, 1885-11-22
TILE JUNIOR MEMBER.


QAlAhly HAAhAhs AikatA NV NARkA -
and set some hot water and shaving
utensils on II little table al the heai Of u
bed from which came the sound of heavy
breathing. which indicates exhausted
sleep The servant stepped from the cd.
room Into the outer room. threw open the
windows admitting II Hood Of light. and
drew aside the portiercs. Then he re
turned to the inner room. and, without
more ado and with much dexterity. he
moved the pillows from beneath the head
OF the s.ccning man. The man hen
rolled over On his back. and %growled out
In a peiulant voice.
How weather."
Il lear rs a bell. - said the servant. re
specially. lie took the lather brush in
one hand and pulled the heavy head
which seemed to a instantly gone 10
sleep again. over on one side. lathered
and shaved his master quickly. then
brought n wet towel. on which u little
ice wnter had been dipped. and soused
the face OF the sleeper vigorously. Upon
this there sat up on the edge Of the bed n
blinking. winking. drowsy and surly
specimen Of the genus swell His face
wa fat and red. his hands plump and as
carefully cared for rs n woman's, and his
hair thin on the crown of his head AS
soon rs he got on the edge OF his bed.
his servant thrust n pair Of slippers on his
toes. laid Il bath robe beside him. and dis
appeared The bachelor got up. stretched
himself. yawned. kicked a spaniel which
came bouncing into the room half way
across the floor. and went TO the mirror
in the front room and stared at himself
with considerable c-omplacency.
A moment later the solemn servant
came back with II bottle of iced soda
water in his hand. pulled the cork. and
handed the bottle To- his master That
worthy put 1t TO his lips, gasped. gurg'cd.
swallowed ii all. threw tho bottle IN the
corner. told the servant to smile or he'd
break his back, and forthwith tumbled
into his baib.
Shortly before 10 o'clock Il gentleman
of about 40 years OF age. whose ruddy
face was clean shaver. with the excep
ton Of a small dark mustache. emerged
from tn, big apartment house. fixed {
single glass nrmb in his eye and stared
up and down the street His attire wa,
of the most advanced fashion, his var.
nished boots were SINAI and well made
his brick colored gloves quite new. and
and he wore the shiniest OF hats upon his
sleek looking head The red neck bulged
a bit over the collar. and the man. as he
stood there. Strengthened himse + once or
twice but soon relapsed into a set
tied stoop OF the shoulders and a droop
ing carriage OF the head that seem
natural to men after years of dissipation
lie gave a few words of direction 10 the
solemn servant. who still attended him
turned on his heel and walked with more
or less briskness to his club He went d.
rectly TO the breakfast-room where a
table was already laid for him. and one
waiter look his hat and stick. while the
other hurried of and came Jack with n
glass Of nbsinthe. which was taken down
at Il gulp. Then the bachelor leaned
back in his chair. took up a morning
paper and peered at 1t heavily. Suddenly
his eye caught the eye of a fellow club
member. who was smiling pleasantly from
across the street.
What arc you grlnning att" he asked.
in a voice that sounded musty and foggy.
-EhT" said the man addressed. Moth
ing in particular Still. its very sad
What isY"
The way your hands are beginning to
shake in the morning
The good -natured bachelor tried To hold
the paper still for a moment. found that
II shook like an aspen leaf. ordered some
more absinthe aud grinned back at his
friend. The little joke seemed to please
them both immensely
4.
AT IL o'clock the sleek and red faced
man descended the steps OF his club
quickly, jumped into a cab thai was
waiting there. and within half an hour
was seated in his o CO in lower Broad-
way. A small. quick and %obsequious lit
tie man. except that he was more intelli.
gent. rubbed his hands briskly, and
smiled pleasantly as the junior member of
the firm strobe in and sat down lazily at
his desk.
We'll, Higgins, - said the junior mem.
Der. with the same good-natured smile
that he had bestowed on his friend Of the
club. observe, / am ready for business -
Then he opened the lower drawer of his
desk, pulled out a box of cigars. and
said.
"smoke. Higgins'n
mo, thank you. sir. l never smoke
during business hours
"Thats right. Higgins, A" said the Junior
partner. briskly striking a match. Never
smoke-puff. Never smoke-puT-pufr
during business. A mans apt to get
ratified, you know. Well, now I'm ready
10 earn my daily bread. What do do
~firstg"
A gray haired clerk was called in. and
he. with the assistance of Mr.. Higgins.
managed to get the Junior partner to
write his name at the bottom Of Il hundred
or two rather preteutious looking docu-
menls. The little gray haired clerk stood
on one side Of the junior partner. aud
passed the paper carefully under the pen.
holding it down with both of his wriuklcd
little hands, After the name had been
written in the hand that still shook. the
paper was whisked away by Mr.. Higgins.
carefully blotted. and placed on a shelf at
tho afHa nf tho hggE Thraa gfruru uuara
consumed during the operation.
At o'clock the Junior pa<tner stepped
into a cab, and twenty. five minutes later
alighted at the doors Of the cafe Delmon
leo. The walters turned toward him and
he nodded to half a dozen acquaintance
before taking his seat at one of the tables
As soon rs he was fairly seated. another
man. who In attire. name and face was
almost his double. came in and look the
opposite chair After a momentous dis
c~ussion. they decided on having an ONE
lette. with kidneys. partridge, vegetables
and n quart Of Burgundy. Several let
tiers. In n handwriting that was indubit-
ably feminine aud Of various colors. from
violent red to pale blue, were taken to
the junior partner and his friend by the
head waiter. They read some. discussed
others. and slowed one OF two quietly
AWAY ~ Ahtii phthtAf Nltuoub SLY luH n
word TO each other about It. Then the
junior partner fell 10 discussing the con.
dition Of affairs At Delmonico's.
Where, F" he said plaintively, do all
these young dudes come from. and who
the deuce are theyl All the old crowd
seems to have died or grown domestic.
leaving the field to a lot of saplings whom
nobody knows or cares about And look
At the gamblers. tool There's Billy
Dsutsch standing near the door. Larry
O'Hrlen-though he's the best OF them.
you know--situng near the desk, and
Thompson and Edwards monopolizing
Which for M The fnt svmntom o.