Telegram-herald., 1889-07-31


Ee, tie professor recently we1f % Bar
teas SBtl1 -. : very nics ca--i1g F..c1 : fess
ules fr1su tls cItf, Ter tie c1-1a.e-l1a1ls
aid healthy purpose II securing oAe cf uz--
ursfs res.er1tiyes IL tie ieIm o- bah
Upou arriving st tAe 1prngs tle protesseF
discovered n-u IA tie water 60 sAge- IA
tAs sane l-1aA0-e pars 1lt Es was rae
loCkiD z mSn, me gne "a K1o water, wearing
long b-Hzl0 BIZ hair 2r1 3 great stfa"
eo.ored beard. he professor A>Ae-'
handy:
Is The water ccld8f
Tue gentleman sp.-shiag about IN TIE
spring fsp.led
Yes. r-e tc1-rsr1t-re IS clsagree11iy
F.aci4l. bat 1he co-4 water - colQ~clFe 10
longevity. Aog can doubtless recall ne
language o. Prof Macs n-F. Used hY hin n
his treatise cn 'Ee@t and CID and Their
Relative inauelca JpCn TIE Human hccy,'
or Z s1as ~ ua..stafs -f-glsl &c Jr1id F"
"Ah, YES. certainly" replied TIE pro
fessor, delighted 10 have found : congeni2l
spirit, Il 10 remeuoer t1at WORK. II cen
tains much sound. logical reasoning
1T does indeed" REPLIED lie man In the
water. vigorously sp'ashing ne cool spray
around his person. "Ir certainly commends
itself 10 tie sc.entiss as q work OF great
true riag q geuins. or. lu the words of TIE
great Latin poet. with Waica you are 10
doubt familiar: 'C1ttls cole euranter u
delfm cd sum pllribas cItaisgtlc
'Do yea reside n Austinl' asked the
thoroughly pleased professor.
no, lam merely enjoying ny midsum-
mer vacation, seeking that beneficial relax
alton which Will allow me 10 return 10 my
duties refreshed and nvigoraied by short
season OF abandonment to the seductive
wies OF natures true restorer. Hou re-
member what Virgil says: DE profUads
ollopah terra lnc0gH0a.'
The professor WIS again delighted, and,
after giving the man his card, requested
the honor OF hls company 1T his house that
might for tea
"You will be sure 10 come, win -cui" in.
qnired the professor, turning his horses
head towards town. remembering that lie
had an engagement.
Most assuredly," answered tho maa.
"Nothing would please me better than az
hours chat with you upon some ennoblng,
scientific topic, ething which would at
once prove as eievatng and instructive and
be, TO use the words Of Juvenal, 'Lftcra
scrit n locofoco jimpiecufe,' bu, professor.
hope ! VIII not be expected 10 appear in
evening dress, for my wardrobe"
Certainly not. my dear sir. Come just
as you are--that is not Just as you are now,
Of course, but in yOIr ordinary every-day
travelling suit"
The hour arrived for the reception O., the
distinguished guest. The professor was on
the eul uro and the front coor-step An
appartion appeared at the gate. II was
man. II looked as II il had found a scare
crow-an old back number, last years
scarecrow- and had robbed it Of its tattered
raiment
Tie professor dishked tramps, so. as the
ragged, long-haired tramp approached the
house, he shouted:
go away Scat! I've got nothing for
you. an satisfied that you are Johns
town sufferer, and al that sort CT thing
but haven't got cent Tor you. I've got
no wood 10 saw. and nothing Is lying around
for you TO steal"
Allow me TO interrupt you for a mo-
rnent," said the tramp. Il feel hurt at the
way you receive me. You should remera.
Der what Horace says-'Sacii,er in modo,
fortter in X, Venus a. -Gcdiri.' Your Ian
Guage is very different from what it was
when we met at the spring this morning.
when you invited me 90 take tea with you.n
The professor was horr.fed. lie now
recognized in the tramp the learned gentle
man he had met at the springs he said:
My friend, the spirit OF hospitality
prompts me to ask YOU IN. but would you
not rather compromise on Il dollar3''
a dollar goes" said tho tramp, as he
turned with the moneT IN lis hand - seek
the nearest saloon, calculating: "Sic sem
per z1oei 6eers, roz popuh, ror vomfcc"
AK T. SWEET