The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1891-06-06

A friend OF mine tine otner Gay was
called hurriedly west. His wife packed
his grip for him. and hastily throwing
his overcoat over his arm he jumped into
Gloss carriage and lit cut. As the train
sailed out Of the depot q friend on board
said:
"Going to Chicago?"
"Yes."
Expect to go out good deal there. !
presume?'
'Oh, no. Going on business"
"Ah! thought you would probably
mingle in the giddy whirl . good deal
whilst there"
Why
well. l see you have your dress suit
on your ARM"
Sure enough, he had thought he had
his satin lined overcoat over his arm.
and was en- his way to Chicago with a
dress suit instead. It was case of dark
closet. dislike this institution. and
hope the day is not far distant when air
and light will be admitted to the clothes
closets of this country. 30 that poor,
weak man will not find himself in church
ut evening service wearing his wifes
crocheted petticoat around his neck.
because it is annoying to those who are
sensitive to ridicule.
Eltingville. Staten Island. asks who
was the author of the popular poem
entitled my Dads Undershirt."
The poem was written by Willis B.
Hawkins, then ON The Chicago News.
The Chicago News has 10 many beauti-
full and brainy things from Gene Field
pen that everything funny and bright
that is unsigned is apt to IS credited to
Mr.. Field: but this poem was written by
Hawkins. It was, in brief, funny de-
scription of how the flannel lingerie of
the old gentleman gradually shrank to
meet the demands Of the elder son, then
the second, and 80 on till the baby closed
the deal.
It was credited to Mr.. Field, and a big
flannel manufacturer, who had the honor
Of shrinking his goods before they left
the factory, sent him . bolt of bright
red flannel, not for its intrinsic value,
but as recognition Of genuine genius
and worth.
Whenever Gene desired to make Haw-
kins hot he would pull up his sleeve and
show him the nice warm wristband Of
his unshrinkable dannels.
Aunty Scorbutic, Plainfeld, N. j.,
asks: What do think was the cause OF
the great political change last election:
Was it because people did not under
stand the Mckinley bill?"
No, think not. am q Republican
with tariff reform tendencies, and am
quite sure it was not because the people
failed to understand the bill. That is
charging the American nation with a
degree Of ignorance which 81, 600. 900 peo-
pie could hardly possess, it seems to me.
When lived in Wyoming l ran for
the legislature. l was defeated. On
counting the votes, it occurred to me
that the people of Wyoming had IL polit-
ical or personal repugnance for me and
did not desire to have me legislate for
them.
1t was not because they misunderstood
the bill.
A charming little brochure is just out
CONTAINING 6cAIS VI OI0IOEy AIOu niger
soil. Blaine, Daniel Dougherty and
Chauncey NJ. Depew. They are the ma
ture thoughts Of these great men, and
are entirely new, never having been pub
lished before or even publicly delivered.
The book contains about 300 pages,
well printed and carefully and neatly
bound. It is compiled by an old stenog-
rapher who was for ten years an after
dinner cabman, and thus was enabled
to hear and take down some of the ora
torical gems which these eminent gen.
tlemen afterward wished that they had
expressed at the dinner. The author
asks me to kindly withhold his name.
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