The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-01-27

TON. PETER BIRMINGHAM is a
statesman. He has three women
folk in his family, but they are
nothing in the count of his all round
greatness. They are his wife. his
daughter Miriam and his sister Jane.
At in the morning his wife says to
him:
MIR. Jernyngham. you must go to the
courthouse today. You started there
yesterday. you remember but forgot TO
get off the car. and it carried you FIVE
miles out in the country. Miriam must
go with you today to put you OF at the
right place and TO see that you go from
the courthouse to your Office 10 meet
Mr. Woolyback. Then you are 10 meet
the other managers Of the school for
cultivating the memory and make some
talk to the pupils"
"Oh, yes, yes" said Hon. Peter.
Jane. did 1 bring home that memo
randum on which I outlined a scheme
for cultivating the memory. or did !
leave it at the Officer
AT the Office. of course. replied Miss
Jane. Better tell the pupils Of the
school for cuItivating the memory what
YOU know about a good forgetory."
well. 1 can make another note" said
Hon. Peter. Miriam. find me a pencil
Wife. where are my eyeglasses Jane.
what did I do with that metaphysical
encyclopedias 1 was consulting last
night?"
Heaven knowsl" murmued Miss
lane rising 70 look for It. Hon. Peter
continued:
~NIiriam. where are those letters 1
didn't want 70 lose because they con-
tanned important evidence bearing on
the subject of the sanitation and proper
idisjnfection of public school dOorknobs.
which comes before my committee to-
dav2 I wish women would learn to quit
nicking and fussing around a man g
Dapers when he puts them just where
he can lay his hands on them"
The three women chase over the
house for the letters. His wife dives
into his pockets: Miriam turns the
wastebasket inside out. Miss Jane
sweeps a junkshop OF old newspapers.
pub. docs. empty envelopes and
trash from the table. IN vain. Miriam
bv that time calls from the halls
Here they are. papa, IN your hat.
where you put them so you would not
forget them.
The day wears away. Miriam goes
with the towering statesman - nudge
him when the courthouse - reached.
Then she steers him safe 70 hls Office.
mast all OBTAINING hands. His type
writer sees the letters in his hat and re-
minds him Of them she also catches
sight Of the memorandum Mrs Jer-
nynaham has made Of his engag meuts
fer the day and keeps aim up 70 his
work
Al home after dinner. he sits arsok-
ing comfortably A wiId rims ~ fhs
door resouads through the hou1s slrs
birmingham hurries IN. perturbed
Mr.. birmingham. rne exclaimed.
this is the night ~ re banquet - tie
n ". n T. II r. T.--Men who Meet 81
Hear Themselves TAX i IS given es-
pecialsy IN your honor a committee
has come 10 know how much longer you
are going 70 keep the dinner waiting
8fr. Iernyngham aDrang - hie feet
why dH1Rf y0u keep re in mind ~
itgf he asked
~Berarlse you never tod gre word
about it &ow dress yosEraelf az fast 90
you cam
Buf Z can't hurry 7 6on'f feei veiI
alfr. eeiltf - i.sA3st- ~ tt+ .ff
sensation spout 1ny shrost aA day ans
2 tirbtnesa over my he1y Sc faoggn 7
was DaFed rr That's fhe usF senator
Dot0ou8ch feft foT 1aFs bxfefe s-s apo
pIectic stroke sook hius. ! rorslsr@
What's that sfasdlrs oat above yegr
collar. Mr.. Sefugugnarl Good gra-
c.ourr gtE fhe collar - yoar srsgslng
Jacket Jane. iook here 81 IrrrVnE-
Esrr.s gone ans Eaf ht7 coaf or AID
hafgooe8 b ~ over ala smoking sa1set