The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-10-11

mean Dy -aT -nE SQuuW ana p0p0oeeh i've
u his teepeef Does be board with In
Papa laughed TN his sides shook. then
he explained that Mr.. Walker meant he
his Western way OF expressing himself.
The teepee meant BIS house
~Did be marry with an IndianT' asked
wondering eightyear-old Fanny.
mo. / guess not" answered papa
.stllL it's hard to ten just what Rich
Walker would do. n he admired an In
dian woman-and she'd have 70 be a
mighty worthy woman y be did-he.d not
hesitatc 20 make her his wife. But
hardly think Wen ind his wife and chill
dren wearing blankets and feathers"
In vain M Brown tried 10 Induce bls
wife TO take only their worst. old clothes
This Is 70 be real outing-a roughing
trip" be declared.
But, dear, we 90 not want 20 present
ourselves before your friend IN the garb
Of tramps His wife must be considered,
too, for she may know something Of the
live in IL" pleaded Ms Blown. 10'
Yes. / think IL will be nice to show
the Indians how white people dress, said
Fanny. Please don't forget my pink
sash and white slippers, mamma"
SAY, Papa" broke In Tom, ';do all
the people To Oklahoma carry knives and
revolversf And Is there any danger Of
the Indians scalping usT'
Well" and Papa gave a sly wink at
Mama. IF that does happen II viii save
you and me g BARRIERS BIN, your mother
the trouble OF using the curling tOngs
and Fanny can come 10 breakfast In the
morning without having TO bother about
comb and brush"
AT last the hour came for starting. The
shutters were closed, windows locked
and doors bOlted. The baggage was sent
% the station and the four hrOWus, In
the happiest spirits. soon followed Il.
There Papa procured the railroad ticket;
they all got on The train and away they
few toward the setting sun.
And such a trip. Would the children
ever forget III Through states and
states, across rivers and rivers, past
towns, villages and cities, over plains
aud plains till al last they awoke In their
berths one morning % md themselves
pulling into Guthrie. Oklahoma.
In this town they stopped 20 rest
awhile, deciding 70 take later train TO
carry them 20 B-viNe, some . miles
further on They went 20 a hotel for
breakfast, and 10 Toms and Fannys
surprise they had q dining-room, tables,
gsa ss Ft Ana t fS SSS foB one bSped
fully expected. TOTO see a town OF
tents and wigwams, camptres burning
and Indians 90 blankets and cowboys IN
buckskins all about them.
So all they had read Of this part OF the
world was not true, thcnt Horrible dis
covert Fanny felt Ike crying OF dis
appointment and Tom lost bis temper
completely. Why come away here 10 see
Just plain everyday peOplel II was
absurd When the breakfast was got
through and Papa suggested that they 20
for . little walk through the town. Tom
said. petulantly: i don't care 70 see any
more OF this sort OF place. / want IN
dams. cowboys. buffalo fights and-and-
something desperate. This isn't any
fun
IAN right sonny" answered Papa,
quietly '1f yOu don't want any more
81 ID TN put you on the train and send
you right back 70 your GRANDMOTHER. You
may 20 down 20 Long Beach with her
for the month. stay dressed Up, 80 about
the fashionable prom"
''Oh. no. 20. Papai" exclaimed Tom, in
terrupting his father. This isn't as bad
as that would be Besides, here one
guess. too and the people aren't 50 thick.
nor so much dressed Up. nor IN such a
rush all the time. The only thing"