The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-27

a certain young society man WIG al
ways likes to make a sort of grand entree
when he goes calling. met with a severe
set back not long ago. He did not make
what might be called a grand entree. Il
was Tar from it, but he certainly caused
excitement enough in the neighborheod-
He was to call at the home Of a very
stylish young lady who had two other
very stylish young ladies from out Of town
visiting her The young man donned his
very pest. His trousers were neatly
creased. His patent feathers had an extra
gloss His linen was spotless- His tie
crushed just as it should be and all ia all
he looked spick and span He walked out
the walk to the house the family bull dog
spled MN, Bun dogs are particularly fond
The bull dog gave one growl and jump
edLor the young man, VINO stood syn N
Then he yelled The father of the fam
lily rushed to the front door. The bull dog
The father of the family fumbled with
the door latch. The young man felt him
The father of the house got the door open.
The young man could not speak, he was
SO frightened The bull dog seemed to be
house rushed out on the porch. The young
man wondered how soon he would be
bite a little further up. The father of the
family stopped on the porch and viewed
the scene The young man thought of
We'll. I'll declare said the father of
the house, as he stood at the top of the
porch steps and drew a long breath of re-
Take him off, screamed the young
man who still stood in the same place.
Girls. girls called the father
The young lady and her two visitors
For heavens sake, will no one help
me? cried the young man, who was shak-
The young lady laughed and. whispered
you are i the tbhey spg gef of
pie ever heard of" yelled the young
want fan?' asked the father.
"Shall get you some lemonade?" asked
the young lady, who could not help tan
Here. Mark called the father to the
dog. The dog let go the young man and
mo danger, you know said the father
Of the family. The dog hasn't a tooth
well, I didn't know it." said the young
man, whose trousers were baggy, patent
feathers dusty, hat damned down and
whose grand entree was anything but
It's an old story about "water water all
around but not drop to drink, but it
Ism often that a man could substitute
phrase, especially when he has the eouiya-
lent of 800 in his pocket
W. 1f fte Iha 1t was The prggdica;ment Of
upon a time when he was not located in
as he is now. lie was traveIing s.'' He
bought a ticket and after paying for it
had but a few niekels In change, but he
had a check for 500 IN his pocket He
used up the nickels for newSpa perS. cigars
and a light lunch and started on a days
journey. He got rather hungry about
dinner time and started for a. lunch coun-
ter when the train stopped for 20 min
happened to remember that he had but
five cents in change left. He ate one
glasses Of water He did not have to pay
for the water. For supper he smoked a
rode all night without a thing to eat
and all that time had a, check for 500
had string of Chinese coin, for all the
good it did him. Occasionally he would
at it., fold It up and place it back and
then look wiStfully a the train boy with
it all.
There Is a certain young man who
works at the Santa Fe OFFICES on Crane
and Adams streets, who calls on a young
lady in the western portion of the city
nothing at all unusual in this. Many a
young man speaks of some young lady in
the above, quoted glowing language. How
ever be that as it may.
The young man may be called Howard
ing trf-weekiy visits at the young lady's
ly well received and had almost arrived
pebble on the. beach,
time. The tri-week1y visits were kept up
with that regularity only obtained after
years of drill in being punctual with af-
sidered unusual nor did it set the gossips
tongues a-waggin' when the young man
in love set out on a recent Tuesday even
ing to make his regular trip to the suburb
in the western part of the city.
The Y. M J. L. had recently bought a
new suit Of, clothes and a hat. He was
walking with naughty air and an elastic
step when he thought he saw squirrel
crossing the sidewalk in front of him.
He, without an instant's hesitation or a
second thought threw his hat at the OBJ
ject.
Alas and alackl The hat and the sup
posed squirrel became hopeless tangle.
The y. M. /. l.. sprang forward to sep
arate the hat and the-when whew!-the
unfortunate Y NJ I. L. discovered only too
late his mistake that the pesky little
thing was not squirrel.
This accident postponed the contem-
plated visit with the young lady and he
could hardly explain his absence on the
previous night at his next visit.