Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1888-04-15
WALKS AND TALKS.


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hezrinx Of Wziks and T4lks Saturday even /
Ing a seek 40.
Wei you suisnt drop sround Aoaday."
wa tie snsHef.
Iss~ tie collector, for saeh be was. yes
tsrcsy. ana be tod ne hls experiences.
Il called again Nocday, sd What 10 yea
think the old dGfsr said
Nothing unpleasant. I'm sure, Tor be l.
. most sgfsesbls gentleman"
GA. res. 100 - agreeable l said TO
him. Vel. captain, lave called Yea
SAYS be. so see. Can you 20 anything
f0F msy sad l. No, an s1FEy u say he
replied When shan | call agsn' asked
We'll sad he. let ne ses. Say about
Wednesday / was on hand Wednesday,
Fou oet, AID Gays i. DO ans thing lor ne
today, captain 'S0E today. came the not
unex Qecled response. When snail l cali
sssing Oh any tine you leei ike a. nay
dear bog said tie altogether too proyok.
i1giy too Pheasant gentleman.
why olcnt yOu come night down 10 The
point and tell him snat you wanted.
i id. yesterday, when 1 called again,
snd when l asked him right down Dat,
Captain - wbsn are you going 70 pay
ME that little biir lie had the gail TO re-
ply, Paw your bill? Why, | know nothing
about that / told him / was getting tired
OF his promises. Promises. says he.
Promises, I've made no promises. You
asked me several times when yon could
call again, and l told you. Noticed your
visits became quite frequent. There. nov.
don look so cross. Ny Gear sir. don't you
know that men g0isg sbOu. the neighbour
hood frowning injuries trade2 They cause
business men 10 feel depressed and thereby
lose confidence in each other. Haven't
YOU noticed how much better trade Is when
every body Is cheerful There there, no
apologies. Good bye. Call again.
Mrs. savezrisn Richie lin fur store. to
sAlesman)-"I want to look At pair of fur
naliAs."
salssman (doubtfulIy ~ don't think
know what you mean. madam
Mrs. ). R.-"One OF my friends has pur-
chased pair Of horses and a sleigh and she
said she got the parapneraa.ias ~ 40 with
Ii, and | want pair too
Salesman face reidening are all
out OF them, today, ma1am- "-Ths Judge.
Two well-knswn ladies were walking
slowly up Monroe-st yesterday afternoon,
enjoying the beautiful sunshine and sd-
miring the new Spr ing styles in the show
windows. One OF them was overheard TO
remark TO the other: " / have loDged for
the coming of this lovely sunshiny
weather for several months, and now
that il is here feel so happy that L"
Just then a small boy came dying down
the street with n shabby looking dog at
| lached TO a string the dog leading the boy,
1 - Il
ladies. who bad paused Tor moment TO
| examine some dress patterns that were on
exhibition in front of store. did not
| notice the runaway pair soon enough 10
make their escape, anu the boy. thinking
/ 10 check the ugly beast in his mad career,
rushed between the two ladies, the dog
going on the other side of the lady that
was expressing her joyous feelings. The
| lady would have fallen hesdlong over the
| string had it not been TOR a passsr-by, who
rescued her. She turned on the boy with
| a terrible scov on her face, saying, in a
| harsh voice, You impudent little wretch
| pn wiring your neck But The boy AMI
his pet had disappeared around the corner.
Two gentlemen inclined to be PUNISH,
were riding leisurely along Coit-aye. the
other day, observing the new buildings and
other improvements that we're in operation
along the street. After they had discussed
the new sights thoroughly, one said to the
! other: This is indeed quite street"
| The other gent was at loss what 10 say,
| until 10 his great relief lady wearing spec
tacies hove IN sight, he therefore replied:
II expect II is"
mustn't forget the children's talk in my
walks. You know there is many a man
who never hears a word from any Of his
children, and scarcely ever sees them awake
from Monday morning till Saturday night.
1, is coming Spring time now. however. the
days are growing longer. and once in a while
l find KID who gets out in the morning
even before the old man. One of these early
birds was Just outside the gate of Spring at.
residences playing in the dit. the other
morning, when his father came out from
breakfast to go 10 work. The ooy was per-
emptorily ordered into the house aud upon
refusing 10 go received a slap on the cheek
aud q vigorous push through the open gate.
The little fellow went into the house cry
ing bitterly aud OF course went s,rai ght to
his mother.
"Why. Johnnie, what is the natter"
asked the woman.
Boo hoo-ho,-man hit me-
"a man struck my little boy? What man
was it7
"Boo-hoo-hoo-hoo' That man what stays
around here Sundays"
They were discussing neighborhoods and
neighbors. and curiously enough each man
thought he mad the best peighborhood in
the city. When all had spoken the quiet
man said he had the best neighborhood.
None of the neighbors have daughters
that play the piano" said he; none OF
them want To borrow my paper. and none
| OF them ever want TO uss my telephone"
They all stopped still and looked at the
quiet man, and one OF them presently ap
preached him and asked Have you any
neighbour
live ia athiokly settled neighhorhood, -
De said.
"Havs you telephone"
81 have"
DO you take the psper7'
Il do"
The Qusstioner then stepped back 70 bis
companions. and without . word they
t1rned. withdrew anS left him alone
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