The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-05-24
THE NAN WtTn 4 NOSE.

voked a desperstv case Of nostalgia II
this Individual; but IL II 10 be wondered
, under the nosopoetio Influences he has
undergone recently. such M the whisk,
cases. the Prestidge acquittal. the lot
terry suit, and d. b. uaslight. he should
have roamed AWAY from his native
heather IN search of n purer and healthier
atmosphere The malicious inference
Of certain distinguished temperance
assimilate the color Of his nose to that
Of his moustaohe) that Nosey has had q
code In his head is an infamous alander,
which might result IN n fifty thousand
dollar damage suit If Nosey could find
something to erecafe upon. This alb
strd attempt TO throw sand in the
readers eyes will not succeed
The uses Of sand are So multitndinous
| that to en,iunrate them would take u
/ long time and much more knowledge
than Nusey assumes To possess. Its
common uses are. besides, too we'll
known 10 need mention.
| Did YOU ever 20 out house hunting
with couple Of handsome girls. while
the old lady stnid nj homo to darn tho
hosiery, aud do such other light work.
extraordinarily done by the girls IT
you haven't II Is all the same. You
will find among some Of these girls
not all Of course. not@a decided
objection 10 houses without halls.
| IT, makes no difference whether
one with u ball costs twenty five
per cent more II month. the advantages
II has over one without hall will be
argued with such ability that tho old
man will put up with the extra monthly
expense. even though only to please the
girls. and that they may sec the old door
plate filling up the Jagged spot whereon
the name Of the preceding tenant was
bIazoned In blackened putty on n
ground of plated argent. Now. what
relation has oil this to sand will
naturally be asked II will not be al
vnnoed TINT all house hunters have tho
same motive for their preference for
halls but bne thing Is certain. the rela-
tion eSiats. Tho old man comes home
after hia days tell. puts on his slippers.
picks up u newspaper aud literally
ilings himself into nh m-chair to road
or to doze. according to the hour of the
night nj which his Mary James lover IL
still down stairs in the parlor. When
his patience onn stand II no longer the
old man. shod In indiscreet slippers.
steps noiselesaly down stairs and finds
thom both sitting 80 close together on
the sofa that no is inclined to think that
the young mans arm Ii around Mary
james waist. This Is an Illusion, for
who ever knew OF u young lady's per
mitting u young man to put his
arms around her waist, in n parlor,
with tho lights half-down. the old
man upstairs reading tho Daily I'M |
maculate." and the old woman dream
ing about how tho pigsfeet should be
served up best In the morning. No, sir !
Tho old man did not gee right he has
simply left his snectacles upstairs. and
he retires confused, mildly suggesting
that IL Ia late and That the last car
passes on It's way down town Mt twenty
to twelve o'clock. But tho i'm
preston remains, nevertheless, and.
the old lady, flis audacious sus-
pcion is communicated to Mary Jane.
Mary Jane loves her pa almost as much
a. the now straw bonnet he gave last
week 20 go to the amateur min
strcl show. where she saw u jig dancer
aud for naught in the world would she
permit such a suspicion to recur to the
good old soul. The other day Charley
came to SEQ Mary Jane and they sat
down on the sofa. Ho didn't put his
arms around her whist. oh, no, not ut
all but no sat down quite close to her
to hear her ask him In u mys-
terious whisper: Did you bring [
my sand 7" Here IT. is an
5wered the Lotharo In u deep base {
sotto roce. In twinkling OF the {
,yo Mary Jane had gone out I
into tho hall and returned. and.
with smile Of satisfaction on her face.
she resumed her seat, II anything,
loser still to Charley, who, however. 5
"A ta III
.ime After while crealsng and i,
arc heard on the staircase and
n the hallway, very similar in sound to s
he noiso Of u starting locomotive. In /
! few moments the old man s head pops E
II at the parlor door. Mary, did | ]
cave my specs in here?' says the old
casting u glance around !
he half-lghte1 room MARY was /
itting near the front window. 5
md Charley standing up, hat in
land. leaning against the man
le-piece, ready to go.) LA, me, pa
Why. you've got them on That's
o." answers the old man. MARY S
Who's been spilling that sand in the $
Mary, innocently really c
lon't know, pa, unless brother Jimmy n
las been playing on the sand-pile ut the |
orner."
Good night, Miss Mary good night, t
lr. Blink" says Charley; Il think a
lear the tinkling OF the last cars bell. y +
This house hunting business Is full OF o
i'd adventures, one Of which occurred
o Nosey. Now, Nosey Is a batchelor, s
ut an aged batchelor, and u man Of un Il
character and morality. s.
Ie has charming niece, whose house
uniting he does with her when occasion Is
equires it. One day, not long ago. he +
resented himself with blissful lt
mile roaming over all his ten
er organ of smell, at the office g
q house agent and asked o.
or permission to visit a neat little cot Il
ige on b street. Certainly" replied
le benevolent agent, scenting a long d'
ursed prospect Of commissions, Il am II
lst going up there now We'll go and te
But, sir" ventured Nosey. 81 wish
, visit it with lady, niece of mine, th
,-morrow morning, and l thought you al
light let me have the keys till then"