Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-11-12

young forms came together as they strug.
| sled down against the resistance of the
water. A dozen hands reached for the
one lone penny. but 1t shot to one side ir
| some undercurrent and rose suddenly sev.
eral feet as its fiat side came in contact
with a point of great resistance. Their
| some ten or twelve feet. below the sur.
| lace OF the water, with the sun glinting
their nut brown bodies, they writhed to.
| sether. seemingly locked in death strug-
eie.-- Some urchiR who had crouched peer
| ing over the side or a boat. saw his chance
and with malicious smile dropped into
| the water. In a few seconds he had the
| penny in his fist. With heels together and
| hands on his hips he came to the surface
| like cork and held the penny above his
mead, laughing and chattering his musical
| tongue as he lay on his back and was lifted
up and down in the long swell of the
water. In the meantime the struggling
| mass of boys had disentangled themselves
and up they came, kicking the water into
white spray as they scrambled into their
boats, laughing and shouting for more.
Made Good Wages Mt II.
The bay was sixty feet deep about the
steamer and pennies by the score were
thrown into the water, but not one did see
escape the aquatic prowess of the youthful
divers. l saw one little fellow, about 5
years cd, count up fifty-four English PEN
MES as the result of his days sport. That
was equal to sl.OS in American money, or
over three times what his father had
made struggling all day with the huge
bags of coal Then after the sun set and
tne lights in the city lit up the mountain
side and the varied colored lanterns rock
ed 10 ana FRO in the rigging above the
ssnosuy hulIs OF the ships anchored in the
harDor and the clouds about the summit
OF Mount Tenertffe. sixty-five miles to the
west. We're still bathed in flaming red,
lnese little urchins could be heard as they
Ia-ra-ra. Boom-de-aye"
Life was simply a holiday for them and
WSuid Always be save that now and then,
when they are grown. 1t may be interrupt
ed by occasional desultory labor. But now
1t had no horrors in the form of school
rooms; rooms; there were no stores where cash
boys have no place In the economy Of a
civilization where letter answers its pur-
pose Just as well if not received until next
week Ignorance and poverty they GER
tainly have, and since they have with it
bliss and contentment-what men with
learning and fortune find often the will O.
many future generations on these sunny
isles will be just as devoid of ambition as
they always have been.
An English Woman and Her Dog.
Among several passengers whose journey
ended at Las Palmas was an English
woman. She came aboard at Southampton
attired in long masculine topcoat of the
latest mode. with an alpine hat to match.
AS sne directed her maid and valet as to
the great coat with mannish assurance,
displaying glazed shirt front, bow tie and
nigh stin collar. She was very tall and
slender. and her dark hair was streaked
OIL dad f,fr
the channel she directed her deck chair 10
be placed decidedly apart from the other
black. almost hairless, dog about twice the
size of a rat. 1t shivered piteously in the
salt breeze and she drew her coat over it,
;o ne next morning she appeared in the sa
seated at the captains table. In her lap
was that dog. She wiped it's watery eyes
with her r. delicately embroidered handker-
chief. Then she wiped her own mouth
daintily.-the same kerchief She tucked
her napkin about the dog. She gave 1t q |
few laps of milk from her porridge spoon,
then calmly drank the rest herself. The |
dog looked bored. She talked to it in GOO |
goo language: Her complexion was not |
good; The The, chief OFFICER called it the New
poets. She knew Mrs. Kipling. but had not
met her husband. She admired MIR. |
Twain" very much. She discussed the state |
thought 1rishmen either very nice or very
ordinary. She had never met any ''nawsty' |
ones. however. She also discussed the |
Irish horse show, cricket and polo. She |
had seen game of polo played on bicy- |
cies Polo ponies reminded her of small |
race horses. Horse dealers were all dis
honest. according to her husband. But, in |
fact, they were not the only exceptions to |
the general honesty of the male portion Of
the human family. She had been advised
not to let her valet purchase her cigar
cites on the steamer. They were an in
ferior grade. Her husband was in Las
Palmas few days on business.
ha of nff
much fever in Central Africa now. An
American suggested. after the distin-
suished lady had taken the dog to the deck
for an airing, that her husband would GER
tainly have an urgent business call into
the interior of Africa if he knew she was
coming.
Dog Turns Up Missing.
The fourth day out the dog disappeared.
It was asleep on her pillow when the bugle
sounded for lunch. Since it had not rested
% disturb it, and consequently went to the
saloon alone. When she returned to her
'abin the dog was gone. The portfolio was
'pen. The sea was ten feet below Land
vas many fathoms in the same direction.
She evidently thought unkind things She
urveyed everybody fiercely. She appeared
Inner dress. She was greatly agitated.
Her eyes We're luminous with suffering
The chief officer. seated across from her.
deserved that he had never heard of a dog
With such a well developed case of SOM
ambulism. She wiped tears from her
yes. She surveyed the menu nervously
nd ordered consomme. When it came she /
arely tasted 1t. She ordered an entree
nd slipped her claret. The entree enjoyed ,
he fate Of the soup. She had no appetite.
he hum of conversation and occasional !
aughter Were not in keeping with her feel ,
ngs. She left the saloon When dinner ,,
vas over she was seen leaning over the
all on the starboard side, dejectedly peer ,
ng into the water as it washed in long . ..
wells against the ship. Now and then sne !.
'iped her eyes. Finally she threw her os-
rich feather fan out into the restless !
'ater as though in Offering to the only eie-
lent that corresponded with her agitated
ceilings. The gay airs of the orchestra
vidently increased her agitation. A young j,
rmy officer whispered something to the | !
lusical director who nodded and smiled !
s he fingered his sheets of music. A dirge ]
ollowed She sighed aufibly and drew her C
eek chair into the shadow of the bridge, e
way from the gay groups of passengers. I
he awning rippled in the warm breeze, | 8
ne crescent moon came up, casting long s
neen of mellow light over the restless ?
18th electric lights and all seemed ma jestic c
nd gay, save for the funereal music. When [
ne dirge ceased, the lone mourner cast a
rateful look toward the orchestra leader. b
hen she lighted a cigarette. e
Found "Sympathy' at Last.
Again she appeared at dinner In black r
he dignity of her grief was a barrier to s
ght conversation at that end of the cap r
.in's table. The chief officer looked down 7 7
his battalion of silver forks and discon-
,lately removed them in an extended or
er evolution. When he looked down the
Nv of tropical center pieces. glisteningI
lbleware and sparkling wineglasses and h
oserved the merriment of those listening I;
a story from the captain his face was >,
lie mirror of deep disapproval. The En-. q
raised from