The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-05
The ah;ta nai1u Eagle aaredesday ormma gume 1895

doesn't mean faded glngham umbrella
any more nor pathetic poverty. Good
clothes look just as well on an intellec-
tual woman as they do on salesladv.
Miss Anthony is bright and ready as a
steel trap. She said to me, "Mr. Nye.
these ladies make you toe the mark when
they get chance, don't they?"
''Yes,'' l said instantly, "but /
thought perhaps that 1 might drop in
and sort Of help you sock home some of
your great truths. y
With that all laughed heartily, and
taking nv arctics in one hand and some
manuscript, that had thought they
might call for me to read, in the other,
stepped into the lounging room and
put on my overshoes.
Men who belong in congress in 1895
will probably have to wipe their feet all
the way from Pennsylvania avenue to
the dome of the capitol and then be
gone over by the sergeant-at-arms before
they can go in to prayers.
There will be no extra sessions In
1895. That time viii be given up to
housekeeping. Lots Of the nasty old
memoranda made by Washington and
others, but now moldy and dusty, will
make nice big bonfire in front of the
capitol, and for once the old building
will be clean
Passing on from the great question,
let me introduce a letter from New
Hampshire to show that have admirers
among the illiterate everywhere. am
exceedingly sorry that here and there a
misspelled oath appears, but put this
in toshow how often profanity and poor
spelling go together.
Still, through the whole letter is a
spirit Of free hearted and genial esteem
that helps me to forgive the lack of pol
ish, for came from the common people
myself and did not see train of cars
till I was 20 years of age. Even up till
yet l imagine that the conductor is the
owner of the road, and when ride on
pass can hardly thank him enough for
the use of his delightful train. So we
who came from the common people and
who still like to drive off into the woods.
where we can crack jokes with the coach
man, ought not to be too severe ON those
who write from the heart, but err In their
spelling
MANCHESTER, n. H, Feb. Z, 1925.
DEAR Mr. NYE-Having red a good many ar
ticles by you in different places and mostly IN
the paper talk. / make bold to write you
Letter and acquainte you with something that
j believe is worthy of the notice of men
darnsite smarter than what be.
Though rite here mite say that nothing i
have red for many yers has give me the pleas
ure of reading your letters in the paper. l rede
them to the farm hands out loud in the would
erets, and they will always laff Ike sin and say
that is the goldarndest yeti ben working for
a man that has got the reumertissrn lido spell it
rite?) and he is case for anguls to weap over.
By gosh, never seen such a man! Hollerin to
me all the time to do something, and when he
gos to bed he don't stay in it, but is up for
chue of tobacco, or to ate an appull, or to
drink cider. or TO smoake, or something else.
By gosh, | don't get no sleap hardley. thot
would bring this to yore attenshen SOS you
could see that al is not good that glitters, and
a farmur's life is not happy one. II am ever
TO buck sholes, by gosh, III drop in and see
you, for hav darnsite more respect for you
then for all the goldarned farmurs tibet ever
stood up. Spring is comeing on up hear, 1 SUI
pose it is down thare, though was never to
the plac as | sed before.
] amt much ON riting letters, but, by gosh, I
know humer when I see it, and you hav the
tru humer in you. Yores till we meat,
JAMES WHEELER.
Is it surprising that after letter like
the above l 60 joyfully forth again to
my delightful task, knowing that tar