Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1893-06-07
ENTERTAINING FAIR GUESTS.

Two Chicago Girls Discuss Them Oueru-
lousy at Soda Fountain.
They met at a soda fountain and
greeted each other languidly.
"What is your idea of perpetual mo-
ton ?" asked the girl with the Elton
suit.
THE average Worlds Fair visitor"
promptly responded the girl with the
lace veil
'1ou have some, too, | see."
"Onlv eleven; I'm waiting now for
Cousin Selma and the children; they
want to see the Masonic Temple"
E'All of them do. | feel sorry for
Josie, though. Did you see the elderly
couple she was showing the sights yes
terday ?"
keep your sympathy for me, my
dear; Josie doesn't need it. They are
her god-parents and when they are
gone she will find a check in the hair
receiver or an old overshoe, which will
enable her to go to a sanitarium or a
nice, quiet lunatic asylum for good
rest. ] wish | had her luck"
$50 do I've have an engaged girl at
our house"
you poor thing ~
eyes; she and | are sleeping in fold
ing-bed in the parlor, or at least we are
supposed to sleep there. He comes to
see her every evening and they sit and
look injured until we all leave the par
lOr.'
"Of course"
"But that isn't the worst of it; he
starts to so at 1890"
90, well, /"
CAT II they commence to quarrel, at
$50 she returns his ring and he rushes
madly out, banging the door after him. :"
''But you get to bed then"
go, yes, | get to bed, but she insists
on telling me all about 1t. | try to
soothe her by agreeing with her, but
she turns on me and says / don't know
anything about it-that Henry is an
angel and she has driven him to suicide.
Pretty soon she begins to weep wildly
in my ear and wants papa walked up to
90 and see if he has committed sui
eide"
"And do you wake him %
"Wake him? No, / don't; / walked
him once when / thought there was a
burglar in the house and / have Won
dered ever since why mamma ever
married him."
and what becomes of Henry?"
ooh, he comes around with the milk
man, says twas all his fault, is forgiven,
and eats breakfast with the family"
90! Well, we have five children at
our house and the dear little things
seem to be centpedes Judging from the
marks they leave on the hardwood
floors; the eldest boy turned on all the
faucets and gas jets in the house the
day he arrived; said he wanted to find
out how they worked. Brother Will
took refuge at the club yesterday, and
cousin Selma promptly wrote to her sis
ter that we had vacant room; she will
be here with the twins tomorrow"
4 suppose you've taken them to the
fair; took one party there yesterday.
When | got home at 6 more dead than
alive and hoping for a quiet hour with
Dick-the poor fellow is feeling 50
neglected-they came for me to show
them the Auditorium | believe they
thought it was in the back yard"
Eyes; and the questions they ask.
One of our visitors, school teacher,
has been reading up for six months in
preparation for this visit. She lays
traps for me to show off her own learn
ing, then, when [ fall into them, she
signs and says it is so sad to see a girl
neglect her opportunities. [ get even
with her IN one way though" she added
maliciously, ''for when the others ask
me concerning the personal habits of
the Iulus and the age at which Column
bus cut his first tooth [ just turn them
over to her"
Good" said the girl with the Elton
suit. well, | must 90 now. L think
Uncle Tomkins and his family will be
here to-day"
But where will you put them?"
Il don't know. Jack has a bed made
up in the bath'tub now, and | saw mann
ma eying the width of the pantry
shelves this morning and looking
meaningly at me. If you don't see me
again you'll know I've fallen off and
broken something-my neck, [ hope.
Good-by, dear. p Chicago Tribune.