. Illustrated history of the Union Stockyards; sketch-book of familiar faces and places at the yards. eers, in the steerage, riseswhen ennui threatens. And, between you and me andthe fencepost, the ladies are always ready to visit thesteerage, for the captain always tells them—eachlady in confidence, of course—of the celebrated beauty,but rather notorious countess, who had a cow stablebuilt near her palace that she might spend at least anhour a day there, for the countess knew all the secretsof beauty, and therefore knew that the sweet odor ofthe cows breath is amongst the best of complexion r
. Illustrated history of the Union Stockyards; sketch-book of familiar faces and places at the yards. eers, in the steerage, riseswhen ennui threatens. And, between you and me andthe fencepost, the ladies are always ready to visit thesteerage, for the captain always tells them—eachlady in confidence, of course—of the celebrated beauty,but rather notorious countess, who had a cow stablebuilt near her palace that she might spend at least anhour a day there, for the countess knew all the secretsof beauty, and therefore knew that the sweet odor ofthe cows breath is amongst the best of complexion rem-edies; and indeed, according to history, this countessdid thus i)reserve her beautiful comiDlexion until herdeath. Perhaps it is because of this that the ladies are sosorry when the voyage ends, and as the voyage is madein ten days, of course the gentlemen have not tired ofit either, and so there is general lamentation when thecattle boat makes her port. And why shouldntthere be, for who that has ever been rocked in thecradle of the deep in such a boat will say that it isDot simply^^great?. BILLY THE LETTER-CARRIER, Billy, the letter-carrier who has distributed mailthrough the stockyards district for the past fifteen years,is ODe of the best known characters of the neighbor-hood. Striding along with the even step of a mechan-ical walking man, Billys familiar figure, shining face,and cheery smile are ever pleasing to look upon andwelcomed by all. Billy has a wide-spreading reputation as a sprinter,having won in several eight day go-as-you-pleasecontests, but what has really made him famous is theknowledge of horseflesh and stock market valuationshe has acquired during the years he has been aroundthe yards. In the horse market timid buyers seek hisadvice before deciding upon the qualities of a horse orfilly—Billy knows a lot about fillies—and, so valuableis his opinion considered, though he is always tidy andtrim in his dress, as is befitting one of Uncle Sams rep-rese
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