The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-02-19

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can see it all now, and with the deep
est sorrow and remorse Physically very
attractive, and with long, 1.-the limbs,
bright keen and merry eyes which
danced with laughter, and especially at
some happy sally of mine own, full of
candy scuffie, reeking, as may say, with
repartee, with the figure of an athlete
well poised head and deep melodious
voice, which would thrill the very soul
Of a six mule team, was well fitted to
shine in any social gathering, but the
low price of wheat at the time, together
with the less of a cow during the win
ter of 1S64-5. followed by heavy war
debt and poll tax, combined to keep me
out of society Until years afterward.
1t is not surprising, therefore, now
that a. the magnificent receptions given
here this winter by the president and
Mrs Cleveland - to whom l desire,
through these columns to express my
thanks for invitations to self and wife
I have shy and reticent atmosphere
about me which tempts me at times to
flee as a bird to the mountains or to
climb palm tree in the conservatory
and be at rest.
( 1 do not speak of this because wish
to call attention to myself, but because
my own case is only that of many 9TH
ers and is the outgrowth Of our demo-
cratic institutions, which enable the
young and ambitious American to rise
by his own unaided efforts to the top of
the social ladder, where he suddenly dis
covers that people of leisure are exam
lining him by means Of these long han
died spectacles.
Some Of the unpleasant critics said
after the diplomatic reception on the
10th of January that it was in rather
poor taste for Mrs. Cleveland to go
through the two hours of state reception
ungloved, but this shows the injustice
peculiar to those people. They probably
did not know that after her New Year
reception her stained and begrimed
gloves had to be cut from her hands.
If Mrs. Cleveland could have pair of
husking gloves, faced with carpet tacks,
and wear them while shaking hands
with the critics, it would please her con-
stituents better than anything can
think of at this time
Looking at the beautiful decorations
the other evening, the rich and bewil-
dering effect OF palms, smilax, roses and
electric illumination, which made the
parlors of the White House look like a
sweet, sweet dream, 1 could not help
comparing it all with the days when
Abigail Adams dried her washing in
these rooms and the executive wood pile
ran so low that the family had to go to
bed to keep warm, while outside the
shrill cry OF the catamount in search of
new and tender postmaster could be
heard.
Pennsylvania avenue was then mud
wallow and the stump puller more pop
ular than the stump speaker. Mrs.
Adams could only get cord and half
of wood, and the walls were still wet.
There were no bells in the house and
no mirrors. When Mr.. Adams wished
to police his face, - as they say out
west, he had TO go down stairs with a tin
pail for hot water, strap his razor on a
trunk strap and use the bottom of
new tin milk pan for mirror
This was the day when the baby re-
public was just beginning TO sit up and
take notice. Now the full grown insti-
tuition wears trousers and does not 60
to bed till after 10 O'Clock.
1t has attained its majority and wears
yellow shoes.
By the way, l paused yesterday at the
corner of PennSvlvaniaav avenue and Tenth
street 10 get prosperous shine on my
common sense Jenness Miller shoes.
Just then a bright young blade came
along, wearing pair Of those lemon col
cred shoes, and awaited his turn to have
them dealt with
The artist paused moment TO look st
them and then remarked:
Il amt got any stuff for them yallec
shoes. You'll have TO strike another po>
ish tint somewhere else -
After the young man had gone sadly
away the artist breathed heavily on my
shoe, and it sounded like a sigh
"Of course lied then, he said, but
we don't take 10 them pullet skin shoes,
none OF Us. You see, you got TO scrub |
'em clean in the first place They're gen.
orally damp, 80 you have 10 put dol |
lars wcrtil q friction on EN- 70 get 'en |
DRY before you can polish EN-, and the |
dope we put On Is expensive. A good |
many CT EN- axe mighty cheap, too. and