Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-01-03

ate one" said he. "How are they usually
cooked.''
Badly stared into Dicks impenetrablo
eyes. "A diatom, " said he impressiyely,
sis supposed to be-
Lets talk about diamonds, - said Miss
Barrow, they're much more interesting,
don't you Think"
II presume they are more expensive, -
Dick replied, "unlcss | am mistaken in
supposing that diatoms are eaten and not
worn"
Badly did not smile. He always took
life seriously, as do all men who appraise
themselves highly and are cocksure Of IA
future life.
"a diatom''- he began, clearing his
throat.
sob, Mr.. Beard!' interrupted Miss
Barrow, "do be good enough to tell me
the name of that Bird
1t was drumming on the tree against
which Dick was leaning. He glanced at
it and said:
That's a woodpecker."
Badly eyed him compassionately.
"That, Miss Barrow 2 said he, sis a
bird which belongs to the family parida,
to the s%ubfamily sattine and the genus
sitta. 1t is the Sitta c%arolinensis, what is
vulgarly known as the white breasted
nuthatch, though \ am given to under
stand that ignorant people designate it as
the sapsuckcr OF hairy woodpecker. A
grave error, because the nuthatch does not
feed on sap
Dick had been staring at the bird.
cts a woodpecker all the same - said
he. ''I'll bet $40 on it,"
His remark was ignored.
"How nice it must be-, " said Miss Bar
row, with a sigh, ito know everything.
How in the world did you do it, Mr..
Beard? You're so very young"
II realized at al early age, y said Badly
solemnly, ''the truth of the remark made
by Diogenes Laertius. Perhaps you may re-
call it? There is one only good-namcly,
acknowledgement one only evil-namely,
ignorance Here she looked at Dick,
who said suavely:
What his name must have been u ire
mendous ass. Ignorance of what? No
one man can know it all. What's the use
trying?"
Badly gave Dick a very superior stare.
Then he turned to Daisy and said, "WilI
you take Il turn with me about the
grounds" and you'll excuse us, won't
your to Dick.
with great pleasure" said Dick.
The two walked away, and Badly at
once began, Hes actually the rudest and
most ignorant man holding apparent pre-
tensions to gentility that r.
"Oh, but he is a gentleman, - cried Miss
Barrow in the convinced tone Of one who
actually knew.
Really And Badly halted and looked
with surprise into Miss Barrow blushing
face.
Il didn't know you were so well &C
quainted with him, said he. 81 beg his
and your pardon. You see, I spoke from IL
first unfortunate impression. His mis-
take about that Bird
There was no mistake. 1t was a wood
pecker."
Badly gasped. Then after a brief but
deep silence he said: "Miss Barrow, l feel
it my duty to tell you that you are mis-
taken. That was not al
1T was u woodpecker, - said she firmly.
Badly got gray in his skin.
Evidently" said he, ''you know the
man better than | thought you did. He
has won your confidence
sob, no, not that!.' said Miss Barrow
softly.
Let me tell you now that / am quite
familiar with his type. He Isl
"He is my Dick she called, "colno
here!' Then, when he came, ''Dick, tell
Mr.. Beard what you are to me"
Everything, l hope, said Dick simply.
"WUYl see about that, " she said. But
Dick, you aren't evil enough to put Oh the
gloves?"
"Yes, I am"
and play football?"
yes"
"And row. You weren't stroke, as l
have heard in the
II was"
"Dick, you don't dare to tell me that
you W a yacht, and can walk Az miles
All hour, and jump q feet, and leap 81
inches, and have biceps Is inches and
triceps''-
YES, yes!' cried Dick. "You make
HE tired, Daisy
Then young Mr.. Beard knew it all. He
had really come to age, and no walked
away.
Daisy gripped Dicks hand. "He's in a
bad way" said she. "He's afflicted with
wisdom beyond his years. How are you,
Dickie?"
81 am afflicted with you," said he
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