The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-30
THE DOMINIE'S RED NECKTIE.
He Tried to Wear IL Out in Arizona, but
1t Got Him Into Trouble.

1t Got Him Into Trouble.
The Rev. DR. F. w. Gunsaulus had an
interesting experience out in Arizona. IL
will bear narrating. 1t seems that a friend
in London, aware of the reverend gentle
mans fondness for vivid color, sent DR..
Gunsaulus bright red necktie. There is
no other red necktie in the world quite so
red as British red EeckHe; it is the con-
summation, the apotheosis of redness.
When DR.. Gunsaulus clapped eyes on that
red necktie he was daZzled-nay, he was
stunned by it's terrific splendor. AS quick
ly as he could he put it away. 81 must not
wear it," said he 90 himself. "It is too
wicked for this part of the world. / will
reserve it for Arizona"
1t is true that Dr. Gunsaulus had les
acres of wheat out in Arizona that needed
looking after, but it is more than likely
that an ambition to wear that new, SPLEEN
did red necktie inspired in DIR. Gunsaulus
a ceaseless yearning TO go west. At any
rate he went, accompanied by his son, a
little fellow of 10 or II years of age.
To such as have never seen DR.. Gunsaul-
us decked in that array which he affects
when inspecting wheat or hunting rare
bibliomanisc finds in Arizona we will say
of weirdness; its most conspicuous feature
is black felt hat with an enormous fexi-
BILE brim An especial flavor of spice-of
wickedness, if you please-was given to
this costume by the superb red necktie. To
be candid, DR. Gunsaulus, attired for Ari-
IONA, looked very like one of those heroic
far western characters of which Bret Harte
loves to treat.
Now it happened that DR.. Gunsaulus
Travelled on a free pass-a free pass OBJ
tanned through the kindly offices of one of
the influential lambs of his flock. This
free pass was made continuous all the way
from Chicago TO Arizona and back again.
1t fell clearly within the lines of the inter
state commerce act, for it was made out
to the account of land was TO be paid I'M
advertising.
This free pass worked all right until Dr.
Gunsaulus struck the Santa Fe country. 1t
was then that a coarse, unfeeling, one eyed
conductor came through the train collecting
tickets at the point of murderous looking
horse pistol He had been sheriff of a
county in New Mexico and was a thing Of
blood
Tickets" demanded this fierce monster.
DR.. Gunsaulus mildly produced his free
pass. The conductor read the free pass.
The unhallowed fire of skepticism iliu-
mined his cyclopean optic.
Watts yer namef" asked the conductor
THE Rev. Z. w. GunSauIus," answered
the holy man.
The conductor took as rapid view Of
DR. Gunsaulus as his one eye would admit
Of
NO yer DON'T" exclaimed the conductor
brutally. yer don't play that game on
me- Yer no preacher"
Indeed ! am, and a very good preacher,
too. demonstrated DR. Gunsaulus.
"Come now" said the conductor, cts
no use of yer tryin' to come any monkey
business with me; l reckon l know
dominy when I see him Yer'll have 20
put up yer good money or get off'n the
tramp
There seemed to be no alternative. Dr.
Gunsaulus looked out Of the car window.
II would never do for him TO be set down
in that desert Of cactuses and prairie dogs.
He sought TO reason with the conductor
every gift, every power, every article Of
eloquence at his command be brought 20
bear upon the callous creature. but all IN
vain In vain also did the reverend gen
tieman's little boy plaintively but stoutly.
maintain thar papa was a minister" the
unregenerate heart Of thai conductor was
not % be moved.
No dominy ever wore a necktie Ike
that, said the conductor. "Yer'H have 70 /
put mp the stuff or git of n the train"
DR.. G1nsaulus did put up, but not until /.
be bad secured receipt therefor from the I
one eyed skeptic. The next three hours 4
were hours Of misery, for 10; even 50 long 1
suffering ana 80 patient ciergyn1E1 ss I
DR.. GUnsauius cares 70 Be separated from 4
his worldly possessions By the Unfeeling 4
agent Of a soulIess railway corporation 1
But about a hundred miles farther down /
the road the mayor Of Saute Re boarded 4
the train. and be was happily able 20 iden- I
tify DR. Gunssulus a. beng indeed entitled 4
% 81 the sperqgi=ites and courtssies in /
VOWED and entailed By that free p4ss- 50 4
the oae eyed conductor dlsgorZed the 1
money and made al apology a. best lie 4
could
I've ben Twin ont here nov FOR gosa' On 4
tveuty-three year.. ssl1 be. and I've 4
sen every kind q human hein' from I
BONANZA kings down - ghree card monte 4
shzrk-. bal I never seen preacher With a I
red necktie afore, say. pArins-. ger a
daisy. III b. Although Ks agin the 4
ruie-, 7 con mind !ookia' a: yer 4 ys.Ts
zur yer bottle handy Chicago Sewa-