Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1888-05-19
Miss Oily Daily.

She is q sort of omnipresent damsel,
common to all communities, and on ia
nous visiting terms with all the neighbor-
hood-at least, she thinks SO. She always
runs into your house in great haste as
though her wish was to borrow fire. instead
of telling you lin voice lowered in terror
lied accents) that your nei9hbors on the
other side of her have just closed a loving
tussle to remove supertluous tresses from
each others devoted heads. Indeed, our
lingering informant draws ON her imagina-
ton so strongly i'll depicting the manipu-
lation of Jet and cardinal locks, that we see
forthwith n mental picture of the angelic
book-keeper above, with busy pen sub
tracing handouts of hair from our neigh
boris record.
She lbs reme!ned standing during this
exciting recital, she being in too much of
hurry" to sit down. Now she sinks into
chair and relates other d!raful happen
ings, her haste apparently of lesser import
ance than her chit chat, and the budget she
Is generously banqueting you upon. All
The time she is going, but doesn't get OFF.
Perhaps Miss billy Daily is such q very
kind hearted creature, and seeing the i'm
piled entreaty in Your face for Just one
more of her stoales, she cannot deny you
ner society all at once, SO she breaks the
shock of her departure by frequently re-
iterated warnings of We'll, really, musi
CO."
But she doesn't. She settles back and
aimlessly talks for ten more minutes,
though the washer-woman may be waiting
Tor her wages. with n sick family at home
needing her immediate presence; or. she
may be cheating you out of other duties
which you are anxious 10 discharges; but
courtesy keeps you there giving ear TO
Miss billy Dally's gasconading and idle
gossip.
Finally, this creature of a most tiresome
habit will arise; but still she tarries, stand
ing in various unbecoming attitudes, repeat
ing for the tiftieth time, Il Just run over for
a minute," forgetting she has already slain
many golden minutes.
She may get halfway down the hall
when She will suddenly brighten up with
something she had nearly forgot to say
Then, in nervous state, you must listen
TO what is of no more benefit to you or
humanity in general than Hebrew is to
Geronimo. Then she hangs on to the
door knob, still talking, as if she held the
| hand of long-lost friend and felt loath
| to pant with it. After the door is opened,
she issues general and particular invita-
tions to everybody present to "call soon,
| pitching her voice to upper G to reach
those who may not have followed her to the
J door.
She may get so far as the gate, when an
after thought, or last underscore to "call
soon," strikes our going" caller, and you
must risk pneumonia by standing in the
chill winds TO patiently and politely hear
| to the end.
Everybody seems relieved after Miss
billy Dally's departure. She may be ever
| SO nice otherwise, but her prolonged an
nouncements of going detract from hei
society materially.
Miss billy Daily and all others whom il
may concern, when you say you must go,
! put your potential verb into force and go
Do not daily and have everybody on the
qui vire to see you go. BE not Extensively
short or abrupt, but go, when you say you
are going.-PrOE. Ad. II, Gibson, IN 81
Louis MaGQziie.