Telegram-herald., 1891-05-31

81 DAl-s . travelling usa the other
day aknosg broke up lbs hotel wb-re
stopped he secured raw potato - he
pA21d by grocery ssore. and when he
got his dinner order be concealed his
baked potato IN MS pocket and sabsra-
ruted the raw one.
What kind OF . place Is this ne
Asked, as Ne called the head waiter unto
HIM do you think am Texas steer
nat you feed me 90 raw potatoes, Are
you going 70 give me cut feed for des-
ssrt.~
The head waiter was entirely non
plussed he went % the waiter and
roasted hiln at terrible rate. People all
over the dlnIng room gos Interested IL
threatened 70 break up the house. The
proprietor came n business was para
iyzed Fresh roasted peanuts went up
three points Then II xs.s explained, and
peace returned TO the cuisine and the
breast OF the waiter | do not think that
= maa should do that way. IL hurts the
pu bic confidence and shakes our faith
In values
Yesterday several aequaintances met
in my room, and one vi them, Lotos
club nan. desired 10 extend the hospl-
taiities Of my room So he rang the bell,
and good looking bel boy with light
hair and dark eyes. with handsome dark
brows and a sad expression. came to an
sser the call
Dad you ringy' no asked in a low
tremulous tone.
Yes. | did" said the visitor. Now
by around. Johnny. and ask tho gentle
men what they will have"
All right" said the pensive lad, as be
put little Of my Edenia On his hand
kerchieL Il Will ask them what they'll
have. bat don't propose TO pay for it.
want II understood that act merely
As your agent IN the matter"
Sometimes these bell boys are quite
bright that way
TINS letter Is peculiarly rambling. and
so | venture 10 refer here 10 a singular
circumstance which | witnessed in the
cars last week An elderly man got on
al Jasper. lie was gosng 10 Archy. The
come and horrihed with short journey.
From the fuss made over ii you would
have thought that this man was going 10
the Holy Land to visit the horne of some
Of the broad humorists Of the OH Tesla
menr lie stood IN the door ard kissed
nine grown up women in an explosive
way. and SAID goodby to them with
real tears in his eyes he was a kind
old man. with faded place on the back
Of his neck where ms long hair had
shaded II all winter. but where the bar
Der had been at work and fled him
all up.
He was all excited with the prospect.
and after ne had kissed quite a large
delegation of his neighbors he came in
with his black enameled valise. contain
ing his other vest and some doughnrts,
and as the train started up he gave a
lurch and sat down in the lap Of mid
die aged lady who was holding little
bracket made OF cigar box with jack
knife. 1t took SIX long months in the
uncertain hight of the pemtentiary for
her son TO make this for his widowed
mother, and when he was executed a
fortnight ago he left it with many Bit
ter tear upon it. for her.
The venerable widower crushed IT
when he fell, and a mourn came up from
the sore heart of the boys lonely mother
Quite number Of thoughtless people
laughed when they heard the little
bracket go b. the board. but they would
not if they mad known its sorrowful his
tory.
The farmer apologized over and over
again. and his tenderness made the
widow weep little more till she had to
tell him the sad story, and then she
showed him n paper. He wiped off his
specs eight times before he got through
with it. Then he bought the widow a
big red apple, and when the brakeman
howled '.Archy!" he did not get out, but
went past with the widow toward her
home Possibly in the Indian summer
of her life she will bless the day when
the gentle hearted amateur traveller sat
down on the poor little bracket, and he
also will cease 10 regret IL Quica SGbe
-as the feller says.
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