanation is likewis'
due myself. l don't wish To he considcre'
fussy. I'm no dude, and I don't spcn'
half my time before "a looking glass. "a
you might infer. I'm n plain, practical
everyday sort of chap From Bridgeport
Conn. In just twenty minute by tn
watch nm tn has married In the tnSs Uif
i'm New York city, barring none. My trail
was two hours late, but thanks to the cor
ductor of this car and your own indulgence
I'll get there just the same
"And the people i'm the car thought n
would"
some Other Game.
A man with his left arm in a sling, say
the Detroit Free Press, was telling a pa,
senger OH n Fort street car what allied mir
and how II happened. Said he:
my hoy Henry likes to go hunting. an
SO last Secondary I takes my gun und goo
oudt by der Norris road init him to XII
some SQUIRRELS. Poorly soon we vhas ser