The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-16

Quet nail, where the y1ctualS cost the
price of a good colt At these banquets
wine has often flowed free. but / soon
| learned that there would be no ofense
| If l did not keep my glass drained. So
consider myself what is called BY the
agents "a good risk
I have never had hepatic or rephritic
colo but once, and that was when at
tended clambake at Long Branch and
ate the founders Of the clam family of
the western hemisphere by mistake.
| have had painters collie once while
/, studying art in Venice, but farm life
has entirely overcome that since have
given up painting.
The examining physician inquired If
/ had ever had delirium trernens or dis
charge from the ear have not, though
l had discharge from my employer 20
years ago. but 1t did not become chron-
ic, and today | regard myself as perfect
~ recovered from it
Question No. 22-Are you deaf,
dumb, blind or in any way crippled for
life?
Answer No, not perceptibly.
Question No. 26.-Did you ever ap-
ply for or receive a pension?
Answer. was not wounded in
the discharge of duty; was also in ST.
IBERIA during the war.
Have never spit blood or attempted
suicide; parents We're none of them exc
cuted by law; do not experience dizzi-
ness on getting up early III the morning
and do not have fits.
was asked age of grandparents, if
living, and answered that, if living,
maternal grandparents would be re-
spectively 100 and ia; paternal grand
parents, lis and 112.
Now the company is trying 10 crawl
out of the policy on the ground that my
grandparents were not living at all. /
did not pretend that they were living.
/ said that, if living, they would be
those ages. l hate corporation that
wants to back out after it has made a
fair and square trade that way.
Is it not disgraceful, after asking me
all about my private affairs and personal
habits, things that l never have told
any one, not even my dearest friend on
earth, that an insurance company,
claiming TO stand with large umbrella
spread so as to keep off the storms of ad-
versity from the helpless heads of wild
ows and orphans, should seek to crawl
out of so small hole as that?
1 supposed that the life insurance
company was my friend loyal and true
as Colonel Coke says, a friend in court
who would come upon the witness
stand, and through loyal testimony
make the Bible crack like new saddle.
Our neighborhood is talking some
again of soon opening the fox hunting
season, and | am having my parapher-
MALTA rugged up ready for the exercises.
Yesterday l sent my fox into Asheville,
where placed him under the care of a
competent chiropodist. He will be in
good order for the fray.
Some years ago drag hunt was ar
ranged here which was quite exciting.
Aniseed oil was used, and the scent
was as easy to follow as pair of water
proof, porpoise hide shoes dressed with
fish oil, which | wore last season.
The hunt was arranged by request to
take place not far from Calvary church,
and the drag was pulled twice around
the edifice i'll an unguarded moment, SO
that considerable confusion was occa-
stoned when the pack came up in full
cry, there being week day services on
that day
The rector was in the midst of the
and an elderly gentleman in
the pew behind mine had his ear to the
ground as the first deep and distant bay
ing Of the hounds came mournfully
through the solemn air. He had hunted
the fox before the disagreeable war, and
he rose to look out Of the window. a
tall hunter attached to buggy gave "a
wild snort outside and looked keenly
across the valley.
The choir filgeted some, and the rec
tor skipped one of the commandments.
When the pack jumped the hedge at the /
the organist, beautiful !
English girl, was in the midst of the ''Te I
Deum." 1t was a very trying time, and !
half the horses hitched to the fence [
broke loose to join the hunt
The senior warden went ont 70 SEQ |
about his horses and was followed by /
the choir. Of course the pack went twice 1
around the church in full CRY and was .
followed by four teams. The congrega-
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