New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-23
HE WASN'T A Shelf
,r. cruRER AND THE pIsNIyIED MAN.

u,,,, =, rurAcru AND THE DIGNITIED MAN.
A ran with hole in his hat, red nose, and his
.oat astoned together with horseshoe nail sp-
oro,aed velldressed and dignihed resident OF
proxyn on Hamilton feryooat and. SAID;
Sir, I see BY the morning paper that We are
ag 10 have colder weather.
The BROOKLYN man looked at him hard but didnt
0mmt himself
al was a capitalist onct, to change the subject
sa,d tho man with tho storm-signal nose. Il dont
look It now, do IT"
"No,n replied the Brooklynite.
al was, though. The last Of large fortune has
gone"
aWhfskeyfs inquired the Brooklyn man.
aNo. sir.s decslvely replied the man with the
Illuminated nose "Nothing Of the hind. specular
ton, SIR ! went up to Croton year ago and bought
n brick yard. I tried all the dlfrcnt receips Tor
making brick that I knowed and they all faiied.
DO you reckon I orter have put sapr@tus IN them
brick 10 make 'cm raise"
81 am not engaged in tho manufacture OF DnoAs'
said the dignifed man coldly.
"Exsctly-only wanted your private 'pinion' poo
ner.p answered the man with tho edition do luxs
nose aJess wanted to know II you thought ths
bakin' sody would Of h'isted 'em. / didn't kno"
nothing bout brick you see-mebby / orter used
bakin' powder in 'em, ehf'
81 don't know, sir,' and the man from the CITY
OF Churches buttoned his overcoat up under his chin
the dish we baked 'em in, you know went on tho
ex-capitaIist as he pushed back lock Of his ha's
that was escaping through the hole In hh hat
didn't have receipts for mixn' bricks 'cepe ouos
I picked up. 1 had never run no brick bakery. 4
want no sheff. You know what mean by snen'
do yours
"Please have the goodness to direct your remarks
elsewhere, will you,' said the man from Brooklyn'
@No offence, sir, no offence" went on the other,
fastening his coat little closer with the horseshoe
nail; al s'posed you acquainted with French,
that was ALL amt no desire to use language that
you don't git onto readily. meant l want no
head cook that's all. Mebby socked too much yeast
into them brick P'raps I orter made satrsin'
brick. Like enough should "a set them brick over
an baked 'em with quick fire. Pro bly, II Vd
been better TO mix stiff batter and set on the stovs
and stir constantly. what's your idee ~ l.,
Let me alone or III have an officer take you 10
Don't do it don't DO such thing. You ara
successful in business-I failed that's all the dfence
some times think orter PUT more shof '. nm ~
me ffty cents an a clear conscience an I'd git 70
the top ag'ln. Give the half an I'll try an
make my conscience do'
Make It quarter an I'll rustic fer the other
twenty -hve.'
Not a cent" 49,,
Call II ten, old man, an III panK IL I'LL toucn
another gent fer the fofty.'
No, SIR / believe that you are an impostor and
that what you told me about your bnckysfu -
fase and the dgriasea ina man be Unfortunate manu-
facturer, as he took another reef in his coat DON
even make IL nickel unless you ieei ua' you 81,
spare 1t without wesken hs y3ap s over mess q
brick uncertain whether to put in one or two pnches
Of salt Au revoir-beg pardon-good-ny