The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-09-14
A Matter of Clothes



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piainssl flosiaas. Wi.sa Do sas = yoan.
liealeilanl be- Had lasn nolinashls o.
aisays dFsssins shsn Ia mufii IA liis
nl,.sl fashlaaahls alIiTe. iul saddsHb
li.eFe had eoilas = change ilis hi.s
eia'ihss Nsfe Fsplaoai hg lhass q lhs
iaa'si aniihasy pPe. shi fFoa that liHls
forward 10 tasgsF sEaiH dIe~sai ss =
sshell-
oise evening shsh q nsalaF - ~
trial ealoeFs ~ 10 AHny ahi NsgY
siuh ssfs sitting i,ssiisrF ai.s u liusa
eho had kRssn him Ell biz iifo -
married 90 the splsfiaF - 20 f,HHnrF
sfl,aHi st.i lhs saiira rhansr. etrFo-
ui.oa iirepHins loli lhe fs1lssihs
sgayi
ksns fsFsy yeaF sFa = ssallsinsn
sisis'"i iHls = dance houss ~ = paint
90 tia ulgsef Missouri river Wi.sFr pas.
eas started &c the iHisliaF, Tho So
siesnan os.aid nog have bp~a nsosv ihaI,,
PrusPFiairly dressed n hs had alissadai
an ihanEuratiua ball in peira shiFt.
with his tFsnsrFs lnrfsi inis bic sesis.
IL vas a oase ~ viss VrFsas Tho g-ss-
pic Ia ii.e danre hsusr s-Fe tsam.
ssrfs. samhiafs. ihlrNus. eutihFeass. tho
spneh. The lgeesi q tha lowest class.
Tho gsaiirinah w-nt amuss tarin df,-sss
81 Ia tis hsishs q fasiai,..l. TFns. b.
WOW what aFr called basibrss sistisos.
bot ffsa ti.siF cot anJ lrsiu~ smsas
tsa costumes IN tic danrr hslsp thry
sere AZ R8ieeahle as u ~ bad t-ssi
So, ~ g. rsprv~rnl q raiah = ifsila
Tho ssniisaaH stool soaking "a si
The motley efupd dai,sins al.sut 10 tho /
music q = syrap-d ndiis. and. isihs
nsarsishi-i. slipped q IsaiT u placs brs
glass-s b~fofv hls eJcs IN order The
t-ttsf a. take Ia The bsvci sight lie
had nrvef t-vfoFr s--a msn dahcins
with their hats GA bot u,ca and rpassa
l4nsins 10 walk ~ - The baF 10 have
dsink together. And u IL gpesiioa,
abe u n. daBcu ever -=v such 3
-sN-ir' hooking youns fellow n . sky
blue cravat sliangi-i with shIie dos
hooking AZ uhein through . pair %
eyeglasses without tie slightest a..
tempt 70 co.. sal n. Interest IN ths!f
dftss. manncfs ani customs.
N-fy sooa b. was made swarv q the
fact that tie people b. cgns'dcr,i 20
curious had feviinF. NJ Wcii AZ him.
self. though ngt AZ de!lcats methods q
showing tiicfn There w.f- crics Of
-Blokcg' '-I.nderfoosr' "Dud.f' AMI
such like appcliaiious add presently The
gentleman became aware that they
E"rc applied TO him. lie was about 20
.urn AID laye when a man stepped
~ ~ him afli. showing a revolver under
IA nose. said:
''strnngcr. Nc consider ourselves wvth
drink ali round
by this time tie gentleman romcsn.
cred that be had heard u such people
. these an when they made a request
G a man In their power 10 must IL
beyci
"Ali right hs said "step upr
Tho man who had made the request
bouted that the stranger would set pp
be drinks. and every one present drank. =
he stnnser Joined. realizing that II
e did not he would very likely never 4
rink again Then be paid the prioe.
'hich used up q twenty dollar biii. and =
'as about 10 depart when the man who =
nd forced the Invitation said 20 him:
-Now you--herc followed language
IT 20 BE- repcnted--git'- -
The gentleman had not been unwill. Y
u 10 pay for the show he had enjoyed. nil
lough under compulsion. but at this ,
INIT he demurred. Nevertheless he Y
WED politely 20 the man and remark "a
that be was sorry to have intruded. =
hen he departed. walking briskly u
,wn 10 the river bank, where be found "
boat tied up. ON which were some ~.
Tenty recruits for the til United Ci
Ates infantry stationed at Fort -.
They and the gentleman had arrived Y
ly a couple Of hours before and were an
proceed In the morning TO the fort ae,
Sergeant" said the gentleman. get
ar men ashore and follow me-"
The order was obeyed, and in a few V
Inutes the men with arms at right ran
oulder were marching up the road
iy-it couldn't be called street
he gentleman leading the way. When -
ey reached the dance house they filed II
and were drawn up In line before the cIn,
ly door. The gentleman then brought Put
EN- to an -aim" and remarked to the
sembly: ~
Every man on his head" We
)ne or two who saw blood in his
Q obeyed instantly, but 1t was some Nv
nutes before all followed.
Turn somersaults."
every man obeyed the order. Then w
, gentleman directed the man who Boa
insulted him to get up on a table
! dance When the sport became
esome the manager Of the show turn
the men over to the sergeant and -
erred him to march them beck to the III
H. Gro