The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-04-07

men VINO came ia out OF the quiet coun-
try 10 achieve wealth in Chicago. I've
was rather a nice boy when he came.
lie has detefiorated in some respects
since.
Then he had the bloom Of youth and
health upon his cheek. innocence Ia his
heart. and. In the familiar phrase. hay
seed IN his hair. When Mr.. Ellington
engaged him he wore strangely cut
garments OF some brown material.
which somebody said was -butternut'
II may have been: but the Mt was GER
tainly calculated TO promote the gay
ETY. Of Canal street. and did. Then he
wore a Bingham shirt (the gingham was
unmistakabiel and a white turned
down collar, TO which was attached. In
a bowline knot. a plaid ribbon. such as
little girls are won TO use 20 tie the
ends OF their pigtails.
To appreciate this description the
Wayler Of the present day should b
seen in ali mis- glory. H0w he manage
to dress in the way he does is a marvel
He must get up an hour earlier every
morning to press his trousers on his
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never seen out Of crease. and Is cents
Is about as cheap as any tailor viii
do the work. lie was the first. and. in
deed. the only man in the ofice who had
the nerve to wear the peg-top variety by
the way. He ties his own Ascots. O
Wayler. and some OF these days he
will be wearing shirts with collars and
Guns attached-thcre's no telling
wsyler is an orphan. but he has an
uncle In the country who takes an in
terest In him. This uncle IS a farmer.
bus be is n OF the sort that owns realty
In town and is a large s~tockholcer in
and director Of the electric branch
roa that now runs through the
~. lie is childioss himself. and Il
ought 20 be q good thing for Wayler.
even II uncle does look like a character
in The Old Homestead. and Is cranky
20 boot. He was in The city just about
three weeks 30. and the moment that
the men in the Office saw him they I'M
derstood about Waylcr's primitive dress
Of a year before.
OF course wayler went 10 meet him
at the station. lie felt rather ashamed
Of The old gentleman when he saw him
because OF the deterioration before
mentioned. Uncle was an u~ndeniable
'Reub. and Wayler by his time was
an irreproachahly Froomed and got
up young man Of the city. He had an
idea hat the porters were making high
sport Of Uncle B~eniamin's carpet bag
and lunch basket. and that they were
as particularly shocked as ne was by
The large nevspaper-covered parcel thai
BE- carried. whereas. the poriers were
merely snickcring at his own pog-top
trousers.
lie called a cab. Uncle Benjamin pro-
tested against the extravaganza. but
Wasier had no idea OF sitting In a street
car with that parcel the cynosure OF
all eyes So he insisted On the cab.
and Uncle benjamin waived the point.
We'll. said Uncle benjamin. as they
started. what do you think I've got
here" He pattcd tne d-isreputahie par
eel Why he continued. "its brand
new spick an span suit O. clothes for
ye Ab pastin jest started IN the tailorin'
trade Tor himself. an he wanted 60 make
me a suit. but I got enough 20 last me
6 lifetime SO 7 callaied I'd let him
make you a good. everyday business
suit"
Waylcr was hypocrite enough 70 ex-
press u~nbounded delight. but he sroaned
in torment uf spirit. lie knew that
Uncle Benjamin would insist on his
wearing the suit. that he could not re-
fuse without Offending him. and that he
could NOT AFFORD 10 offend him
Finally Wayier had a happy thought.
lie allowed Uncle Benjamin 20 get out
az The cab FIRST and handed him The
lunch basket I'm bringt the other trans
uncle. be said. hriskly. Then he fol-
lowed with The carpcthag and handed
the cabman O dollar. Uncle BENJAMIN
was surveying the exterior Of his
nephcWs abode with 4 critical air at
the moment, and tho cabman was driv-
ing rapidly away before he turned his
head. 90 ind Wayier standing beside
him with the oarpothag In his hand.
Where's that p~ackage," he de-
handed.
"Er - what PACKAGE" stammered
Wayier
Them clothes. you chucklehead."
said uncle i~mpatiently. Did YOU leave
EN- in The hack Heyi" Re lifted his
voice and shouted at the cahmau. who
az that moment had turned the corner
Of the block. Then ne turned 10 Way
Ter. Run after him" he command
Cd You Kin ketch him. II you're ivelv.
Run, DUN yei"
Wayler ran. lie ran pretty creditablv
untl he. too. had turned the corner
Then he slipped into a drug store. He
returned in about i've minutes to re-
port TO Uncle BENJAMIN that the chase
had been unavailing. Uncle Banjamln
etormed.
After rating Waylcr for his careless
ness he wanted 20 know II the police
would 90 nothing. Wayler replied with
an air Of deep regret that he had failed
70 notice the mans number. and that ne
police would be powerless. We can ad-
vertise IL. uncle" he said. IT'S quite