The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-21

then eh?" and with sure. vigorous strokes
he fell to demolishing his filet de dinde a
Ia farlgueux, while butler renlled MS
glass with Chateau Malescot, 1873.
We'll, Ii does beat the two rooms the
madam and me started to keep house In
when We was married" admitted the host
Ihat was on the banks of the Chicago
river, and now We got the Hudson fiowln
right through the front yard. you might
say, right past our own yacht landing.
From old days Of work and hardship
they came to discuss the present and their
immediate surroundings, social and finan-
cial
Their daughters, it appeared, were being
sought In marriage by the sons of those
among whom they Sojourned.
Oh, they're nice band OF handshakers,
all right, all right" asserted the gentleman
from Kansas City. "One OF 'em tried TO
keep company with our Caroline but
wouldn't stand for it. He was a crackin'
good Skinny player, and he could lead them
eotillion dances BLOWN a whistle and call
in. All right, Up or something like a
about him, says TO an old friend of his
family. Well. he hemmed and hawed-he
was a New York gentleman, and says he.
understand or not he says, but he's got
Family. jest like that. bearin' down hard
on Family -'and you've got money he
says, and Money and Family need each
says /, i met up with number of people
mere i says, but amt met none yet that
you'd have to blindfold and back into lot
of money / says family or no family /
says. And that young man. he says, is a
pleasant, charming fellow; why he says,
hes the best-coated man in New York, but
hell be the best,booted man in New York,
too L says, If he comes around trying to
spark Caroline any more-or would be if
L had my way. His chin's pushed too far
back under his face l says, and besides,
L says, Caroline is being waited on by a
young hardware drummer, a good steady
young fellow travelling out Of little old K.
G., l says, and while he amt much for
family L says, he'll have one of his own
before he gets through 1 says; we start
fam lies where l come FROM says"
Good boy, Good for you," sheered the
s Sc nm a Barbarians, and drank success
With much loud talk of this unedifying
character the dinner progressed to an end;
through selle d'agneau, fioated in "a. cham
deira Of 1850, and canvas-back duck with
Romance Cont, 1865. to triumphant finale
OF Turkish coffee and 1911 brandy.
After dinner the ladies gossped of New
York society, while the barbaric males
smoked their big oily cigars and banded
"reminiscences. Higbee showed them
through every one of the apartments TWEEN
ty-two rooms, from reception hall to laun-
dry, manipulating the electric lights with
the skill of a stage-manager.
The evening ended with a cakewalk, for
the musical artists had by rare wines been
mellowed from their classic reserve into q
mood of rag-time abandon. And if Mon
sieur the Baron with his ceremonious grace
was less exuberant than the Crown Prince
of Cripple Creek, who sang as he stepped
the sensuous measure, his pleasure was
not less. He joyed TO observe that these
men of incredible millions had no hauteur
Il do not" wrote the baron to his noble
father the marquis. that night, yet un-
derstand their joke; why should it be drol
TO wish that the man whose coat is Of the
best? but as for what they call une prom.
enade de gareau, find it very enjoyable
i have met Mile. Bines to whom 1 shall
at once pay my addresses. Unlike Mile
Higbee, she has not the father from Chi.
cago or elsewhere. Quel diable dhomme. =