, 1873-11-02
THE MAN WITH THE UMBRELLA.

He has opened out we'll during the last fow
weeks. Flo has ofton carried tie tips OF his rat
taas just one inch too low during the Alternating
days OF drizzle, and thus SGT silk hats enough
bottom up along tho eurb-stonos to infect dia-
tant amateur with the belief that every second
stroet~numher has boon oponed rs q restaurant,
with fancy fermentatiou-tubs out in front to
bold the rojocted hash.
uo has also shut up, between showers, dur
ing harveat-days Of oluinootial happiness,
with much greater aolf-satisfacton than ever 3
woman's tongue folded itself away, but With
much less convenience to companions For, the
umbrella Of tho man with tho umbrella is most
dangeroua when smallest. Closed for day. it
has, like collapsed banks, puncturcd weak stom-
achs on oil sides.
This man with the umbrella is always the
same-proyidel he bo the samo 1aan
with tho same umbrella. Otlerwiae,
his genus varies IN its species with as manifold
aboauty as the marigold or the hollylock. Tho
old. fashioned old man-the original Jonathan
of New EnGland-comos Wost to still deolare war
on peaceablo communisies BY placing hiB green.
cotton umbrella undor arms. Many younger
mon, who haye mothers-in-law to pilot about
crowded streets, also adopt this high horizontal
| method, with sound, practical bonellt for a re-
sn sna:, yng sosgsDe H to ASsS'd ss aoa bfSs' 6 WITH
at the apex. lie leads tho way through tho
crowds Of cloudy day, with Lis nnabrolfa- point
hold firmly to tho roar, and motAer-in-1aW n
little more 80 he ha!ts !; she las on q full Aeau
Of steam fat man behind her laB ditto; ro-
suit, motlor-in-law beautifully gorod, and no
longor to onoroach upon Lis attehtion, sayo by
tho conventional hat-band Of Grape.
II it's foggy In tho morning, the Uttlo man
hoiAts Lis Paraaol, aud insists on carrying 1t in
that shape all day. And, with 1t thus, Ao Aopa
through the crowd like a toad going
wost under walhing-stool. II draws 10
him ouch unique attention as haymakora bestow
upon w-jaokets. Io il always In haste to
men Of extra altitude and four-story lats. II he
goos to church through tho rain. ho carries hla
cotton companion oroct into the yestibulo, and
holds 1t opon long enough for 1t to spit dirty
water In tile faco OF every pleco of silk within
roach Of itH rim. llo IL cousin to tho born boor
who has walked to tho railroad station
so"s s,r e raIn aIn:,tn and enters 9;o. tho ,o. H.
over the right-l,anl row Of people in Heata,
waddle lazily toward tho opposite ond, and fol-
low hia umbrella into the scat beside tho beHt-
drohsod lady ho eoeH,-using it as = Hort Of
bralal'-feaco botweon himself aud l,or.
The other man. boalaos the OLD man and the
who woess hia dry-weathel umbrella under his
arm on tue spir!t-leyel plum, IL the nervous mau
WHO Ia harm'osb only after aoath. IIo chuckH 1t
frat under Ills left wing with twang
that tlaPs . small Hlovelfal Of mud
among tho bosom-Elalts Of tie unfortunate
brelIaa earthly loss, and Bpins about to apollo
gizo and assist In eBoorting homo the coquottiHh
roal ossate, at the Same time thoughtfuly olang-
ing his umbrellas ontla lust In time to vino the
miro end. like butter-lnife, acroaa tho coat
sleeve Of the pasalng plobelan. 1hep ho con-