The Irish standard., 1890-11-08
"ANp WHERE IS YOUR SON ro-pAY?"

Here he picked up sample from box
at his side, smelled it, examined 1t
with critical eye, and continued: "But
l am no longer identified with that
business, although the name OF Blodger
will live as long as there is nothing In
vented to supersede the use OF soap"
ssThen soap has made you the wealthy
man you are to-day?" said Mrs. Breezy.
sYes, madam" replied the talkatlve
old fellow, II owe good deal to soap I
am tolerably we'll off, and it is great
deal of satisfaction to know that while
l have been accommodating fair compe-
tence I have at the same time been
helping to make the world a good deal
cleaner. And, by the way, ] attribute
not little of my success to my knoWl-
edge of the best methods of bringing
nv soap to the notice of the public and
singing it's praises in verse. Allow
me,' said Blodger, producing what
looked amazingly like scrap-book from
the recesses of his coat pocket, Ito read
to you what was conceded by all to be-
my best effort in that line. A gen-u-ane
Che was lapsing into soap once more}
literary production, one which set all
the people of the United States talking
and wondering who wrote 1t on the
morning when 1t appeared, at the foot
of an elegant cut of washtub, in all
the newspapers from Maine to Cali
fornia. Here it is:
| "a knotty problem in this world
With which we have toscope
Is how to keep our faces clean
'Tis solved by B1Odger's soap.
| st. Paul OF old said: 'Great are faith
And charity and hope''--
| But greater far than these, my friends,
Is Blodger's nsatcllIess soap.
'TNs used to wash the trotters Of
His holiness the Pope,
And little children slack their thirst
With suds from Blodger's soap.
None genuine without these verses on
the wrapper, over the signature OF
Stephen Blodger. For sale by all Gro
GERS and Druggists throughout the
country"
Mr.. Blodger looked round with an air
of pride as he finished reading and
gracefully accepted the CONNIE ndations
which his verses drew forth from Mrs.
Pregy.
Before he could continue the CONVEX
sation, however, some customers came
in and his listener had to wait on them.
No sooner was the store clear again
| than the letter carrier stood in the door.
way and, in the manner peculiar to New
York postmen, who are always in such
hurry, he Tipped a letter into the
store from between his fingers and did
not even wait to see drop in the pan
underneath the mo1asses barrel
''That's gentlemanly way of hand
ing in a letter. said Mr.. Blodger, while
Mrs. Breezy picked it up and wiped it.
II guess the poor fellows are on their
feet so long and have so far to walk that
they won't step yard farther than they
can possibly help said Mrs. Breezy,
sympathetically
Then she tore open the. end Of the EN-
velope and drew out the letter which
she commenced to read.
'.Whatever can this mean? 1t is from
a lawyers office" Then she commenced
over again and read aloud: D.
"Dear Madam as$ % .3
II you will please call at our Office
at your earliest convenience you will
hear Of something to your advantage.
Yours very truly, 5..s al Il s8
. BROWSE 81 'TANNER.'Y
seBrouse & Tannerp'' said r.. Blodg-
er. Why, they are my lawye rs- ins Tenn
pie Court; whatever can they want With
you? VI. VI y5 5s 'ssHI
ITO be Confined, s1Ss3''ss
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