The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-24


right and left. In those days papa went
and soaked Goldfish in the creek as soon
as he had baited the visitors horse.
ran see the wan smile of the large salt
Goldfish now as my grandfather took him
down from a nail in the attic. l can see
also his ruptured bosom full of rock salt,
and can hear him quarreling with the
other odors of New England as he
started gayly for the brook. Even now
L see his low, retreating forehead and
hear his fragrance knocking the bark off
the tree as he goes away where he can
soak his head.
The Smearkase House is run by an
elderly man, who does better at break
ing colts than he does in editing amenu.
We stopped here over twenty-four hours.
Rates two dollars per day and split your
own kindling wood. Guests wishing to
take bath are requested to apply at the
office for roller towel and other facilities.
After bathing guests are requested to re-
turn mackerel tub to the Office, as other
guests may be waiting to take bath. For
bell boy, ring two times and then go and
do it yourself. For meals wanted in
room, wiring the neck Of the large Shang-
hal rooster in the back yard twice and
cook same on oil stove. Fire escapes on
this house are exclusively for guests of
the house. Any one seeking to escape
On one of our fire escapes and not patrons
Of the house will be fired.
The other day at another hotel 1 was
robbed of my bathroom. Fortunately
was not in it myself. While was at
Tea the bathroom was purloined from
my room and given to another man.
Some of my things were in it at the time.
1t was one of those bathrooms connected
with two rooms. The other man was
more profane at the Office than was, so
he got the bathroom. / could never ac-
complish very much by my profanity,
anyhow. was taught at home to avoid
1t in conversation, and SO it often hap
pens that men who are gifted that way
get the bridal chamber while / am given
the suicide room.
Thus it happened that when Ireturned
TO my CHEEKY little cupboard, No. 500,
series B, / found that some one had
swiped my bathing place, together with
rich oriental bathrobe which | bought
two years ago at 0ber-Amergaa of Judas
1scariot. He was also understudy for
Pontius Plate, and this robe was one he
wore while on the bench.
would not have lost it for good
deal
1t is a glorious season of the year in
which to travel over our country and see
the brown fields take on their living of
green. AS the train pauses at little
station the odor of the Maltese pussy
willow comes in at the window, while
far away the peculiar, happy hearted
song of the blackbird comes over the
April scented meadows. AT the station
1 see a lad stepping high, like blind
horse, and know that he is just going
barefoot for the first time this season.
His feet are very white, whittier than they
viii be again till next April, and he is
trying to sell small tin pail full of
frogs legs. The conductor says that the
boy will close them cut at a sacrifice, as
he has been trying now for two weeks TO
sell them and frogs Kegs do not improve
with age.
Crops in Ohio are looking unusually
well. Winter wheat under the careful
auspices of Governor Mckinley is look
ing thrifty and very rank indeed. Rhu-
barb is looking very robust this spring.
Cowshp greens are plenty and good.
Why should we enter into direct compe-
tition with the foreign market by the
removal of our tariff when cowslip
greens are so abundant and the poke
berry season almost Upon Us as write:
Last week we stopped 1T the Cobb
House. IcS.l 1.-THE Cobb House because
AIN wary about giving the correct
name. 4 friend If mine once wrote NJ
an account Of this same house. givinc
the correct name Of TIE hotel and ii,
proprietor. The latter ran the hoUs,
then as he does now, purely by brUl
force and main strength.
He rsn the elevator then Just as he
does now. by means Of the surplus energy
of his butter. II he could get a storage
system for lis batter power he coUll
move buildings ~ p sirat expense.
1lyTrlenG wrote II - uo-eI. as say.
and told the tru,h aeoat it. Tlen in the
rush ard hurry O. business he forgot
about it till two years I&,er when some
thing brought it up in his mind. Some
thing gave MS memory Il slight jolt, b.
says. Memory Is not located where he
thought il was
lie says he had TO poultice his memory
al that summer. lie thinks now TIA.