The Red Cloud chief., 1912-07-04

No one would accuse Tom Auld ut
being u humorist, yet he has his fun,
fun of the deep satisfying kind. Not
long ago he sent Bixby over to Europe
to have good time. Blk was eiated
at first-and poured out his graft
tude iu poetic verse, but by the time
he landed on foreign soil his first
stanza breathed most plaintive note
aud the next step he took carried him
aboard a big liner bound for home.
We have no means Of knowing just
what was the matter with dear old
Bixby, whether 1t was the great body
of water that surprised him or the
longing for corn bread aud mOlasses,
nobody knows. he got homesick and
came back. Needless to say all the
delights that Tom Auld had pictured
to himself in the way of letters from
the old country were rudely shattered.
He lost his fun but not his am bitiOn.
Tom IS no quitter and he does love Ills
fun SO what does he do bnt make ar
rangements 50 Blk won't get lonesome
again by. sending with him Richard L.
Metcalfe and Edgar Howard to make
things cheerful and bright. Fun.
These three will have the time of their
lives, but how about Tom Auld? His
fun will be four times greater, it VIII
last longer, will carry him smilingly
along during the rest of his stay on
this globe and half way to the next
But say, wouldn't 1t be fun II he
should send one of the boys from his
home aloug with the party, hosmer
for instance, that would be hilarious
fun. This is what Edgar Howard says
about the trip:
II have never travelled abroad, but
have consented to spend some time ~
Europe next winter, or possibly mex,
summer. | have held IN my head snt
heart for many years the dear desire
that some "ay l might be able ia. ac
complish the journey, but l did moi
hope that the time was 50 near u
hand have consented to go In ca
pacity rs chaperon to a young maj
who feels capable of doing the con
tinent unattended. He tried II tw'
years ago, got as tar Ms the Outsk,rt
of London aud returned home by frs
boat, never even waiting to pay hi
respects to the royal family. The mann
Of the unfortunate young man is Am
l.. Bixby, II person of note IN Nebras
ka chiefly because OF his modesty.
shall also be accompanied on tn
journey by another noted Nebraskan
not noted for the same reason as Am
Bixbv. The gentleman to whom r.
fer Is Mr.. Richard l.. Metcalfe, II per
son who has great infiuepce over T.
wayward Mr.. Bixby, and for ths
reason he will prove very valuable T.
the consummation of the plans Of tt
philanthropic gentleman who vii
finance the expedition. There ar
some things which Nebraska peopl
do not know about Europe. In desir
to promote knowledge Mr.. Thoma
= Aud, a gentleman with fad for helr !
:, ing humanity in all directions, ha
asked Ami l., Bixby to make the tri
= abroad, accompanied by Mr. Metcalf
and Myself, the three OF us be,n
under commission TO write for Nebra,
IA ka newspapers all information nece.
y sary for Nebraska to possess in orde
to understand all things foreign.
e have been repeatedly warned by maj,
Is friends that am taking great chance
y by agreement to make voyage rs tn
II companion Of Ami Bixby, aud indee
q Mr.. Metcalfe and ! have not been h
y sensible to the danger of 1t, but "
q dare not let danger serve to make u
= show lack OF appreciation Of th
u kindly offices Of Mr.. Thomas Aud.