The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-09-04

- HIM. IN -
.poAs' rrEoIr YOUR UMBRELLA, SAIL"
squall, which turned his umbrella in
side out and Transformed it into q hope
less wreck in less time than il takes to
tell the tale, says the Washington Star.
He lodged into a shop and waited there
five minutes until the shower had passed
and the sun shoue out again. While
thus delayed he wrapped the umbrella
UP into some sort OF shape and stood it
cons picuously near the door: then he
walked bacl; to the rear OF the store and
| looked over the stock.
IN give somebody IN opportunity to
steal it." said Noodles to himself. 1T
would never do Ter me to be seen walk
ing down the street Win an umbrella
like that"
But, to his disgust, the umbrella was
still there by the doorway when he
camc back. lie took it reluctantly and
walked out upon the sidewalk \ very
pretty girl CHANGED 10 pass by at themo-
ment and bowed to him; he was sure
that her eye fell upon the umbrella in
his hand, and that she smiled slyiy Ut it.
Il must get rid of it in some way, he
thought Tho best way VIII be to 90
into this saloon and leave 1T behind
me-"
So Noodles turned into place thai
was advertised as q gin mill by tho word
Cafe in big letters on the outside. He
took dose of whisky with cracked ice
in a. champagne glass, and leaned !Ae
umbrella up against Tic lar wA.!e !ie
drank. Then, having paid Tor the be',
erage, he started TO go cut without IT,.
umbrella; but. unfortua2l ly, he touchca
it with his foot rs he turned to t,c-
part, and it fell down with most en-
barrassing crash. The noise attracted
the attention OF the next custoAe" who
picked the umbrella up and said politely:
is this yours, sir?'
Noodles gritted his teeth anI accept
cd the umbrella vi. pretended thanks.
y must dialsese OF this awful thing,
he reflected, as he let liy the screen
door of the saloon behind him 10
deposit it in the gutter is not practica-
BILE. Perhaps the best plan viii be TO
abandon it in BARRIERS shop. have
missed my engagements algeady, and !
may as we'll get shaved
So Noodles descended into ''tonsorial
parlor," and rcposcd his graceful person
in reclining chair, while The colored
man in attendance tackled him in with a
sheet fastened about his neck and Z fes
napkins. lie had taken care to leaTe
the umbrella, as he entered, in the rack
by the door, believing that, OF sach
showery day, some one would be sure 30
walk of with it.
While he underwent the seraping op-
Grafton he kept stealrhy eye upon
it, but it remained un,iisturbed. The
time came for the barber to say: Bay
rum, sir?" but no one had seemed 10
|'care to appropriate that umbrella.
Give me u hair cut" said Noodles,
still hopeful.
The shearing consumed half an hour
more, but SSH the umbrella had not
found anybody to steal it. So Noodles
slid out OF the chair,.tipped the barber
with q silver quarter, was helped on
with his coat, adjusted his necktie, paid
his check and had actually opened the
door half way to go when the colored
razor manipulation touched him on the
shoulder and remarked:
Don't fergit your umbrella, sah.''
1T isn't my umbrella" replied Mood
les in desperation.
''Dis am de one you brought in, sab"
81 tell you you're mistaken; | had no
umbrella. never saw that thing be-
fore don't want it, and | won't take
it. To blazcs whit any way
''N1'sieu is in error, if he will allow
me so to say" interrupted the cashier.
"Zat umbrall is re one saw him come
in wiz few moments ago. We would
not permit M'sieu to rob himself OF hees
property
Noodles didn't say another word. lie
just looked remarkably savage, and,
taking the umbrella, marched out.
In the first half block he walked he
met three of his friends in succession,
and ne was convinced that each one of
them took notice of the umbrella. Then
an inspiration seized him, and. stand
ing the ill-omened article hastily and
unobtrusivcly up against an iron rail-
ing, he strobe swiftly Sd, not looking
behind just as nc was chucilling and
congratulating himself that he had dis
posed OF the internal thing al last, he
heard small boys cry behind him of:
"Hi, mister! You'veiefs your humber
shnte'"
''Euphues" of John Lyly. The essence
of this book has long since ceased to
possess any but . musty flavor, but
when it was presented to the authors
contemporaries it went straightto their
hearts. The title OF the book is as fol-
lows:
II wherein are contained the de-
lights thatwyt followeth in his youth
by the pleasauntnesse OF love, and the
happynesse he reapeth in age by the
perfectness of wisedomc, London. 1879.
This title smaclss OF didacticism, and
didactic the book certainly is. In Mr..
Jusserand's words. Euphues is q young
Athenian. contempt rary not of Per-
| icles, but of Lyly, who goes to Naples,
thence to England, to study men and
governments.
Human nature, as Shakespeare knew
so we'll, was the same in the sixteenth
century as it has been, and will be, in
any other. Other writers no sooner be-
came aware of Ly1y's success than they
proceeded to follow in his footsteps,