The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1896-05-22


cord contains some valuable chunks oi
"isdom couched in tile idi0ms of the
boNerv. II explains incidentally The
cause OF very much Of the suffering
"AlcA occurs III every large city when.
business drops back "a little from high
pressure standard. CAica-o contains too
many who would sooner stand around
Ia town and siarye To death than get out
someWhete an make stand for the
COM"
AS Arlie came III he saw a stranger
seated Eear Mliler's desk. lho stranger
Was rather We'll dressed, although his
garments We're not Of the latest cut
TIE mad Il good tan coior in hls face. and
1or hat and some other reasons which ne
coai0 not have explained To himself
Altte knew that the stranger was merely
q visitor ia Chicago.
"On Altle, said Miller. II want YOU to
meet my cousin, Walter Miller. He lives
IN my OIL Town. Walter, tins is Mr..
blanchard, Altie Blanchard"
lie was Just speaking about YOU .
i rather embarrassed smile
Did lie gi' me Tie worst of it," in
quired ArHe II a'pose lie did He's
ont 10 the story OF my past lite'
No, said Mlier,'1 II was Just telling
him that II he wanted to know anything
about Chicago you were the man that
could tel him.
We'll, that a good send off What
are you doin: passiu' me off us one o.
the Sights O the town? s'pose you've
tod hlm that every visitor to Chicago
should see Lincoln park, The stock yards,
the Ky ,crapers an Artie Blanchard
and then bny box o candy for the
ioyed ones at home
NO, but told him you were as good
as II 1uide-baol'
Better | can put Inn next to things
i that amt IN the guide book Come
over next 10 the window where there's a
draft, MIR. Miller leu might as We'll
lake the al freely That's the only
tdlng il Chicago that you'll get for
nathn.
Il believe you're about right remark
j ed The cousin, rs he moved over to II
place near the window. Coming up the
street this morning | wanted a glass Of
water and finally had to 90 into a
saloon and huy 1t.
III you'd had beer thirst you'd ave
been al right. is iAlsis Your first visit
to Chicagn.'
NO | vas here Week the time OF
the Worlds Fair, but | didn't get INTO
tins part OF town much.
',Meli, what Dr. You think Of it as far
as you've COT Warm town, eh::"
.Ips, indeed; wonderful. | always
feel rather lost when | get IN the
crowds"
Il spose it is that way for a day or
two, but you'd soon get used to II
Il don't believe | would. There are
too many people here. I'm afraid Id
never get aloLg IN Chicago.
.lou want to get over that IL a hurry
OF course there an aNful push IN the
streets ere any DAY an | s'po-e when
you first eel IN You KIND o feel that
you're up against lot wise city mugs
and that they must ae purity lily because
they live rl9ht here II town. Ne had
people tel lie that lie way they felt
AT first but it didn'. take em long to
find cut that there's Just as many pm
heads ia State street rs You'll fnd any
where out il Ihe woods.
.Oh. | suppose a man would learn
about tie civ in a little while.
Cert. tanu where a mans born or
where he was raised that puts him ~
any class. It's whether he's got any
thing III his head. | seen too many @
these boys kindo' jump in from the
country IN make a lot o these city boys
Iool, like rabbits lon see, Mr. Miller,
when i ,rug comes ia from the country
lie figures il cut: Here. I'm goln against
J tnuoh proposition. an I've got to
hmm myself 10 keep up. Hes Wlilln
- laarn /, few things an do the best he
can If he feels that way he stands ~
win out. But il lie comes canterln' IN
10 town to be dead game sport an set
i pace for All the boys, Why, lie don't
last It's q small town, hut It's 100 big
for any one boy to come IN from the
country aud scare it. Them sporty boys
don't last. They eel in with lot o
eIeap skate an chase around at nights
an think they're ha real thing an then
~ i couplp Il moons ihey 90 back home
~ leave all their sfulf in Lock. They
think they're fly. but they @tn
Il Ilno,, some that have done than
very thing .
sure YOU az. ain't roastin' 70
n,.,r ,eallsp he's from the country lnu
an along Prairie avenue IN See All them
swell FONTS where the fat boys with the
side -Mhisker3 hang out. Well, them
hnys mi come in from the country, but
they had sense enough 70 saw wood az
.nlao. little coin when i le-ln 10 come
easy I'm telsin' y"n the worst suckers
.Nan'll find i soma q these city p..op'e
1ba, know It A. ID begin viii. Trey
r,t such Il lnrg s'art o. everybody 'lsa
rhst they den, need to learn nohin :.