The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-21

lhlm To say OF him, as galyand ofncer DUN Tree
handed with a smile here and a Jest there, and n
representative OF the bist blood Of the landed ginry
Many time, Colonel whln | brought him his
rug on deck, that same plstlverous sprld OF which
I'm tellin' and tucked IT in around him. as seed
him settin' there laug hin with the lcddies and
chatnn with the men as IL TO good manners born,
as the snyin' is, I'd pinch mcseli TO keep from
wonderin whether arter all he hadn't been changed
at his but and lately rstorcd TO noble but rSplct
able parents And yet, hour later, mig INT he
cussin' him for comm within the bridth of raAors
edge to givn the hull snap away.
>, 1T was all along al that blame sprid, Colonel
He cudn't trca it careless loikc as the udder
swell did, not mlndin' II it dragged in the wet OF
got full OF wrinkles. had TO watch sharp when
he got up from his cheer TO run and carry II foo
him; for oddcrwlse he'd have Strengthened IT out
and trun il over his arm with the ends Jest even
for all the world oIkc a Bong Marchay young
man. And when we was in the state room, Colonel,
| used 10 rindcr up me praises that We was alone
He'd lay the spr.d in folds,s 81 that the c9lors wud
come III rig lar plates, aud thin stand oil ana
admire it, SO cheat amy Observer wud swear he
had pincil behind his ear and a thpc,mISSlte
IN MS pocket sure ! cant help H. l,nnalG'
he d say. habit is stronger than hinNrnnmenL
Thin why not heave scCh o reminder oi the nus
fortunes Of your yout in the brink ID ask an.
no, he'd plead. the inspirations git from that
rug wud be- ricommnse even II it betrayed
me You see, Colonel, there was Il fatality about
the way in which he chung to the srTd which
ourgh he lesson To YOU. What dye say,
VIII you take tin Of shoe polish and y bottle o.
picked trotcrs to boot and call il n barging,,
Il must decline your offer replied lhc Colonel:
Av coorsc you must, agreed the undaunicu
shoemaker, what am th;nk.n' Of. with me- story
hall finished, and you unkn9W;n whether the .na
wud Justify ScCh names. I'll 60 on 10 theConI-
ClusIng and then You can make up your mind as
you wud, II u scttin in your bank, with two
named bill afur YOU, haNin unly tiny days To
run. Well thanks 10 mussy, We got e. NNurh,
| and safe in our hotel without amy dcn""nen
an whin seed the sprd folded NY oyer the hack
Of a sofy. hrcathrd SO much irccr that had 90
cut gusset in my wcscut Then there was clear
snilin, and no mistake hunted up DochcriN
and changed most Of the shines into about SIN
times thel- valley in the queer. Jack presented
his letters and everywhere met with that Welcome
which new blood gives to blue blood. Tie was a
and parted His friends wudu't let HIM spnd
4 dollar, and he didn't that IS not one that the
Trssury wud give a respectable character Co.
OF Culrsc he plnyr high with the young ~wrlle
but what with rittiu' big bills changed, he ,udut
help bat come out ahead no matter how much lie
lost And 50, NUu might say, Colonel that the
star Of our forum shunc bright in 'l"udl'Ss
sky
| Colonel We had our Wat"rluo We did, and that
was all the water We had though BY no nr"n> all
the loo. he he There was a family named De.
writ, that had mighty fancy for Jack There
was y% E9s in H. BY M Way Way %hrh may mot rot
for an answer aut that We should come mp t. their
| country seat on the Sound for u fortnight, the
more espec lily one of the young lrddeS was
| gon 10 be marrct. We had no objections To- file
you may be sure 50 up We wint 10 a most bcautous
! place, let in garden with lake behind and the
| sarvatorcs and card rooms, and all the uddcr
| ACCESSORIES that compatc with iiIz in making the
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minds me to say that one eycnin while there whit
out san and got bccalmcd and cudnt git back
! till the followin mornin'. II happened that had
all our available stock Of the queer in me pocket
| which pcrduced two results: one that whin Jack
struck bad luck at loo that night he had to chip
! udder that the bridegroom ehct, t. whom he
! coughed up the greater part was So pleased with
his free and easy way u givin up, that he insisted
! on his promisin' then and there that he would act
| as Dist man at the nuptules. Wind and tide.
| Colonel, may weit for no man, but many man
! IN tn for hp eel re- Al
| he does sOmcthn is happenin that will play
| ballyhag with him too.
! tons most grand The sarvce was to he held at
the village church, the Bishop hssc!f o:Hciatin'.
/ at high noon. Then there was to BE- Il RECEPTION
on the lawn. with orchestry from the city and
refreshments under tints, and a roasted OK IN
adjonin' field for the enraptured pisscntry, Jack
! was in great demand by the young lctdieS who
cried themselves half sick bec,z he said how it
wudnt be On ltagle for him TO wear his uniform,
irregular, for that matter secin as he didn't have
none Jest atore he wint down stairs in his mutty,
he turned to me, and said, says he, Donald. Iii
l have an ideo may be able TO wuk thin of. and
Lard, he knows on sound money basis, were
! hard up. Who are you goin up aginst? asked.
The Bishop. says he; as Dist man it will be me
boundin duty to slip him his fec on behalf Of the
We'll, Colonel whIn !. was up IN the galry
| lukkin down on the beauty and cavilry of Amcri-
Ky do you know me h hearty was in me boots so !,
proper man, tall and heavy, with dignity molli-
nsa by evident EoG% LYNN But noticed thin
in livery pow to onct and her nose cSprissin' her
sintiments as 10 the Gorgeous drisseS: and had
| premontiOn. Who's that asst Of the lad next
to me The bishops wife say he; and thin
| II ever wisht annythn praycrflilly, il was that
the six cinturies in the queer was hack N mo
| pocket, and Jack had abandoned his idea Of bun
but it was not to be, Colonel As learned
in the cooler. this is how it happened: The bride
| groom in due c"orsc gave TO Jack an Envelope,
Which he on his part MAS Sa1 to p to the sn?
| he examined the Contints. and found five crisp.
new one hundred bills Prtty good pay, wasn't
it, for about Tin minutes time? Why I'd go into
the coop!in' bizness mcsclf, at half that rate,
with spic!ai farms to c3pes and the lok" We'll.
Jack lost no time in substtut!n' the queer for the
good dough, and thin. at first opportunity, he
called the Bishop aside, and said Il am requested
by tne groom to pTrSH' t TINS to YOU ana Mr Iva
The queer Colonel wa; slick queer in its way,
a Bill here and there. BLOWN the boys, or e"in
up aginst the game we'd have niv"r hcerd Of the
7 transaction again. But il seems that he had
made solemn league and co3nycnnt with his
| wife years before that she should cop all eXtrys
So after the rice had been t'run, and the happy
pair had been druv away, and Jack and me and
| all the rSt Of the invited guests had retired, the
good man came down square and honest and
turned over the Doodle 70 his spouse BEN more
careful and economical than even had read in
her cnuntcnance. she lost no time the MKT day
in drivin, over to the, county town, where they
tiIler trun it back to her with the single ixI lima
ton 'countericitS,' her rngc may be better inj x
incd than Expressed On the long ride back agn
her wits were wukkn double hours you kin bet
and whin she arrived and ca led the Bishop into
their apartmint Mrs Caudlc was rssurectrd
with powers redoublcd you'd better believe
undcrsta nd that the BISHOP pleaded for peace and
no scandal and how il must have been n mistake,
hut av CoorSc his wife had him there One bill
Wis: and even two: hut the hull five, nvcr: il was
a game aud she would bring the evil door IL JUS
tCc
at was the Bishops wifc's maid with whom
/ had been sparkin'. who told me OF the impirdn
storm which / broke for'wtth 10 Jack, We
must git out 10 Onct he said hurricdly: go down
10 the village and bring back telegram rcQuirin'
me mmciit priscncc in town, and III pack up while
! you're gone / whit Colonel, but with mi.giy-
ings, for though Jack seemed to display con
sid rabe Judgment. he clearly ratified and |
feared the wust And the wust il was. shurC
enough; for whin | KEN runnin, back in half
hour with the s'positiuous mssagc, was snakcd
by the sarvnts and locked in the Cillar to wait
the officers Of the law; the jig was up and way
up. !
me absence, Colonel Jack had faithfully arranged
the luggage, as he thought and tmn wint ont
| in the garding 10 compose his pcrturbcd spcrit'
| Az he was walkin up and down, the hcautouS