The Indianapolis journal., 1893-11-05
SOME SHORT STORIES
Brief Tales and Gossip Picked Up
About indianapolis.
Why HOOsier LONELINESS Did Not Appear
Oh Indiana Day-A COnfiding
Small Boy.

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The story, although not heard from the
Governors lips comes well authenticated.
and bears all the coIoring of truth. 1t ap-
pears that some few weeks ago, when the
committee appointed by the Indiana fair
commissioners met 70 prepare programme
for Indiana day" at the Columbian expo
sition. Governor Matthews was present and
assisted in the selection of a number of
well-known gentlemen who were to enter
tain the visitors on the occasion of Indi-
ana's glory. The programme was completed
and announced To the public, when it was
noticed that the committee had been guilty
OF an objectionable blunder, that of ex-
Guiding the ladies from share in the ex-
ercises. This slight breach. it seems, came
under the eye of Mrs. May Wright Sewall.
one Of The leading and enthusiastic pro-
moters Of women's interests at the fair,
and the lady promptly wrote to Governor
Matthews. To the States executive Mrs.
Sewall explained that she had noticed the
absence OF her sex from the programme.
and desired 10 know Just why It was thus.
Governor Matthews informed his corre-
spondent that the error must have been
the result of an oversight on the part of
the gentlemen composing the committee,
and. after profuse apologies for having
been implicated in the creation of so dis
tressing an annoyance, suggested to the
lady that it was not yet too late to repair
the blunder, and added that he would be
only too happy to place upon the pro-
gramme the names Of anyI of Indiana's
distinguished women who might be named.
1T appears that Mrs. SewalrS note left with
the Governor the impression that he should
receive later from her a list of suitable
candidates for the days honors, and he
awaited her pleasure in that respect.
A week passed away and no enlighten-
from Mrs. sewaii The Governor was grow
Ing to believe that Indiana day. was des-
tined to go into history unadorned with
the triumph of Hoosier lovelineSs, when he
found himself in the receipt nf letter
from Miss. NJ. II. Krout, of the Chicago
Inter Ocean, To Governor Matthew'S the
Hands sent greeting and announced that
she was delighted to learn of his intention
TO place the names Of some Indiana women
on the programme If the Governor would
permit the suggestion Miss Krout thought
that the names of Mrs. May Wright Sew
all and Mrs. Zerelda G.. Wallace, mother
OF Cen Lew Wallace. would graciously
add TO the list as representative daughters
OF Indiana Now, the. Governor did not re-
his intention In this direction, but he felt it
incumbent upon himself to reply to the
lady's request, and did so with becoming
grace. He thanked Miss Krout kindly for
her suggestions but was exceedingly re-
gretful that it would be impossible to APP
were two reasons why he could not comply
with the request, the Governor further
wrote. He felt confident that Mrs Wallace,
with the knowledge that her illustrious son
was on the programme for share of the
entertainment would have some heSitancy
IN accepting an invitation to participate.
AS to extending invitation to Mrs. Sew
all, the Governor could not entertain the
thought 1t would be decidedly presumptu-
Gus, he concluded. to impose a task so arClu-
Gus upon a lady who had but recently
thanked God that she was not an Indiana
woman. Hence the absence of the Indiana
woman" on Indiana day" After the con-
tents of the Governors letter became
known to the Indiana commissioners at
Chicago he received several letters of con-
graduation, some of the writer's mention
ing the fact that it had taken considerable
trouble to disabuse the minds of the fair
people of the idea that the Columbian
dress-reform' costume had originated in
Indiana
''He was only six,' said the school ma am,
"of slight build. and had a pair of laugh
ing blue eyes lighting up the funny little
face. Watching a line OF school children
filing through the hall one morning, / no
ticed the pair of blue eyes peerlg through
the stair rails, the mouth puckered and the
face drawn into a ridiculous mask. Three
four mornings this continued, until, see
ing that nothing was done about 1t, he
became bolder, and would make the pro-
voking face as soon as he came near me.
One morning / spoke to his teacher about
1t, asking that she request him not to do
It That night on my way home L noticed
the little fellow coming towards me laugh
ing. Taking my hand in his he said: L
make faces at you cause l like you.
What could do but make a friend of
him, whom L had never spoken to before,
but who BY some mysterious chance had
learned to like me without knowing me.
was. the little fellow waited for on
certain corner and walked with me to the
building. Once during the winter he said
TO me in his funny German fashion: You
know my father die last Friday? Upon
inquiring further into the circumstances he
said: on, my father leave US MONEY; he
that was a great deal of money.
"All that was sixteen years ago. The
other day picked up a Chicago paper and
read: Found on the docks was a young
man paralyzed in the lower limbs. He was
in terrible condition from starvation and
exposure He had come from Indianapolis
to find work; had found none. Discour-
aged, sick and frendless he had laid down
TO die The name of the young man was
--, the Old-time laughing face maker"
He stood in front OF the storm doors that
lead into the lobby of the New Denison
Hotel He had on the same overcoat that he
had worn four winters ago. and his hat
was not of that flying-pigeon style seen
only this season. In season and out of sea-
son he had worked for his party; a ways az
before and after the conventions always at
the beck and call of the leaders. Almost a
month had elapsed since his party went into
power after a few years of vacation. And
yet he unre ewarded. Suddenly his eyes
assumed anxious, hopeful expression.
Something on the door gave him hope-so
much hope that he gave start. 1t was
Just a little enamel sign.
'Pull," muttered he under his breath. "At
last / have il. y pull. Yes, a pull" And
his glee was almost idiOtic, so long had he
hungered for a job. Then he swung the
storm door wide and walked in with hesi-
tating step. He turned To release the door
when he caught sight of another sign on
the inside of the door. IL of just the
same size as the sign on the outside. But it
read different.
''Pushr' he hissed fiendishly. Eyes, in the
push Don't the door say 500 The push on
the other side of the pull I'll go through
It again" And again and again he went in
and out of the door. lie spied q friend on
enjoy the intoxicating delight of passing
from a pull 10 the push. But his friend
thought the man better be taken home.
That old custom of throwing a slipper
after departing bride and groom still
prevails TO a great extent. A few days ago
there was a marriage in high life on South
West street, which was attended by a
goodly number OF the daughters of Erin
who We're on the shady side of life. The
bride and groom departed for Chicago their
future home, SJOn after the ceremony, and
as they were leaving elderly Irish lady.
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