New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-10-01

| If therein = vacancy iathe reportsriA d.
| partuent Of any Of our ootemDeesriea "a
know of . party who can fill il, Although
| We do not know the party's present address.
He came to ID mbary, two weeks $50. to n.
| port hapPeninss Tor the local edition OF the
Ners, and proved to be an unusually &C.
iceptable man for the place. He was pala.
faced young ms1 Of Stroag nervous force.
but . calm exterior. Tho expression of bis
features wa, of that peculiar kind which
implied either purity Of purpose or impurity
| of liver. He had beea hero two weeks, He
was sittiDg alone in the editorial room last
Friday, when . knock & ihs door sum
moned him. He opened It ard let in an ell.
derby lady of fleshy mien, who had been 60
cut in breath by getting up the stairs that
she could say nothing until she had taken
q seat.
AIS the editor in7" she finally asked.
mo, man." replied the reporter, with his
deferential look. He st0ed near her, with
one arm resting on the back of chair, with
an expression Of tender attentiyeness on biz
face. ~ ~ '----
1t may be we'll to explain here that Dan.
bury contains moro fast hOrses THAI nv
town Of it's size in the world. and in soase
9uence fast driving accidents are Of daily
occurrence? The Ne,rs is located ID that
part of Main street where it iu110I
expectedly changes its mind aud CONES
back again. At this point swift fJms
teams are constantly passing. csc ~
I'm cory for that" observed tho "a
lady, speaking slowly because Of the trouble
with her breath, abe cause I wanted TO -
him very much. An then l had such . tnea
to get aoross the street. for the teams. u
declare l never saw such driving in all my
life. should think your authorities hare
xx~r E- = en
.They try TO- said tho reporter; "butlt (
Is no use. Are You acquainted with ~.
Baileyf
.Land, no. Il never saw hlu,} en- thafs
the reason come ill.,. I live in Ohio, md Z
am visiting friend in, Brookfeld, an !
thought as Twas SO near bury would
come here an see him. But it pears have
had all my trouble tor nothing" 1F - u
Il Am real sorry" said the new man, -
face singularly Frightening as he spoke
But he don't come here very often. Age
is telling on him." .x2 r74 ias-
He 10 old, then. 10 he B. said this old lady.
We'll might ha' known it, But how does
he get across this street, with all the teams
acomiug as they dot I should think he
would be run over and killed." =
Well, don's wonder You think %.
Every body expresses the same surprise:
And it is wonderful. By Jove, madam,
Continued the young man. his pale iaoe
lighting up with q glow OF animation, sou
would be astOuishsd to see the old genue
man come across that street. He comes
down that street there (pOinting up WmM
street, Oppositel, land when he gets to .le
corner he stops and looks 40 carefully and
intelligsntly across the road as you couid
bis wig and wraps it up in paper. and puts
1t down the lsg of one of his boots"
w oil, declare" broke in the old lady
ne Years wig"
oh. yes. The salt rheum carried IN
every hair from his head which is ss bare
as door knob. Then he takes out hN
teeth-two plates"
Mercy sakes," cried the listener, mo
teeth nuther?v
mot Of his own, man. Took 20 muca
suipher for the salt rneum that 1t csromeu
on every tooth in his head, and LETT nus
mouth as smooth rs new culvert. inen
ne, ne tskes oat his teeth and puts them aO~1
the other boot leg, and watches his oppot'
tnnity. Pretty soon he sees an opening.
ana then he just bends down his head hkS
TINS, tsuiting the action to the words anu
goes kitlng across. throwing both nsl %;s
over bis head and yowling at the top OF n~
voice, 'Looh EaN! Looh Haw."
MeTcy sskes y gasped the old laay
"s.vHnIisnment, "what does that mean
!" hat. mama'
"LoOh haw.n
On, that would be Look Ont if it haa
teeth IN 1t, but his teeth are in his boot isg'
YOU Know. just as he reaches this sue,
Two men appointed for the purpose ca.cn
h h,m m quilt nd'carry him right up mere,
because the exertiOn exhausts him 80 tnss
ne has no life. Then we rub him an put IN
ms teeth, and slap on his hair and tx nla
against the desk, and he goes right to worA
as natural as any body"
served the old lady. "How l would like 70
see S the Old gentleman. But l can't stay
flease give him my best regards
wui' mam, y said the pale young man e.
YOU" %
NOT at all, nam. Good day" And che
Ho lett !Danbury shortly after, on foq o.
He wOiudn's wait for the cars. He SAID no
might AZ we'll ha Vrolk,;nv "a standing up III