Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-09-11
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young man In the lrreproachable
clothes, Went out to dinner with
him
You don't say" exclaimed his
equally irreproachable companion. Il
haven't seen old Holly In years And
live In the same town with him,
That's the way II goes, How's he
looking"
Pretty seedy' said the first young
man. Pretty seedy poor beggar You
heard about his marriage. didn't yOuY
why, yes, | got cards, but |
was In Minneapolis at the time and
couldn't get away haven't heard
OF any troubles, though
You ought to see him | hardly
recognized him myself almost turned
him down when he spoke to me Say,
he was wearing a fedora hat and he
grown a beard You know what a.
sandy beard OF hair he had? Well,
you can imagine how he looks with
a beard II wasn't as II II was well
trimmed, even II was straggly and
ragged as some OLD tramp and I'll
bet he'd worn his trousers for two
or three weeks since they were
pressed He looked cheerful, though
He always was pretty cheerful
sort Of a chap, You say you went
to dinner with him."
He was bound | should go. Said
ne wanted me to meet the missus,
Living out in the suburbs-Willow.
brook Know IL? Well, it's out whore
there's beautiful fresh air and lots OF
elbow room. You don't notice the
mosquitoes after you've been there
awhile Holly stopped on the way
steak, a bag OF grape fruit and bas'
ket OF peaches lie already had a
few other packages to carry.
Well 1t took us pretty nearly an
headed boy about four years old gave
whoop and rushed at Holly's legs
and proceeded to Chamber all over
him. He was dirty little imp. bare
footed and clothed In shirt and
blue denim oyeralls. Holly acknowl-
edged him as his son, Clarence Ed
ward Clarence Edward walked with
us to the end OF the station plat.
form and then demanded wide.
When Holly told him he had to walk
he set up doleful howl, and Holly
turned the beefsteak and two other
packages over to me and took him on
his shoulders,
I'VE walked about mile and
half, | should say and then we came
to fairly decent looking cottage, and
three more children rushed out and
clung to Hollys legs-three! That
made four. When we got to the
porch Mrs. Hollister came out and
what do you think? She had baby
in her arms. That made Ave! Five!
Think OF III They had one maid,
but she didn't cook, and Mrs Hollis.
ter had to go out into the Kitchen
and attend to the dinner. She left
the infant with Holly and the other
young ones helped him to amuse
her
After awhile Mrs Hollister came
In and relieved us and few minutes
later dinner was announced. We all
went In. kids and all One OF EN- was
sitting up In a high chair and shovel
ing mashed potatoes and gravy all
over himself and the tablecloth, And
you ought to have seen that girl they
had try to serve table.
After dinner we went out on the
porch and Holly gave me cigar 10
smoke. | don't like to say anything
about the quality OF mans cigars,
and | haven't said word about the
dinner. but wasn't Hollister rather
particular about his tobacco in the
old days? We didn't get to talk
much because the kids got to chasing
each other about the porch, and one
OF them fell of and cut his fore
head. Mrs Hollster had just got the
baby to sleep and that woke 1t up
again Then Holly had 10 put the
children to bed and one Of them
WOuluu kO 10 hl'tp Nlluuul Nlbl1
At last he came down and gave me
history OF the suburb, and Mrs
Hollster Joined us presently bearing
jug of lemonade
The funny thing about 1t is that
Holly seemed quite to enjoy 1t all
Dragged no end about the kids 20,
sleepy about ten o'clock and / believe
they were both sleepy too lie tells
me he's given mp the club
"Oh. years ago
y suppose so What do YOU think
he said TO me going back on the
train"
II give II mp
He said Jimmy you ought To gel
married and come out To Willow
brook ~ live Chicago Eaily News
His Ambition.
A new vicar was being shown rount
the parish by his warden says th'