Evening journal., 1899-05-19

pied out TO the grounds ahead OF the
boys, so as TO pick out some cappers TO
start the games. I hurried into the
grounds. and saw four or five Reubs
standing together in front of lemon
ade stand. so hauled them 10 one side
aud said 10 them. 'Herel There's GO
ing TO be q fellow out here pretty soon
selling buggy whips. He'll be Ia an
open carsiage. As soon as be finishes
his talk each one Of you feiis1, 90 mp
and buy whip for 81. A. .Di as you
do that my agent in the crowd viii put
81 more in your pochat. and you can
keep that We'll gave them he mon
cy. and hustled OFT 10 pick out a place
for The wheel. IN little while / saw
my man with the buggy whips drive IN
and begin iD draw a crowd. but wasn't
paying much attention to him until ]
heard lot Of bowling and laughing
over his way. and then one OF the boys
came running up to me with his eyes
bullying out; Say. where did you get
them boostersY he says | told him
picked 'em out down hy the gate, Well
he says. the crowd Won't stand Tor EN-.
They're all from the insane asylum
across the road hurried over TO the
crowd. and sure enough. here were the
pluggers with their 81 bills and my boy
up Ia the carriage SO mad he couldn't
see. Get 'em awayI be holercd AT
me. They're an daGy.' Then no.
iiced for he first time thatall these fel-
lows had straw hats and linen coats
Just alike, ard wore these carpet slip
pers had am awful time dragging
'em away. and they came mighty near
queerin' The graf, forall day When the
boys i.oln The crazy house began to
butt IN and buy whips al 81 apiece the
farmers knew something was wrong
There must have been 200 Of the
boys from the insane asylum on the
grounds that day. They stood around
everywhere blocking on good money.
and. of course. they were all dead ones.
not having 10 cents apiece, The ladies
OF the Methodist church were serving
meals In the dining pavilion out at the
fair grounds. and when | went over TO
get my dinner told the woman who
was taking tickets that / was the new
chaplain over at the asylum. She said
shewas a little nervous. having all these
crazy people on the grounds. and then
/ told her that one of 'em lad stolen n
saw and got under the grand stand ard
was saving dowa The support when we
caught him. I told her that IN 10 min
utes more the whole stand would have
fallen in and killed hundreds OF poo
pie.
About an hour later happened TO
be going past. and went over and told
her that one Of the patients had just
tried 10 set FIRE 10 The floral hall Then
a little while after that called In and
said: 4 s'pose you heard what hap
pened over ia the chicken Department.
She said she hadn't heard word about
IA. Why says 'one OF the men from
the asylum just chased little girl ant
nearly Bit her thumb on Well. sh'
was up in the air.
"a little while before supper time
went In and said TO her: I'm going t'
bring enc OF the patients in here 10 sup
per. You'll see him como IN with me
He's q tall man with black musiaehc
and he's all right as long as he don
drink any coffee. lie always asks 40
coffee-that's his manla-but II h
drank cup Of coffee he'd begin to raw
in less than Ave minutes. When he asks
for coffee 9on't pay any attention 4
him. Now. there's another thing. TIL
man Is a lslepiomaniao. He'll stea! any
thing he can lay his hands on. Sc yol
want to watch him while he's here
I'm a little while / came In with on
Of my men, fellow named Eddie, an'
one OF the best in his line. He was
fend for coffee-drank IL all the time
Vixen he sat down three Of the womel
came ard stood across the table from
him. watchln' every move he made
Eddie thought they were stuck on hir
lie was swelled up there like a toad il
a thunderstorm.
'sThe FIRST thing he called for was cof
fee. Nobody paid any attention 70 him
They brough4 him milk. He told ih
woman TO take e back and bring hin
some coffee. She took the millaway
but no coffee would she bring. III
asked everybody around the place 70
coffee, and all the satisfaction he go
, was to see them line up and watch hin
so that he wouldn't steal any thing A
last he was so mad that he broke Out
He brought his fist down on the tabl
until everything jingled, and hollered
Il want q cup of coaeeH That seitle'
Il. Every woman let out a squeal am
made a run for her life. 4 lot of yaI
policemen, with tin sians, came up o.
the run. and we had an awful tim
squarin' it."-Chicago Record.
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