Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-01-05
HE MASTERED THE UMBRELLA.
But Triumph Turned TO Dismay when 10
Tried TO Call "Aunty's" Attention.

But Triumph Turned to Dismay when Ifs
Tried TO Call "Aunty's" Attention.
They entered the elevated train to-
gether; two men, stylishly dressed, who
had evidently been dining well, very
well. One was dark and of bilious
temperament. lie was asleep as soon as
he sank into his seat The other was
light and Of sanguine temperament.
He was still enjoying his dinner, and
beamed on everyone In sight. He
seemed tosee ever 30 many more people
than there were in the car. by his
side sat an old colored woman with
large bundle in her lap. He accidental-
ly trod on her foot and took his hat off
with elaborate politeness and said.
beg pardon, aunty. Thousan' par
DON"
Aunty smiled indulgently, as II she
had seen great many men who had
dined well.
Oats all right honey" she said. 2
He smiled again ON everybody and
then said, as II no had overlooked IL be-
fore;
"Lemme carry bundle, aunty."
Aunty laughed then and said:
No, indeed, chile. 'Twould break
yo' legs, deed IL would"
He laughed with her, and then sud-
denly became deeply engrossed with
his umbrella. IL was not rolled up.
lie rolled II up and rolled IL up. over
and over again, and seemed surprised
and panied that It's folds would not
stay put They flew apart every time
he let go, and finally he gave IL up rs
bad job, and only regarded II reproach-
fully.
''Whas yo' cover, honeyp" asked tho
colored woman, sympa hetically.
"B'jove fgot all bout zat." he an
swerod. Took cover of cause
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES y'lunow. Rain
diden, come. THAI fin, too"
He hunted in all his pockets great
many times for the cover, and the pas.
sengers all became interested In tho
hunt A sportive-looking old GENTLE
man opposite whispered TO his neighbor
he'd bet him bottle the cover would
not be found.
just then II was found, though. IL
was n silk cover, rolled up in n tight
little wad, and crammed into the fob
pocket Of his trousers There was an
audible sigh OF relief when IL was safe
ly produced, and the man smiled cheer
fully upon all about him.
lie unfolded the cover, and aft, -..-
garding II some time very seriously,
slipped the metal ring Of the small end
OF the cover over the forrule of tho
umbrella. II only went to the pl acc
where the cloth Of the umbrella begins,
and tie long end hung oyer like whip
lash. lie tried from Eighteenth ia
Twenty-third street TO get IL further
on, and then stopped 10 wipe the per-
spiratlon from his brow.
"Yo' has put u on the wrong end
honey" the colored woman said
lie thanked her, took the cover ring
off the ferrule, and tried TO slip II ovei
the handle.
Several people laughed, and h,
smiled. Then he said.
"Aunty,you're wrong. Goes ON ozzel
= way Don't you try fool me, aunty."
, Then he put the ring over the fer
, rule again, and became 40 deeply in
? terested in trying TO find out why /
q would not go any further than tn,
: cloth that he did not notice amt,
leave the car at Twcnty-eighth street
nor that stylish young woman tool
aunty's seat by his side.
, At Thirty-third street something hap
pened that gave him great satisfaction
and almost caused sensation II
the car In his efforts 10 pusl
the ring over the cloth no nc
cidentnlly started tho cover OF
the way a woman turns stock
ing inside out. II was going on inside
out, going over itself, but II was goine
on, and lie nudged the woman by hii
side TO call her attention 10 his success
Don't you fool me, aunty," he said
not looking up from his work. Cues,
know how 'brella covers 90. IL was
giddy Of you, aunty Ganothcr nudgel %
try get me put 'brella cover ON way
woman puts ON chem"
lie did not progress further in his
speech than that unfinished word, for n
start at his side caused him 10 look
around toward "aunty," and he was
met with such glare OF naughty hor-
ror that he closed his eyes 10 shut out
the sight. His eyes being closed. he
found II easier TO go 10 sleep than to
open them again, and was carried miles
beyond his station, smiling, however,
blissfullv.-N, Y Sun.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.-Acting Score.
tnry Spalding said this morning that
the story that Secretary Foster was /.
ing TO secure subscribers for now gov
ernment loan was not true. Secretary
| Foster, he said, went to New York on
| private business eve have" he con-
| -. 4 .