The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-09-17

yes, Ure coIoneI responded, ''Dut
hope that it viii not interfere with the
convention. If the attendance is large
and the proceedings harmonious, the
result viii be Of great benefit to the
county,"
''Who do you think will be nominated
for judge?" old John asked
Neither Of the candidates that have
been named. We have better timber
than any of those fellers."
well. said the major, yawning, 81
reckon we better go to bed, so as TO be
in trim for the work tomorrow"
81 viii show you the room," the old
man remarked. arising.
The politicians were shown into an
upper room, and the old man, placing a
candle on the mantelpiece, bade them
goodnight and went down stairs
What noise was that? the major
asked when the old man had quilted the
| room.
81 didn't hear any noise the colonel
answered.
Il did: it sounded like some one gasp
ing for breath"
He might have heard noise-might
have heard old John struggling to sup
press his laughter.
Suppose we go to bed" said the
major.
"An right. You go ahead and will
blow out the candle"
They talked for some time before lying
down; then, after long silence, the col
onel uttered deep growl The major
reached over and gave him a rake with
the comb.
"What the deuce are you doingT ex-
claimed the colonel, springing up in bed.
"What do you mean?" And in his rage
he began to CRATE his teeth.
The major, supposing that he was get
ting ready to begin biting, reached over
and gave him another rake.
"You internal IDIOT" yelled the colo
mel, feeling for the majors hair, ''if l
don't wool you I'm a shote!"
"What are you doing?" howled the
major. 'Let go, or I'll hurt you'll Quit
tell you'll Haven't you got any sense?"
The major had found his hair
"Tn let you know what it is to rake
the life out Of me with crosscut saw.
81 was doing it to oblige you, you
COMPOUNDED wolff Let go my hair!"
"Oblige me! Do you take me for q
saw log? Look outl If you hit me
again I'll pull every hair out of your
headl"
They tumbled out on the floor, rolled
over and over, and then overturned a
tottering old wardrobe that came down
upon them with a crash. The major
swore that he was dead, and the colonel
yelled for a light, but no light came.
Had they listened they might have heard
another noise that sounded as if some
one were breathing hard. The old man
was in the hall sinking the railing of
the stairway. The major was the first
to scramble to his feet.
twill throw you out of this window"
he exclaimed.
"And if can find my pistol III shoot
the top of your head off, howled the
colonel.
This threat so frightened the major
that he gathered up his clothes as best
he could and rushed from the room.
"Why, what's the matter?" the old
man asked when the major came down.
Nothing, only 1 am going away to
get cannon and then come back and
blow that fool into eternity"
Ibid he try to bite you?"
"He tried to Kill me, that's what he
tried to do"
"Why didn't you rake him"
81 did rake him"
"HumphT' grunted the old man; che
must have lost his popularity. What, |
you are not going out in such night as
this?"
eyes, am, for if see that fool again |
I'll have to cut his throat. Good-by."
Shortly after the major left, the |
colonel came down. "Why, look here"
said he; 81 growled just as you told me
to do, and / wish may die if that fellow
didn't come within one of ripping my
life out of me-"
Mighty sorry to hear it. He must
have changed since L know'd him so
we'll"
When the convention met next day
the major and the colonel fought each
other so violently that neither Of them |
could win, and at an opportune time,
old John Perdue stepped in and received |
the nomination P. Read in New |