The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-06
TALES OF THE TIMES.
Like the Famous Parrot, the Cowboy
Only Reply WAS, kiss Err"

Like the Famous Parrot, the Cowboys
Only Reply Was, kiss Err"
a Chicago mining engineer grew conf
Dental as he was talking with a party OF
friends in his club one day last week. He
estimates the expense of his chattering at
several hundred dollars already, and the
account is growing.
81 was down in Ration, n. NJ, about ten
years ago." he said, land the first thing
did after had secured my room in the ex'
celIent hotel at the station was to go down
and see an old acquaintance of mine who
had come up from the mines and opened a
combination liquor saloon, gambling house
and dance hall. We talked over old times
until it was almost time for dinner, and
started back for the hotel.
Il had got within plain view of the
crowd sitting out on the broad veranda
waiting for the dinner bell to ring when
became conscious of the approach Of lit
tie, blond, weazen faced cowboy escorting
q stout, bleary looking woman. AS we
were about to meet said in my best man
ner:
" Pleasant day, partner
'Betcher life it's pleasant day. he
answered, with some effusion. ''Smy wed
din day Then, with an air of evident
pride at the new found partner Of his joys
and sorrows: ''Smy wife. Pretty, amt
she?'
81 saw no reason why should insult q
bridegroom by telling him the truth so
answered that she was very pretty. With.
out any more conversation he changed tbs
subject with startling abruptness.
kiss FER he said. Kiss BRIDE
"Now, didn't want to kiss anybody at
that time, and least of all this silent WON.
an, who stood rocking dreamuy on the
arm of my new acquaintance. bethought
me of my old friend as refuge in attic.
ton and said:
Let's go down to Bills place and
drink her health
q Kiss 'er first he replied uncompro-
misingly
"'Well, said, Surprising you take 81
and go down there and drink to hel
health.
"'Gimme dollar he said.
81 produced the dollar cheerfully, think.
ing it mighty cheap under the circum.
stances, when he interrupted my thoughts
of self graduation with:
Now kiss err
"You all know I'm bachelor and an
honest, truth telling man. I am ashamed
to say that in my desperation I lied shame.
fully.
"'My wife is right up there on the hotel
porch, begged, and what will she say
when she sees me kiss stranger
'''Tha's alright he responded cheer.
fully. you kiss girl, and I'll go up an
kisshure wife
"I had played my last card and could
distinctly see, in spite of my modification,
that he was lingering his weapons, per
vaded his whole miserable front. There
was only one thing to do, and did it like
a man. 1put both arms around that frowsy
woman in front of the crowd on the We.
randa and kissed her good and loud.
Thank you, said he, and our acquaint.
ance ceased from that minute.
when I reached the hotel, the crowd
rose as one man and followed me into the
bar. My business made it absolutely nee
essary for me to stay in Ration several days.
During all that time men never saw be-
fore and hope to never see again would
come up to me and whisper, Kiss FER.
The amount Of money it cost me was fab
ulOus."
And here it was that tho mining engi
neer failed to reckon on Chicago adaptable.
ity. Men in that club he never saw before |
and never wants to see again are coming |
up TO him Eat intervals, all day long"
and saying in a low tone, kiss Err |
Chicago Times Herald.