, 1875-11-06
F0OR JONI ES.


came over him as he stood for an instant re
garaing the inviting little bed, with it,
snowy apparel. Then be stripped of hi
coat, and flung il at the nearest chair, tore
desperately at his nec1ts and collar, and
hurried his boots into opposite corners. \
moment afterwards, as he stl.d in the middle
of the floor arrayed in a robe de chaInbre
stretching his arms, yawning and scratching
his head, he thought that surely all this
world was not made in vain, and inwardly
blessed the drowsy god who offered such
oblivion from all worldly cares-tse satire OF
his landIady and the taunts of bis tailor.
| Then he walked under the gas Chandelier,
and posing himself on his toes, stretched
upward, and grasped the turncoci between
his thumb and forefinger. Lookins caref1I-
/ II around, he shaped course for the bed, b,
and then turning oGt the light, rrshed fu-
riously forward, only to fall over tn, rocking
! chair and bump his head sInartly against the
center table. He slowly raised himslf TO
sitting posture on the dcor and pressed his
aching brow with one hand, while he SLOW Iy
chafeG his barked knee with the other.
| WHAT BAD, BITTER WORDS
| Were torn from his lips as he consigned the
man who invented rocking cmirs TO 4 fiery
home. Oh how he would ike 10 haze the
party who first suggested the use Of marble
/ slabs ON center tables in his clutches. How
| he would throttle him a.d grind him, and
- what's that He heard hs name spoken
in the adjoining room, which WAS occupied
| by two dressmakers. Jones apartment had
formerly been used in conjuntion with the
other as "A suite; there was door connecting
the tw1 rooms, and he cautiously felt his way
toward it, and laying his ear close to the key
hole, listened
"Oh' Lizer, wake up, Will yer. Old
Jones il drunk an owl, he he's been d
snashin' the furniture
I'D hate orfully to mary that man they
say he's got dreadful temper. Miss Smith,
the landladU says he's very dissipated.'
"Yes, love, and young Tompkins who
works down IN tho Central Market TOLD me
this afternoon that an opium den, up IN CALI
fornia street, had been raided on the other
night, and that old Jones WAS found inside.
u:,der table, III a stupifiaa ~o-l;tinr aInr.r
with a crowd Of mashers and Barbary Coast
rangers
"ISN'F II UoRRIBLEI"
a. " lnva Iar s,r, ., .1aa..
Now Jones had jeen remurkabl~ sweet on
one of the yorns ladies INSIDE. He had
| taken her 10 Woodward 5 Gardens, to SauoelI-
to, and TO score of ,ther places, and this was
| what he got for hi reward 1t was all q CON
spiracy on the part Of young TompkIns to
cut him ont. Wa be going to let him DO il?
No, not if he knew himself, and he rather
guessed he dill. me young woman had I'M
| piled that he was drunk, and light began
10 dawn upon hin that perhaps he was a lit
Tie 80, or crazy, or both, for he could not be-
lieve that anybody could tell such pack Of
lies about him. Then his wounded shin be-
gan to smart, and draft Of air coming
through the keyhole made his ear ache.
- wonder If the cid sinner has gone to
sleep YETI"
% wish y0a would go to sleep and hold
yer tongue, Lizer. When you're awake you
talk and when you' re asleep You snore."
'.Suore! Oh, you horrible thing how dare
yOu?'
Yes. you snore, and there's no comfort
4 ,leepin' with yer at all How in the name
of all that's good am to get them tucks and
frilIs On Miss Perkins new pullbsck to-mOr-
row mornin' If yer don't shet mp and hold
yer jaw"
" Miss Perkins is sarcy thing. l wonder
whore she gets all her money from :"
- know something about the impudent
jade"
''Yes; what is it 2'
"Won't>you tell! -
I" No dear"
% She paints."
d" How do you know p
q saw it on the box"
"Yes what did it say :"
1T said, Lily Whi;e'-twenty-five cents.
~ How rude
Here Jones was begGiled with the persona
history OF every one in the neighborhood
with all the scandal attached, from Mis-
Perkins down to An hee, the Chinese cook
His legs shook with the cold, the pain in hi
ear became more and more intense and hi
teeth ratified together for all the world Jus
like a gambler shaking the " elephant
tushes - in a box The clock -.ruck three
but he listened on, however, eager TO catch
bit Of something more about himself.
"Old Jones amt sch a bad TELLER after all.
"WiII you and old Jones Just go and han
yourselves, Lizer: Iwsnt TO get some sleep.
"Gid Jones and me have had heaps of fut
together, and the dear old fool has taken IN
round So much | can't help but keep in witt
him"
keep in with me-" thought poor Jones
well this Is pleasaut-ievilish pleasant
isn't it p
. - reeollect the time 1 came round u ge
him to subscribe to the general fund of tn
Dressmaker's Library and Total Abstinenc
Society. The society was all in my eye. yor
know, but the old duffer BIT at the bait an
came down with two dollars and half, an,
me and young TompkiRs went % Maguire'
on the strength of it,
. This was the most unkindest cut Of all.
Poor Jones! He recoIlected what tim
he had had saving up those two dollars and
half towards buying a new ha:; how he ha