The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-06-17

A Visitor Who " a. Above the Vanities
of This World.
From the brooklyn Eagle.l

Oh knIS NOrlu.
From the Brooklyn Eagle.l
'' Are you one of the editors of this
newspaper ?" she asked in futtering
tone, approaching the man who
does the Questions Answered for the
Eagle
/" Yes" he replied, taking her IN at a
glance. q Make the waist plain and
shirr on the skirt; put in an apron front
and leave the back OF the dress full,
with a narrow hounce at the bottom,
and the encyclopedia turned away TO his
work.
q didn't want to ask you about
Dress" she faltered. hope l am
above the vanities of this world. l have
Nigdercd about my res possibilities. and
her ewes filed with fears
Are you an idiot, lunatic, married
woman, or habitual drunkard 2" m
quired the Questions man, running
over the Noryum Organum to see if the
Plesiosaurus laid eggs or sucked her
young.
9 Sir p she demanded, with rising IN
digDation.
Because if you amt, you're legally
/ responsible" he answered, turning to
the question Z" How could the chill
dren of Adam marry. the daughters Of
man, if there was no man before
| Adam %
Il don't mean that. want to un-
derstand whether L am a free agent, or
/ if / am
"That depends upon how you have
made your contract If you bought the
! goods outright you are only liable for the
purchase price, but if you work on com
mission"
ono, no. Not that ;" and streaming
tears reused the "Questions man to
some show Of interest. - / am III doubt
Which way shall | turn ?"
"Well, my dear, that depends much
| on the dance IN the waltz you turn
from left to right until you reverse. In
/ the"
Good Heaven - calculated the in
/ quirer, che thinks l dance. No, no,
no You don't understand me. / want
/ TO understand the right road. P"
/ q Yes, yes I see. That depends upon
/ circumstances. Ii you're going to the
/ cemetery, you take a Greenwood car.
/ If you're going over to Williamsburg.
/ look out for a Greenpoint and Myrtle
avenue car ; or, if you want the circus,
/ you Will find the Fulton street"
Z" Merciful Providence tits not that,
4 either. Can you scoff at me when my
/ head is bowed thus in sorrow p
! "Oh, that's it p replied the "Ques-
tions man, glancing through Rollins
1 history to find the difference between q
/ Scandinavian and a Swedenborgian.
Get a brown chip turned up at the
/ back or on the left side, and trim it with
| a yard of Spanish lace and a bunch of
/ forget-me- nots in the front Or, you
might try a white Leghorn with"
Can't you understand me?" she
moaned, wrlnging her hands. Don't
you see that my feet are sore and weary,
looking for the right path ?"
''Corns ?" asked the Questions 3"
man, scratching his ear. Pare EN-
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'You mock me she sobbed. ''Pray,
| let me rest a moment
! The Questions man regarded her
sympathetically, and turned to the in
! quiry, "Did the Athenians fry their
/ CLANS or eat them raw ?" while he gave
/ her time TO recover.
81 come for information, she con
] tinued. at length g want to know
what / can do. [ am in a fever"
"Salts " proclaimed the encyclopedia
with energy. g You want salts; table
/ spoonful an hour before breakfast. That
will reduce the fever, and then"
81 You horrible wretch " sobbed the
unhappy woman, rising. Il came to
you because l thought you could guide
me to the spiritual fountain for which |
am thirsting, and you insult me III this
wanton way p" and she Topped ont of
/ the Office with riotous Indignation.
Most unaccOuntable female, solilo-
| quized the Questions man. - / told
/ her what [ thought she wanted to know,
and she gets as mad as the fellow did
| when told him that pawnbroking took
/ its origin IN showing Jonah in the spout.
| I've got to have more salary for tins
business, or the Edgle must get another
man" and the encyclopedia bent his
attention upon his question, "What
postage did Paul pay on his first epistle
| to the Corinthians ?"