The Meeker herald., 1889-10-12
MEEkER HERALD.
SEEING TIE ELEPHANT.
ur tin.i. Accommodations an" e'""''
meats in Chicago C""" H''""'
liixh-Iso~ Ci'y sharper. MA"-
age Ia Thrive.

train leavas for Iowa without ehnrg'
Ing mo FOR II III be much obliged
said II stranger. evidently from the
country. 10 the Herald reporter at the
Nor,hWost depot day or two ago
Ito va, young man scarcely more
than twenty-five. whose rather hand
some ,cu,urcs were well Drowned by
the sun.
Wh tho reporter had impaired tn.
a,,i,.t Information. tho young man
continued;
..Mny b. YOU thought /. strange
that l said without charge bn, II
YOU had hal my experience during the
pms, two days yOu won.dn wonder u,
IL. BESIDES, I am dead broke, and II i
hadn't taken tho precau,lon to bny
n return ticket before l left Clinton
County I'd have to hooi 1t home.
"You'ya becn oS,rayHgan,. have
yoals sss sls sYmpe ehAas NSfa ss
strong enough by half i've been the
pro4leal ION. only Two got beyond
him. for haven't, got the hu.Ss Of the
pigs with which to Ill my empty
stomach. 1, hasn't been my fault.
though, for II Ia been LOT, 10 myself
I'd have lN.cn economical enough.
Como 10 think Of IL. lis my fault after
all. lth'i comes II my no, being able
10 say ma. hot never could. do
honestly believe that II n girl were To
ask mo to marry her couldn't re-
iu.. her. ovra II Woro engaged to
another youns lady"
Tho bcsgar, took charge OF you.
ohP'
Il CUES, you'd scarcely call en- %.
l..i mo tell you abou, IT, !: 4, my hrs,
v!sl, to this big city. and came In for
"A good time When I'm home shaw.
myself NJ bcarl hada't got twenty
four hour old. bat my hair dldn'i
,c.m To 20, according 10 tho style ihnd
noticed ON tho ears and along tho
stree, as hAI walked. grip In hand.
up to III. hotel. 80 ! stepped Into on.
Of tho ,on-priai par.ur' and took "a
vacant chair. Ei which stood n rosy
checked fellow with baby mus,ach".
hair parted In tho middle and lisp in
h.. yoicc Whca hs had Gu, my hair
and N you 49, hc has cut 80 clo.s
10 the scalp that IN not need comb
for three months 10 wanted mo Ia
stand n shampoo. said l guessed
not. upon which hc hrca away. 'slllns
IN, tina, no knua Of ih!t. iha, and
,'o,hcr ono who go, tho cancer. bad
head. .caid-hcsi and other trouble.
from failure To keep bal. scalp clean.
and added ;ha, mina va. In tho worst
condition OF any person. h, ever saw.
told him TO 60 ahead I'll SAY MOTH
inroi tho yain 1T that operation. for
I; 4. over nov. Hni shall never Try II
again. neglected - -ny that no
talked constantly. never stopping for
as-eona. II. ,hun torscd u shave on
me. iha, hu did. Hay rum. .irf' he
asked. when he had carried mo
through tina, torture nodded. Then
h, wouldn't rrlca-. mo until had ae-
au.s.c.i In IA demand that have my
snus.achc dy.l Most pcopl, would
think u f.llc~ would - satisfied with
tina, robbery. hu; he wasn't II, H.
orally forced IN, into taking u hair To-
,lon. cake Of posnsdu mud n bottle OF
bay rum. turned two shade, whi'rr
than tho powder he d spread - freely
on IN, face whom I asked FOR my bill
which WI, scyyn,c-B dollars.
'.oh. ,hai'll n.ycrdo." objected tho
reporter.
.'rhnt's vha, I said. bu, tho boss o!
tho shop said twas always ten dollar.
for dyc, Tho lotion. pomad. and
bay rum wcrr dvu dollars. hair Gu,
.rycniy-fvo cents. shampoo tho sane.
shave. twenty-five cents. bay rum on
iac-. tea cents
but n'iocI cont. Ia y., unsccoun'-
- for" persisted tho reporter.
."Ycs. vol. tho boo,-b!ack go, that,
and hc wanted quarter. bat he cpB-
scu,ci 30 compromise on tina; whcn
told him they only charged nickel at
Clinton"
"And you mean Ia tell mo you paid
such nm ouirs.-cu. hlil?'
That did. OF cour., | know u
was somewhat .xnrhilnn,. but wa.
stranger aud tn, iiyc or six BARRIERS la
the shop AL said tho price. were wha;
all swc,l people paid and IL was only
ignorant fellows from the country tina:
made n fuss about 1t. That WASH :, the
worst Of It,"
"Jhcn you hayc had other expert.
crcrs7'
IL should say 80. DO you suppose
Id complain II /, was only seventeen
dollarsP You 500. stopped Il, tho
hotel ON the European pian-gct your
meal. whore you wan, EN- and pay
Tor whR, you order. didn't know
much about tina; sort Of thing. bu, n
friend Of mine who had been in here
on vi.i, told mo 4, was lots cheaper
than paying ,hrco or four dollars n
day"
You found 1t so, did you7'
"Rathor not" replied tho young
fellow. rs sickly smile played over
his face. i've good appetite. Work
on farm in tho summer time and
teach school Ia the winter. lost my
school just before Christmas because
whipped tho son Of one of tho direct
or-. That Is, hc pitched into me be-
cause l forbade his speaking 10 his
girl during school hours. and think I
got tho bcs, OF tho fight. To be
honest. others Amt of my opinion.
bat about my appetite; | am good
eater. winter and summer. and jus,
after leaving the barbcr-shop saw n