Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-03-01
MEN WHO DILLY DAILY.

Indeed do, was my emphatic response.
 My bachelor friend, who clings pertina- ciously to old ideas, as the hair on his crown departs. twiried one cornsf of his beloved mastache and said in Q despondent tone:
 Well, don't know what we are coming to. Pretty soon. a man won't have any chance in the world, for the women are crowdinS ill every ywtere, and they will work for wages which Q healthy man would starve on."
 smiled. "Did you not tell me once that the actual experience of the average indi- vldual was more interesting than all the novels ever written, and worth million theoriesz"
 Well, probably l did, it is my fate to make remarks of \ hat sort to some woman who will store them away in her memory while a man would never think of them again."
 But you believe that experience IS valu- able as a help to otherss"
 "Undoubtedly."
 Permit me to relate mine in only ono par ticular''
 Without embellishments of any sortY,
 Utterly destitute of trimmings; real hard, Gradgrindian facts, and my compan- ion ill misery will attest the truth of my statement.'
 Il shall be quite content with your ao- count, and shall prepare myself for annihi- lation,
 My bachelor friend settles himself con- fortably Ill an arm chair, gives my companion a mock heroic glance and closed his eyes, but never for one moment paused from caressing his mustache. 1 began:
 "On the 10th day of August, 1888, a mis- ehlevoas boy threw stone directly through pane of glass in a window of the third story -fnn ha6rnaN1 n ,ot1 Tbol l1., to his heels, and I sent for glazier at once,
 He will be here tomorrow, ma'am,' was the report week passed and no glazier; two weeks; 1 sent again.
 He says he is awful sorry, but he can't leave his job, but he will send 8 man up some evening, if that will do, and would you please write n card to sayp The postal was written, expressing thanks and pleasure at the pros pect or showing complete window on the street side of our home. 1 gave up two lect- ures, one concert and three teas lest the matter should not be attended to in my ab- sence, and whatever come. the maid must not lose her evening out.' The man never came l tried again. 1 wrote order after order, request after request, and finally went Ill person from paint shop to paint shop in search of workman. One said in person: I will attend to it at once' Ten days passed and he did not. Another wrote:
 We will be pleased to attend to your order OR sonno1 soms mSSo1ns So early next week. that
 respectfully yours, SHINING L1GAr.'"
 "W8 that his real namea" asked the bach elor n O cynical tone
 ''Of course not. You cannot expect me to punish the poor man by giving real pames: no, that is my name for him because he is a shining light in church where he never breaks engagements, and doubtless prays on Sunday to be forgiven all the business ibs he has told for six days. Meantime we had the rain drove in upon the carpet and oozed down to the ceiling below I grew desperate. said:
 "'Esther. bring me the city directory
 She brought it. had no idea how many painters and glaziers one city could hold un- til commenced at A and went down to z.
 'Esther,' said, that light of glass must be put in before another rain storm. Do you put on your things and go to each one in turn until you find man who will come with you. Don't take promise, don't listen to excuses, get your man and bring him home.'
 m do it, said Esther, showing all her white teeth and rosy dimples.
 "She left the house at 9:15; she returned at ? 80 alone
 Esther,' said, reproachfully.
 1t is all right she replied quickly. You See found Mir. Bland himself, after travel ing all over the city from house to house, where he had been working, or some one guessed he was working, and Mir. Bland said: | Why, 1t IS shame she has been bothered so: let nc see, what's the size? Oh, yes, 9 by 12, | all right. 1 will be over almost as soon as you are; must tell my foreman what want l done first
 "'Tell Mrs. - if she had sent for me first. l 1t would have been done long ago What! l ou did write an order on my slate? Well. the boys are so full of mischief. The orders are often rubbed out.'
 "1 felt somewhat cheered, and took I'D my pen to erase line in an editorial which seemed Q little too severe when illuminated by Mir. Bland's promises He never came. l saw him once after that, and he crossed over and went down side street
 ''Thes entire month of September passed and yet the picture back which had been doing duty Ill our window showed in it's ugly yrimness every time we came toward the house.
 'We renewed our efforts At last came n one day radiant Esther said, we have ! glazier,' and if had said we have just had s1 ,0o0 per year left us, the girl could not have shown more pleasure. She threw down the book she was reading. Lord Lytton's Com AAG, AS$SSS3 o1o 0ANPRG0 00. uAuuS. ,SIOO0. 1 sood,' she cried, and may the coming man prove true; declare could almost hug him put of gratitude
 Don't my dear,' said, he chews to- oacco. My bachelor friend actually smiled He had drowned just before. think the dea of my beautiful cousin Esther hugging my one was not agreeable to him.
 went on: "Mr. Killjoy never came, and o we struggled with fate, rain and sleet un- il November was half gone At last we ,oped once more; 8 young friend was com ng to us for one day. He could do almost nything, and, being man, could of course ut in window pane. Filled with our new 'orn hope, We started out. At hardware tore we paid eight cents for pane of glass md generous piece of putty. It was bit erly cold now, and we were obliged to keep 'ur fingers out of our muffs and take turns n carrying the precious burden It was i'm 'ossible to ride in crowded car, lest our reasure should be broken; 90 we walked nore than ten blocks to our own door. You would be surprised to find how troublesome uch small thing could be. Our friend was xpected the next day, and we were afraid hat a mouse or the kitten or some unheard f accident might befall that poor, under iZed old fnshiOned liOht of oloco T, l