The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1881-09-21
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that he had been particularly busy-no,
that was the pity of it. Time had been
when every caller at Dictionary Man
sion had, first of all, paid their respects
to him; in return, he impaired to each
new visitor such little hints and general
information as its founder, Mr.. Webster,
thought they might need to aid them
in their researches.
But, alasI those days were of the pasti
In the rush and hurry of modern Amer
lean life, people could not wait to con-
fer with him. There were constant call
ers at the mansion with whom he had
never interchanged word-people who
rushed through the halls, found the
room of the Word they desired to con-
suit, made their inquiries, and then
bolted unceremoniously. All this wor-
ried Mr.. Preface very much, for was he
not an old and faithful servantP
Mr.. Webster himself had given him the
position of janitor when Dictionary Man.
sion was first completed. 1t was COM
paritively q small house then; and
through all its changes to the present
enormous structure, with its numberless
dodgers, he had remained faithfully at
his post.
These were few of the sad thoughts
occupying his attention one night as he
sat restlessly in his armchair, wearied
with enforced idleness. 1t was rather
late for him, too. He usually closed the
doors early in the evening; but that
night Orator Puff was to speak at the
Town Hall, and had engaged many of
the biggest Words to assist him, and
Mr.. Preface was awaiting their return.
Meanwhile, the poor old fellow was
slowly going over his sorrowful thoughts,
when he was suddenly startled by a
scream. 1t evidently came from dis
tant part of the building. Going into
the hall, he found it rapidly filling with
excited Words, anxious to know the
cause of the alarm. As the commotion
appeared greatest in the corridor of the
"U's," he hurried there, and soon
found himself at the room of little Mr..
Up. Crowding past Curiosity, who
stood vacantly staring through the
door, he saw the body of the little
lodger lying PROSTATE on the floor.
Bending over him were Pity and Sym
pathy, vainly trying to bring him to
consciousness.
Miss Upas, the lady who lived in the
adjoining chamber, gave this explana-
tion: Her neighbor had come home
unusually late that evening. After
hearing him close his door, she felt
the Jar of some one falling. Hurry
ing to his room, she discovered him
lying on the floor, apparently dead,
and, in her terror, she gave the piercing
scream which alarmed the house. Mr..
Aid was the first to appear on the scene,
and was doing all he could to revive the
sufferer.
When Up had sufficiently recovered,
he told his story, as follows:
Mine is simply q case of nervous and
bodily exhaustion, caused by constant
overwork. There has not been q night
for the last two years that have not
come home so utterly tagged out that it
seemed as if never could begin my end
less labor again. Ever since the Jones
family came to this town, my services
have been in constant demand from
early dawn till late at night. 1t ap-
pears there is hardly an idea in their
heads but they think my presence nee
essary for its expression. For instance,
there is Father Jones. At first cock-crow,
he wakes up; then .gets up and
makes up the fire; sdoes up his
chores; BLACKS up his boots; seats up
whatever his wife cooks up for break
fast; goes up to the store; figures up
the cash account; sbuys up more goods ;
marks up the prices; fills up the or
ders; sfoots up the profits; shuts up
the store; dresses up for dinner; sits
up awhile afterward, calling for my
assistance continually, until he 'locks
up the house for the night and SHUTS
up his eyes in slumber.
"At the same time Miss Fannie dress
es up;' 'does up her hair; stakes up
her book; gets herself up in her lesson ;
shunts up her bonnet; 'hurries up to
school; catches up with schoolmate ;
Stands up to recite; passes up to the
head of the class; shushes up at the
praise of her teacher; divides up her
luncheon at recess; aud, as she srides
up home in the horse-car. makes up
her mind to sbe up at the head of the
school ere the term Is sup
"Tommy Jones runs up to the store
on an errand; strips up over stick
cries out that he is all bruised up, until
his mother 'bandages up his knee, and
shugs him up dozen times, and tells
him to keep up good courage and try
to icheer up
day. go from one to the other until /
Jul oOoACCAl bObeCAs ANOA WOd44 u OOAA-
plain even now if / thought my help
were really needed. But there is the
Brown family living next door; they are
certainly quite as active as the Joneses,
and, as they seldom require my services,
I can only think that my presence on
every occasion (for it can not fairly be
called assistance) is not Indispensable,
as the Joneses seem to imagine"
Chavr,ofr,l ohornafr1l fi1 uuac fha.fr-
iignant comment of the group of listen.
ers,. as Up finished his story.
Said Inconaprehensi6ility: 81 scarcely
can believe the Joneses to be so cruel q:
to abuse such q little man as Up like
that. Just think of it-only two letters
hight And here am i, very giani
among Words, and yet have only beer
called out once for month"; Then il
was for q spelling at public school
and was Immediately dismissed. Why
could not the work be more evenly dis
tributed among usln
/" You have spoken my sentiments ex
actly," said ProcrGstindtton. ssWt
ought to labor according to our size
My only work this week was in serving
for an hour as writing copy for Tommy
Jones. was very glad to be put to use,
although the teacher did say I was 9
thief Of time.'
"Let us hold an indignation meeting -
suggested another. 1--WE can at least
protest against such barbaric cruelty
and Injustice"
The idea met with favor, and the fast.
increasing assemblage adjourned with
out delay to the main hall of the build.
ing, WHITTIER all the other inmates were
soon summoned. Arbiter was chosen
moderator, in acknowledgement of his
wisdom, and because Of his reputation