The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-04-09
THE REPoRrERs's PICNIC.
Thin seen. Heard ami Thought Sbolt " til :
MEch Rnstiiu-.


| a scene WAS witnessed on North Main
street Friday that made the reporter
| wonder l. mate rnaI love was not an un-
known quantity IN the makeup OF some
women. At least he was satisfied one
woman was inhuman. She was looking
| in n store window while by her side WAS a
| little toddler of not more than 2 years
ana while she was gazing in the window
The baby vanderbilt the edge OF the side
! walk. fell down and got its hands mud u.
Turning toward it with yolley IF harsh
words the woman picked up piece Of
rattan lying there aud gave it az TN
merc!fnl whipping and as it rolled
over on the sidewalk the red
marks left by the rattan on its
little bare limbs were plainly discernible
DO yon suppose that mother loved that
Chi d5
Talk about the'intelligent compositoi' .
said 4 printer yesterday. What about
the sign writer? have seen some Of the
wors. breaks made in the spelling OF word,
on 81, II that [ have found anywhere. and
have often wondered why il IS. and
this shortening OF that craft is not coz
fined 20 any one locality | have seen IL
in all The pr,uci pal cities CT this country.
rs well rs in the smaller towns Why
can take you out here On Main street and
point you out four signs where the word
millinery is spelled wrongly. And it is
not only this word but the mos.
siIlple in tie English language
suffer rs well. You will often find the bad
spelling on signs otherwise artistic and the
cards placed on goods displayed in front
OF the stores is enough To cause diction
airy editor 10 90 hang himself.
Some OF the men certainly wagered
their mustaches Oh the recent election and
lost them, said d grocery clerk last night
as he handed the reporter his weekly sup
pix Of Virginia leaf =" There goes the
fourth man that has been in here this
evening with his mustache just shaved
off, lie continued. Isn't it funny wha: Il
change it makes in a mans appearance?
Why.there is our bookkeeper. He had been
trying 10 grow what he called i mustache,
hardly long enoung to pull, nine on a side,
as We told him. and | guess it WAS because
we all made fun of it that he sacrificed il
today, and declare when he came in the
store, did not recognize him for a full
minute.
at is amusing to see what these fellows
ave in their pockets" said police Office
the station last night as he searched "a
late drunk and locked him up Now
here is this one for instance. See what |
took from his pockets. First, of course,
is the whisky bottle but this time it is
early empty. Here is S3.15 in money, a
silver watch, match box, some tobacco,
two buttons, a tooth that bears evidenc
of having been pulled only recently, a box
of pills, two packages of patent medicine.
evidently just purchased, three letters and
a newspaper. He is from the country and
had been to the postoffice. There are two
big potatoes that man had in his pockets
last night in addition to two pints of
whiskey and a watch. What do they
bring the most of. Why just jack-knives
and whiskey bottles. Take the yeriess
tramp OF the road and he will
have knife Generally not much good,
but some Kind of knife. You get
sleek looking, we'll dressed tough in here
and find piece of soap, a comb and
small looking glass In his pockets and you
may set it down that he don't pay railr Dad
fare. Yes. we find some razors needles
and thread aLd few revolvers Another
thing | notice Is that the men arres; ell for
carrying concealed weapons niue times
out of ten have an old pot metal revolver
that would carry the gr eatest danger 10
the man pulling the trigger"