Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-02-23
DREAMS OF THE PAST.
Irrepressible NJ M. sbipe Indulges in
aPew Of Them.

a Few of Them.
From faraway Mexico City has come
a voice out Of the distant day before
yesterday, voice from the irrepress.
ible Madison Monroe Shipe, who is
now In the capital Of the Greasers
laying out additions and running street
cars through the boulevardes Of the
Aztecs. He writes to W. B. Giles and
the letter Is as rich M as Shipe used
to think he was. Everyone who went
through the boom will enjoy It Omit.
ting business matters, It In as follows:
MEXICO CRY, Mexico, Feb. o."
Well. viii, we had HI Of a
time In the boom, didn't we? / now
nave to laugh at our foolish expecta.
tons. Why we couldn't see the folly /
can't understand. Whenever l zee a
mule car, l think OF that terrible
Mig tmare Of mine in Abilene, Of that
royal skating rink on the hill and that
Irand boulevard in University Heights.
Oh, Death, where is your st inPerY
Think Of Boston Heights, Rogers
Addition, Rlchland, Klrby's, East
Abilene Town Co., and the Bell Add
| uOnl What a set of fools we weTel |
am not surprised that Kansas went
?opulist, 1t is only the spreading Of our
insanity. / shall never be real happy
until l apologies to Kirby and few
nthers who said we were crazy, and IL
IN ide me mad. remember Of calling
KIRBY into the board of trade rooms to
have him censured for having said lots
In Boston Heights were worth only SO
zach. He stuck to it; we gave him
HI, but now gee he was even liberal
IN his estimate.
Gloomy a. the picture looks now, It
WAS for while the most glorious
lntoxication l ever experienced. A
millionaire for a day IA busted COM
munity for ever.
Who owns my pretty white house by
the Serpentlnep 1t was sold, but they
never asked me for deed. | guess
they thought | was tired making deeds
IL lever get money enough | want tu
go and visit the graveyard Of my hopes.
| want to spend an evening in that
quiet suburban portion Of town known
as University Heights and let my
rmaginatlon gaze over the vast imag.
inary city. | want to visit the spot
where St. Peter stood and in his baud
held six trumps while | wrote check
From there | would stroll over to block
o, Fsirvlew, where the German Re-.
formed church college was to have been
built. Then | would stroll to a promi.
nent point south OF the skating rink
aud look at the imaginary pottery and
spiritual carriage works, and the happy
homes scattered over Highland Addi.
tioD without a title. Then strolling
down Grand avenue could see in my
minds eye the prircely Mosher rip
coming like the wind. Then passing
the empty car stable and Glancing north
| could see Keel's dog kennel; a little
to the east IN Rogers Park the quiet
homes that Mead built. To the right
of Grand avenue, could see where
B-ssy lived and Il Iurished and where
Smith lived before he got two mort
cages on the same mule. Stroling on
east to the bridge, | could get good
view of IA white house built by a fool.
where the high water dlowns the rats
Oh yes, would enjoy such a visit
or course everything cannot be perfect.
| should feel little lonely when |
found stranger in Lrbold's beautiful
home--he that built d, zen churches
and Is now without a home. | should
miss good natured Fisher, too, but why
dwell upon the havoc of the boomY It's
past. May God bless those who still
remain, is my prayer.
NJ, NJ. SHIPE.