Show they were abreast the tite failon Fl ilon tion it was a town in texas and a good many fItI families nilles from rom the north had bad settled there men inen and women reared amid refinement who had had some of the edges knocked off it in the rough and tumble life of a new state but who still recognized th tha a worth ot of it acknowledged their lapses somewhat sadly badly to themselves and were anxious to pick up any of the new wrinkles of 0 polito polite coclet society y A wealthy new yorker who had a broth er in law and some investments in the tom went down there one winter on the way to mexico tor for hla his health it was wits de added calve alve him benm aslinger as dinner linner I 1 at which the 1 ajae I 1 luca IU 1 l 3 u g ea w d meantie c IM rich visitor f a and n d his fashionable wife who was with him the dinner went off with success ss the rich man was a jovial fellow and his wife affable the texans however felt a little nervous lest they should commit some breach of the proprieties and they watched their guests manners closely now nov the rich man was a big eater not to say a g greedy eedy oue one and hia his wife had to watch over his meals on account of his health lie ile wanted some fee cream and she protested to him under her breath that it would surely make him ill he ile insisted and she dilated on the discomforts comforts dis of sickness in a texan town it was no use finally she said well it you will have it henry put some brandy on it for sake that may save you from cramps in your stomach wh which ich your obstinacy richly d deserves a and the cream is almost sure to give you so the rich man poured a liberal dose dooe of brandy over his ice cream under protest declaring that the compound was far fro from m ft a luxury when he glanced around th the e table and was woun about to apologize for hla his queer taste be he saw people on both sides of the table gravely deluging their ice cream with brandy mew york tribune |