The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-01-01
COL. NAMES CHRISTMAS FUN,
Had N Theory About Pooling Smart City
People and He Tried 1t On.

Col. Maine. who really isn't a Colonel at all
and whose name is spelled some other way, o
retired merchant now living in Brooklyn. told
his daughter that he was going to take her tc
Lakewood to spend the holidays. That was
two weeks before Christmas. On the Friday
before Christmas the Colonel changed his mind
I'VE shan't go to Lakewood" he said. 81
have seen all the country people and country
scenes that 1 care to see for several months
But I'll give you Just as good a time some
where else"
That settled it. The Colonel was mysterious
as TO his intentions. but there was nothing un,
common in that. On Christmas eve he told his
daughter to dress up about as well as she
knew how" and about 8 o'clock in the evening
they started out.
Now" said the Colonel. as the two were
landed at the entrance Of one OF the big hotels
in Manhattan borough. don't be surprised al
anything that happens. and don't think that
I've gone clean out of my head. l am going to
have some fun in my own way. and you can
judge whether you can fool city folk more
easily than the country cousins"
The Colonel stretched himself up to his full
height and put on a big front whom he entered
the dining room. His daughter said after
ward:
THE Colonel looked like n multi millionaire
VI " hloN- I WIZ wv bulI Vi q
whole bay of turtles behind him." 1t was
quite in the nature OF things, therefore. that the
head waiter almost ran to direct the Colonel
and his daughter to the best situated table ut
his disposal.
My dear" said the Colonel to his daughter
as they sat down, II wish l hadn't let Mr..
MIR, Downes :" inquired Miss Maine. with
out stopping to think.
That's what | said.' snapped the Colonel
- Al, hn,rpnu ,,v aoratnru Inpgn,nA 10 tIfa
business out in Texas keeps bothering mo"
The waiter standing by and the people In the
adjacent chairs could hear the conversation
Wow. there's that militia business to think
Of" continued the Colonel. just then he
turned in his chair and actually looked sur
"I didn't kGow YOU were here" he said to
something you cant get out in Texas-some-
BY this time Miss Maine was half in a trance.
Pulling herself together she said in a whisper;
Father! What on earth are you trying to
a9T NSE' here d9 aV W6o r Ene%s there the %ig sImo ss
sure there is a friend OF ours here, somewhere
That's all right. said the Colonel. quite in
othertrunks they'll be here In flew hours. and
then you can feel at your ease
per rf ir1m the S coi0n Il n1 aansGt SssP %that w %s1ft
what | said or meant, and YOU, know it. Now.
If This d9.esn't stor right here III get up entnI,
be Worried, It'll come out ali right"
After that. however, the Colonel did keep
still-at least about his alleged private affairs.
But he had done enough. The Colone's
daughter, when she finally mustered up cour-
age to- look around, saw that she and tho
Colonel were the centre Of observation. and she
could even catch the tenor Of two or three refer
enees TO them from the tables nearby. Tho
waiter persisted in calling the Colonel Coy
ernor." and q tall, man who passed by on. the
way out said TO his companion in a tone loud
enough to In heard
%Im not sure, but think that's Coy; Blank
When the Colonel and his daughter were
about to leave the hotel. a young man who said
he was "A reporter begged the C%olonel's pardon
and suggested that the reading public would
expansion or other political topics
Wait RI morning. said the Colonel, put
lows at about 10 O'Clock and tell you all YOU
You ought to be ashamed" said the
C%olonel's daughter when they were on the
way home. You can Just make up your mind
nov, 70 take me to Lakewood on Tuesday
All right" replied the Colonel. but you
haven told me your decision yet"
What decision p said Miss Maine.
Whether you can fool city people as easily
as country people,"