Telegram-herald., 1890-12-15

"ASD wHERE Is YOUR soN To-DAY?~
Here he picked up sample from box
az his side. smelled it. examined it
with a critical eye, and continued: "Bus
j 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"
Then soap has made you the wealthy
man yOu are to-day?' said Mrs. Bregy.
'sYes. madam" replied the talkative
old fellow. II owe good deal to soap. 1
am tolerably we'll of, and IL is a great
deal OF satisfaction TO know that while
! have been accommodating a fair compe-
tence / have at the same time been
helping 70 make the world a good deal
cleaner. And, by the way, l attribute
not little Of my success 70 my knoyl-
edge OF the best methods of bringing
my soap to the notice Of the public and
singing its praises in verse. Allow
me-" said Blodger. p-9ducing what
looked amazingly ike a scrap-book from
the recesses Of his coat pocket, ''to read
20 you what was conceded by all to be
nv best effort in that line. A gen-u-ips
(he was lapsing into soap once more)
literary production, one which set all
tho people OF the United States talking
and wondering who wrote II on the
morning when it appeared, at the foot
OF an elegant cut of a washtub. in all
tho newspapers from Maine u Cali
f0rnia Here it IS:
& a knotty problem IN this world
Win which We have to cope
Is how 20 keep our faces clean
lis 50. vcd BY Bi0igsr's soap.
s.. Paul OF old said: Great are faith,
AID charity and hope
But greater far than these. ny friends,
Is Bl0i7ers nsGfctless s0sp.
It's used 70 wash the trotters OF
Ills holiness The Pope.
And little children slack their thirst
with suds fran EloasN's sosp.
None genuine Without these verses on
the wrapper. over the signature OF
stephen Blodxer For sale by all Gro
GERS and Druggists throughout the
country"
Mr.. Blodzer looked round with an air
of pride as be finished reading and
gracefully accepted the commendations
which his verses drew forth from Mrs
Fregy.
Before he could continue the conver-
sation. however. some customers came
an and his iistener had 20 wait on them.
No sooner was She store clear again
than the letter carrier stood in the door
way and. in the manner peculiar 20 New
York postmen. whQ are always in such
\ hurry. he dipped a letter into tho
store from besween his fingers and did
not even wait 60 see &c drop in the pan
underneath the molasses barrel
That's a gentismauly way of hand
ing in a letter said Mr. Blodger. While
AIRS Breezy picked it up and wiped j.
II guess the poor fellows are on their
feet 80 long and have so Tar - walk sast
they won sep yard farther than they
can possibly helg said Mrs Bregy,
sYmpatheticallv
Then she tore open the end % The ea
velope and drew ous the letter which
sha commenced to read
Whatever can this mesn' is is rom
lawyers oslce.r TAen she commenced
ever srain and rad aloud
Dear Msd8m-~
II vou vii please call as our of7ce
81 your earliess convenfence. you viii
hear Of something to your a3vsnssTe.
Yours verV truly.
BRaUsE e rANSEs
"R-cuse 4 Tanner said Afr. Blod~-
- sWhv. they are nv lawyers n Tenn
ne Court. whatever can they wait via
YOU
..rsat Is so-ething 7 ear not even
rness a.. exclaimed the excited Won
=, ..rt nav ha thav can tel me Were
nv dear husband "a
s4ob. no. Is ean't he that IheT wouli
49, ,,+hfar E, 40 with any thing shat
roneernea 7onr husband thst coaid noi
rossibiv he. said Mr Biodger JUST teen
Flrpne vaised n. sna after saaSlae
hands heartily vish Mr kie'iEer =
received ths lesssr vA.ea a.s nSi4ef