Show TWO A very old man tells of something that awakened tender 1 I came across something last sunday old very old man ono day in that brought tears to my eyes and started a hood of recollections that I 1 could not control I 1 had been out with my eon in law for a little excursion and feeling thirsty we dropped down in the yard ol 01 a neat looking hotel and called for some rhine wine and seltzers you will have to order a meal said the waiter abid we said of course two meals in time the rhine wine was brought the glasses were smaller than they w ere when I 1 was young but their contents were otherwise well then he brought the meals they were the ordinary sunday drink meals my son in laws was ordinary in every way but the trailer had dropped mine and poking it up in a hurry had placed it on the plate upside down otherwise of course I 1 should never have noticed it on the bottom of the meal carved deep into the crust were the initials BG R and the date 1890 may 17 seventy years old and more that eaines was the initials were my own and as I 1 looked at the figures almost as fresh as when they were first carved my memory went back to the bright sunday in may 1895 when a friend and I 1 bad ridden on our bicycles to the selfsame self same hotel and ordered the same drinks and meals of course it was only a coincidence but it was int erestine it was juat about that time said old man picking up his cane that the custom the boys had of carving their names on turtles backs was given up they carved them on kaines sunday meals because they lasted longer and I 1 think that I 1 was one 0 the pioneers of the new custom and the old very old man went out in the spring a young mans fancy lightly turns to thoughts of do little early risers for they always cleanse the liver purify the blood and invigorate the system jesse J driver druggist K ot P annual fleeting this morning the grand lodge knights of pythias meets in this city the session will last three days the last day thursday being spent at saltair Sal tair where a grand concert will bo giden in the evening by the first division band whose uniforms arrived yesterday the band will also meet the incoming delegations at the rio grande western depot at this morning mrs R de young middle burg iowa writes I 1 have used one minute cough cure for six years both for myself and children and I 1 consider it the quickest acting and most satisfactory cough cure I 1 leave ever used jesso J driver druggist |