The Cairo bulletin., 1905-09-11

e "SSu 1S q certain Western congress
:. man in voieing his opinions OF the hig
Y town by the lake. am Atrial Won
: would nave 10 use asbestos paper Il
4 you did, for they were certainly WARM.
r He came over from Iowa To seq a base
pan game aud left his wife at the Lex
ington hotel Then he went out to the
. park regardless OF the weather. Soon
after he left ramstorm came up lhas
lasted all the afternoon.
About 6: 30 his wife. who was sit
ling in the new cafe, noticed a slight
eommotion in the lobby Bell boys
We're smiling. the door man wore a
broad grin the tailor had been sum-
moned, elevator bells We're ringing.
the porter was obsequ ously taking
possession of pair Of dripping shoes.
and some on was placing a blanket
about the shoulders OF a forlorn oh.
ject
IL is-ifs Georger exclaimed the
Westerner's wife as she caught good
view CT thu object of all this solicitude
without waiting to finish her dinner
she started up TO the room. bat just
outside Their door on the sixth floor
she met George, smiling and sleek.
followed b. four or five employees of
The hotel, all wearing the same kind
OF expansive smiles. G Gorge, a neat /
~ set up young man of So was wear
ing fat mans suit several inches too |
short in the trousers. amply folded and |
buckled in about the waist The wais, |
coat pr3truded as if yawning fer tn = 1
comedians pillow front Georges right
eye was somewhat swollen, buy he had /
had a clean shave.
Never m nd me- he said to his
wife. Il got hit with ball In the
front box, besides | forgot my umbrel-
Ia then the car started before got
ON, and landed in one Of these Chi
cage street canals. but they fixed me
mp all right. and If anyone thinks I'm
going to miss anything Well, now
m going out for a little while. so 90
on with your dinner
Accustomed to her Westerner when
Wis ting Chicago rhe wife obedientIy
descended again 10 the cafe
The lady had just finished her din.
ner and was sitting in the yeranda fac
ING Michigan avenue when a shot al. +,
traetad an instantaneous crowd down
street. Presently she was called 10
the telephone.
Don't be alarmed IL Won hear any
thing about that shooting" called her
husbands cheerful voice. IL bought
You box of American Beauties saw
n The window Started to carry them !,
back to the hotel, but was stopped !
by strike picket: had a mix-np :
ana he shot through my hat. But ney-
II mind. It isn't my hat, It's the other !,
elbows hat thar tailor gave me. SO !
ong.
She didn't mind much being. as /
Jay, accustomed to accompanying her
on his little trips to Chicago.
70 she went 10 bed and to sleep and
vas awakened BY heavy knocking at
Ter door, Her husband was brought
n on stretcher.
Never mind me, he smiled MP at !,
Ter, trying to lift himself. Il was =
Knocked down by an aut0mob Ie and III \
an over my heet-but soon as the
loo gets hero. gets it fixed up
I don't think I'll go out again. dear,
egan the woman pleasantly. when she 4
vas Interrupted by loud voices at the Y
COR 4
Yes sir, was right" a strigent 2
dice was saying That's my hat there
y the floor and he's got on my suit
u have the law on him. Look here
Dung man. saw you going out Of n
his hotel with my clothes on" +.
A ilorid fat man with clanched fisrs II
nd opoplectic face was strnggl ng in
trough the door between the protest. s.
~ tailor and bellboy. I'm have the ~s
tw on you" n
You will, will your You come on
ut into the hall" The western poll. q
clan, defying the doctor and the at N
'nding boy. managed to rise and
arted limping toward the door. JUST Y
len the clerk OF the hotel appeared IA
4 the scene.
See here, you 6GG IL this your
'om? Wen. just wanted to say
lat III give you twenty minutes 10
ave this hotel.
You've made trouble enough
hat kind of "a
Leave, screamed the now infuriat
Westerner leave this hotel. Well
should say | would" And it was
en- he proceeded to deliver that opn-
2 Of Chicago which | so much re- \
ct not being able to transcribe.