The Washington critic., 1889-05-22
A TYPO INHERlTs A FORTUNE.

lht AHltu2O 4nNtt iit WIS NlD
The Sub has to stand around and
wait till one of the typesetters regularly
employed takes q notion that he doesn't
him 10 take his place. Tho Sub Is
dcbarrcd from asking for work by the
etiquette Of the profession He may be
run down at the heel, frowzy, ragged
and hungry, but he must say nothing;
he may only appeal mutcly for some
body TO take pity on him and give him
chance to earn few dollars.
This printer had waited for two
weeks without getting days work.
He appeared regularly at the proper
hour, and stood first on one foot and
then on the other mt a central point
where everybody could see him. lie
might rs well have been climbing the
Matterborn. The printers all around
never noticed him, They went from
the standing galley" to 'the stone"
and thence to their eases" and back
again. passing the starved and ragged
sub dozens of times every afternoon,
but nobody said anything TO him, says
the Chicago Nail
Finally, on the last day of the second
week, as he stood dlsconsolately lean.
ing against "tlie dump" one of the
regulars VINO had been working q
Stretch" and had finished II, ap.
proached anu SAD
Been snbDin here some time,
haven't you y
Two weeks, mourniuily'
,,,W orkcd any
Inc SUP looked at the regular as
lnougn nc leit grea, notion 10 work
OIL Q NIUE OF great load OF bitterness
which mad been gathering in his soul;
nut ne rcpfesseu the Inclination and
said husklly;
no; not yet.
fou don look as II you nad much
margin Tor ,livihg expenses How have
you ilVeu
Inc SUP looked at MS quesuoner
again. me 4uesuons were cruel and
ne ielt IKE hltting PACK, put they were
aiso synPa'nellc' ana ~ was strangely
sweet 10 pe sympatnizeu WIN
/ ! maven hVeo' ne salu nave
siaryeu.
nave you nau pace 10 sleep!
nave siept III ch,'irs III saloons
mneh tney Wouiu ~. me, anu on
Dencnes on ,he iake front; othef umes
We carried tne oahncr' :,
OarryinT the panner means waIK-
my ABOUT an hlghi III 'he strects lor
iack OF place 10 sleep. -,
our IN pretty tough luck, said
lhe regular ana you can work 1or me
tonight II you want 10.
We pech III Just as tougn luck ior
two weeks as at present, saiu 'ne SUP
anu you never thought OF IL peiore,
thouGh you ves seen me every day..
| wen, may ne nave; Dut diqn
hhlsh my stretcn uil last pight want
10 WORK l0,nighu
me SUP sueignleneu up ana looked
av the rcSuiur s'eaaiiy ior minute.
ne resentment IN his neart was gam,
ing the upper hand: lie thought OF
ms own Gays anu hiSnts OF misery ana
munger ana wre'cncd loneiincss ana his
heart grew hol WIN re0eilion; lhen
nc salu, very caimly ana quIeuy;
No-o-o, ! guess not: IL ISM that
you care whether i've OF die tiat
makes you ask me 10 work We
SUCK 10 your case ior three mohths anu
| yo" re worn out, that why you want
70 ioal. lts sumght'out seliishness
Nun you-nCdIhlng ha generous N,,, about II;
besiues anu mere the SUP snileq
| -, A. -. ~. .......t 49, q AZ,
Went Went 10 pn w9fk .ne proPrietors OIL lhe
1taha laciic, where l am stopping,
might preseht their oiil' 30 might my
Inllor anu ha.'er anu pootmaker. II l
goh WORK at al tney KNOW its no use.
,;s Ise' nr a,. 'o, vnu SUI mp aIin9 llgu asa,n ln
h,s queer way Nlu waikeu Gown the
SIN ihgh's Oh narrow, dark STAIRS.
hpou. ~ nv " WEN i'.cr tne SUI caine
up lh .no cicvu.or aiiu wu'heu into tile
CONFUSING Iooin en,ousn thc coltorlal
quarters; nc WASH ! the same person
at an ne was richly dressed, clean
silaset, s h's.y {ouis iilau, as uniike the
rcsyn.iui ,, nuT Us .w9 PERSONS couLu .I
Vel Meii pc, al al .nae the oarper, a5u tne
iurklsii on.n nun, ana ,aiioi, ana gen
,lei,iaii ,n ms iuiiishGr T, couiu no lor nm
iina pGeii uohe; ne Iewcier h'lu oeen
visi.eu, 700; ~ mne solu ciiaih nau an
ciegahl Soiu wa,ch as yest pocket
slhker, anu uiaiilohu DlaAcu on us
hcck,'c uho "iio'ncr III ring oh MS ieit
n''na' 'Ha ao,,,oa l., ov,o,u .,o ..,.,o.a =,
a, ne maineu III ailons .he PRIMERS ~
.nc houi mhen NC hnuw uheS Woula De
aoou. lco1y W q",. uis..lou,ihs anu 20
~ supper ociore ucginhing lhe nlgnt
Molh; 5ic seiIc'gu ,iis .iiie because
,etery99uy w1u'H oc .,, .nere. ne 'o9k
ms oiu sua"u oy he lump, ana
mncn ,hG oppol..uniy oi!crcu nc
aSsiuo'1u o.a .nc a.eeh.lom oi inc ehtlre
oilicG py IaPPihg veIy ho,sliy on the
saliey wi.i Will s'ues.lck, ;s, tne same Ta as a
CillirIidn pounus WIFI MS SuVei. lnen