The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1893-07-15
SOME NEW OLD FRIENDS.
The Story Of a Boy Who Stays at Homo
Of Nights Now. =f5 ;s Il

The Story Of a Boy Who Stays at Homo
Of Nights Now. u 5s: 81 !
My father played q queer trick on
me the other night. 81 Y Oh know I used
TO feel thatI had done myself an Il; IN. !.
Justice if did not go to the theater
about five or SIX nights a: week. 55It
wasn't always the theater but if ii
wasn't that it was a music hall or per
haps a game Of cards. or billiards with
some Of the boys. I. 5.:. .5. >: s Ri. i
Well, you also know how am situ-
ated as to business. / work for nv
father, and I have & to be at the Office
at $3.50 in the morning, just as the rest
Of the family are sitting down to
breakfast In consequence I get my
i breakfast and leave the house before
they are up. But can't complain. of
that. I'm doing exactly what the
man who had my place before me did,
and, between you and me, I'm draw
ing more salary. II. .t.
But that's neither here nor there.
It's the evenings. [ used to finish
work about g., get dinner in the city,
and go to the theater or somewhere
else. [ had been doing it for about
six months, and, when / look back,
about the only time that I saw my
mother and sister during that period
was at Sunday dinner. Nothing unus-
ual in that of course. The same thing
is true OF hundreds of young mon in
town. But they haven't fathers like
mine. He came to me one afternoon
and asked me if I had an engagement
for that night. .
Yes" I said: "I've promised to 90
to the theatre"
How about tomorrow night?" he
asked.
Nothing on at present. I replied.
"Well, Id like you to go somewhere
with me''
"All right - I said; "where shall I
meet your"
You see he leaves the Office about an
hour before can get my work finished.
He suggested the Lenox restaurant at
1880, and was there prepared for the
theater, and a quiet lecture on late
hours. He had combined the two on
several previous occasions. But when
he appeared he said he wanted me to
call on lady with him. 'tOne knew
quite well when I was young man."
he explained.
We went out and started straight for
home. She is stopping at the house,
he said, when ] spoke of it. I thought
it strange that he should have made
the appointment for the Lennox res
taurant under those circumstance but
] said nothing. Well we went in, and
l was introduced with due formality
to my mother and my sister, The sit
uation was ludicrous, and I began to
laugh, but the laugh died away.
None Of the three even smiled. NV
mother and my sister shook hands
with me, and my mother said she re-
membered me as boy, but hadn't
seen me much of late. Then she in
vited me to be seated. It wasn't bit
funny then, although I can laugh over
it now. sat down. and she told me
one or two anecdotes of my boyhood,
at which we all laughed a little. Then
we four played whist for awhile.
When | finally retired l was cour-
teously invited to call again. I went
upstairs feeling pretty small and doing
a good deal OF thinking.
Then l made up my mind that my
mother Was most entertaining. lady,
and my sister a good and brilliant girl.
Now I'm going to call again. as 7
have been doing quite regularly for
the past week. I enjoy their COM
pany, and intend to cultivate their
acquaintance. -Arkansaw Traveller.