The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-09-09
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Yes, saw HOLSTER" said The
young man in the rreproachable
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 it goes Hows he
looking?"
Pretty seedy' said the first young
man, Pretty seedy, poor beggar! You
heard about his marriage, didn't your
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 tn'ned
him down when he spoke to me. Say,
i ne was wearing fedora hat and .he i
4 grown beard. You know What vi
sandy beard of hair he had? Wei,
you can imagine how he looks with
beard, 1t wasn't as if it was we]l
trimmed, even 1t was straggly ana
ragged as some old tramp Sand I'll
bet he'd worn his trousers for tFe
or three weeks since they were
pressed. He looked cheerful, though =
He always was a pretty cheerful
sort of a chap. You say you went
to dinner with hm?"
He was bound I should go Said
he wanted me to meet the missus
! Living out in the suburbs-Willow-
brook. Know it? Well, it's ont where
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
down town and bought thick beef
steak, bag of grape fruit and bas-
ket of peaches. He already had
few other packages to carry
Well, it took us pretty nearly an
hour to go. When we got off rcd.
headed boy about four years old gave
whoop and rushed at Hollys LEGS
and proceeded to Chamber all over
him He was a dirty little imp. bare.
footed and clothed in shirt and
blue denim overalls Holly acknow,-
edged him as his son, Clarence Ed
ward Clarence Edward walked with
us to the end of the station plat
form and then demanded a wide
When Holly told him he had to walk
he set up "A doleful howl, and Hoiy
turned the beefsteak and two other
packages over to me and took him On
his shoulders.
we walked about a mile and
half, | should say, and then we came |
to fairly decent looking cottage. and |
three more children rushed out and !
chung to liollys legs three! That |
made four When we got to tho |
porch Mrs. Hollister came ont and |
what do you think? She had baby
in her arms That made five. Five!
Think OF IT, 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 LETT |
the infant with Holly and the othor |
Young ones helped him to amase /
her.
after awhile Mrs, Holistcr came
in and relieved us and few minutes
later dinner was announced We al !
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 a cigar TO
smoke. | don't like to say anything ]
about the quality of mans cigars, II
and ! haven't said word about the
dinner. but wasn't Hollister rather i
particular about his tobacco in tie
Did days? We didn't get to talk
much, because the kids got TO chasing
each other about the porch, and one
IF them fell off and cut his fore
mead. Mrs. HOLSTER had just got the
baby to sleep and that woke Il mp
again. Then Holly had TO put tho
20 bed and one Of them
wouldn't go to sleep without a story.
At last he came down and gave me
/ history of the suburb and Mrs
Iollister Joined us presently bearing
! jug of lemonade.
The funny thing about II is that I
Holly seemed quite to enjoy It ALL )
ragged no end about the Kids. ! get ,
leepy about ten O'Clock and ] believe :
hey were both sleepy, too. lie tells q
ne he's given up the club 1
"Oh. years ago.
Il suppose so. What do YOU think
e said to me going back on the
rain?"
Il give IL up
He said: Jimmy. you ought 70 got
married. and come out 70 Wilicv-
rock to live Chicago Daily News. =