The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-25

tOrIal contest, ana Mrs. hepley SAID,
''You know Mrs. Burton, don't you Miss
SHARPE"
1 acknowledged that pleasure and
Mrs. Kepley said, ~ have rather hoped
he might be elected on her account
though 1 don't know her, do so admire
her loyalty to him"
Though Pm a Democrat said Mr..
Kepley, ! don't believe we'll get the
president next time; Pm afraid Cleve-
land will take the party down with him.
I'd like TO see some good western man
nominated though"
Speaking to Mr. and Mrs Kepley
about having to remove from their pretty
home to the Jail, l suggested that it
would not be so pleasant living there,
aud Mr. Kepley agreed.
He said: ST hate to take the children
there; I fear the influences for them, but
my wife thinks it is best for us to go
there, so we will move"
"Yes, indeed said Mrs. Kepley, "that
is the place for US. We will see little
| enough OF him as it is. The place for
him is with his family, or the place for
his family is with him. Don't you think
so?"
The children are delightfully."- interest
ing and extremely pretty.
There is a dear little girl of six.
Her name is Mildred, aud learn with
some emba rrassment that Becky Sharp
has long been the object of her special
interest.
am little afraid of children, per-
haps because l am so fond of them, and
children are so ar.less; if they don't like
you, they plainly tell you SO.
1t IS with some trepidation, therefore,
that l ask Mildred if l am like what she
expected.
She slowly shakes her head, but says
she is not disappointed, il answer to
question on that score, and she and l are
soon fast friends.
Master John Mulvane kepley is bright,
entertaining little fellow of four.
His special ambitions are to have a
telephone, and to ride in moving van,
and TO carry lamp in his hand, and he
tells me, delightedly, these are the things
he is going 10 enjoy when it comes time
to move to the Jail
Master John remembers and tells me
in pleased fashion how he gave a man
a ticket on election day and told him "to
vote for Kepley."
He subdues the other small boys in the
neighborhood by telling them that he is
sheriff now and will put them behind the
bars if they don't watch out.
John is as much like his father in ap-
pearance as it is possible for child TO
look.
Soon after the election one evening as
he was saying his prayers he said,
mamma do blogers burglars, Johns
special bette noir) come to sheriffs'
houses?"
"No, John"
"Well. let's hurry and move, so I won't
have to ask God every night to please
keep the blogers cut"
With the plump, blue eyed year old
baby Eugene l also made friends.
He is the best natured little fellow i'm
| aginable, and sits around on the floor
looking at first one then the other of his
fathers numerous callers, in what ap-
pears a tolerant wide-eyed wonder at
what it all means, any way. By Mrs.
| KepleY's kind and sincere invitation I
remain to dinner, and l enjoy the delic-
| ious repast in the most unconventional
| style.
Here again Mrs. Kepley's perfect tact
| and training as q housewife and mother
is evidenced.
Though I am an unexpected guest.
there is no hitch, and though the chill
dren are at the table there is no confus-
| ion.
Their manners are perfect, and when
! little John wishes to be excused he asks
to be in manner that will do him credit
when he is 81.
After dinner, he was allowed to cut pa
| per for amusement, and when told that
he must pick it up off the floor. he
| promptly retired, and came back carry
ing the carpet sweeper, though it was as
much as he could handle.
We all laughed at his ready ingenuity,
and his father said, "truss John to find
| the easiest way to do thing"
But little John was lot to be laughed out
of it and he swept the paper up and then
said as he surveyed it from the dining
room door, "There, don't that look
all better?"
"He has some of the persevering traits
of his father, evidently" said.
YES" said Mr. KepIey. my hardest
| fight was to convince even many of my
friends that 1 stood any show of being 2
elected, and they did in many cases trv
least 1900 of the best people who were
Republicans were going to vote for me.
and every body treated me very nicely"
My wife was hurt little by the Rev
| Mr.. Wakes protest, and wanted to go to
see him about it. but 1 don't know what
kind of man he is any more than he
knows what kind l am, and l advised her
not to GO"
might take all the space and more
than is allotted me in telling about Mrs
Kepley. She has cultivated artistic
tastes, and as she said yesterday If she
must do without one or the other would
prefer pictures and books to carpets and
draperies in her home.
She is particularly fond of the late
artist Hovenden's pictures. She is a
member OF the Baptist church and is just
now hoping that the new minister, who
ever may be chosen will prove as satia-
factory as Rev. J. B. Thomas was.
If the citizens of Shawnee comnty will
help Bob KepleY rs every public man
deserves to be helped. believe affairs
cannot go very wrong in spite of gloomy
| forebodings by the friends of prohibition.
| l would like to suggest Mrs Kepley as
| deputy only that she would not care
for the position. Mr.. Kepley has prom
ised that can be deputy for one day
sometime and if he means it and isn't jok-