New-York tribune., 1886-08-22
4 SAMARYrly's EYpEsYgyCE.
From IN, Soston Pseoyi


newspaper man OF wide scquain and bencvo
lent disp !sltiou was going home mig 20
OF some consequence In tie community who had tArr
much 700 long over the vine cup, and la state
were not got safely hoUe very soon.
Bless me said the newspaper man to hilself.'
heres "a chance 10 do the good Samaritan. I'll hava
to handle Jobson carefully, because is very drunk.
and sdrOity steer him home while seeming let hia
50 he stopped and fell into easy conversation With
We'll | must be going home, Johson. Won't yoa
walk along with metz
shsrtny. OF 30, slerin N.Y." said Jobsou .Grcsrc,
p.asme n Q warf slice man homo Come ri long.
ole fellow. coe long"
They set together. the newspaper man supporting
the unsteady movements OF his nanou Sad.tnlY
the former remembered that he didnt know wAors
tLo southern outskirts Of tie city. trsriri diss. 60
beyond bis own house. But he din't dare ssk any
question that would suggest to Jooson that he
us hitn hone. and simply depended the Impetus In
the right direeteu to carry them along.
FrcsehtIy they reached the newspaper mans house
and JObson insisted leaving a,in there Eat no
newspaper man grew very eroih.riy and KEPT Jobson
going lhe iatt"r protested that the night dsap
s5f chilly, that wouldn't do for him, Journalist %
eoins and going There wasn't ca or carral. spi
.hs sooo ata1 couldn't have dared to tsss ons i
hs own w.o getting up In alarm At his abseace. Du,
oDsoo who had grown drunker and irun ser secnsl -
have friendly mteIest ln. The nev, raI er man trei
"Al ri old girl" saIa Jo6son nv rre,. sooo rs
nome now nus shee him home. Coo night, ole .i-i
~ would seem That not Ing could rssrau Joson from
staftng Dsck 10 town with lis compln,ou lipsf'y Ia
ipsst"l, hs q COMPROMISED. that tao ucw spaprr man
shocld say AL night with him.
Mrs Jco.on gayo an appealing look and h- ourn4iist
consented taahinR get Jobson Ia tho house and u IN
slI OUT, ny ~, wl'es Aid. But Ouco in J0bsou IL
sisted that ne nust sleep with him. grew y-ry ugly
"hcn he triad 10 get ont ol IT, Aud the unfortunate
uH"siaper man vent up D. bad lth tho dg.Haard
!ooA on hls ecat only wen his friend iid woa u't
huch sihslo button until tho other Lad unfstened ths
corresponding onr ana wouldn't get iEtQ bed until to
othc A, At last both we're snuely under the sscct'.
anu Tue hcwspaisf iLan waiting eagerly for soma
sish IN lIs COMPANION asleep, when J0bSOn
claimed
no"
by zhe ole Harry, get up and shay your prayers n
I'll shay mlnci'
The newspaper GOT up ami krelt at one ie OF tho
bed aud Jobson nc the other Whom the vera
completed both got back into bod, aud IN nOu; nyo
minntc. Jobson began 70 snore loudly tn. ncwspspor
bis opportunity. He roso stealthily pnt on
his untercoshing with trembling hands, sneaad down
the stairs with bis onief garments IN his arms ani
finished his dressing below Thea he ba.e lLs wse,,-
ing Mrs. Jobson good morning, aud .lsroI FOR bis own
house. IL broad daylight when ho reaehal ho,rs
aud he found aErhef weeoing there I. srss nm
The next time nnt n drunken nan maxim, \ uishs
Oft" tho newspaper man says now, ho can mako
night OF II for sil OF NO. have had enough Of tns
good samaritan business TO last me all my life. e"