New-York tribune., 1909-05-09

looked like Or Macgoozleum. the Celebrated
Backfoot Medicine Man If he'd hollered, "Sagwa
Bitters. only dollar bottle" I wouldn't have
been surprised
long and buttoned UP tight. SOS you couldn't tell
whether he had a vest on not-though twas
a safe bet he hadnt-and 1t and his pants was
made Of loudest kind OF black-and-white checks
No nice quiet pepper-and-salt you understand out
the checkerboard kind. the oicloth kind the k1hd
that looks like marble floor in the Boston post
Office They was pretty tolerable seedy' and so was
his hat Oh, he was a last years bird nest now'
but when them clothes was fresh-whew! the north
ern lights and a rainbow mixed wouldn't nave OeeI
rnore'n a cloudy day 'longside Of HIM
He run ,1p to the piazza like q clipper coming
into port and he sweeps off that rusty hat ana
halls US grand and easy.
Good morning, gentlemen" says he.
I'VE don't want none" says Jonadao' deeldeI'
The feller looked surprised. i beg your Pdi1'ii
saws he you don't want any-what?
we don't want any Life Of KING SoloihoH Liot
The Worlds Big Classifyers- AND We ooi va"
Ia buy any patent paint, nor sewing IlaNi'i'7' -
clothes washers nor climbing evergreen roses nor
rheumatic salye AND We uoli "A-''
painted, neither"
Ionadab was getting excited. Nothing riles him
yr,ss than 4 pedler, unless it's a woman selIlne
tickets to a church fair. The feller sweiled up
until l thought the top button on tha' ''u"u
storm coat would drag anchor sure
You are mistaken says he. i nave c9ieu ~
see Mr Peter Brown; he is-er-a relative OF mine.
Wen YOU could have blown me and Jonadab over
NTH a cat's-uaw We went our beam ends, so s
10 sneak A relation of Peter T.s why II ne
baan twice the panorama he was we'd have let
him in when he said that Loud clothes' we is
eered, must run in the family we reiileliloe 80
how peter was dressed the first time we met MN,
-..yo, don't saw" says L Come right up ana set
down Mr-Mr.'- -
Montague says the feler. BOOM Nloi'"eHe'
Permit me to present my card
He drove into the matches Of his checkerboards
and rummaged around, but he didn't hnd notHne
but holes, l jedge because he IooKeu III p0'
ont. and begged our pardons five or SIX hmes'
.T,ear me-, saws he This is embarrassing. I've
forgot my cardcase.S . r,.,.
We told him never mind the card any OF fe'et
folks was rnore'n vel come So he came up '"9
stars and set down in a piazza chair IKE hlhs
Edward perching on his throne. Then he move out
sor,a remarks about its being a nice morning
all in a condescending sort of way as II he usuaIy
attended to the weather himself but hau oee'i
sort of busy lately and had handed the Jop over '
one ~ the crew We told him all about Peter and
Belle and Ebenezer, and about Stumpton ana
Naudina He was a good deal interested, and asked
considerable many questions. Pretty soon we hearo
a carriage rafting up the read.
..Hellor, SAYS / Il guess that's Peter and the
rest coming now
NIr Montague got off his throne kind of sudden.
.Ahem," says he rs there a room here where
rnay-er-receive Mr.. Brown in a less public
manner? It will be rather a-er-surprise for him.
and
Well there was a good deal OF sense in that
know 'tvyould surprise to have such an image
as he was sprung on without any notice. We
steered him into the gents parlor, and smut the
door In a minute the horse and wagon come into
the ward Maudina said she'd had a heavenly
drive and unloaded some poetry concerning the
music of billows and pine trees and SUCH She and
her father went up to their rooms, and when the
decks was clear Jonadab and me tackled Peter T.
Peter" says Jonadab. we've got a surprise for
YOU One Of your relations has come
Brown. he did look surprised but he didn't act
as he any too joyful
Relation of mine?" says he Come of! What's
his manner"
We told him Montague, Booth Montague He
laughed
Wake up and turn over he says. They
never had anything like that in my family. Booth
Montague! Sure 'twa'n't Algernon Coughdrops?'
We said no. twas Booth Montague. and that he
was waiting in the gents paror. So he laughed
again, and said somethin' about sending for Laura
Lean Jibbey. and then started
The checkerboard feller standing up when
we opened the door Hello, Peteyi" says he cool
as cucumber. and sticking out a foot and half
Of wrist with a hand the end of it,
Now, II takes considerable to upset Peter Theo-
dosius Brown. Up TO that time and hour I'd have
bet him against anything short Of an earth |