The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-06-16
He Believes The Papers Now.

"0fmme your hand - exclaimed n some
what excited individual as he bounded int
tho Chronicle Office last evening. Your,
right. you are; and | anne down TO toll you
sol It's true. every word Of it.
Yes" murmurcd the local, with n prati.
fed air; so no motioncd the old gentleman
toa sci thinking. no doubt. il was his last
article on tho evils of intcmpcrance that had
fctcho | him.
~ >. sir; it's just as you say. I didn't
noe to b'lievc in the newspapers. but I do
now. an l como in to tell you about IT,
Twnsn't q burned thing but a broken lock.
dye see. an We sent out for the nearest
carpenter to come and fix IL all right.
Well, that fellow come; he looked Mt the
door, turned tho useless knob n couple of
times. said something about : them mortico
locks and then went away. In about an
hour he came back with q little arrange
msnt he called u pick. and which he kind.
iy informed us was genuine one OF the
regular kind used by burglars. He put
that arrangement in tho key-hole, turned
aud twisted II fos half an hour. then gave
US The valuable information that that lock
had boon br1kcn ever sincs it was put on
in fact. they often done them that way,
these reconl-cisss me ,hanics. He guessed
tn oniy thing Cor him TO do WINS to take on
tn facing. so he would go and get the tools.
Atoat this time tho old woman came down
stairs and wanted 10 know IL she WINS over
goi L to 10 let get through tina door ?
Now if there's anything l do hate. it is to
got the old laiy to growing. She don't
growl easy. but when she does commence,
oh, Lcrdi Well. in about half an hour the
fellow appeared again. He had about forty
tools Of different kinds, now scattered
around. He jammod a mammoth scrow.
driver in between the door and facing. and
Pried on it until the facing gave way in
hall a dozen p, en- he took another
instrument, n with q hammer. sueceeded
In smashing the catch Of tho lock. rcndcr-
ing il perfectly unfit for further use; thcn
he gathered up his tools and remarked that
it was two ate to do anything further that
night.
He forgot to return next morning. and
had TO be sent for. The messenger was in
formed. at his shop. that he was not In, but
would come over A. soon as he returned. In
about two hours he again appeared upon
the scene, took the measure Of tho lock. and
disappeared.
AFTER another half hour Of suspense no
brought tho new lock ; then worked around
at tie door. blessed all other carpenters in
general. cut the mortice to At the lock, and
then found out that he had n left-hand
lock when he wanted q right-band one.
The old lady came down again about this
time. and said that the next time / wanted
o lock fxed she'd move out for a couple Of
weeks.
Finally, after defacing the moulding all
round. getting the Knob a little higher and
the keyhole a little lower than originally
or SO as to leave implanted spots showing,
he gave us the cheering information hat
his work was finished. and he would send
up the bill.
Now. I hadn't believed what you had
been saying about plumbers md their bills /,
but when l saw that bill it convinced me
To one mortice lock. s. so, removing old
one. III; half dozen screws. % cents; time
OF carpenter and assistant, 81 rs; total,
$40 80. to which l might add. spelling two
yards Of brussels carpet, IS; defacinR
moulding. etc, Sand irritating my wife
past all redemption.
"It'u fact. truth. every word Of IL. and
you can count Of my believing all YOU saw
Observation-Disclosures, Chronicle.