Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-02-27
THEDKUMMER S MISTAKE
BY A. CREssY MORRISON.

oiuest noteis III New England. for 81
= cral days. have Otter iiattered myst
!. that, backed as | am by constant
! meeting new faces and the opport
e mites for reading character, which
t is necessary for fellow OH the road
| improve, there are few Persons wi
: can fize man up mere quickly than
I | had noticed several times, durinc Il
stay at the hotel, iine-loolsing MA
who always came INTO the diuir,
room just at the close Of the dim,
, hour. He was about As, with irol
gray hair, darl complexion and We,
quick and piercing Llack eyes. He ha
queer scar on one cheek; the 1es
was torn in three parallel lines, and |
healing had left three white mark
about half al inch alart and tw
inches long. | never saw him tin Nh
walters. nor did ever see man r,
ceive more Obsequious attention froI
them. He had but to turn his ewes O
one OF those darkies, and they woul
fairly jump to show their alert deyc
ton. He had rare taste in the selee
ton OF his repast, and when that wa
chosen and placed before him it Away
looked as II 1t had been guided by in
tuition, for 1t was invariably the bes
there was In the house.
Zone morning sat opposite him
struggling with very tough piece O
steak, when, with kindly smile, h,
said:
"Will you permit me to send for {
better steak for you? You notice, per
haps, that ! have had some success in
obtaining a good one for myself and
he pointed to his juicy bit Of tender
loin.
"'You may said |, for you always
have better luck than anyone else
"lIe looked up-every waiter was in
an instant ready for instructions. Sc.
lecting one with his eyes, he simply
pointed to my much-manglcd steak
and quietly resumed his breakfast. lie
had scarcely done so, when the darky
returned, bringing the most delicious
piece ol meat l nave ever seen before or
''n ..,r,
INC next Jay was sunday and after
",nler was wandering aimlessly
spout' wnen espled my friend In the
. ,a.n 3d., .oo.n a,v"'' ms lee. were on
.in,,oa " haa,' a"a' w,'n ms cnair
s,i,,.. ' no was 'ooA"'s 'no'gnt-
.ah;na ''' ,. .,.' , av..s'' en@rea' una
.anaa.;.. 'eu w. D.s'ae plln zen lnto con-
,,haa ".,s "0 ''u 'ha''ea some tlme'
n.vo, 's III, .
~ w." ''uo' 'ne' S'i' ! have
49, 49,. on 10 Pnysiosnomls''
"aa,.a Ia s !. no',e.u your marvellous
. s. s',.4' D.e' wy "a'els' nave FORMED
a.. o ',., - youi cnarac'er anu 'oca'
w. "r Wv. ~ - very complimentary
inueeu'
o'' ..pneu' anu WIN your per-
WIN ,e'i you wna' IL is' lor
. AN s ....n. :" Anow II l nave reached
"n ~ vI", ~,
at o'u inc yvu 1n INC very
... Ao i'p'ea' ior l "m Always
.o'' W ""o" III" IMPRESS s'ran'
'I a
"eh' ss'u l, your quicK' quiet
''eP' your absolute coolness, Your pow
u Vi enforcing ooedience ana the
,.rong outline OF your nose would in
."' general pu' your eye ID
~ ia'eA' -: ."u yoor nioa'n' WIN tne
= 80, '"u'oans our'os''y' 'emp' me
" Du,''e 'ha' w" are " great traveller
"n' ''.n VENTURE W say you are
$40 ~ ~ n'o so'sh' .nc iarees'
$50 ~ 70" you III A',ah Vuar-
y, ~ ,'n "a a. y" " eAplo,s, VINO nAs s'r'v-
49,, !" " ~ '''' "o''u ny "''coVery IN
',., .,"1r
,.,.. W." av .,, nc answered. am
~ an n',al eusr~rma'n nor an
a pu. have oeen 10 AFRICA.
~ ~ NV ~ W NUM- OF nnd any'hing
o @y'' A'u'o 'hsh uyewoou. vi
ou''e' lhe' WIN some animals and
eooo sno'' out not a hunter
a"y MEANS o'ahley 'oid me once
nav :, ne coulu 'rus' me alone with a
VII n IL WASH ioaaeo' whlch was MS
'a'', way Oh aomi'''ng that l could
elenu myself.
'ohe' sa,d l, DO you not think
n". n'S leil'''rhao'e guess u worthy OF
co." " :, '., u, SUM "u'en'ures'
.''' 'e', you one
ne'ore ! peem l want TO say vhat
"',' 'huei' "'nuseo u, the non stores l
'"' III Tue papers, lhe writers have
ever see, tropical landscape, a Zulu,
wig 'loh' ana YET they describe
lem al at great 'ergth' and the
'pe,s oe'oN the'r space TO them l
i,ni' 'hey are sometimes very cleverly
,'''eh' una Will 40 very well for those
no oo NOT Know where they are at
'u'.' o", now can they describe cor
Guy "nat they have never expe-