Show WAS THE STAPLE amusing experience of paymaster at an irish Bo ardina ardino house HO pack in the when the kansas division ot ol ac h c union pacific le was called the kansas pacific maj E 0 reddington who had bened with distinction in the civi war was paymaster at that time the paymaster was the biggest man connected with the road in the estimation of the em floyes and tho people living in the towns along the line and his aneval in the pay car was usually the occasion tor for a great outpouring of 0 the people one night mal maj Redding tona Wet car pulled into the town of wallace the tha major and his clerks were given a grand welcome by the people they were escorted to a railroad boarding house and treated as royal guests it was conducted by a buxom irish woman who boasted that she sha set the best table at any town along the road at supper that night every regular boarder turned zip up at the table look ing his best the irish landlady as they called her he appeared in a neat blue calico dress all primped drimped up aal smiling il fay fai r cof cotee teer she asked with a pretty courtesy as she passed from ose one guest duest or another the regular boarders understood it I 1 all and they answered toffee coffee plase mum mal reddin reddington glon however was a down east yankee and not much of a coffee drinker so when the question was put to him lie he replied with his usual politeness 1 I will havo have a cup ot of tea it if you please it almost took her breath away the look ol of disgust on her tace face caused the regular boarders to titter then she flared lip ip say coffee ye om oma dahn adalin tl fr we have no tay lay she said as sho she poured the majors cup full of steaming coffee kansas city star |