Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-10-04
ShOddv i'm Parfs

Shoddy IS here at last; and tn ss,,.I =.
| af Poris rratars a.41f-the ears Of Pc. -
gle at the sound Of well-flled poc ~
nave just returned from halfan-h
lounge IN the courtyard of the bol-S
snoddy headquarters. Behold him Il -.
magnlhcenee as he reclines gracsfailv n sro-, ~,
Two ehalrs, one arm thrown over ~. - -
Oh the third, his boot theelrestine At Al a.
Vation higher than hts head r,1,oo -
nm OF one of the wooden tubes that eoI,ss;T
the lan-llk9 palmiers. He is sfaokine Iia9
seventh cigar, while he waits The rst,,-rc
OIL MS wife and daughters from tho dr;,-.
Ioe IL recorded en- paSsant that fanoaie
snoddy never walks-and here thew S5ro.S
fat' saliow and long past forty. fhe roy'f,
ron snoddy sits bolt upright, for if sbe s.
ellned the world would lose half hsr -
fractions, and while seeing She d~iEa. !.
be seen. She has diamonds IN ~ -. =. "
sne has pearls around her neck. aST's,
Niagara OF pearls flowing ever S.-s
mountainous bosom. She has 49,
bracelets on her arms, rings upon bs- ~
gers, and would have bells upon her 80
If the preiudices ofsoeiety were not &C.,
such fashion. The shoddv made, -
not as refulgent as tho mother. Ths rt,,c
court yard as they enter brightens un q ~, 3.
a sudden burst of sunbea1ns, and as llsv 60
scend, which they osomewhat beaviI1r 3-,,,
the carriage there is proIonso.I lnatsli;ss
rattle, as. though they wore. which -
great part they do, chain syroT' 80.
their clothes. Shoddy himself cioar \, n.
mouth-it is never out exce1t = -
drink, or spit-lOunger over to tls-.''.
consults his watch, a costly af3sir .-.e.. -
smaller ; tnan the hotel clock above ID
heau, ana hintlng that il it is lunch tirDe
sla1es s..13 his "iteiltion OF putting himself.
outside { /: of something right OH The
laules replying through their noses. tbat :
theP nave no 'oeecshuns," the whole
party shine and rattle up the steps. ana
are soon engaged IN taking stock''-s,os
phrase Is shoddy-of light and ela....t
repast, consisting of strasbo,,-,. 49, -
Plbkled salmon, lobster saIs5 ~
eumber and cheese, washed
by two bottles Of eliequot. and oo..,.. s,s.s
ded with what the ladies deponoi~-sa.tsoo - -
"Ireshener up and the gensI.--so .,so
corpse reylyer y This siSr;o,,s -; -
mad scarcely vanished from ~ -.s.-. ,.s.I-4 8 8
When my attention was called. nv .bs;,
very hlSh voices, to MEETING ~ sbe55--
ladies who were waiting. As tbo-- s--..'- 4--
i, TO De hauled up to their room, .s -
al.o., diving bel. bell ~, They were yeIlowe- s.
f ma as snaR Rra.ls. the party I have Just
keeping up high-pressura GO oo-,.-..s olie'1s
IN voices pitehed to the KEYNOTE of
way whistle. Forced bv circurc Tre ~ a raii-
become listener, l was Is tanees 70 :
less than five minutes wieo,o, Ia favored IN
which, o,;S.. hiueh domestic
net % that @ jane m Hss' fhe merely recording The
aides, was at that mouert 49, .o oi one OF the Z
up for drive in the he P,i ,G1ing herself
stephen has gone out win b5Ot5, - and that
liquor" Do exarerata, r,a us iatler to
ny j a., f%rls' Isn as have before said IS aood,
III - ny ,SS "oIeeaalr I Tiehes of the new
1obnioDa J1m4eI aTn;ooI En9 more than realize Ben
1btIe % and snio, snleaI conception and are face
1aris Co'Tspo''dsat Of f5e Io,,' eoilID''Tl. -
'etegraph. '''' A1o''a''" lay