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

them Kids Ter awhile; it's slow working
up in this job, but once had S2.400
saved up and didn't do thing but get
stuck on some kind Of heightened crap
game and blow the hull thing in a few
nights"
Billy was warming to the work and
Omaha feet were beginning to shine
like rising sun stove polish. my part.
or hiss a top. notcher, he was fetched up
in cradle and baby carriage, but he's
all right and we're going to make a go
OF this thing. You ought to seen us the
night we knowed we'd got the free
shines" knocked out. We had 700 boot
blacks 10 Ire, with float 10 the middle
draped in Grape and an empty chair on
top saying. Free Shines Died Tonight
on it. Ed, that's my partner, he headed
the procession and come along behind
AMI when we rounded them up for a
speech the boys kept up such racket
my pardner coudn't be heard. 1t made
me hot an jumped up on the stand
and l hollered, LET up, kids; Eds got
HI Of cold and he can't talk less you
keep yer mouths shut
BILLY looked perfectly innocent OF any
idea that this was not just exactly the
style OF conversation Miss Omaha had
been used to" the Eye Witness chuckled
al the remembrance. ''but she wished
the opportunity to study type'-and
Billy was affording her the chance with
a generosity that was prodigal."
mo-" Billy continued again in response
TO an inquiry, I'VE amt no union; we
cant make it go. The American boys
don't like the dagoes, and the dagOos
don't like the niggers, and there you
are. l amt no cause to complain. l
got some OF the best people here az Gus.
tomers--Mr. Higinbotham comes here,
and Mr.. and Mr.. -, mention
ing several we'll known names, but /
wouldn't take no more interest in shin
ing them than would you, Miss"
allow beautiful are the feet OF them
from the sand hills" murmured Miss
Chicago as Omaha rose from the chair.
Billy. flushed with his proud hooo Of
recollection, would no doubt have IAN.
bled on ad infinitum, but it was getting
late and We had another call to make, 80
we drew Miss Omaha reluctantly from
her contemplation OF class aud condition.
An hour later we were seated 10 the
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south side, chatting informally OF
things" rather than people. The call
proved unusually interesting. az Mrs.
NJ s a cousin OF Mrs. Mckinley,
and it was at her home the president
and his wife stopped during the recent
peace jubilee. She naturally, since we
made curious inquiries, gave US some
conception Of how the ordinary pulses
OF lite are quickened when royalty trails
it's purple across the threshold.
Fancy US. q quiet, Law. abiding fam
lily, being compelled to keep three police.
men 10 the yard and two in the house
continually; and then being almost I'M.
able to keep The crowd at bay. We had
a telephone operator in the house night
and day, and were literally buried 10
flowers; some OF the boxes We were up-
able to open for lack OF time to do it and
space to put any more; one morning a
large box vas brought in for Mrs. No
Kinley. and on opening it, it appeared
to be a collection OF huge yellow roses
embedded In smilax; closer iLvestiga-
ton showed the roses were made OF
butter delicately moulded as a flower
with the compliments OF the -