Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1888-08-11

vast estahlfshmsnts and to make SuohASy
therein - bad never before been dreamed
Of In the classic halls Of HeesoniA
To. this hour the clerks Of Tie great
house talk OF that dreadful day With
bated bresth-for - bloody Hector RACED
through the Greeks, 90 did'the lzSat Nee.
son rage through his hundred depart.
ments. In the very first oflce he caught
Q wretched clerk eating sardtns sand.
witches. Without momsnt'Sl h~esftstion
he took the sandwiches and threw them
through the window.
..t .'D scye snPp0ss s! ! g:Z ION tG , come . I'd
asked, sayagay. "Thefe;5. now You can.
You needn't trouble to come back, you
remember you need not sendto me for .
character. Now, then-double quick"
The unfortunate departed, feebly no.
around at the other clerks aud warned
them that unless they were careful-very
careful-they would Boon follow in his
tracks, continued his course Of devasts-
ton. =.
Presently he met an editor, No. Ut
was, who was bringing him an agreement
to sign. He snatched It from him and
glanced through 1t.
"What do you mean by bringing me .
thing like thisf' he said; dts all wrong"
cit Is exactly a you dictated 1t to me
yesterday, SIR" said the editor, indig-
nautly.
What, do you mean to contradictmef"
reared Meeson. "Look here, No. Z, you
and I had better part. Now, no words;
your salary will be paid to you TIL the
end Of the month, and, IL you would like
to bring an action for. wrongful dismisd,
why, I'm your man. Good morning, No.
2; good morning"
Next he crossed a court yard where, by
slipping stealthily round corner. he
came upon a jolly little GRAND boy, who
was enjoying q solitary game Of marbles.
Whack came his cane across the seat Of
that GRAND boys trousers, and In another
minute he had followed the editor and the
sandwich devouring clerk.
hnlf an hour or more, iii At Last NJ. Nee.
son was fain to cease his troubling, being
too exhausted to continue his destroying
course. But next morning there was pro-
motion going On In the great publishing
house; eleven vacancies had to be filed. !,
A couple Of glasses Of brown sherry
and . few sandwiches. which he hastily
swallowed at q neighboring restaurant,
quicklyrestored hin, however, and. jump
ing into Q cab. he drove post haste to has
lawyers, Messrs. Todd & James.
els Mr.. Todd IMP he said to the manag-
ing clerk, who came forward bowling OBJ
%sequiously to the richest man in Birmine-
ham.
"Mr. Todd will be disengaged in q few
minutes. sir" he said. May I offer you
"Dsmn The Timesl" was the polite an.
swsr. II don't come here to.read nsws.
papers. Tell Nj. Todd that I must see
him at once. or else I shall 20 elsenhere.','
II am much afraid. sirs-began the
managing clerk.
Mr.. Meeson jumped up and grabbed
his hat. CHOW, then, what is it 70 .bei'
he said
ooh. certainly. sir; pray be seated
answered the manager In great alarm
Nelson's business was not Q thing to be
lightly lost. Il will zee Nj. Todd In.
stant1y," and he vanished.
Almost simultaneously with his depart.
ure an old lady was unoeremoniously
bundled ont Of an inner room, c1utchine
feebly at Q Eeticule full Of papers, and
proclaiming loudly that her head vas 20.
Ing round and round. The poor old soul
was just altering her will for the eight.
zenith time in favor Of . brand nav Char.
ity. highly recommended by royalty; and
to be suddenly shot from the revered
/ snNoaonan 10 hos 1nxuvav 4ok~ khA nnk~~
darkness Of tho clerk4 office wa really
too much for her.
In another minute Mr.. Meeson WAS be.
ing warmly, even enthusiastically, greeted
by Nj. Todd himself. Mr.. Todd was
nervous looking, jumpy little man, whf
spoke In jerks and gushes In such . wal
% to remind one Of Q fire hose through
which water was being pumped intermlt
tently.
Glow do you do, my dear airf Do
lighted to have this p~lsasufe,"h he begaz
With Q SUDDEN gush, and then suddanl.
dried up as he noticed the ominous ex
preston on the great mans brow. a..
am sure ! am very sorry that you wer'
kept waiting. my deas sir; but I was .
and most Christian testator"- =
Here he suddenly jumped and dried q,
again. for M. Mssson, without Ii,
s1lghtest warning, ejsculated:. "Curs
your Christian tesfatorl And, look here
Todd, just you see that 1t does not hap
pen again. I'm Q Christian testator, too
and Christians Of my cut aren't accus
toned to be kept standing about Just Tx
Office boys or authors. See that It dom
happen again, Todd"
II am sure I am exceedingly orieved
Cfcumstances"-
"Oh, never mind al that want m,
will"
"Wil-wil Forgive me-a little con
fused, that's all. Your nanneri 10 20 full o
hearty old middle ages kind Of vigox"-
Here he stopped, more suddenly eve
than usual, for Mr.. Meeson Axed him Wit
his savage eye, and then jerked himsel
out Of the room to look for the documen
In question.
"1Attle IDIOT" muttered Meesop; IT!
give him the sack, too, II he isn't'n MOI
careful. By Jovel why should I not hav
my own resident solicitorf , I could get
sharp hand witha damaged character Il
about $500 q year, and pay that old Tod
quite $4,000. There, u q vacant place !
the Hutches that I could turn into q
odaoe. Hang mo II Idont do IL. Iwi
make that little. chipping grasshopp<
jump to SOME purpose, III warrant" IN
! he chuckled at the Idea.
~ Just then Mr.. Todd returned with th
:! will and before he could begin to. NAL
J epy explanations his. employer cut ht
abort with q sharp order to read the gil
of It.
This the lawyer proceeded to do tws
very short. and. with the execution Of