Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-04-19
WHERE HE FOUND HIS NAME.
GentIemanly Dick, BUS Driver. Who De-
Tended the Fair Sex

GentIemanly Dick, BUS Driver. Who De-
Tended the Fair Sex
ttGentlemanly Dick he was called"
and the speaker took his pipe out of
his mouth and glanced around the
waiting-room where he and two COM
rades were sitting watching for the
night express with the hope of getting
few passengers for the hotel s They
were all 'bus-driyers. young and hearty
looking fellows
Yes" unused one OF the men, 81
know who he is seen him one day
not long since He had just rescued a
poor, 'croppy' lookin' dog from some
boys and said he was goin' to take it
home to his gals What was the rea-
son of his bein' called 'Gentlemanly
Dick?'"
Didn't you never know" asked the
first speaker.
''Nope- Let's hear about it I've
had some curiosity to know" and the
other two men lit their pipes afresh
and settled themselves comfortably in
expectation of the forthcoming inter
esting narrative.
well, you see, he ulster drive for
the Brown house. Drove their best
bus for eight years, and he allus
tipped his hat to the passengers Some
of them he seen SO often he got to
know 'em, and they'd say some pleas
ant thing now and then to make a
Teller feel good One night him and
me wos settin' round this here stoTe
and there wos four feIlers come in.
They sat down in that there corner"
and the speaker jerked his thumb to-
ward the spot indicated, land begun
% xa1l -,
Dick wos smokin' too He wasn't
sayin' much, but seemed to be dom
some deep thinkin'-every little while
he would run his fingers through his
thin gray hair.
''An of sudden one of them felers
let out a string OF oaths as long as my
arm" and the speaker held out a good
brawny specimen for illustration
dick didn't say nothin', but he
looked up sudden and scowled; then he
pulled away on his pipe again Final
~ one of them made a remark. Well,
it was pretty sweepin'. Twas about
women in general. and there wasn't no
gettin' round it 1t made me hotl Well,
sir, Dick got right up and walked over
to them.
Boys he SEE, I've lived nearly six
ty years, and in the same space of time
I've never heard so much profanity,
vile talk and SANDER as I've heard from
you fellows tonight in twenty min
utes' Then he went on: I had a
mother and wife, God bless 'em, and
I've got one sister still Twin, though
hain't seen her for years, and it makes
me shiver in my boots to hear the way
you speak You are all good loolxin'
chaps and seem we'll dressed and re-
spectacle. For the sake of your moth
ers, sweethearts or wives, quit talking
such wicledness- l don't mean to be
harsh 1 only speak with the privilege
which comes of old age
"Them fellers, sir, if you'll believe
me, sat still and never spoke all the
while that Dick was talkin' Finally
one feller-who knew Dick-the big
gest one in the crowd, said, in hearty
way: Thanks. old fellow. I say, boys,
three cheers for gentlemanly Dick
and they were given with a hearty will
Then one after another got up and
sneaked out in the night Halloa, here
comes the expressI Hope she's loaded
for this here town." and the men ali
left. The little waiting room which
had served as a lecture room was va
cant-ChicapO Tribune.