Wichita eagle., 1889-01-11
HE WASN'T A Shelf.
The Manufacturer snd the Dignif1ed Man
Have a Talk.


Have Talk.
a man with q hole in his hat, red nose,
and his coat fastened together with horse
shoe nail approached well dressed and digni-
fed resident of Brooklyn on Hamilton ferry
boat and said:
''Sir, see by the morning paper that we
are going to have colder weather"
The Brooklyn man looked at him hard, but
didn't commit himself.
81 was capitalist onct, to change the sub
ject," said the man with the storm signal nose
81 don't look it now, do Il"
NO" replied the Brooklynite.
~ was, though The last of a large fortune
has gone"
'Whiskyg" inquired the Brooklyn man.
40 sir" decisively replied the man with
The illuminated nose. Nothing of the kind.
Speculation, sir. | went up to Croton q year
ago and bought brick yard. l tried all the
drrent receips for making brick that
knowed and they all failed Do you reckon
orter have put salratus in them brick to
make EN- raiser
II am not engaged in the manufacture Of
bricks" said the digniied man coldly.
''E,xactly-only wanted your private pin
ion, podner," answered the man with the edi-
ton de luxe nose jess wanted to know If
you thought the bakin sody would of histed
EN- Didn't know nothing bout brick you
see-mebbe orter used bakin' powder in EN-,
chg"
- don't know, sir" and the man from the
City of Churches buttoned his overcoat up
under his chin.
Them bricks o. mine wouldn't swell up an
fill the dish we baked 'em in, You know"
went on the ex-capitalist as he pushed back a
lock of his hair that was escaping through
the hole in his hat II didn't have no re-
ceipts for mixin bricks 'cept ones picked
up [ had never run no brick bakery. |
want no shelf You know what mean by
shelf, do your
please have the goodness TO direct your
remarks elsewhere, will you?" said the man
from Brooklyn.
mo offense, sir, no offense," went on the
other, fastening his coat little closer with
the horse shoe nail; II s'posed you was
acquainted with French, that was ALL amt
no desire to use language that you don't git
onto readily meant want no head cook,
that's all Mebby l socked too much yeast
them brick P'raps | orter made salt risin'
brick Like enough | should "a set them
brick over night in a TIN pan and kneaded
'em in the mornin' an baked 'em with
quick fire Pro'bly it nd been better to mix
a stiff batter and set on the stove and stir
constantly. What's your ideeH
Let me alone or I'll have an officer take
you il charge when we land"
Don't do it. don't do such thing. You
are successful in business-I failed, that's all
the dif'rence. Sometimes | think orter put
more short1,in' in them brick alays said
that if | ever failed, give me 80 cents an q
clear conscience an I'd git TO the top a'gin.
Give me the half an I'll try an make my
conscience do"
NO, sir"
make it quarter en- I'll rustic fer the
other twenty-five"
Not q cent?
''Call it tea. old man. an I'll bank it till
touch another gent for the forty
mo, sir! l believe that you are an i'm
poster and that what.you told me abont your
brick yard is false" and the dignifed man
arose.
''Sir, do your worst" said the unfortunate
manufacture. Us he took another reef In his
coat Don't even make it nickel unless you
feel that you can spare it without weakenin'
your capital You may see the day when
you'll be standin' over mess OF brick IN
certain whether TO put In one or two pinches
Of SILT. Au revoir-beg pardon-good-byl
New York Tribune.