The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-02-10
HeWas an Outcast.

strange, decrepit figure.
"Why don't you go homer" the
child demanded.
The old man shuddered. Buryine
his face in his hands he moaned miser-
ably.
Don't cry"
The words of comfort from the ten
der lips wrung the grief-stricken heart.
"Boy"-
His voice trembled with age and
bodily weakness.
II dare not go home"
"Don't dare?"
The youthful eyes grew big with as
constituent.
"No, do not dare"
There was world of sadness in his
tone.
'Twenty-seven years ago, boy, I
left my home bright and early. My
wife kissed me fondly"-
Tears sprang to his eyes and rolled
unheeded down his cheeks.
-"and told me to get some thread,
sugar, toweling, matches, a wash
board, saleratus, needles and-and"-
AS he faltered the look of agony in
his face grew more intense.
land one other thing, that for
got and-and- never-could-rec
have been an outcast ever since. I
dare not 60 home"
Intently the boy watched the stoop-
ing figure.until it hobbled laboriously
from sight. Tribune.
About Slang.
"Slang is no good" remarked the
drummer to a Detroit Free Press re.
porter, land man is clean off his
base when he monkeys with it"
GAS to how" inquired the hotel
clerk.
"Well, this is how" continued the
drummer. 1.-TWO weeks ago l went
into Boston With traveller from Chi
cago who couldn't speak ten words OF
English pure and indebted. At the
railroad station he tackled a hack
driver.
Say, hackie, said he, what's the
damage to take me to Parker's?"
No damage at all, SIR replied the
hackman, with a Harvard accent.
'Sure?"
"'Quite sure, sir, if you go with
me-
"Then I'll go with you, and he piled
in and took a street car.
Eat Parker's the driver opened the
door and politely handed him out.
+" 'Are you all right, sir?' he inquir-
ed.
"'You bet l am. Never was finer
Had pleasant driver
Bang up
Arrived here in good condition?'
ga l, thanks and he started into
the hotel.
Two dollars, please said the
driver, OBTAINING him.
"I thought you said there was no
damage he said in surprise.
There wasn't, sir. Haven't you
just said everything was all right and
you were in excellent condition.
Yes, but
"I understand perfectly. SIR in
terrupted the driver. If you had
asked the fare, should have inform
ed you, but you did not I presumed
that was quite immaterml to you so
long as you were delivered at your
destination safely and without dam
age
1.-THE slangv man did not discuss
the point. He handed over the So,
and has since been more careful of
his lingo"
A Bad Dream.
The mother of Mrs. Yerger died not
long since, and the Colonel and Mrs.
Yerger we're sitting by the fire talking
about her.
"hdreamt about her last night"
said Yerger.
What did you dream?" asked Mrs.
Yerger.
II don't like to tell you, Maria.'
"But want to know"
II can't risk it. You will get mad
again"
"No, I won't. I'll promise you 1
won't, George"
''She appeared to me in dream,
cooking just as natural as ever, but
the was not alone"
"Who was with herr"
II don't like to say
"opeak out, George. Was it an
angelo"
"Well, the devil himself was with
her. He didn't have much to say. I
think he was afraid to open his mouth.
He looked scared.
20, George, were you not mistak-
en-"
cit is impossible that be mistaken.
At last Satan, however, plucked up;
courage and says to me: you have
got to fight oae of us; which shall at
be, me, or your wife's mother?' It
didn't take me long to make up my
mind. / yelled out: 4I'll fight YOU,
Satann and then your mother came
up to me, and shaking her finger under
my nose, she Missed out, just as she
used to when she was alive: Yes, you
pitiful coward, you haven't got the
pluck to stand up to me. That's why
you want to fight Satan Just then
Iawoke, covered with perspiration
and trembling all over. Now, Maria,
you know you promised you wouldn't