The record-union., 1896-10-18

I ing in the southern part Of the State,
where he has happily attracted at last
| the attention of some of our highest au-
thorities, and in appreciation Of his
many and varied talents, some OF
which we-who thought we knew him
50 well Cp-were not cognizant of-this
| gifted man has been given a fifteen
| years engagement with the State.
The company with which he is under
| contract is, I believe, a stock company
| permanently located ait San Quentin,
| and is so well established that it's mem
| bers are uniformed Throughout, the
style of the uniform being in keeping
with the profession
Dry your eyes. girls; you who have
Wept in secret before now over his long
continued absence; ii will be some time
before William Earl Milne appears
again in your midst. His manager ap-
preciates his value too well to let him
go before his contract runs out, you
may well believe.
What is the name Of the lady who
rides out with a gentleman supposedly
who owns a very neat rig just right for
two, but who instead of leaving her at
her own door deposits her cautiously
block or two away, whence she walks
tt her home with the most realistic air
Of conscious innocence? Oh, shouldn't
like to say!
Do YOU know Charles Z. Treinor the
good-looking stamp clerk at the Post
Office? Charles E. is his professional
cognomen; to every one who knows him
he is just Charley OF course you do
though, every one knows his genial
countenance, which is almost as faInil-
lar as the stamps which he distributes
in the cause Of Uncle Sam.
You will doubtless remember his go
ing to Denver, Col, as a delegate to the
National Association Of Postoff1ce
Clerks Convention neld in that place,
and you also know how long a time 1t
seemed that we so sadly missed his
CHEEKY countenance whenever we had
occasion to visit Uncle Sans residence
on the corner of Seventh and K streets.
Well, he is back again, of course, seeing
that was some time ago, but 1t was
only lately that L had an opportunity
| of finding cut how he enjoyed his trip.
1 met him the other day (you know
Charlie himself is a great 'joSh,) and
| the first thing I said to him was, OF
| course:
Hello! Cot back. have you? Well,
how did you find Denver?"
oh" was the rejoinder, 'Denver's all
right Magnificent buildings, fine
streets, everything lovely, you know
! fine place Denver!'
GLAD you enjoyed it, but say it
made a suspicious impression on you,
| didn't II? Haven't left your heart out
! there, have you? Aren't engaged. or any
! thing, you know, eh? You know you're a
pretty susceptible customer where a
pretty girls concerned-don't deny It.
it won't 60 down with me; l know you
| better Come own up, old chap; you
aren't afraid to tell an old friend like
me. are you? Out with it,
Engaged? Not I. Why the Denver
girls can't begin with our native daugh-
t2rs!'
"Ohl then you're not negotiating for
Wedding cards and ali that? I thought
surely some Denver girl would have you
chained fast before you got back"
Not much! Don't you believe it. The
girl don't live outside Of California that
can catch me. See?"
I suppose from the concluding remark
there must be some fair maid inside the
boundary lines Of California who has
laid siege to Charles heart and taken
it by storm Whoever she is, she will be
glad. ! know, to find out that he has
teen true to his colors. and has not sue
c.lrnbed to the fascinations of the Den
rites.
Have you ever had your fortune told
H1s.- INT fteea,a a.e
n ssium? One of these spiritual Great
ur IS, who from the depths Of trance
condition can peer into your past, pres
eat and future. Well it's an expert
ence that I wouldn't advise you to seek
unless you enjoy being fooled out oi
your eye teeth.
a friend and myself, concluding tc
take day off" and enjoy it in com
pany, started out In search of a large
band Of real gypsies whom we expected
t0 find somewhere near the region OF
the Twenty -first-srreer car line. think
ing to have our fortunes told. Unfor-
tunately the whole band of 100 Bo
helnians had flown whittier we could
not trace them. Disappointed. but de.
ter-rnined not to be baffled In our pro.
ject. calling to mind an advertisement
we had seen, we dropped IN upon &
clairvoyant trance medium out tha
way, who proved TO be a charlatan Of
the deepest dye.
The sign depending from the porcf
roof set forth in funereal black ant
white the profession" of the tenan
Of the small and rather weather beater
c0ft9ge. A whole army Of dogs came
out to meet us as we ventured through
the Iatchless gate. and when finally W.
! reached safely the rickety little porcl
our knock was answered by a stou
wench with the insignia of the kitcher
all over her round face and fat fingers
SHE excused herself on the plea of hav'
ing had a hard wrestle with the stove
pipe. and left us to send in the INC
dunn" Proba bly, she also had had hant
in the diseiplining of the stove pipe
since 1T was some fifteen minutes be
fore she entered. Meanwhile we "sizet
I'D" the ghostly apartment.
A tapestry carpet covered the floor
in the center of which stood a small
table covered with green cloth. Be
fore the table stood the medium'
throne-a capacious cane rocker. On tn
three remaining sides of the room stoo,