Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-11-23


rama should remember. A success
full Snowman is here today and--er-
hem--melted down tomorrow 1t is |
something to have left no debts be- |
hind him; it Is much more to have re,
membered his old friends in these
small tokens which we shall consume !
in all thankfulness, according to our |
happiness and our Questions
He had seated himself upon |
stage chair gilt and anciently splen-
did to deliver himself of this fine ha-
rangue. The Lady Sarah, in her turn.
fastened to take up a commanding
position upon the throne that had
served for very modern Cleopatra, |
while the boy Betty" accustomed TO
hard beds, squatted upon the bare
boards and was the happier for his
liberty. For inward satisfaction, the
menu declared monstrous pie from
a shop near by; a plentiful supply OF
fried fish, three dozen oysters In a
puny BARREL and a half dozen bottles
of stout, three of which protruded
from the Archbishop's capacious peck
cts. The occasion was great one,
indeed, the memory of their ola
friend, the Panorama, at it's zenith.
81 always did say as he'd make II
noise In the world, and that's the
truth, God knows" Sarah took an ear
ly occasion to remark mot If he
were my own brother could wish
him more than l do this night. |
'Tisn't all of us would care to go
'crost the ocean among the cannibals
and take the King OF Hingerland in a
'amper. l saw him myself, wrapped
up in piper box and lookin' beauti-
full, Gods truth, with the crown done
up in tissue beside him. This was be
fore the Panorama left u.s. Be
good boy says l, and don't fall in
love with any of them darkies as you'll
find in Mericky. So help me lucky,
I'd good mind ter come after you.'
says 1, and marry their Ole Man jest
ter set EN- good example,
BY which it will be perceived that
the Lady Sarah's knowledge of the
great and mighty republic beyond the
seas was clearly limited Such ig-
norance had often provoked the Arch
bishop of Bloomsbury to evaporation,
it annoyed him not a little tonight.
my dear child" he protested, you
are laboring under a very great de-
fusion. Be assured that America is
very great country. where-er-hem
they may eat each other, but not as
you imagine. believe that the Amer
lean ladies are very beautiful. Ihave
met some ON them-er-in the old
days, when-henl-the bishops show
ed their confidence In me by drinking
my claret and finding 1t to their Xix
ing. All that we have in England
they have in neutrality-suspicious., paup
ers, policemen, palaces, that used to
be but is fast disappearing. Let me
add"
Sarah, however, was already busy
upon her dozen Of oysters and had no
patience to hear the good man out.
Don't you take on SO, bishop she
interviewed, Mericky amt done
much for me and precious little it's
going ter do for you. What says
Is. let those as have got good 'ome
stop there and be thankful. Yer may
talk about your oshun wave, but ]
| amt taking any, no, not though
there was diamonds on the sea beach
! the other side and 'ot-arse roses fer
nothink. Who ever sees their ole
friends as is swallered up by the sea?
Who ever heard Of Alb Kennedy since
he went ter Berling as he told us for
| to mike his fortune? Ho. life on
the ashun wave if yer like, but not
! for them as has bread and cheese
| ashore and good bed to go to arter-
wards; that's what shall say as long
as I've breath in my body"
Betty" the boy, answered to this
earnest lamentation with sound
word of good common sense.
you're a-goin' to sleep in one O.
them boxes tonight, amt you, Sarah !"
he asked, and she admitted the truth
of his conclusions.
and sweeter dreams would have
if knew where the Dock was
a-layin' his ed this night" she added.
The Archbishop ate succulent
morsel and drank long draught from
the unadorned black bottle
Nothing is known of Kennedy st
Hampstead" he interposed, IT have
made diligent inquiries of the garden,
! er there. and he assures me that our
dear friend never returned from Po-
land and that no one knows anything
| of him. not even Mr.. Gessner. Anna,
the daughter, understand, is married.
/ to an old acquaintance of ours and
| has taken a little house in Curzon
street. She liked to go the-er-pace,
as the people say; and she is mated
to one who will not be afraid of ex-
ceeding the legal limits. Mr.. Gessne>
himself Is on his yacht, and Is sup
posed to be cruising off the coast Of
Norway. That is what they tell me. /
have no reason to doubt the truth of
their information Would to heaven
had. Kennedy was friend, true
friend, while he was in England.
have known many bitter night since
he left us.
He sighed, but valiantly. and ap
piled himself once more to the pewter
pot. 1t was terrible night outside
raining heavily. and blowing bitter
wind Even here on the stage Of the
deserted theatre a chilling draught
sported with their candles and made
fine ghosts for them upon the faded
4 canvas. Talk of Alban Kennedy
seemed to have depressed them all
They uttered no word for many min
utes, not indeed until one of the iron
doors suddenly swung open and AL
han himself name in ammo tbom TIC