The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-10
The Lucky Rabbits Foot.

particUlar seat Qt wasn't exactly com1Ort-
able unless one of the occupants put his
| arm on the back, but ne didn't mind thaO,
and, of course, didn't either, for were we
not, weli-engaged.
| "TII tell you, sweetheart" he said VILE
| chuckle, this is the greatest Thanks
giving we have had since the day of the
| Puritan Fathers. Mckinley in office. and
| the country delivered from Bryanism. We
| ought TO be more than thankful. Wait un-
II the tariff bin is passed and then wen
| lust be rolling in wealth. You'll have to
set the day, darIing,"-a long pause devot-
| ed to non-polticaI afrairs-"for my salary
will be doubled in no time. Say about
| June, won't you?'
"We'n have to elope, then" said dole
fully, ''for papa says ne expects to get
| poorer now"
80. boshr' he cried, getting up and str.k-
| ing an oratorical attitude-I have always
noticed that when a man talks politics he
! likes plenty Of room-"your father has
wrong idea, begging your pardon. 1 tell
you with Mckinley comes an era Of pros
perity that-but." resuming his seat. Il
don't want my sweetheart to develop into
another Mary Lease, so / won't lay the
| founda ton of a political education. Women
were made to be loved And he gave me
a practical illustration of his theory.
| That was a year ago.
Alg.e still likes the settee. He always
says we shall have one just like il when We
| go to housekeeping, but don't know. This
! one has been in my parlor three years and
| have never seen papa and mamma sit
! ting on it at the same time. You see,
/ Algie and 7 are not married yet In some
| way Algies plans miscarried-
| "Algie,'' I said softly, what's the matter
| with Mckinley and prosperity? Don't you
| think that, perhaps, Bryan was on that
coach and it was derailed last November"
| 90, pshaw! Why. o. what does woman
know about politics, anyway? with a con-
| temptuous smile; "but say, dear, bought
something yesterday that beats the tariff
| bill for good luck" He produced a rabbits
foot from one of his many pockets, and
| went on: That's dead-sure mascot. /
/ got it from an old negro in the market
house, and it cost me a quarter. I'll tell
you what wen do. Well go to Cumberland
Park to the races tomorrow and try It. II
/ it doesn't pan out a Klondike gold mine
| on Tennessee soil I'm mistaken. What do
| you say"
| l had never been to a horse race, al
| though I had often heard papa say II was
| the greatest sport on earth; but mamma
| always shut her eyes and held UP her
| hands when he suggested such a thing as
| giving me a chance to judge for myself,
/ and declared that mo daughter of hers
! should ever visit that place OF iniquity.
| So 1 had my doubts. But Algernon was
| enthusiastic. He insisted that mamma be
called in Immediately, that he might lend
! the weight of his arguments to the force
of MY pleadings.
"Well, Algernon," she said. after listen
| ing to our earnest prayers for half hour,
''you have always been a model young
man, So 1 suppose l must waive point
! in your favor, but with sigh, II am
sorely afraid I VIII regret II. Remember,
| Letitia, that 1t is for this time only, and
behave yourself as lady should. Alger-
non, be very careful of my daughter"
Lefty" he cried, rapturously, "if your
father should die you wouldn't stand a
| ghost OF a show
1 looked for an emptying Of the vials OF
shocked dignity on his iuckless head, but
she gave him a playful little slap, and cali
T, ed him a naughty boy" and then hurried
| OUT tc attend to a sure-enough naughty
boy, who had taken advantage Of her alb
sence to help himself to the ink.
So it was decided that we should 60 Wis
ions of Phil Connell kicking the goal pass
| ell before my eyes, but / brushed them
away. and Thanksgiving day saw Alg;e
and me. in spite of the rain and mud.
wending our way to the races. I told AL
gle his rabbits foot could not be so very
lucky. for it did not bring good weather,
but he laughed at me and said that was on
| " small matter. ] didn't think so. how
ever for my dress was almost ruined.
To;a ho, cd m
little, too, for. after we were comfortably
settled, he remarked that. perhaps, he had
better not put all his money upon the first
race.
You're not game at ALL" remonstrat-
| ed. s'you had as we'll lose 1t all at once
| as by piecemeal and if you win it will be
all the more
| Aley considers himself very" game,
and he wants everybody else to have a
similar opinion, so he Immediately began
| the task of deciding which II should be.
Here's a horse with Vanderblt's eolors,
old gold and black. He ought TO win" i
| suggested, but he said that would hoodoo
auything-he's a Sewanee man, you see.
| Finally we decided to draw lots. and Algie
tore some slips of paper and numbered
them and drew. 1t proved TO be No. 3,
and soon Algie came back with funny
| locking card, remarking that it either stood
sl75 or a walk home, he did not know
| which.
ANY one could tell you're a novice, y
| laughed Algie, when I sat down with tears
| of joy in my eyes after La Wanda had
| proved that we would not walk What
! are you crying forT'
I answered him that I had not shed a
tear; but I would have IL that horse had
| lost.
'.What'd I tell you about that black and
| gold?" he said sneeringly. Now just
watch how game I am. 1 am going to
put every nickel of that money on one
| horse I'll be back in a minute"
However, he was quite anxious until h,s
choice, Tusculum, passed us ahead Of the
others. by jove. that rabbits foot's the
stuffp' he cried jubilantly. Talk about
luck. but this Is fine"
And il was luck, for when Algie came
back after another trip to the ring-as he
called it, and said that DR.. Work was ON
fa:e this time, the doctor seemed to know
for he worked his way through rain and
mud and passed the judges stand ahead
Of the rest
Now. I'm going 20 pick the horse this
time" said. "and just 10 prove thai
black and gold are al right. I'm goins
TO say this black horse, Pete Kitchen.
He assured me that he couldn't possibly
win. but 1 insisted. and SO TO please m'
| he bet our little all. which now amounted
% some thousands OF dollars. or m,
| choice.
..Do You call him hoodooed"' I asked
triun.phantly, when my horse passed US I
winner, as I knew he would
That's just because OF the rabbits foo.
| Color didn't count that time
IT'S a good thing for you, then. FOR pur