The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-01-07
HE WASN'T A SHEFF
The Manufacturer and the Dignihed Man
Have "a Talk.

The Manufacturer and the Digni6ed Man
Have Talk.
A man with hole in bis hat, a red nose,
aud his coat fastened together with horse
shoenail approached Wei dressed and dl5ni-
hed resident of Brooklyn on n Hamilton ierry-
boat and said.
"Sir, ! sec by the morning paper that va
are going 70 have colder weather
Tho Brooklyn MAN looked at him hard, but
didn't commit himself
If was capitalist onct, TO change the sub
iectn said the man with the storm signal nose
~ don't look 10 now, do II
NO" replied the Brookynito
Il was, though. The last OF Large fortune
has gone"
"Whikyf inquired the Brooklyn man.
"No. SIR" decisivoly replied tho man with
the Illuminated nose. Nothing Of the kind
Speculation. sir. / went up TO Croton year
ago and bought brick yard tried all the
difrent reccips for making brick that /
knowed and they all failed Do You reckon /
orter have put airatus IN them brick to
make EN- raise"
"Iam not engaged in the manufacture Of
"EUctly-on wanted your private pin
ion. p0dnorn answered the man with the edi
ton de luxe nose. ''jess wanted 20 know X
you thought the balin' soly would OF hlsted
em. Didn't know nothing bout brick, you
.oe-mebbo 0rtcr used badn' powder in EN-,
ehr
IL don't know, sir % and the man from the
Cityof Churches buttOncd bis OyercOat up
under his chin.
"rhom bricks o. mine wouldn't swell mp an
Oh the dish W. baked EN- in, you know, "
went on the ex-capitalist, rs he pushed back a
lock OF biz hair that was escaping through
the hole IN his hat Il didn't have no re-
ceipts for mixin bricks 'cept ones | picked
ap I had never run no brick bakery. !
want no shelf You know what | mean by
shelf, DO yOuH
Please have tho goodness % direct your
remarks elsewhere, will your said the man
from Brooklyn
"No ohense, sir, no ofcnse, went on tho
other. fastening his coat little closer with
the horse shoo nail; Il sposed you was
Acquainted with French that was ALL amt
no desire 20 use language that you don't 81:
onto Ietu ~. L tu1Alit va ~ Nv ANt't N''Ni
that's all. Mebby l socked too much yeast
them brick. Praps orter made salt risin
brick. Like enough | should "a set then
brick over night in tin pan and kneaded
'em in the mOrnin an baked EN- with a
Quick fire. Probly it I'D been better to mix
a stiff batter and ret on tho stove and stlE
constantly. What's your ldeeN
Let me alone or III have an officer take
yOu In charge when we land
Don't do il, don't do such a thing YOU
are successful I'm business failed, that's all
tho dif'rence. Sometimes | think | Orter put
more shortnin' ia them brick. alays sad
that ii / ever failed, give me % cents an d
clear conscience an Id cit % the top a'giu
Give mo tho half an III Try an make my
conscience do"
NO, sifg
Mako it a quarter an III rustic fer h.
other twenty-five
Not a cent?
"Call it tea, old man, an I'll bank It till
touch another gent for the f0rty.n
NO, sir believe that YOU arc an i'm
poster and that what you told NE ab0Rt you
brick yard is false, and the dignilied MAJ
arose
'Sir, do your worst, i" said the unformnat,
manufacturer. as he took another reef IN hi
coat. Don't even make Il a nickel unless yOl
feel that YOU can spare II without weakenir
your capital You may see the day whel
yOull DO standin' over mess Of brick I'M
certain whether 10 put in one or two pinche
Of salt. an revolr-beg PARDON ood-byi
NAV York Trihnna