El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-09
Repartee on a
Street Corner
Written for the HERALD.
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broad OrlmmeQ rat, leather legGlnRs
and, peeling nose. By, way OF
these three distinct evidences of an
"open life," or life in the open-which
is thu same thing-did not constitute
the wearer's entire costume. Well,
this young man met the witty Miss
Fuss and Feathers On one of her prom
enades.
The two walked eagerly toward
she approached:
"DO my eyes deceive me, or is this
really Mr.. Yellow Leggings?''
| 'This is really" answered the
youth, as they shook hands, and added:
Tho your eyes we're deceivers ever,
they?"
She tossed her pretty head and the
feathers perched thereon nodded and
tilted as she ssid:
81 see yonr sojourn in the rural die
tricts has not rounded off the corners
of your sarcasm. How did you pass
your time among the clouds?'
"Oh, various ways, wheeling and
SIN the mountains?" cried the maiden
incredulOusly.
why, of course, and tell you oil d
'Sol' as 'scorcher' with staying
qualities is all right. If you are q
doubling Thomas, behold my nose
and believe"
You are much too brilliant" said
the picturesque one.
YES" replied the YOUTH" especially
my nose /"
Looking him over critically Miss
Fuss and Feathers asked sweetly.
Where is the horse that goes with
those leggings.'
"They didn't give ore with
these, but had one. and
sold her last year to an Ell Paso matron
would have gone with the horse. So
the fond hope that some
kindly disposed friend will donate the
other necessary equipments for a
ride"
"Um, see." quoth the maid. "Are
you going to join-the Golf club? You
and we expect no end of sports this
winter"
Yes, 1 presume more come here
during the winter season than any
other time.'
"More what?''
'SpOrts.'
"Your humor, Mr.. Yellow Leggings'
links"
Are they allowed on the links?
"Who?" cried the young wo man
desperately.
"Why, the sports. But laying all jokes
aside," said The young man, seriously,
"where are the nnks?''
"They are missing yet; now will |
strong emphasis upon now"
81 understand they usually are miss
ing links" ventured the youth.
sWho?" with q sweetly rising infiec-
tion).
"Sports.''
"Oh! for PHYS sake spare. me and
the sports for q while. By the way,
leaving your sports in peace, the old
ath 'etic grounds have been moved"
'You don't tell me; when did that
happen?"
During a recent sand Storm" re-
Piled the maiden with sn exultsnt
voice.
Eyes, understand that real estate
went up all over Ell Psso. and many
especially in INV altered districts.'' Z
81 think, :" said the maiden, gazing
about, ''if we stand here
much longer making puns, Chief Lock-
srt will ask us to move on" So they
trolled along together until they
gain became SO absorbed in their re- 6
'artee that they stopped on the next :
corner to spar.
What were you saying about golf.
Hiss Fuss and Feathers?
presume you are fond of sports?"
aid the young man, and hurriedly
dded, as she glared at him: 81 mean,
+ course, tennis, golf, basket ball and
o on
"Oh. yes;' she chimed in. 81 simply
dore golf: 1 never played it, you
now, but I have q golf cape that is
erfect dream and very becoming.
he girls all say golf is 30 fascinating,
ut imagine if a girl had to play with s.
stick she couldn't handle, it wouldn't
e 80 Interesting. a
81 cannot imagine any man beyond +,
our abilities to HANDLE" the young
ian gsllantly remarked.
"Your compliments are very grace
ii, but 1 said Stick
Same thing in some instances, T
mt it?''
mot in this game. "sweetly answered
1e maiden fair; then sh e added enthu- =
a-tically: 1T is just no end of fun, \
Oh know, we have caddies and
"Caddies," said the youth, with start,
nd an expression of perplexed under r
,anding.
Eyes, you know, a caddy is a.
Glow stupid of me-" Interrupted he
the peeling nose, "of course 1t is. r
Why. broke all the skin off my hand l
'yin9 to knock the head out of one
it'll Ratchet when Twas commissary
ERIK for
"You BRUTE" she interrupted, and
e shIddered.
This is growing serious, thought the s.
outh. It always is when q girl calls =
fellow a brute with such emphas is. 1 6
onder if she thinks openings tobacco
.ddy such brutal thing. Maybe &
he don't mean n tobacco caddy. Yet it
ust be so for | heard Miss Catherine
~ she couldn't bear to have caddies
.n1p6 whap che and Mr. Hanrv uara