The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-04

DOCK OF city streets apart
The first of Lieut.. Won Lendheim's mis-
adventures, and be it said the moving
cause of them all, was in a certain sense
not his own fault They had SO many
things TO attend to around at the
Whites that he had been left neglect
fully to arrange for his own carriage to
take him to the church. It only oc-
Cured to him late in the afternoon that
1t was necessary to have a carriage at
all and he at once rang for messen-
ger, and when he came gave him a YER
bal order to the liveryman In the next
street. The lieutenant had always
maintained, and even now, when he can
passionately, still maintains that he
gave the order correctly to the messen-
ger boy. However that may be, the
boy unquestionably told the liveryman
that the carriage was to go from Forty
ninth street with its fare to Trinity
church, and in that form the order was
passed to the coachmen.
The carriage drove up to the door,
and the lieutenant in all his gorgeous
ness Of apparel came clanking down the
front steps and entered.
You know where to go?" he said.
81 do, sir! Trinity" was the reply,
and the lieutenant was soon bowling
down over the New York pavements.
His mind, when he first got into the
carriage, was almost in a whiri at the
imminence Of the event that was about
to transform his life, and il now had
plenty of time to resume its normal con-
dition of tranquility. The journey
seemed long to him, much longer than
he had supposed, but any distance, he
reflected, would appear great at such
time, and he held his peace. His en-
durance, however, at last gave out
and he was just on the point of appealing
to the driver, when that unsuspecting
individual drew up with q flourish and
in a trice had descended and opened the
door, with the cheerful remark: "Here
you are, sir!"
The lieutenant hastily arranged his
accoutrements. for he knew that he
was late, and hurriedly dismounted.
He had already taken a step toward
the church when he looked up and saw.
to his unutterable dismay, that the edi-
fee was closed and unlighted. It came
to him like flash that he had been
brought to the wrong place, and that
the cabman was personally responsible
for the blunder. That worthy had
again mounted the box and was gath
ering up the reins preparatory to a
start when the lieutenant, keeping in
check for a moment rage that was
bloodthirsty in it's vehemence, wheeled
where he stood and called out: ''What
church is this?"
Trinity. sir" said the cabman. with
shade OF injury in his voice.
Then the lieutenant sprang forward
as if he intended to commit murder put
he relonted in tine and stood stih 1T
the curb shaking his fist at the man,
while he objurgated and revilcd him in
German and English Long before he
had ceased matchmaking the cabman,
the latter, with look Of alarm such as
one might bestow upon a dangerous
lunatic, whipped up his horse, and with
a look behind him to see whether he
was being followed, vanished inconti-
ncntly up the street.
The hopelessness of the lieutenants
became intensified as he
saw the object of his wrath disappear
in the distance. 1t was late. long past
the time set for the wedding, and he was
alone in a remote quarter Of an I'M
known city. Something must be done
quickly. He looked about him in search
at that moment, however, a street car
came slowly up from Bowling Green,
and when it finally reached him the
lieutenant hailed it and got in, amid
the admiring gaze of the few passen-
gers it had as yet picked up The con-
ductor was just then engaged in his
first collection Of fares, and the lieuten-
ant had only time to settle himself in
the furthest corner of the car when he
In his turn was addressed politely but
firmly with: ''Your fare, sir!'
Now the lieutenant had not really
to be called upon to expend
my money that evening, but in view of
vided himself with two bright twenty
dollar gold pieces. One of these he
now produced. The conductor took it.
examined it on both sides, and regard
ng the lieutenant quizzically, said:
You can't try that on here; it won't
work."
But it's all have" said the lieuten-
mt
Then walk" was the suggestion, as
he conductor pulled the bell. The
lieutenant, burning with Indignation,
llighted and once more stood alone on
he curb Then he sauntered on up
he street in the direction taken by the
ar. At the Astor house he discovered
/ hanson that had deposited passen-
ger on the sidewalk, and he hurriedly
nailed the driver:
Where is the church of the Holy |
rrinity?" he shouted.
Down there" said the cabman, |
pointing in the direction from which
he lieutenant had come.
NO" said the lieutenant. epigram-
II do not mean there-up-
,own?"
OH said the cabman, will ye be
after goin' up?"
Il WILL" returned the lieutenant, |
and have the utmost haste"
"All right" said the cabman; "rll |
yit We up in good shape" at which the
lieutenant entered aud they started off.
This time it must be conceded that
he lieutenant was really at fault, and
hat, too, in spite Of his previous ex-
,erience with an insuficiently in
tructed driver. 1t ought to have been
apparent to him from half an eye that
his particular cabman hadn't the |