The Red Cloud chief., 1885-07-17
SMART ALEXIS.

SMART ALEXIS.
Rev sh. Old Lady 0ss Even With D.A.s
Who M.ds Hsa ee . Son 81 Toll.
One day last week . hill car was com
ing down and stopped where . gang Of
laborers had taken up an old rail and
were laying down a new steel n
Half \ hundred were At work with
picks. shoyels and iron bars. and the
car had to stop until . rail was laid.
and the passengers were impatient II
was about noon. and the laborers were
tired. and many of them looked long
ingly to the tin pals under the shade Of
trees on the sidewalk. and perhaps they
did no, work as earnestly as they did
earlier in the day. 1. was the usual
crowd Of passengers. old and young.
rich and poor. Among them were a
couple Of smart young fellows who do
not have To wors, and whose life is
spent in dressing and undressing. hold
ing canes. etc Another passenger was
an old German lady. with a neat white
handkerchief tied over her head. and a
tin pail on the seat beside her that
smelled If onions She had 4 sweet old
face. that was as kindly a. ever was
seen. The passengers were watching
tie men work. and were looking at
their watches nervously. when the two
young fellows began TO make comments
on the slownes- III the iaborers-
Look mt the fellow with the blue
shirt" said one OF the dudes. ''He
raises the pick in the air, balances j.
and then lets it drop Of its own weight.
Then he stops and wait, for the pick TO
raise itself up again"
..Sec the one with brown overalis.
leaning on his shovel. waiting for the
millennium" said the other.
The old lady hitched nervously on
the seat and looked Disguised ut the
Young fellows. and it was evident she
had a friend among the laborer,, 20
whom she was bringing the dinner.
She looked out of the window so sweet
" a her old man. with "A crowbar in
hi. hand. looked up at her. The tired
look all went out of his face when h.
saw the smile of .'mudder." and it was
evident they had journeyed mp and
down the hill of life together for morc
wear. than the dudes had lived.
observe the old coon with the crow
bar said one of the fellows ..IIe is
slowing up for the banquet that will
shortly be spread under the UNI
bragcous elm hard ty. and he does not
wish 10 ruin his appetite for the spread
by undue exercise before eating. Let's
... -,rzly.c 70 t,,.,nt, xr,sl, fhnp,
eh?"
Nav. thanks. / have a previous en-
gagemcnt,' said the other. though !
would like to join You in discussing tirs
tcrrapin and broiled chicken and
shrimp salad that he will b. compelled.
oil alone. to stow away under his
wamus. Some other day ! will lunch
with you and your friend OF the crow
bar. But hush. bark. a deep sound
strikes like a rising kncll. 1t is the
twelve O'Clock whistle. and see them
drop the tools and make for the shade
on the sidewalk. n though they were
afraid of working a second too long. y
BY this time the old lady wa pretty
mad and she turned tn the young men
and sad: IL guess you never work
IIi'tu iIit 81 Niihsti IA " v wi 81
dollar and n quarter a day, dit you?
you never git up at wife over six
O'Clock in the morning, and take a Cup
of goflc" and little plack bro'd. and go
work. Of YOU dit you haf more SYM
patics mt dem mems"
The Young fellows felt ashamed. and
blushed. and all the passengers looked
glad because the old lady had shut
them up. They made one mistake.
however. They laughed at the old
lady in an impudent sort Of way. She
had talked pleasantly, as though she
felt hurt before. but now. after they
laughed at her. she looked spunkv. She
got up 10 20 out of the ear. and open
ing the tin pail. she took out an onion
in one hand and a piece of ancient
cheese ~ the other. and. putting the
onion 10 ~ the nose Of one dude and
the cheese to the nose of the other. she
said:
You ,Ant TO attend de banquet NIT
NV oft man. ch. Veil. shmell dot.
How YOU like Dot banquet? He hat a
banquet like dot every day e h. get
work To do, nit black brO'd. but ven he
O get work he only hat black bro'd
und small piece sausage. You make
fun NIT my h: rd working oft IAN. and
he break you in pieces and trow you
ont dc window. you little fools you.'
and the old lady took her pail and went
out, and the car started. She Wen; up
to her husband and said: Here
fadder. | bring YOU dinner" and then
she talked German to him. and his
YES followed the car. and his hands
clenched. and he looked as though he
would like to mop the floor with the
smart boys. aud il was the opinion of
the passengers that il the car had not
got away just rs it did he would have
done SO. and the dudes looked As
though they were in luck that their talk
had got them into no worse scrapc.
They DON left fine car. and with hand
kerchiefs wiped imaginary cheese and
onion from . their faces. and il is be-
lieved BY those who witnessed the &C.
currcnce that thev will smell that lunch
for a month. Served them right
Pec&'S Sun.