The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1893-09-02
some NEW OLD FRIENDS.

the Story OF a Boy Who Stays at Home
of Nights Now. g., @.<,s
Ny father played a queer trick on
ine the other night You know used
70 feel that had done myself an in
Justice if did not 60 to the theater
shout five Or six nights 4 week. It
wasn't always the theater; but If II
wasn't that it was music hail. or per-
haps game of cards or Billiards with
some of the boys
Well you also know how am stu
pted IS to. business: I work for my
{ather,, and I have I'd be 1T, the Office
ct $3.50 in the morning: just as tho rest
Pf tho .fahily are sitting down to
breakfast :, II consequence I get my
breakfast Ind leave the house before
they arc up. But I can't com plain OF
that I'm. doing exactly what the
nan who had MY place before me did,
and, between you and me, Tin draw
ing more salary. ,,, :,
But that's neither here nor there
It's the evenings. I used, I'd finish
work about 6. get dinner IN the city.
and go to- the theater Or sdthswhere
else. I he'd been doing, it for about
eix months, and, when I look back,
about the. only time that I saw my
mother and sister during that period
was at Sunday dinner. Nothing pnus.
ual In that Of. course, The same thing
Is true Of hundreds Of yoiing MEN In
fewn. But they haven't fathers .like
mime. He came to me- one afteynqon
and asked me. II I had an engagement
tor that night !, =, ,,,,,
j., Eyes" said; I've promised to 60
to the theRtre" .,.,A !, ., -,
e~.:How about tomorrow nightP" he
asked. ;.,s,. =. ~: III.
':No+hing On at present." ( replied.
y 'Well I'd like you to 20 somewhere
J; All Il sis =, 'aid; '~he's' ;:h.ii i
meet youP" :,,.i p: ..,. .;.u.. :! \.
/ You see he leaves The 9face about IA
hour before I can getmy work finished.
Hessuggested the Lenox restaurant. !at
$3.50; and was there, prepared for tho
bheater, aid a. quiet lecture. on late
hours.; He had combined the two. on
beverel previous occasions !: But. when
she appeared :he said. he wanted me- to
call On aAady with!him. Zone I: knew
quite we'll when I whs young man, ="
he explained: j. =; 4 :. r. :, a..
I We went out and, started straight for
Aems. Shea Is stopping at the house, "
;he said. when ,Espokc of 1t II thought
Vt strange that he: should have made
$he appgihtment tor the Len1ox: rss-
taurant under those circnpfstanqAA but
/ said nothing. Well we went In, and
I was introduced with die Formally
70 my mother aid my sister. The sit
hlstion was :ludicrous, and began to
laugh, but the laugh died. away,
! NONE of the three even smiled. My
mother and my sister sito1k; hands
with ma and MY mother said she re.
sMembered me .as 'boN. but hadn I
been me much Of late. 'Then she In
Nited me 10 pc seated III waan'ta Bit
funny then, although I can laugh over
it now. I aat down. and shsytold me
;;6ne Or two anecdotes*of my ,;Soyhood
At which Ae all laughed j little. Then
we four played whist for awhile.
:, When I finally retired / was cour.
,teously invite to call again.N,,;I went
upstairs feeling pretty small and doing
2 good deal:0f thinking.t ! :
!. Then I made up my mind that my
mother was a most entertaining lady,
land my sister good and brilliant girl
1. Now I'm going to cali again; as !
have been doing quite regularly for
'ahe past week. i enjoy their. oom.
'pany, and1 Intend. to cultivate their
acquaintance. -Arkansaw Traveller.