The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-02-11

Smartly ana RULED the water TO the
base Of the pier and tossed the draperies
Of Miss Omaha and blew her loosened
hair until she looked a veritable etching
against the misty day. "O," she muir.
INJURED dreamiIy, as il she gazed upon
vision, 81 wish you could have seen our
lagoon this summer" "Chicago's lip
curled impatiently, as she ashed: "Ah.
was it larger than this?' "No;" replied
this wild rose as she turned her eyes. in
whose depths seemed still reflected the
windswept spaces OF her prairies, "no;
but it was SO much better lighted"
"Omaha,' said the Eye Witness later.
1.-THE forcing process which your educa-
ton has undergone recently, while it
has advantages in some respects, in
Others it is unfortunate; you have burst
into bloom to be sure, but the flower is
a little heavy yet for tie stalk" Omaha
eyed the tip Of her tan boot reRectively,
az che said. 20. to be sure, we might
have continued to run along the ground.
I suppo'e pumpkins have their use.'
Don't be tiippant, my dear; l am your
friend, and you are young to assume
such blase airs; does nothing interest
you any more?" Yes she responded
with asperity, "but it is not miles OF
asphalt, nor high buildings nor yet lake
fronts; was brought up on view, now !
want to study people and conditions, I
am interested in types.
The Eye Witness smiled indulgently
as he turned to Miss Chicago; wonder
how che would like to meet Billy" he
asked.
"Who lie Billy?' inquired the little
visitor with interest.
well. he is a person, type, and has
represented many conditions in his
time; to be more explicit. he was for
twenty years boot black belonging to
Chicago, and ut present manages the
two largest boot backing parlors here;
will you 60 with us to call on him?"
She not only would, but seemed anx.
ious, 40 the matter was speedily ar.
ranged.
IL think" said the Eye Witness in
telling OF the visit. that Omaha was
distinctly disappointed to find Billy as
we'll groomed with his head checked as
high as any other man of business who
is able to afford a white collar, but when
he greeted her cordially and insisted on
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recover. AZ Billy was busy arranging
his cleaner. rags, sponge and paste,
Omaha tried her prentice hand ut the
interviewing Of type She did 1t
awkwardly enough; indeed, had not
Billy's normal state been With his mouth
in action she might have Jared badly.
"Yes," he began in answer to some in
quiry, this has been my business all my
life since was knee high, 'cept little
while when ] was cash boy at Marshall
Fields; that was pretty slow and l coon
took to the street; it wasn't no big bust
ness in thu m days; this is some differ
emit az he waved his sponge to indi.
cate the pretentious parlors, from the
time We went hull day and never got a
shine; why the day before Easter we
took the rake-of from ,567 pairs OF shoes
and we average between 700 and 800
shines day; course this business wasn't
no bed OF roses to start Oh; We took it
hot or cold as it came; you see that cor.
ner acrost there pointing to the oppo.
site side OF the street, where tall build.
ing rose, "well, twenty years ago there
was a man had grocery store there and
in the winter he had big stove going