After wearing out the solitary waiter with
chasing after iced-tea--all taking thp cue
from Bunion, who sat at the head of the ta
ble dining in state---the Horse-Shoes began
appearing in the hotel officee in semi-uni
form begging the clerk for string and pins
to pull themselves together with-for I
never knew it to fail yet when the club went
away that we werep't short op shoestrings I
o or stocklings. Eumpy came down hot and
e sweating in a pair of pants that caught him
about foqr inches above his knees, and left
a big streak of ootton drawers visible that
e would bring the blush of modesty to
e a cast-iron gall; McGinty oould'nt ficd
any bshoes to fit him, and came down in
a his old ratsy lookiug tlrogans that
o never had had any soles, and had to .be
e roped dowp to .keep them from working
a up around his neck; while Tug Wilson
e was trying to borrow a neelle and thread,
t, and wanted us to wait till he made himself
e a new pair of ball pants; but we left him to
s his fate,,fqr the brass-band was waiting, and
r marched out through town " Climbing up
t the .Golden Stairs," apd .found all the
n Wealth zm1d Beanty of Rome packing the
n amphitheatre, eating pea-nuts and squirt
e ing tobacco-juice.
