The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-11-19

twenty-four hours b iore tsls Practical
joke microbe began 10 buFr5w IN his
hide ike a chigser Moss Water and X.
NJ. Wright were past masters. Thar
work was pretty stscng LIT usually II
WAS directed by \ third party. Once at
least. however. they cIashrG. and tSaS
time is one which will always DC reniem-
bered b. old times in Dodge Ctty. Waters
saw Wright in his ato-c selecting a new
suit OF clothes pns evening he hat
Wright 'shadowe6" urti: he '1InI he
had donned tn. new garments an1 few
moments Iat-r Wright received message
from Waters SALON, ''s'Snsibiy iinin
United States army officer 81 the 1871.
presenting the Officer compliments AMI
requesting the y aasurs If NTiShts g m
pauy at Waters Nine rOi1,s. Such mes
sages were .iot f.trc ~ TN ST days usd n
little later Mr.. Wright lett his store to
respond 10 the polite invitation. About
half OF the trip east on Front street led
along a row o. Fat top frame buildings.
The walk vas covered with board avn
ings and on top OF these awnings were
numerous barrels OF water which served
as a makeshift FIRE protection Waters
had men mounted ner the last barrel
and as Wright emerged from the end or
the walk he was struck sauareiy by such
q body OF water rs may be crowded into
n whiskey bauel. lie was literally
drenched and the weight Of the water
bore him to the ground and took bis
breath Waters appeared from some hid
den corner and piped swectiy What ~.
boz. Wctting your new suit ?
a
A few weeks later a burliy. big-flstsd
Mssourian struck Wright for work Was
willing 10 do anything" Wright sized
the stranger IN. Then I've looked across
at Waters barn. This barn and the
Llooded horses that II contained was the
special pride Of Waters. The barn was
newly painted bright red. Wright IeoS-
at ,..at barn and twinkle WAS reelected
in his eye tie looked back az the Ms
sourlan lie told him that ne had red
barn: that people were making fun Of is
color and that he wanted Il whitewsSheS.
The Missourian took the job There =
n crazy freshman hero IN town. ex-
planned Wright. that iuaElnss he owns
that barn ! expect he'll try 90 stop you.
n he bothcfs you. break q bucket ~
shiteHash over hls head and u pay
double price FOR the work" The Ms
sourian said ne would whitewnsh the barn
and he'd like % sec any iuaatic stop him.
Half an hour later the bis Aissour!an
was daubing the barn as though BIS ufe
depended on covering Up the rel IN "A
given time Waters English 'ostler''
poked his head through n Ede window
and demanded 10 know what ia the
Missourlan took quick ssn and placed
a coating % whitewa, g two inches th.cS
:crozs the hostiers features TIE van
a.is.ed Englishusn Qgit the sceae ard
raa into Waters presence. IL was 50
bedsubed with whltSaaeh that he had
70 introduce himself 90 hls employer bc-
.ore re was recognizes. Re Was FTftinE
and suiuft~firE IN Nay that EsEzeEted
l,vsrorhobIa. bat he managed st task 70
.,urt cut that there vas q blooming
blarssed IDIOT GsBbirg visitewss ~ over
ire barn. Waters fnace ms wy - f5e
scene. ORDERED fhe 0hiteTasher 70 step,
ara the Aissorflsu dzLbed away faster
tna- ever end his fafa bssan - itch. a
consuming desire came eseT hlr1 @ get
ore good, fquare punch a. The eTsHdef p
head. Re -ensefn bsresg ffe psss'er~d sags
q sfs hosiier ard kept h.s ere - ine
brush. aii the whic sioSiy sdz.Hg -
efozer 20 get Eithla reach- lie Nas al
most ready 30 land a tx ~hsn 80 &is-
soGrisa .aGdeaiT znesiea aooet aT1
foreea Z large bg,kc, - ryhitrwtsn Gown
over hsz sti0uioers- n Tsa a cDszriets
surprise. waters broke a~sg sr7- go
bscssi ara frantieaiiy sped the rf'ie@
vzxh from hfs face- There ass usaf1fr
q. his eye zhs- - 81 - r. The cf7T J
vs. eafhsrsaE AID tie hE7, vas fgs1ess