The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-06-11

notice. On the other hand. how do know
that the spOtter has not already noticed il,
and that unless pay L seem to oonnive In
bis carelessness. Besides. / am honest, and
the unpaid nickel weighs on my conscience.
What am to dot"
1t is the custom of o North-side papa who
Is blessed with Oh FARMING wife and three
little daughters TO spend a half hour In the
society of his tots before leaving for his
busy office after dinner each day. This
man is much devoted to his daughters, one
of whom is called Julia. The little miss is
pair of eyes which are glinting
flashing orbs of the truest blue. julia
has o passionate fondness for mustard
and will spread the vegetable on her bread
In copIous quantities If opportunity is of
Tered. One day last week the family found
themselves out of Julia's favorte sauce,
an incident which threw the child into
gloomy state of dependency. After din
ner on this day her papa gathering his
three cherubs on his knee, kissed each
atiectionarely and remarked:
We'll. bye-bye. papa must 60 out and
make Tread for bis little Ones"
Julla heard the expression for the first
time In her life, and her azure eyes
sparkled. With desperate little frown
on hor childish face she W hined:
''Ob, papa, please make mustard to-day"
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The society events of the past few days
have included the visit of q certain lady of
foreign birth to one of the most hospl ia BILE
and refined homes of the city. IL happens.
however. that the guest knows no VIC ord of
English except the few that were picked up
on board ship. and the hostess a very cru
dite woman, has to use the tongue of her
40 . al od L.
into Burnhams for q lunch. and her hostess
thought to show her the deligh of fruit
pulp soda water with Ice cream. In her
choicest words in the tongue of her visitor,
she asked what she would have. The an
swer wns as surprising as IL was amusing
TO some unconsciOnable men who hap
pened to be near:
Cocktail"
The hostess maintained her decorum, and
led the dispenser of soda water to give
the lady a nectar and cream, say ing soto
yoce that her friend was not a native. and
did not know the language OF the country.
He would confer favor If he would not
repeat what had happened. The same inhi-
bition to secrecy. however. did not 10
round TO all. and so it Is the story Is going
the rounds of the clubs.
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1t was on North Pennsylvania street
about noon. Two handsomel y-Gressed
women waved their parasols frantIcallv
and hurried out from their house TO get on
the north bound car. 1t was full. and one
of the women noticing this fact remarked
in loud and regretful tone: I'VE seem to
have struck the workingman's car" The
passen gers looked at each other and smiled
coldly. and. slngularly enough. betrayed a
reluctance to move over and give the
newcomers room. IF there ia one thing
admire more than another" said the lady
on the front seat to her companion. lit is
tact" =
when / went home the other evening"
said Home-avcnue resident. 81 found my
wife In a most placid state of mind. Says
She i have been listening for tho laer fif-
teen minutes TO the folks next door sprink-
ling their walks The sonnd of the water
plashng on the bricks has actually made
me feel as cool. almost as II l were getting
n good sprin king myself took her TO the
front fence. where she could look around
the end of the tight-bosrd fence that sep
arates us from our neigh bors. and the DIS
covery she made turned her into one of the
IN addest woman ever saw. What she had
mistaken for the plash of water was the
crackle Of q burning pile of trash"