The Indiana State sentinel., 1894-11-07
ALONG THE BYWdKS.

There are some old men living who
have not seen all the sights IF the city.
I Now and then one comes in who is a
counterpart Of Joshua Whtc5mb." Such
a one was here last week. He has lived
! nearly forty years not far f~ora 4 Wis
ccnsin town which is within -w0 hours
! ride OF Chicago. He has A n sphew here
who took him around for two days, and
the nephew is enjoying hims,lf relating
some of the antics Of his Badger uncle.
| I'VE took an elevator" said the Aew.
| IN one of the retail dry goods houses,
! and while the man in charge was waiting
! Tor others 10 set in my uncle sad 70 him:
| Hurry up now; if you're going ID wait
for load, we'll get out and wsiS.' Just
as the car started he said u tne man:
| Don't let go the rope. l reckon | could
| jump out and beat il down, but I'd like
! To enjoy the full ride if it's the same to
| YOU. We reached the third floor and the
man called out: Third foor-ladies' cor
sets, underwear, silk skirts. hosiery and
| patterns Stop 'er,' called out my un-
| Gle, and turning to me he said Come on,
Jim; this is where 1 want to land and as
| we were leaving the car he said II the man
IN charge: Jest hold your horses here a
rev minutes till we come back. Now
don't run away, cause 1 want to SO down
| 10 The roof when l get on again
we were. soon in the midst of the
young saleswomel of the department. My
uncle. after looking about for moment
/ remarked in 4 perfectly honest way: I
guess you are all orphans or widders,
maybe, seeing that you are all dressed in
| black. l guess the concern here is pretty
| good TO you to give you jobs. I'm awful
| sorry for the lot of you, and If You ever
get away Sundays and can can come out
! to - I'll meet you and take you. out to
! the farm and give you the best we got
My. ole woman would be powerful glad
to have you. Jim, here, is my nephew;
| lives here in Chicago; reckon you all
know Jim; hey. Jim?'
The situation was embarrassing. and
! pulled him away. The young women were
blushing and laughing. AS we passed out
| he saw one of those ugly Chinese gods
! in the tea department Before l could
stop my uncle he had hit the idol in the
face with his slouch hat, kicked at it, and
then said to me, Say, Jim, if your Aunt
Betsy had that out to the farm she'd use
II for a bee gum. / wonder what they'll
let 1t go for? ] tugged at his elbow
until l got him away We were then in
| slght of the descending elevator. He
! broke from my clutch and, making a dash
for the car. he called back to me, Come
on jim; I'll holder till you get aboard,
| and when 1 reached the car he had a
hold like a vice on the cable, while the
conductor was crowded back in the cor
ner. Keep back, or I'll brain YOU my
! uncle was saying to the conductor. I
-
rope a minute till 1 spit on my hands.
and then I'll run 'er to the cellar
| BY the time he released the rope L
! had him in the corner, where I held him
! until we reached the first floor. | got
him out of the car and finally got him
! to his train, and while I enjoyed his an
/ tics l was tickled when | knew he was
gone, for l didn't know. while he was
here, what minute he would break away
| and cause me trouble. He IS one of the
| best old men that ever lived. but liable
| TO go off half-cocked at anything that is
novel. Herald.
|
The following anecdote has both a
cOmical and pathetic side What a long
time fifty years is in the life Of a human
being! And how far apart. how unlike
! in tastes. feelings, opinions and habits
| men and women can become who in
| childhood slept under the same roof. at
| tending the same school and dreamed of
| nothing but of being friends foreverl
! gentleman, whose "courtly manners"
were mentioned in all the newspapers
! when he died, a few years after this in
! cident, fancied in his old age that he
| would like to see his bOyhoOd friends,
| and, most of all. the fair young girl
whose love long years before he almost,
but not quite. had dared to ask, says
the Youths Companion.
He forgot country manners and called
! at n:30 in the forenoon. He was asked
to walk right out into the kitchen"
AS there was no. fire anywhere else.
| His early admiration stood before him
| in worn calico dress, no collar and a
| wide and not faultlesSly clean apron.
| Her half-combed grizzly hair was tucked
| under A rusty, black lace cap, trimmed
| with faded purple ribbon. She had no
teeth and huge pair of silver-bowed
spectacles We're pushed UP on her brown,
wrinkled forehead.
Fifty-two years before they had parted
| with kiss, and he had Intended to meet
1 her with one, and thus bridge the chasm
/ OF years. But he changed his mind when
through his gold-bowed glasses he took
IN the picture before him.
| Wlping her hands on her apron, she
| gave him a hearty handshake and bade
him ''sit right down." adding that they
| but if he would stay TO dinner she
would have a fire put in the front
/ room"
OF course he declined the invitation.
and for his own comfort as well as for
! mis- convenience he determined to make
! his call short. Still. he must say some
| thing complimentary before leaving, but
| what could he say?
Just then the lard boiled over. and
with shrll cry to her daughter to
| come quick" the woman jumped up
/ and caught hold of the kettle. The smoke
/ and perfume were in themselves far from
! agreeable. but they were grateful to the
caller. as they gave him chance for
| the desired compliment.
| Your step has lost none of its elias
! tlcity since the evening we sauntered to-
! gether along the banks of the R" he
said, while this''-holding out his gold
| headed cane-''is needed to support mine"
| Yes answered the woman I'm as
! spry as a kitten. and I've thought ever
! since you've been here that 1 was glad
| enough time hadn't changed me as it has
/ you"
Among the visitors 10 Washington last
| spring was kodaker from the West, who
/ announced to his friends his intention of
securing snaps at the white house chill
dren before he left the city. One day he
! spent the morning lettering about the
/ rear grounds until about o'clock his pa
tience was rewarded by seeing the little
ones coming down the south portico steps
accompanied by their nurse. The Pho
! tographer had. in the meantime, scraped
acquaintance with the policeman on guard
| and having fiattered his vanity by taking
/ him in several attitudes, he was prepared
| to wink at the theft of faces. The chill
! dren came nearer, probably on account of
| that mysterious attraction which always
exists between nurses and guardians of
the peace, and while the usual 1i-taton
was being conducted Ruth proceeded TO
peep between the grating az the stranger.
Everything was propitious. The maids at
tention was distracted, the child in a
most bewitching attitude while in the
carriage near by slumbered the latest