St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-02-27

| O1til tidk udJ. SUI po5c 1T CaLuG cas-
to me- because I'm naturally cool
headed, and then l learned to preserv,
my equilibrium when was walking the
| tight rope" 4
1 Why, 7 never knew that you walked
the tight rope
We'll, l never did follow it for any
length of time, but 1 used to practice
it a good deal in a gymnasium at Gin.
cinnati. That was about the time
went out with the circus. You've heard
of Blondin, the great rope-walker?"
81 believe I haye-yes.'
| why, you know, the fellow who
walked tightrope across Niagara falls
with a man riding on his back?"
"Oh, yes; certainly"
The lightning dentist expected that
"Doc' would claim to be the man who
rode on Blondin's back, but he didn't. I
TW65L one day Blondin was in Gin
cinnati, and he came down to the gym
nasium and watched me practice. /
didn't know who he was until L came
down off the rope, and then some of the
boys introduced him to me. He said to
me: Horne, if you keep at it and prac-
tice, you'll make a better rope-walker
than l am Well, l laughed, and, of
course, / appreciated the compliment,
but | wasn't thinking of walking ropes
in those days. That was the time
was interested with some eastern cap
italists in establishing southern
branch for a big implement factory.
If | remember correctly 7 cleared up
about ten thousand on that deal"
"Why don't you try some time now
to see If you can walk a roper" asked
the dentist. - ss- IS ,z. Z 81 So E=s ,s.
= "Oh, 1 haven't thought Of it for years.
Isuppose my feet are tender, too When
used work in those thin GYM
nasium shoes the soles.of my feet were.
so hard you couldn't drive q tack, in
them"
3, doc" smiled reminiseently, and the
dentist, who did not wish to tax Docs"
powers on the very first day, changed
the topic of conversations. s
/ Et'Se YOU lost your sister?" said he.
Eyes; poor Louise. 4 hadn't seen
her very often in late years, butswhen
she5was 20 years old She was admitted
to be the most beautiful girl in eastern
Ohio. She was. q very well-preserYed
woman up to few months ago, when
her health began to. fail. L didn't tell
you, did I, that she left some. of her
property to me?" 4
No, Doc you didn't; but / am glad
TO bearsit."a gse
. "She was widow, had no children,
and she left her property to be divided
between my brother, Col. Mortimer
Horne, of Ralermo, and NE. Did you
ever hear of Col. Horne?'
''I-belieFe i have"
lies a very prominent member of the
oar in Ohio. It is supposed thatsMort
gave Gen. Grant the outline of the
Ficksburg campaign. have clipping
somewhere in my trunk in which he
tells about it.. Wonderfully interesting
man, Mort is..'' :.
Did the estate amount to much ?''
asked the dentist, who could not con- 4
.eal his curiosity. k-zs d E.s2 a
We can't tell yet,ilntil we get mat
.eTs Strengthened out. Most Of The.
property is in land and lots. NY share
may amount to-oh, don't know-$12,-
>Co, may be 5000"
: well, great Scott! DOG let me con-e
gratnlate yoll,. That's a grea atspiekAlp,p
and the lightning dentist beamed as he
shock 'sDoc's', hand.
Yes, : that helps" said "Doc,"
thoughtfully, as he fingered his tuft of
silin Whiskers: asstill, it doesn 'tAlook
10. big to.-a n1answho has Been accus-
toalsd to dealing with large sums all
lis life, 1t isn't. much compared to
What made OH that C. Ii. & D. deal; yet,
1t the present juncture, as I say, it
1eips.' ,.. -. s... ss
The lightning dentist knew that for
Two years DOC" had been living frem
aand to mouth, wing on a "snapa Job
n-the city haA.r Therefore the picture
lfsIsoc" holding sis GOO between thumb
md forefnger and smiling at it fndif-
erentlEl was by far the most pictur-
sque performance ever given by the
charitable old gentleman.
Il suppose, you'll 60 back. there and
ettle sdoSVns?fa yeiltured the dentist.
NO, sirl No. I1lldo nothing o. the /
lind I've got q cousin down there NJ who
'ffered to give. me one whole end of his
iouse, But I Icouldn't stand it. It was
90 quiet. They went to bed at sun
Iown and got up in the middle of the
light The street cars ran two miles.
part, and when I'd look down the /
tl,eets I'd see about four people. I'll
ell You | got uneasy before / left.
Tanted to be back among you boys,
yhere I could see people passing in
ront and hear an elevated train oncein
while. May be, when I'm. older, I'll
sant to go out ON side street in a
ountry town and sit down and yege-
ale, but up to this time I'm as much of
city man as / ever was. No, sir; YOU
ant get rid Of me. I'm here to stay
liicago Record. 4 III
Up-to-Date Philosophy.
A girls idea of a pretty wedding dress
i one that cannot possibly be of any use
, q woman after she has married.
If we had 10 wait until woman lifted
er veil in order to kiss her we woul1
'se al APPETITE and wouldn't kiss her
! ALI. s##
When people talk gossip at church
'ciety meeting they do it with many
of pity and regret, 5u,
lty talk ft,just the same.
Times have changed. A few years
70, nshen q man sat up and talked
olitfcs his5women folks looked at eact.
her as much as to say: "Jsu,t IN