The morning call., 1892-05-01

by violent fit Of coughing and the lady
OeIore mentioned intent upon q study of
raln-soaked countryside.
Ihese trlfting circumstances, however.
dld not sufficiently disturb my egotism to
mar my relish for the homemade bread
and nicely cooked ham or the light, crisp
doughnuts. | had plenty of time TO eat
them In quiet when the train stopped at the
dining station. My worthy caterer was
kept busy then supplying cups of coffee to
passengers who at the last moment con-
GUIDED It was too wet to venture outside
and was pleased to see number of dimes
transferred to the pocket of his butternut-
colored vest
When the train was again in notion he
came and removed the debris OF my
luncheon. There were two doughnuts left
and he wanted to put them In n paper for
me, but upon my declining his offer he in
formed me that his wife made them and
they were hrst-class; that they were Just as
good as new, aud he should put them back
In his basket, which l suppose he did.
IL so happened that business took me over
THAT ground number Of times that winter
at intervals OF few weeks. II was one OF
those wet winters during which we Calfor-
mans spend most of our time in assuring
Eastern visitors that "9e never saw any,
thing like 10 before In California" and
frequently found it convenient to avail my
self OF my little old friends mice hot
l.
any OF his fresh boiled eggs, but I managed
to get acquainted with him, and, as usual,
after one or two chats, stunt ed upon one
OF those tragic stories, of which this boosted
civilization vi ours is so full that there is no
need Tor writer's to invent new ones
He was an Englishman; an organ-tuner
by trade, and with his wife had come to this
country when young man, the two enter
tanning nlsh hopes of the fortune to be
gained IN tue new land. lie had worked at
his trade Tor 80 years. he told me, and dur
ing that timely what it seemed to me
managed to save up $4,000. His eyes
ghslened as he named the sun. ~ had a
good trade, he said, proudly, "and worked
at II steady l was with Que 'ouse In the
East ior 70 years. | always said I'd stop
working when was 90 but kept Oh just
the same Ior 10 years more. Only after that
always took Saturday afternoons for N.Y.
self, man, he's got right to straighten
MS pack once week besides when he goes
to church. and did it,
From what saw OF him imagine this
was the only bi. OF self-assertiou he ever
accordingly. He told me that when he was
90 the hrm he had been with so long had
finally retired from business, and no retired
with them to enjoy the fruits of his long
years OF toll at leisure. / judge he must
always nave been a soft-hearted fellow,
oaebJ h"pVSOu upOu, especially WueT6 MS
affections were concerned. He aud his
wife had one son, the pride of their life.
According to his account that youth had
possessed all tha talents of Webster. a
Pitt and Gladstone embodied in one indi-
yiduai; They had given him-at what sac
rihce l mad to imagine, for he said nothing
about that-a college education, and had
evidently looked to see him achieve great
things. The loyal old soul gave no sign Of
his having been disappointed. Johnnie
had been very unfortunate, he said, and
gathered here and there from his rambling.
garrulous talk that Johnnie's misfortune
had consisted in perSusding the fond old
father to transfer all his hard-earned COM