Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-25
Gives a Genuine Southern Greeting
to His Friends.
INTERESTING STORY OF REAL LIFE
Charley and Polly Make the Rounds With
Their Uncle.
what they Saw, Said and Bought.
Santa Claus Never Dreamed n
Dream Like This--Ricii Experiences
of n Rurni Couple in the Texas
Metropolis.

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bashfulness. only to hear a sweet:
Yes. Charley"
''Can aspire to--to--that is"
Again lapse into silence. followed
BY an encouraging:
Yes. Charley"
"oh. II I might only hope to-er--to
to-" another failure OF Language. 1t
was seemingly a hopeless case, and
II might have been, only for demure
Charley, I've said yes, twlce. and
IL you mean it, mean It. too. and--and
and" and to this day that young
man will insist that he popped the
question.
All this happened Down East,"and It
wasn't long before there was we'd
ding, Not much longer before there
came letter from Polly's Uncle Josh,
out In Texas, who wrote eftuslvely of
his delight at her exhibition OF what
he called grit" and he proposed that
IL the young people would locate in Fort
Worth he would give them start
in life.
OF course they accepted. and were
soon bidding their friends adieu.
The young couple were met at the
train by their good old uncle. and Josh
beamed all over Such a kissing and
shaking of hands were never before
seen at the Union depot. NOW chill
drtn, Just jump right Into this hand
some carriage, II belongs to Waggo-
man, the boss livery man. ana thccu
amt to be found better In town"
The couple, dusty and travel stained.
entered the handsome vehicle, and
were driven 10 the handsome now ho-
tel under the management OK that
prince OF hoe5, w i. Hurdwick. They
entered the handsome portals and
seemed hewildered at the gorgeous and
tastefully furnished rooms They were
at once conducted TO their room, taking
their first ride IN an elevator. TAKE
ing seats, Uncle Josh, who had re-
manned quiet longer than usual, burst
out in a hearty laugh. Makes you
feel strange, Ell? Well never mind.
that's the way 1 was when l first com
mnnced to board here; you'll soon get
over It,"
Washing and prlmplng was gone
through with, and then they went -
breakfast. Here their astonlshment
grew greater, as dish after dish, CON
tanning all the dellcacles OF the season,
was placed before them.
But their appetltos were good and
after n hearty meal was disposed OF,
| NhNg AhINhAllAh 10 lntlT fOUln anu pre-
partitions were made for n tour of
the city, and as Uncle Josh called it.
the "outhttln' expedition" las l said
before" remarked Uncle Josh. this
carriage belongs to b. L.. WnRgomnn, |
remember when he came bore n poor
boy let see, yes; that's It; way back In
1879. He use to sell the old Democratic
but he's worked his way up the lad
der now, ana runs the biggest livery,
ieed and sale stable ia The city. It's
on the corner OF Third and Throckmor-
ton streets, Is built OF stone. and fust
think, he can keep 1876 horse; as Cor rigs
his stable can't be beat Talk about
stock, he's got em and they're plump.
too He never under feeds, on, no; Bon
Waggoman knows his business, and
what he don't know about horses amt
worth knowing. Now, i've boarded
my horse there for year. ana you
bet, he don't board at any other sta.
bic In the future. Then Rons chock
run OF enterprise; juss brlms over:
never saw n young man go to the front
fanlor. or course Charlie. you've got
| to board your horses Mt his place, You
know Uncle Josh fonts the bill"
II don't like the cut OF those clothes,
Charley said the old man; you must
I have u bran new suit, and of cnursn
Matney viii make It," Up to 3i8 Main
street thoy drove and the carriage
stopped while Charlcy's measure was
Z taken. Mr.. Matnoy himself performed
/ this task. while Polly offered divers
and sundry suggestions Whom they
drove on Uncle Josh remarked: "You'll
. get the spanidngeat suit OF clothes you
over wore. Mutney's an artist. he "a.
He's been making my clothes for "A
good many years, and II folks do say
my grammar is a little out OF jolnt,
, nobody VIII deny that I'm a wen
dressed man"
Nov, lots fit IN that cottage In
fnFa 81 u
stop al SIC" Under this instruction
from Uncle Josh tho party pulled up at
the Worlds Fair Furniture store.
whore 'hey were met by tho aflable
head OF the establishment Mr., T. w.
Maghburn They had many selections
TO make here-bcd-room sets, tables,
chairs, sofas, etc. Po.y wanted every
thing 20 match. and match II did.
"Gosh, how furniture has come down
IN the last three years" said Uncle
Josh. "rhat bill OF goods would al
most have busted me three years ago.
and now It's not at all alarming In
, size, although you'll have the neatcst
little cottage In Fort Worth when all
those nice things are slowed away Ia
H. Now, driver" said Uncle Josh,
Just drive those horses at lively gait
: around to the Dundee block. VOL
want to camp there for quite q hit
while Polly sashays around IN the big
, dry goods store. You couldn't well saw
you'd been to Fort Worth unless You
went through and through the new
store OF Butts Brothers. It's one OF
, the shows OF the town, aud when fell
low gets there. especially a woman.
thcre are SO many pretty things In sight
and everything Is so cheap that dollars
begin 10 jump up In his pocket. anx-
ious 10 get OUT
The cnrringe pulled up IN front OF
: the his store and Polly gave one great
big shreslg Of delight az the first glance
at the show windows There was the
: funniest show OF delicate lingerie and
coal black stocking on tho cnrrlaee
step ana Polly w1s inside the store 30.
fare uncle Josh or Charley had n chance
for gallantry. Tho little damsel col
Jared the nearest cl0rlS and proceeded
on one ~ those tours of inquiry which
constitute the greatest events Of wom-
4 nuhnod.
'Dor't he backward, Polly" shouted
: Uncle Josh from the front ~ tho store.
"Pull dowp all thelduGe IN the house.
: aud what you wants yours"
Polly want backward.
She went though vast stocks Of
Foods Ike q cyclone through western
Kansas. The accommodating clerk
EaSped for brNoth and called an AZ.
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