The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-08-24

! ag2in, nor yet she never wont he neithar
not if She lives to bea numbered. Moth
ing very hold about tlaE, says you
| Wait q bit. Next time it was the hitch
ing copper as had got ~ fs2xrea up like
finAered that Up to rights. and eolns
away Wen, af0ra I'd even made out my
| account, that identical copper blew up and
scalded the cook dreadful sCoppers will
play These games. you sez-all right
then. But you let me finish. Third
time, there was flaw in one of the gas
brackets in the spare room. | soddeyed
it up and come away. Soon afterwards,
a day or two, as it might be, Mrs. Rum.
niles 'ad 'er mar a-stayin' with 'er, and
the old lady slep in that very room, and
was laid up weeks. Gurus, saysI, when
come to ear of it, very curusr and il
set me a-thinkin'. Last time but one,
'ere-lenllae see--that was bell angling
lob, / think-ne. I'm wrong, it was drains
agen; SO it were-drains 1t was agen.
And the next thing card was that Mrs.
Rumnlles was a-layin at deaths door
with the diffthery. The last time all,
I recl1let we'll, was called in to see if
somethinlz wasn't wrong with the bali
cock III the top cistin. see there was
somethink, and ! come away as usual.
That day week old Mr.. Rumnles was
toek with a fit on the floor In the back
droring room, which broke up the 'ousel
Now, think, as fair minded and unprej-
udiced parties, you'll agree with me that
there was sonethink more n hordinary
constituency Ia all that. declare to
you" avowed the plumber, with a gloomy
relish and n candor THAI was possibly
begotten OF beer, II declare to you there's
times when / do honestly believe as 1
carry curse along with me whenever I
visits this ere particular 'ouse; and,
though it's agen my own Interests.
deem 1t only my dooty, as honest man,
to mention it. )"
Under any other circumstances the
plumbers compliments on her taste and
his lugubrious assumption of the char
acter Of Destroying Angel would have
sorely tried, if not completely upset,
Elias gravity; as it was, she was TOO
wretched to have more than a passing
and quite unappreciative sense of his alb
surdity. George, having the quality of
mind which makes jokes more readily
than sees them, took him quite seriously.
sWell," he answered, solenaily, 81
hope you went bring us bad luck, at all
events"
Il 'ope SO, sir; I'm sure. ] 'ope so.
II will not be by any desire on my
part, more parickler when you're just
settin' up 'ousekeepin' with your good
lady ERE. But there's no tellin' in these
matters. That's where it is, you sees
there's no tellin'. And, arter all my ex-
perience, with the best intentions in the
world, l can't so and guarantee to you
as nothing won't come of it. l wish l
could, hut, as a honest man, I can't. If
it's to be- morahzed this fatalistic
plumber. 4'it is to be, and that's all about
It, and no hefforts on my part or yours
won't make hany difference, viii they,
sirg1
We'll, well," said George, plainly i'll
at ease; that viii do, my friend. Now,
Ella. what do you say-shall we go up
stairs?p
Mot now" she gasped; .'let us go
away. Oh, George, take me outside,
pleased
eDash that eonfounaed fool of a
plumber" said George irritably, when
they were in the street again; wonder
if be thinks I'm going to employ him
after that-no that it isn't all bosh, of
course. Why, Ella, you are not tired,
are your
ell think am a little. Do You mind
if we drive horne?n
Ella was very silent during this short
drive. When they reached Linden Gar
dens she said:
Il think we must say good-by here,
George. I feel as if am going to have
headache"
you poor little girl, /" he said, looking
rather crestfallen, for he had been count
ing upon going in and being invited to
remain for dinner. 'sIt's been rather too
much for you, going over the house, and
all that; or was it that beastly plumber
with his rigmaroles?"
1T wasn't the plumber" she said hur-
riedly as the door was opened. 'sAnd
good-by, George"
"How easily girls do get tired QUIT"
thought George as he walked homeward.
"a little pleasant excitement like this
and she seems quite upset. She was de-
lighted with the house, though, that's
one thing, and I mustn't forget to tell
the girls how touched she was by their
presents. What darling she isl How
happy we shall be tegetherl'