Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-10
HEARD ABOUT Town.

There was considerable guessing In rail-
way circles as to the identity of the clever
railroader of Kansas City who wrote such
a taking letter in accepting an invitation
to come to Omaha with his family to at
tend the exposition. Some of the boys
found out who II was, and wrote him many
different kinds of letters. The reply OF the
man who extended the original invitation
was sent him yesterday, and read as fol-
lows:
OMAHA, June s, 1S9s.-My Dear Blank:
Your intensely interesting letter of the LIST
inst. has Just come along on the mail coach
with seven other letters from Kansas CITY.
The first of the month always sees our mail
swollen to an abnormal degree. 1t is hard,
very hard, for us to keep up with such a
volume of correspondence these days, the
fault all being with the opening OF so many
things in this neighborhood during the past
week.
There has been the opening of the exposi-
tion proper, and the opening of the Midway
improper, and rumor hath 1t that this is not
the only pair of openers held here recently.
But as to that l do not know. Really, l do
not see how you can stay away longer.
There are so many attractions on the Mid
way you can see for 10 cents and you can
see-saw for % cents. There are those who
never on the Midway before did stray and
some of us will not go there any more. The
dance that made Willie leave home is re-
ported to be given in all its oriental splen-
dor, but I'll wait and let you Judge for your
self.
l deeply regret to hear of the loss Of some
of your family. l was quite sure that there
were an even dozen of you when l extended
my cordial invitation to you and to think
that there are only nine almost oVercomes
me with grief. Don't you suppose you can
induce three of your good friends in your
town to come along and make up the full
complement? You see l have gone to work
and rugged out a dozen beds for your party
| six cots and a half dozen hammocks. Now
| should hate most awfully to have any OF
these unoccupied. Besides we have built a
twelve-foot extension on our balcony to
make way for this impTovised dormitory and
if all of your party does not come our folks
will think that | did not urge the invitatio On
and insist the second time on is acceptance.
Let not your heart be troubled about the
supply of food. AS for fish, | might add
there will be other fish in town. Some of
these are of the class commonly termed
Suckers and they are biting right now. OF
course it's plain to be seen why a man with
your mental attainments does not care for
further brain food, but in the language of thS
poet, "There'l come a time some day."
You inquire about our laundry. feel
/ hurt that you should 'hab your doubts
There will be a we'll groomed colored youth
to arouse you from your hammock each
morning just before daybreak, for our
neighbors are remarkably keen-sighted folk,
and he VIII with due ODelSance say. boou
morning, Sire; have you used Sapolio?" And
if a drowsy nod of negation should be your
reply, or If rude words not found in the Ser
mon on the Mount escape from your un-
shaver lips, he will cast you out and tell you
that the river bank is just fourteen blocks
away. Cleanliness is next to godliness on
our street and we live next door to a church,
You ask me to %enlighten you about thai
l little carriage deal. l have arranged for a
carriage with a big brass gong on the side
l To coll fnr oyaru nynpinp ar tho MilulN
exit and patiently wait for you. The car
pair of beautiful iron-gray horses that viii
pass everything on the boulevard. You will
be glad that they do. And there is a bright
l and shining light under the drivers seat thaI
casts its rays far in advance of the vehicle
e so that there may be no danger of accident
They may tic you, but they can't beat you
q And when this wagon reaches the end o.
it's journey the stalwart attendants will beal
you to q cooler-to a cooler place than We
could possibly provide on our piazza.
! know that you will enjoy yoursel
nightly while you are with us and when i
comes time for you to elevate your elbow t
shake hands farewell you will say: Il hav'
; had such a sweet time" Please do not lie
d anything interfere with your coming. EV
s erything is in readiness, from the larder t
i the laundry, and / can even now hear m,
Il gallant knights of the court rehearsing thei
S glad acclaim: What, no! Let fall the port
cullis. Lead the way to the wine cellar
I The King of the Kaw has come. Let tn
. band play on" | am sincerely yours,
JOHN DOE.
p. S.-If you can't come, write.