The morning news., 1889-02-07
The ELEVATOR Bow.

Ario Bates in the Providence Journal
In sufficiently sharp contrast to Peter was
| Dicsy, VINO took his place. He came in time "a
| be familariy aud most appropriately known in
! expressed perfectly tire variety OF elevator boy
| ne was. DiCky TOOK a violent dislike 10 an Eng
| hsnman who r0omed at the top of che building
because that individual persisted in speaking of
| the li1t.
This amt no lift, Dicky would protest with
the greatest scorn. This is first-class eleva-
| tor
I'VE call them lifts in England" the English
man would reply with the air Of one who feels
that he has settled everything.
"Oh, they don't know any better there, -
D'cky would reply with bouudless conteupt;
but cant you learn nothing now you're ia a
count Y W 4ere you have a clance?"
This dialoEne was gone through with pretty
nearly literally, and then the Euglislman re-
ported to the authorities that DcKy i'm
pudent. The story was too hopelessly prooable
on the face OF it 20 be doubted. ana the imp was
give his dismissal. On the last day OF his service
the Engiisnman came into tGe hall just AS tae
elevator door closed Ii sp~ans forward, Lat
Dic0y twitched AZ the rope, and the elevator
rose TO the level of the first floor.
Come bacs here you cOnfOunded imp N
roared the EnGlishman, whose temper was by no
means of the best.
To the surprise of those in the car, Dcky
obayed, and ran down until his lace was o. Il
level with that of the Sp 1aker on the otler side
of the wire aUtced DO n.
TIE elevator amt allowed TO come back for
nODoug hlltI a. SOt 10 lhS iNSl llODi, he SAD
with a malicious grin; and away he shot vita
his Loaf leaving his enemy To fume and fret as
he chose.
A lady who had occasion to 20 frequently to
a studio in one of TIE new bull llings was one
day accosted by the elevator boy with the query
whether she did not want buttons.
II may, =" size an wered, amused by his man
ner. Don't you like your place here
"Oh, it amt me. '' he returned with a very
grown-up manner. They couldn't spare me
here. It's my little brother lie IS as handsome
a kid as ever you see. and I've been ooNlng out
for place for him tnis good wliie; iAe your
looks, and your togs II do irst-rate.'
"My-my togs?N repeated the lady so bewi-
dered that, although the elevator had reached
the street floor, she made 10 motion to get out
Yes; your liverles think they d be nec0m-
it as SHOULDN'T lie added ia s burst Of honest
enthusiasm over his brothers beauty. Jimmy
is that handsome he'd become the toys"
The lady went home in state bordering on
stupefactiOn, but whether jimmy was ever
given an opportunity TO adorn her "togs' l am
unable to say.
1t is curious problem what is to come Of all
youngsters OF our day, and especially do the
elevator boys present themselves as q strange
feature of which the outgrowth cannot out 6e
strange ana perpeXng Ii the qualities which
distinguish the elevator boy, for instance be.
come Increased aud transmitted by hereditary
accumulation. what an amazingly acute. impu-
dent, Independent, selt-relant race viii snrIug
up; and when this comes to pass i is o be feared
tnat all the dehcacv, the kudlnesS. the
courtesy OF the Peters Of the guild will be
hardly sufficient to leaven the lump.
Add twenty drops II Angostura Bitters 10
every glass of impure water you drink The