Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-02-08
THE KICKER


Owing to my many social duties
requiring so much of my time | have
been somewhat negligent in the graf.
ification of my propensities to kick.
| can't afford to keep up in the social
whirl in this city. Some people who
do the society act on an elaborate scale
have an idea that society in Pine
Bluff couldn't exist but for the part
they play in social affairs | am not
SO egotistical as that | know that So
ciety could exist and thrive as we'll
without me as it does with me. So
ciety could get along all right with
out me,and l am satisfied that | could
get along much easier on my pres
ent income without SO much society
as | am at present taking on" How
ever, | shan't do like some young fell
lows have done and others are doing
noW-''rush society" at a gait which
will rush me into debt so deep that
my credit will become hopelessly i'm
paired and beyond my ability to get
out. | would quit society if there
was nothing more in it than partic
ipating in an Interesting game, the
winning of prizes, drinking delight
ful punch served from "beautiful
cutglass bowl "handsome decoraa
tions of beautiful flowers. ribbons and
evergreens.' ard "charming hostess
who is capital entertainer" But l
am fond of originality and of the hui
morous Pine Bluff social functions
are lacking in neither There is no
city no lager and no more pretemious
than Pi- Bluff which can excel the
society Seople of this city for orig
inaI1 their forms Of entertain
m. a. the elaborateness which they
Ipon it. There is sometimes
bus side to a social function
enjoy very much. Not long
40 L was an elaborate reception
xive, one of the most popular So
eiety M I'D lies in the city. and there was
tatu fe which was not exactly ae-
cordhg 1o program which hit my
.'funn. horne.' with great force In
the hay a "nigsah7 was stationed
with a srve'r tray 70 receive the cards
of the eu+s&s Everything went along
with great precision until lady
and gentlem an arrived who forgot TO
deposit their cards on the tray. FIav-
ing a mistaken idea that the cards
were admission tickets, Rastus said:
"Tickets, please
1t caused considerable amusement
on the part OF those who saw the
couple held UP for their tickets, and
some embarrassment TO the young
lady, who at once deposited her card
on the tray. The gentleman under
stood, but the opportunity to make
Rastus' mistake more ridiculous said:
Il forgot to bring my ticket, Ras-
tus, but the price of admission is
25 cents, and here's your money"
at the same time depositing a quarter
of dollar on the tray.
Thank YOU boss" said Rastus.
Pass right in, Boss; pass right in,
sub"
A "cheapscrew" politician said he
guessed maybe | was not going to
write any more of my rot" as he
hadn't noticed anything from
me in the Graphic for
several days. 'The wish was
father to the thought in that in
because he is in constant fear that
| may give him a turning over, which
he richly deserves. He needn't lose
any more sleep. He is practically
harmless now, and then I don't like
to waste my kicks on such insignif-
cant objects as | knew him to be.
Notwithstanding all the talk that
has been done against it, all that has
been printed in the newspapers
against it, as we'll as some kicking |
have done myself, l observe that peo-
pie still toss rubbish into the streets
and alleys Banana peels are thrown
on the sidewalks for the people to
step on and fall. The merchants con-