The National tribune., 1901-11-28

] The Governors going to hold reeep-
/ ton tomorrow evening, thought the
/ Deacon that evening in his room at the
I Farmers Exchange, as he was getting out
/ his Bible TO read a chapter before his
early retirement Il wonder what sort
1 OF pow-wOw that is? Is it Ike a primary,
! a caucus. or a conventionE Most likely
some kind OF caucus on the condition Of
I the State, and what ought to be done.
/ Anyway, I've got to be there"
He rose betimes the next morning, and
after taking Eis Customary observation Of
/ the weather ard a look at the stables,
which were as essential to his properly
! beginning the day as reading a chapter
/ in the Bible, made his way to the dining
room.
"a heap o. STYLE" he commented to
/ himself as the head waiter led him to a
seat, but it don't smell anything like as
appetiZing as mothers dining-room. That
coffee, particularly, don't smell half so
good as hers. III afraid they amt so
| clean and particker about their coffee-pot
as she is. What's thatf' he asked as the
waiter presented him with card.
Oats de bill Of fare. sah."
| ''Well, l didn't come in here to read ad-
| yertisements, or puzzle out acrostics
which il seems to have on it. I'll do that
after breakfast If / want to. / want
something to eat Bring me large slice
OF ham, well br'iled, lot OF fried eggs,
| two or three big potatoes with their jack
cts on, big cup Of coffee, piece Of
/ steak, dish of bOmiiIy, a plate of boiled
beans, some Drilled sassidge, big plate of
batter cakes and maple molasses. Then
| Ill see what more | want"
! Yes, sah;" said the waiter, disappear
/ ing, to shout into the kitchen
Zone railsplitter's layout. Full-bill,
large type. Grunt an caekle in de be
/ giunin, soleleather an Irish joy in de
middle, fip-fup an sweetness at de end,
/ Oh de back townships heard from"
Though il was neither so abundant nor
so well-eooked Il meal as the Deacon was
accustomed to in his own house, he man
/ aged to get enough to sustain him until
noon, and went out to discharge his mis-
sion Of hunting up the Christian COmmis-
/ sion people, locking them over carefully,
and paying them the money. He found
! them deyout,. earnest men, enthusiastic In
| their work OF caring for tie men who had
! been stricken down in their service for the
/ country. Ee went with some of them in
| their rounds through the hospitals located
at indianapolis, and was amazed at the
system, neatness and effectiveness in
caring for the sick and wounded He
would go back home and tell his neigh
/ kors that they could not possibly do too
much to help along such a grand work.
! He ate of the food served out TO the
invalids and found it much better than
that which he had had at the hotel.
~ remember" said he to himself as he
walked back to the Farmers Exchange,
Negotiating on these things, and came in
mother told me that the best things I
could bring back from the city would be
a hoop-skirt for each of them. I'd ought
to take one to Sis wife. too. She's just
the dearest little thing in the world-next
to mother and Maria and Amanda. She
\ has some p'ints, too, that none o them
| have Let's see." and he stopped and
studied the specimens displayed in the
large plate-glass windows, with alluring
signs displayed on them: "Eugenie's
Own" "The Empresss Favorite, --latest
Paris Model" etc, etc. "Queer-locking
! bird-cage contraptions for a woman to
get herself into. What in time she wants
| to give herself a different shape from
! what the Lord made for her l can't tell.
But she'll do just as she dumbed pleases,
and there's no use argying with her. l
don't see why Mother and the girls
couldn't be satisfied with what they can
get in the stores at home. But. no. they
must have style from the city. Well. l
s'pose ! might as well go right in and
get 'em. and have it over with"
He walked in and asked:
1 II want 10 see some hooH Skirts.
"Yes, sir," said the dappec clerk. what
stylesP
"One for a middie-aged woman. good
looking, and in good condition; mother Of
three children, all grown, regular Baptist,
and the best cook in Injianny. One for a
young woman. full-grown. getting to look
more like me every day, also Baptist; and
one for girl not quite grown. also Bap-
tist; and one for young woman just mar
ried--Baptist, too"
! "1.es, a-hem." said the clerk, trying to