The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-08
A TALE OF A SHIRT
By @PICk- SMITH

a party or five OF Us got up a hunt
ing and fishing trip to the Rockies
Included in the bunch were Billy
Anderson and Doc Goodwin We
were TO outfit at Market Lake. idaho,
a station on the Oregon Short Line,
running from Ogden Utah, to Port
land, Oregon Somebody was uuwlss
enough TO advise Doc" as to what 10
wear That gentleman went HUH
and srnfIngIy drawIed- You talk ike
Is a mere child Don't worry about
ne"
Al Market Lake, Doc showed up
with clothing quite suitable for a sum
mer days visit TO Lawrence Under
persua sion he decided to purchase a
few things. am0uZ them a. heavy
flannel shirt and started for q store
half 4 block away. He soon returned
and asked what color would be best
Somebody sad the color or a kansas
river saudbar- Thanks, said Doe
and went back Shortly he was back
again, and said that all OF that color
were to little and all that were big
enough were dark blue Get one OF
them then you big sIoo-aud hurry
up somebody instructed him
Who y calm a big slOb'? hris-
tied Doc" Better look out gettin'
funny with u1eG'' he threatened, with
a Wag Of his head. as he started once
more for his new shirt
\ good many years back. q friend
sent me q picture called The Guard
ian" or some such name It showed
4 small pup. about the size OF q cat
with a leather muz3Ie on II big enough
for a fuII-grown pointer. He was <
little dOggie- Docs new
shirt fit him-big as he was-Iike the
muzzIe did the pup.
It was late in August. and the days
were dead ringers for those OF CORE !
spending day and date IN Kansas. /
but the nights were cCol-CoId- fre- Z
cold sometimes I
Doc was obese. soft" and a pro-
fuse perspirat1ou1sC-
Doc and Billy used the same
bed-ro gerher. No one in the party .
had bror either pajamas or pyjamas 4
along. and no uightshirts. even. were
in evidence after we discarded bed /
rooms Some removed their outside /
at night Some didn't-au .
OF en- Doe" disrobed entirely
when he went swimming He was Il
sort OF eXrremIsC-bOCh ways Some
hot days Doc" was wringfng-wet.
but he dried out by morning After
acoupLa weeks or 50 Billy began
remarks-confidentla and,
whispered in the night One night.
toward morning. I heard him ask
Doc" If he didn't have another shirt
along "Uh-uh-' grunted he-Noth-
n but silk ones" And Billy" couldn't
borrow one big enough for him Next
night after another tOrrid day. I over
heard another nocturnal council IN
which Billy told Doc that he
-Doc-"-sueIt ike a Russian--oue
p the kind that sew their heavy win
Ter clothes on in the fall and wear EN-
i'll they drop off when it begins to get
lot IN the spring he hired one
hot April day 10 carry ashes out OF
lis cellar
Billy" a. well as I. knew Doc"
was asleep quite a bit before he quit
lis lecture and Topped over on his
iide, back to his buddy, mutteriug.
-Aw. what's the use" followed by
something he never learned at sun
lay school
Next day. Mr.. Anderson read The
lot act to- Mr.. Goodwin He ike
wise caused large and juicy ultima
UNI 10 be handed to his much-Ioved
1edfslow- After this doubIe-barreI
olC- Doe walked up to Billy with
IPratsed hands and broad boy1Sh
grin. whfmperIuE- Ny dear little
iev1 friend you win That Russian
hing fetched me-what little heard
u ir-'Pfck told ne the rest II
Everybody zppIaUded doc" called
Aim "a good OF sport" and told him
low much We loved him. and a lot o I
lcdsr guff. Ike feIlerS viii and some
me AIDED. as a sort Of adderdun= But
we'd think q. heIva lot more OF you.
lear one. II you'd move around from
leCWeen Us and the wind
Al 11=S0 a H. Doc" took another
'5oIr'-Ar HAS. another
Al about II he Iuncheoued On SIX
ried mountain trout one whole young
nd tender ru1ed grouse, several ]
Ices Of bacon. two heipings OF fried !
potatoes. q hunk OF -puuk-hor
Iread-haIf the size OF his foot, 4
.oupIe or so pinrs Of coffee q big |
.iSh OF fresh Wild red rasp berries with
ugar and condensed milk an6-then-
s there was nothing LETT he couldn't :