Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1890-10-04

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nibd great 1sal
~ Aen az father 1ied - as c1e q 4
tie Uost pro2iDeat Eaea % tae Fzetce
slope. he had ag1rsd Ia al &c great
pei seal sssaA stncs 1855. al escn-
pied 1any posittoas - Raolic sorta-
He became ~zriy Interested In he
nsherfes q rs Rortnsrn eeaSk aha
d9sing a visit - shoss gsonnds was
szkea captive - rosizg band a Ia
diAns an4 BED fer ever PEAR lie
finally succeeded Ia making as escape.
bas sss IA ths aaoaaEsins fer msnthss
at iass AID % toe meress chance. get
ting - tie coast again. AID 80 oa osez
u San Francisco ha oeesae . cashier
n hank. ami while In this position
married tae d49g ter % the baak pres
tdenG IL was not long afser this before
ny father found hsmsslf president OF
TIE tank. which VAS The largest insti-
tetion o. its kind on tie Pacific coast
IL Vas then that my tatser began his
pahiie career. and be continued 10 rise
"a worldly station until ais death came
] am now one Of the officers Of the
bank OF which ny father vas Tor years
president. and have large and pressing
Interests 70 oversee. yet have left all.
for time. for the sole purpose OF fol-
lowing out the wishes may almost
say ths last wishes-of my father. rela-
tive t. this trip 10 Rochester and tho
hunting up OF the other two OF thai
original little party Of forty years ago
/ have some mementoes with me that
father put aside for those be expected
70 meet this year 81 Rochester. and now
! am afraid that We will have 20 unite
our powers In an effort 10 ind No. OF
the original party"
Jast then violent stamping was
heard In one OF the little state-rooms
one side OF where the narrators and
their small body o, listeners were
seated. Then two or three sharp kicks
came against the door. followed by;
''Consarn til ef | hadn't got sech In
fernal tight boots Jest Z go down TO
Rochester in, wouldn't hev Z kick tn
Internal legs off'n me when | wanted G
put them on"
Then there came great bang. with .
''Thar. by goll"
Immediately thereafter tall. thin.
straight-haired old fellow opened the
door OF the room from which the noise
had come. and. minus collar and with
one trouser leg caught on the top of his
boots, he stood there in the dim glare OF
the oscillating light, and looked with
bewildermcnt towards the wondering
ones about the table
ken any OF you fellers tell me et
I've ben dreamin'2" be inquired. after
q momopt or two had passed
Il don't believe we can. uncle" said
one OF the number
''flcv you fellcrs ben tcllin' yarns?'
! he again asked. without much attention
TO the answer be had just received.
The little old gentleman ventured to
say that they had been considering
some old-time events
Then amt ben dreamin'; knowed
/ / was awake. Say. which one of you
was tellin' thet last story?" be asked.
and upon the young man acknowledging
/ that he was the one. the old fellow said.
''Put 'er right thar. then, for |
knowed your dad then turning towards
( the group be inquired:
Now, who was it that told tn first
/ yarn bout those three ohapsY
The little old gentleman bobbed up
I prepared, by his former surprise, to
have almost any thing happen.
Then" CALCULATED the old fellow.
/ his disheveled hair and sparkling eyes
/ indicating much excitement iii be
/ dubbed and skinned fer a sneakin'.
wild-eyed rattlesnake. of / amt Their
! missin' link Pun one of Their same
crowd thet separated at Detroit away
back thar in al, an I'm Jest on my
way-M'linder n down I Rochester
{ shake hans all Ground agin BY
Their great whale that eat up tibet Teller
job, but this is er coincerdence."
After further expressions OF surprise
on the part OF each. the tall old man
was Gained down sufficiently to tell his
story, which was follows:
Wall soys, | Jest went back few
mile, an set right down on one hundred
and sixty acres OF as fine land as lays
out doors; an thar I've ben a settin'
ever since, except when ! was gettin'
bout clesrin' of all tn tim Der,
pullin' out tn stumps, an fencin'. an
buildin' house an harms, an dom tn
hundred things tibet come in feller's
way on farm OF course. | got me a
wife, an she's right In thar now. a
listenin' to every word say She's q
smart woman. too. | want TO tell you, |"
said re- slyly winking at his hearers
Wall, as to Happenings OF any sort Of
consequence, guess we amt he'd none
] am thorough mossback, ye see. Hev
boon one for forty year, an know but
little OF any thing else.
AS to iortun'. | hev thet farm. with
oil thet's on il: an thet seems TO DO
about all ken handle. An for thes
matter. cou't know but what hev all
| really kcre cou> I've got ten boys
an six gals, an G, he'd million they
wouldn't DO satisfied So. when go.
thsrll DO only Ia farm, an thet won t
DO sech great thing fer sixteen t fight
over Otaerwise ! may say thet tho world
hes used me tolerble we'll I've never
went 1 bed hungry. "a kin remem ber
IN hev always he'd a good shelter from
10 storm Take II all Ground an my
Story aia't very long. nor does Il sparkle
with ther diamou's OF soul-stirrin'
everts. but III tell ye what ter do
Wei all 60 down an look over OF
Rochester an see eff she hes any marks
o. amilArity; an then adjourn back q
my farm. vhar I'll regale ye with hard