The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-07-02

Ject TO uCS ana D6Ior6 nL came on L
generally let out few "whoops." I
thanked the friend for intimating that
l was "bug house." but he explained
that in order to have some fun all I +
had to do was to whoop her up good
and loud and try to catch the fright
ened coon. Well, sir, here he came
with about the worst looking bunch
in the cargo. / looked at him steadily
for moment, grabbed the bunch and
him too and let out as blood curdling a |
whocp as could muster. How I have
wished for a Kodak in my time, but
never more than on that day when the
poor ignorant coon, dropped the bunch;
his eyes bulged out SO far that yon
could knock them oft with stick and
with one despairing yell, he tore away
from me and ran to the ships side and
jumped fully fifteen feet to the dock
yelling, "Lordy! Lordy! Ise goiler!
Ise gonerp'
When I had finished buying and Sc
lecting my Car of bananas I went back
to Canal Street. As the weather was
excessively hot, I was glad to see so
many successful attempts made
by New Orleans business men to
alleviate the discomfort AS slowly
walked along on the shady side of the
street, was amazed to fnd an utter
absence of busy people. Everybody
knew it was too hot to move unless
compelled to. How lucky Chicago has
no such torrid weather! Well, sir, I
looked in vain for a drug store. I
hankered after vanilla Ice cream soda.
No, sir, wasn't in the right neighbor-
hood for soda water. There seemed to
be dearth also of ice cream parl0rs.
AS passed cafe heard the sound
Of someone cracking ice and that set
tied it. 1 went IN. The ice crusher
stood behind the bar. He was the first
man I had seen working for over an
hour, but he was in cool place. Elec-
trio fans and chunks of ice are con-
ducive to comfort on an August day
even up North. The bartender looked
very cool. He was dressed in white
duck from head to foot, and for back
ground to the cheerful picture, he had
placed on the buffet behind him large
bowls of sparkling green mint. AS |
came in saw party of gentlemen
lolling at the bar and every one had a
long thin glass in his hand and had his
nose buried in the mint at the top of
the glass. The bartender nodded as
pleasantly as the weather permitted
! and asked my desire. nodded toward
the mint, and he fixed it up. Then
drank it down, and sat for a while al
one of the small tables to cool off and
watch the customers. sat there some
time; no one came in; no one went out
Too hot to move. Everybody who was
anybody had sought a cool spot severa
hours before and was holding it down
. Most everybody was dressed coolly-
except me. had prepared myself fol
warm weather in the South, but had M
idea it could get so hot without with
ering everything alive. had Pana
ma hat, lthe $5 variety, however, no
the real thing; my clothes were blu
, serge; I wore low ssoes and carried |
very light weight handkerchief, so
felt safe even if a simoom came along
But when left the cafe and the no
j air from the city struck me in full
force my hat felt like winter helme
5 and. 1 felt morally certain that my tail
] or had made a mistake when he hal
5 made my clothes. He must have line'
. them with zinc. Asfor my shoes, n
: diver had heavier ones. Even M
s handkerchief felt as il it were leather
= l had seen warm weather before, but
didn't know what lot weather was un
Q It'll that day.
got OH the frons seat of a trolle.
i The motorman was very fat, likewis
; very hot, yet he was snaiiing. astrang
! how good-natured taese big fat fellow
> bare," I Thought; but when / asked hir
8 whence his mirth. he replied: aWel
! sir, to be candid, ] was smiling to thin
what chump any man with two bill
y is; to be,chasing around this time {
o day when all the cafes are open" II
t evidently sized me up as possessor I
two bits. Then discoyered; / was tt
i only passenger. The conductor cam
d laround after awhile for his fare The