The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-06-17

~ day before. but
had failed 70 10
q. thereby compelling me 70 wait an
other day
The arrival Of = train was a diver
sion. even II slight one: So when
Chicago train rolled in sauntcred that
vav 10 see what I could see. and that
i how l first came TO meet Nr. r
Marion Jerome. as well as his friend
Rev. Gideon Josiah Underbyer- Prom
the sleeper. As approached il. leapedth
rrinning porter. Following him came =
tall. hollow-chested young man. with .
pale. sicl<ly complexion and long.
straight. yellow hair. He wore glasses
and black string tie, which. with has
rusty black Prince Albert suit pro-
claimed him . preacher. or. II least >
theological student. Right after him
came another young man about twenty
years Of age. Of a decidedly different
pattern from the first one. Upon him
razed with much interest though chok-
iag with an intense desire TO lie down
and laugh
This one was little fellow. not over
Eve feet three. He. also. wore glasses
-rold-bowed ones-and they made =
comical contrast 10 the rest Of his COS
tune. For. had no need 70 be told
b. had been reading Life on the
Bloody Plains or Pink Tomahawk'~
Revenge or some literature OF that
sort. and had rugged himself out
accordingly for \ visit 20 the
wild regions he had read %
much about His clo~ely-cropped head
was covered by som5rro about the
size Of a parasol. which was loaded
with bands Of tinsel and bullion until
i. crushed his rather large ears down
ward and outward. The collar Of his
brand new blue flannel shirt came
nearly 10 his shoulders and was tied
loosely about the throat with = scarf Of
rainbow hues. fastened with studied
carelessness. His boots were painfully
new. with bright red tops. and reached
high up on their owners fat little legs
At his heels were little silver spurs-
and = great belt 1t his side bristled
with silver-mounted revolvers Of TWEEN
ty-two caIiber. backed BY . bowie
knife Of tremendous size
But his trousers were the GROWING
glory Of this young mans apparel. a
could be noted from the admiring
chances he furtivcly cast At them from
time to time. They had evidently been
made by an eastern artist without re-
gard 70 expense. and were. indeed >
triumph such a. is seldom seen In the
rowdy west They were made Of buck
skin. indifferent.y tanned but wonder
fully fringed. and decorated At Al
available points with colored beads. in
cracking profusion-
think the Young man who wore
them regretted somewhat that his
boots concealed % large . portion II
those trousers. and am quite certain
that their Stiffness and the change
from cramped car seat 70
terra firma rendered locomotion
on those prdgy legs quite
difficult HUT he managed 70 alight.
and. aided by the reverend chap and
the porter. who was s-sP;ciously sober
faced BY this time. he proceeded q
gather up his baggage including three
Or four gun cases. and strnttcd stifhy
toward the waiting-rooms-
A.. decidedly interested. strolled in.
70 the waiting-room had seen the two
fasteners enter. almost coliided with
some one hurrying out 1t was friend
Of mine from Denver. with whom
chatted few minutes As he moved
away. some one behind me spoke:
'-Ah-er- pardon me. but did MOI
understand that gentleman to call YOU
sir Faber?-
turned. and saw II was the reverend
young man. YES" I answered
''Ah. that's fortunate was moi
sure ! would recognize you. My name
i Undcrbyer. We met your friend
Mr. Penrose. NJ Chicago the day before
yesterday and he asked u u say h
would he here this afternoon about -four
O'clock
] thanked him. and We fell into con
versstion on topics connected with rail
Roads and time tables, with the re<al'
that in few minutes we were quit
well acquainted Presently Rev. I'm
'derbycr's companion. who had herr
having dispute with the bag1ag~men
much TO their amusement, entered. hi,
lat. moon face screwed into > comica
expression Of disgust
Say. Cid he burst out. '-those fel
labs say ouah trunks aren't heah vet
told that big fellsh II they didn't pro
cuce EN- in IN ouah Id clean out ths
ranch. guess that'l bring EN- 4
time. The chap saw I wasnis to b
trified with
From my seat I could Sc two or thres
'oi the baggage men They had bees
quite busy. but had taken about nv.
minuses' time in which TO smile. and i
secsacd - II they would have Mysteries
Rev Gideon smiled -rarely and In
uoduced inc 20 the prospective terror q
ne plains. who said: ''Shalxc. pard-'
shook nv sides had been shaking
oistrrssingiy for some time. but man
aSed 70 control my emotions
From that rnomens ..Ann Arbor Ma
non. - the young man informed me
sonfdentially. he expected 20 be callex
ont west afforded me more sma<e
nent than ] ever expected 70 expert
ne v four hourA ! piead guilty 4