Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-12-25

fellow was really mOSL SpleuQaQ look
ing creature, and when he dotted the
long-plumed, gold-bullioned chapeau to
open the carriage door for the minister
and his sister, unsheathing glittering
sword in military salute, he was q sight
long to be remembered.
Unfortunately, however, the amount
Of attention attracted by this attend
ant finally became SO overwhelming
that, finding crowds collecting and
barring the way to and from each
house before the carriage stopped, the
minister was reluctantly compelled to
deprive the man of his gaudy strap
pings, remove the gold stripe from his
trousers, the shining metal buttons
from his blue coat, the chapeau from
his head, and taking the dress sword
from his reluctant grasp reduced him
10 ordinary civilians attire. It was a
great blow to the poor fellow, who
never could understand why he could
not be allowed to continue wearing the
uniform in which he had been accus-
toned to attend Count D'Arco in his
native land.
cation, a Mr.. Gregor, half score Of
years ago gave Washingtonians their
first glimpse of genuine Russian
drosky. The turnout, with the spirit
ed team of horses and dramatic access
cries, even to the stolid-looking, big
nosed driver with bushy crop Of hair
cut straight from ear to ear, standing
out like whisk-broom under his pecul-
iarly fiat, low-crowned hat, were i'm
ported direct from Russia. The drivers
| general appearance was an instance in
which the picturesque had been OBJ
tanned without regard to beauty. He
wasa skillful driver, though, and under
stood perfectly the art of producing a
sensation strangely akin to panic
whenever he elected to dash along the
fashionable promenades, the jingling
bells of the douga keeping up musical
accompaniment to the leaders, dashing
pace.
But the day of droskys, uniformed
footmen and paneled. coats-of-arms
would seem to be swift gliding into his
tory. Cabinet ministers, members of
the supreme court, including the chief
| Justice, ambassadors, ministers and
other dignitaries, freely use the cable
and electric cars. OF course, after the
theater, the opera, the lecture, or the
church services at night, our upper
tendon ladies must have their own
carriages to convey them home; but
| that is for convenience and comfort,
and not for style.
Once upon time there was senator
from New England who constantly en-
ployed a public conveyance belonging
to colored man who was great deal
blacker than the ace of spades. or any
thing else black that you can think of.
The ladies of the family called him
"Crow," and he never objected to the
name. But, one evening after the the
alter, the senator's daughter thought
lessly asked an usher to 'call Crow"
Without reflection the usher cried:
Call up Senator Blanks Crow" This
appellation was new to the hacking fra
ternity, and they laughed uproariously
as Grow" drove up to the door of the
| theater. The man was mad clear
through. He declared that he would
not take the ladies home, but police
man threatened him with arrest unless
he did SO; and the ladies entered the
coupe. Instead Of driving them home,
"Crow" drove straight to his stable,
where he unhitched his team, and COM
PEELED the wife and daughter of tho sen.
ator to walk home, although it was a
dark, rainy, dismal night, and near
midnight. SMITH D. FRY.