Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1905-03-23

hind dad. ana got q rear view on M
silk hat, Il seemed a. though would
sink through the asphalt pavement,
for he had on IN old silk hat that he
wore before the war. the darnedest
looking hat I ever saw, the brim
curled like q minstrel show hat. the
fur rubbed on In some places, and he
looked like one Of these actors that
you see pictures OF walking on the
railroad track, when the show busts
up at the last town. / think man
ought to dress so his young son won't
have q fit. tried to get dad to 90
and buy a new hat, but he said he was
going to walt till he got to London,
and buy one just like King Edward
wears, but he will never get to London
with that hat, cause tonight l viii
throw Il out OF the hotel window and
put q piece of stove pipe in his hal
box.
Well, sir, you wouldn't believe It, but
we got into the white house without
being pulled, but II was q close shave,
cause everybody looked at dad. and
put their forefingers to their fore
heads, for they thought he was either
a crank, or an ambassador from some
furrin country. The detectives got
around dad when we got into the ante
room, and began to feel OF his pockets
to see II he had q gun, and one oil
them asked me what the old fellow
wanted, and l told them he was the
greatest bob cat shooter In the west,
and was on his way to Europe to In
vite the emperors and things to come
over to this country and shoot cats on
his preserve. Well, say, you ought to
have seen how they stepped one side
and waltzed around, and one OF them
went in the next room and told the
president dad was there, and before
we knew it we were in the presidents
room. and the president began to curl
up his lip, and show his teeth like
some one had said rats" He got hold
of dads hand, and dad backed on as
though he was afraid of being bitten,
and then they sat down and talked
about mountain lion and cat shooting,
and dad said he had a % rifle that he
could pick cat off the back fence with
every time, out Of his bedroom win
dow, and began to look around at the
pictures. Dad and the president talked
about all kinds of shooting, from mud
hens to moose, and then dad told the
president he was going abroad on &C.
count of his liver, and wanted letter
of introduction to SOME Of the kings
and emperors, and queens, and jacks,
and all the face cards, and the presi'
dent said he made 1t q practice not to
give any personal letters to his
friends, the kings, but that dad could
tell any of them that he met that ne
was an American citizen, and that
would take him anywhere in Europe,
and then he got up and began to show
his teeth at dad again, and dad gave
him the grand hailing sign Of distress
of the Grand Army and backed out,
dropped his hat, and in trying to pick
it up, he stepped on 1t, but that made
it look better, anyway, and We found
ourselves outside the room, and LOT
of common people from the country
were ready to go in and talk politics
and cat shooting.
Well, we looked at pictures, and saw
the state dining room where they feed
80 diplomats at time on mud turtle
and champagne, and boy about my
size looked sort of disdainful at me,
and told him If he would come out
side would mash his jaw, and he said
| could try it right there II was in
a hurry to go, and was starting to
give him a swift punch when a detec-
tive took hold of my arm and said
they couldn't have any scrap there.
cause the presidents son could not
fight with common boys. and asked
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