Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-12-20
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A lady living on the an
uptown fat-house was !, c., s0es
speaking tube by a yiolan s''asa w
the door bell. rln1ilo
what Is itpn sha w,
through the speaking tuhs s'asa
''lt's Scabby MEG ooosr i
the reply. I've called !. nsA
have any cold vituals thu q Y
y poor man." ofnin
go 'waym screamed J.
through the tube; 30 ~. 9
your awful breath cla.r e a
aoor.' 's.r g Mr.
scabby McGoogan. Eso, n.
easily disposed Of at long ~.
Its hardly fair to hold ms
sible for the condition oi - \. "a
ma'am," he replied. .Gettis, 0'.!ll
! may. odds and ends from !. = :
Ai.onens 70 keep soul and boa. h
gether, Is It any wonder tbst !
able this morning to Watt ~ !.
through this pesky tube ~ NJ
new-mown hay, notwithstandI,'Ss ~ \
In a manager last nightP
"Will you 60 away, o. n,
obliged to call the dog?n
Il am not alarmed on thu ~.
ton, ma'am. That racket work s ", Y
ably we'll where the folks a.. y
commons, but l have vet q ~
tirst encounter with q dog tint -.
down from the fifth fioor. Ih.
ticed that in coming down 49, ! /
nth floor q dog has time to III. 4. ]
second. sober thought, ana. 4 \
time he reaches the street. il oeoss !.
him that In the likely event III I. |.
wounded in the fray. he would n.
difficulty In dragging himself ~ "
the stairs, or up the back stairs-.s
you impudent scoundrel vi, Y.
goP screamed the lady, until H. tSl NJ
ratified in every joint. -
II am In q mood this morr,,.. \.
discuss" came Scabby's yoIca ~.
exasperating calmness, ..and vbIl. !
have the hang OF this speak;p, IN,
pet, l may as we'll set forth an Ia, !.
two that have not. as yet been ii.
to get into the newspapers or nas,.
zines. l desire to say that, as the M
resentative of a large and GROWN,
class, l am Numerically opposed 10 AZ
fiat and apartment-house sys,ar
of Twin. You see the dissdy,a
tage it places us under Nov
were permitted to present my claim,
to you face to face, ms cad Of by mi
ere hollow mockery. l dare say ii.
you would see the dreadful necesst
OF the case and cheerfully comply
The speaking-tube vibrated sea
with the indignant message:
"Confound you. won't you ever 20!
Il can tell by the sound Of you
voice." continued Scabby, THAT 70
have q tender heart and hand read
to aid the deserving poor. Oh! had
the wings Of q dove. | might perc
myself upon your kitchen windows 81
and partake Of pie from your lii
white hand; but, alas, I am compete
to communicate my wants in this en-
barrasin' and unsatisfactory way. Bill
tered be the tongue OF the man VII
first invented flats. Aside from Il
single advantage that people who liz
in flats can't keep dogs, DEFY you
any one else, to point to one redeem
feature of the Internal fat system"
"I'll pour scalding water down til
tube if you don't CO." yelled tie Ian
lady.
"Just one word" said Scabby "a
have done. l wish to reiterate .
imprecation against the inventor al
designer of flats. May his tong
cleave to the roof of the highest hOr
in this town, while he is Obliged
trudge in the middle Of the road a
get his pie and cold potatoes throu
a speakin' tube. Good-day. ma'am
N. Y. World.