White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1897-03-18

got VINO all were there, but ] turned the
laugh. jumped en- that wheel, rode
down the street, turned around and
came back without Il wohble.'
Why, when did you lcarn?"
Learn! | never touched bicycle
until that day. | suppose it came easy
to me, because I'm naturally cool
headed, ard then learned 10 preserve
my equilibrium when l was walking the
tight rope"
Why, / never knew that you walked
the tight rope"
We'll, l never did follow it tor any
length of time, but l used to practice
it a good deal in a gymnasium at Gin
cinnati. That was about the time !
wCs.t out with the circus. You've heard
of Blondin, the great rope-walker?'
81 believe | haye-yes.'
'WhX, 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 Ee the IN who
rode on Blondin's back, but he didn't.
We'll, 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 came
down off the rope, and then somc 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-wallier
than | am Well, | laughed, ard. 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 | cleared up
about ten thousand On that deal"
why don't you try some time now
to sec if you can walk rope?" asked
the dentist.
"Oh, haven't thought of it for years.
| suppose my feet are tender, too. When
| used to work in those thin gym
rasium shoes the soles of my feet were
so hard you couldn't drive tack in
them"
Doc smiled reminisccntly, and the
dentist, who did not wish tc tax Docs"
powers on the very first day, changed
the topic of conversation.
so you lost your sister," said he.
Yes; poor Louise. | hadn't seen
her very often in late years, but when
she was 90 years old she was admitted
TO Ee the most beautiful girl in eastern
Ohio. She was 4 very we.!-prcscrvcd
woman up to few months ago. when
her health began TO fail | didn't tell
You, dil l. that she left some of her
property TO me?'
! no, Doe you didn't; hut am glad
TO hear it."
"She was q widow, had no children,
ard she left her property to be divided
between my brother, Col. Mortimer
Horne, of Palermo, and me. Did you
ever hear Of Col. Eornc?"
"I-belcve [ have"
Hes very prominent member of the
bar in Ohio. 1t is supposed that Mott
gave Gen. Grant the outline Of tie
Nic!:sburg campaign. l have a clipping
somewhere in my trunk in which lie
tells about it. Wonderfully interesting
man, Mort is"
Did the estate amount to much ."
asked the dentist, who could not con
zeal his curiosity.
we can't tell yet, until we get mat
/ tcrs Strengthened out. Most Of the
| property is in land aud lots. Ny share
( may amount to-oh, don't know--Sl2,-
Geo, may lie $4,000"
well, great Scott! Doc let me con-
gratulatc you. That's a great pickup"
and the lightning dentist bcamcd as he
/ shook Docs hand.
Yes, that helps" said doc"
thoughtfully, as he fingered his tuft Of
/ chin whiskers. "Still, it doesn't looh
D 50 big to a man who has been accus-
toned tc dealing with large sums all
his ife. Il isn't much compared to
W hat made on that c. II. & y. deal: yet,
at the present juncturc, as I say, il
helps"
The lightning dentist knew that for
two years Doc" had been living f,om
hand TO mouth, relying On snap job
iu the city hall. Therefore the picture
of"Doc" holding $500 between thumb
and foreGngcr and smiling at IL indif-
fercntly was by far the most pietur-
caquc performance ever given hy the
remarkable Old gentleman.
II suppose you'll go back there and
settle down." Ncntured the dentist.
NO, sir! No. III do nothing Of The
I hnd. I've got cousin down there ho
offered to give ire ono whole end Of his
house, but couldn't stand IL. II was
too quiet. They went to bed at sun.
down and got up in The middle q the
nipht The street cars ran two mile
apart, and when I'd lool, down tho
street I'd see about four people. III
tell you | got uneasy lcforc / left !
wanted to be back among you boys
where could sec people passing m
front and hear an elevated train once ir
awhile May hc, when I'm older. l'iI
want to 20 cut on side street IN a
country town aud ciL down ard ,oge.
tate. bat mp TO this time I'm o. much ol
city man as ever was. 80. rir; you
can't get r.dofmc. I'm hereto stay"
Chicago Record.
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