Telegram-herald., 1889-06-22

q szazA boy, his E2otLer 4I.d tbe llshop.
Tie bishop sas sxPected u olnnsr, aBd
TIE mother ~as eo<c1ing the SNAIL BOY
Ia hopes Il getting his performances, Tor
this occasion on4y, ep u al sbROrnaAAy
high standard JOHNNY. s4ld the fond
moghsT. the bishop ~ IL bs here - ain
ner. After hs has rsaAose I'd his bal and
coat. suG greeted the other members of
the family, hs will call yoa 70 hin. take
your hand. ash your name. yoar age.
who made yoa and then tell yOa 70 be =
good boy, and rua out and ganihol on
the green 1ou must tell him that your
Game Ia Johnny. that you are > years
ol1 and that God made you. Now, don't
forget
The bishop came aud proceeded 70
prove that the mother was q prophet.
He called Johnny 70 him, took his hand
n q patronizing way, and IN the pres
ence II The proud aud smiling mother
and father began his fOTetoli cstechisBl.
but Johnny was one OF those smart
youths who like 10 get ahead Of people
by anticipating their remarks, and 30
when the bishop asked him what his
name was, the young terror struck an
attitude. squinted his left eye. pointed
his finger derisiyely at the good bishop
and replied:
Johnny. Nine years old God.
Y-a-a-ar
Even the ladies tell stories, and right
good yarns some of them are. Mrs Tan
ner. wife Of the pension commissioner,
has story Of the experiences OF friend
Of hers which never fails 10 excite wild
and undisnified laughter. The friend
was a Brooklyn lady. and her amusing
experience occurred 1T Cooperstown, n
Y, III the summer resort hotel there,
nade somewhat famous by the Carter
divorce trial in Chicago. The Brooklyn
lady was the envy of all the other femi-
nine guests Of the house. for the reason
that her complexion was always clear
and bright. No matter how often she
went boating in the hot sun, or played
lawn tennis ut high noon, she was sure
10 appear at dinner with complexion
white and clear rs a rose in early morn
ing The other ladies, who tanned and
burned and blistered, despite all their
pi ecautions, could not understand the
secret of the Brooklyn woman's immu-
nifty. No cosmetics were ever seen on
her face, and she exposed herself 10 the
sun in "A most reckless way. For two or
three weeks the mystery remained un-
solved, and probably would have con-
tinued to this day but for the interposi-
ton of a peculiar and amusing accident.
One afternoon the Brooklyn lady left
the veranda of tho hotel, saving TO her
friends that she was going To lie down
in her room and take her daily beauty
nap" Five minutes later, with her door
carefully locked, she was sitting III her
rocking chair with complexion mask
on her face. This, then, was the secret
of the clear skin and defiance of sun
and wind. The beauty nap" ruse had
been played with great success, and as
yet no one had suspected tho true state
of affairs. On this occasion, however,
a bell boy raped at the ladys door with
a package in his hand. Hitherto all such
knocks had gone unheeded, but for once
the belle from Brooklyn forgot herself
and went 20 the door with the hideous
complexion mask on her face. AS soon
as the bell boy had set eyes upon the un-
canny apparition he took to his heels
and ran down the hall screaming at the
top OF his lungs.
He had had no experience with COM
plexion masks, and naturally supposed he
had seen ghost. Not thinking that the
boys strange conduct was caused by her
own appearance the lady stepped out
into the hall to see what the matter was
She thought the hotel must be on fire,
and so did the other guests of the house,
for, alarmed by the boys cries, they
came rushing into the hall by scores.
In a twinkling the corridor was filled
with men, women and children, all ex-
cited, shouting inquiries at one another,
and running up and down 10 ascertain
where the fire was or what the trouble
might be. In the midst of them was the
lady with the fine complexion. entirely
unmindful of herself and thinking only
of the danger which threatened the ho-
tel and its guests.
As one after another Of the people dis
covered the secret Of the uproar the fair
disturber was surrounded by a curious
and mirthful crowd. and among the very
last to understand the situation was the
wearer OF the hideous mask. CHANGING
70 put her hand TO her face. tho horrible
reality was instantly revealed 10 her.
With a scream that rose high above the
laughter Of the crowd in the corridor,
shc made a wild plunge for her room,
locked the door after her and Telapsed
into Mysteries. She did not 20 down 70
dinner that evening, and for once there
were no whispered inquiries at table:
How in the world does she keep her
face so clear Early next morning
closed carriage conveyed 20 the train
lady who concealed beneath a heavy veil
the finest complexion in Cocperstown.
BY the way, there il no more interest
ing woman in Washington than Ms.
Tanner. She and her husband live IN
two small rooms in the Ebbitt house.
Every day Mrs. Tanner goes to the pen
sion Office for two OF three hours 70 help
her husband at his work. and - make
sure that he eats some luncheon and in
other ways taxes at least a little care OF
his health. She has learned the r0u-
tine # ms work. and If necessary could
take his desk and keep tho machine a-run-
ming. WALTER NELLNAS.
True Talent
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