The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-09-08
Mr.. HENnERsoMa MANIA.
Now why should Ice Cream and Walk with
Pretty Girls Produce Hydrophohiat

From ne burlington Hanteye.
Last Friday evening Mr.. Ellis Henderson,
one Of our best young men. went out walking
with two Of tho sweetest girls in Burlington:
and modest %FS meg 2hd Mr. was NICE
young man. too. He wore that evening little
straw suoi nat lat, WIZ Wy pa9y6i1e 9and cuiGE
yoat buttonhole bouquet and fifteen cents.
Ih9 evening was very warm, and as they wal od
match. the weather and sunstrokes. by and
by one Of tho young ladies gave delicate little
shrek.
Whore Where Which one. Efrida 2"
aFiI the otbe5 Ygne Iayd srssTy ,rouod
tones. looking gently but resoutely at the wrong
S'@@y ThcIre5 Exclaimed El,rida. nrtlcss,y noIn
Ing as she spoke. " How funny 1t is spelled;
Why, said Ethel. i is spelled correctly.
"Hu-why-aw--why. yes yes to be sure"
said Mr.. llcndgrsOn very huskily staring as
hard ms he could ut the window full Of house
WHY. Mr. Henderson" said Elfrido. in tones
| OF nmaZcment. now can you say s0Y Just SEQ,
| Ice. ice, c-r,double c.nl, crcam; that's not
non. Eirida" cried hor companion. you
must be near-sightod. That isn't an e. II is an
a. Isn't II. MIR. Henderson,"
And Mr.. Henderson,. who was praying harder
| than he ever prayed before thnt all earthquake
might come along and swallow up either him:
| self or oil the ice cream saouns in the Cntod
| States, he didn't much care which. looked up at
| the chimney Of the house and said
That Oh. yes. yes; OF course, why Ger
| tainly How very much cooler II has grown
within the past few minutes =" the young man
| suddenly added with a kind Of Inspiration {;
! surely that cool wave the signal service de-
spatchos ,annognced as having entered this
country from Manitoba must be nearing Us
! once moro
And he took out his handkerchief and swab-
bed face that looked as though II had never
/ heard of q cold wave, nor even looked into tho
face of a man who had hoard Of one He know.
when he talked Of its being cooler. that his face
would scorch an iceberg brown in ten minutes.
| by this time they turned n corner. and the APP
paling sign was out Of sight MIR. Henderson
=" always ilketo stroll along Jefferson street
in the evening. said Ethel. It's so lively.
NIr. Henderson looked scross to the other side
Why no. Mr.. Henderson,, exclaimed FL
| frida. That's an Ice cream saloon
Ethel laughed merrily. Do you know" she
said, wondered what 40 many young ladios
cd HSn55 in ssS eSS;hn rs hSuss
And oh the feeble ghastly tincture OF mirth
there was in hi nervous Hn hal' II sounded
ns though u boy with tho earache should essay
g :, !. it true. MT. Henderson" asked Ethel.
Mr.. Henderson. gasplng for breath. eagerly
assured hor that they did. very frequently. and
that in every instance they scattered death and
cities he said they had been abolished 10y the
law and the same thing should he done here.
a9d aS 1s n ydq esn man wS1 S ar All M
the city limits and were located far In lonely
n sd s by 5dS Win powder S h2 gs
Ethel. Il don't believe they are u bit danger
w Nor l." echoed Eltrida. Il would no, be
afraid 10 walk W to one and stand by II all day.
Why. are You 50 afraid Of them. Mr. Hender-
Mr. Henderson gnnshed his teeth and secretly
! pulled out great sheat of hair from hs head
IN peryous agony. Then he said that he once
Of those terrible engines Of dcstri ,ton while
she was drinking ut It. and he had never since
been able g. look at soda fountain without
How sad, said both the young ladies'. and
How 10 they make soda water. Mr. Hender-
| son 2"
And while the young man was getting ready
poison. Elirida read aloud four ice cream signs.
and Ethel road on a Transparency, Lemon
EsSs So0SS reirssshns and hs@hiS and
cream p99rlorss twice and Ethel looked at ths
SSGS y 70 6 GSE H AnS fas sa sae happy
indeed; It makes this dusty street nnl scorch-
nj Thorn oven and then young Mr.. Henderson.
who tqr the last ton minutes had been clawins
| his hair. and tearing oil HIS neektie and collar,
and paving the air. shouted il tones Of wild
frs317yy' vos 20. vos Como IN oomo IN IN,
,r va; w. Sys r,9 Ia conc a.! ln an
M n whole weeks salary IN fifteen minutes.
SCI ON W. Sody ice cream cakes strawberry
eobbler. lemon 100. 9nd sherbsi ST en- up'
It's on me. Oh yes | can stand IL. Ha ha hal
| am John Jacob Vanderbilt in Disguise Oh
yes; II don't cost anything 10 take an evening
walk In Darlington. Oh no. Put out youI
frozen pudding, la. La. h-a-a."
They carried the young man 70 his humble
boarding house and got him into bed. and sent
for his physician. He is not yet entirely out d
danger but Will probably recover, with care and
good nursing. The physician does not know
hydrophohia. rs the sight OF a piece OF ic,
throws the patient into the wlIcSt and mos
furious larQAlsms.