Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-03-05

AND WHERE Is YOUR SON To-DAY?"
Here he picked up a sample from box |
at his side, smelled it, examined it |
with a critical eye, and continued: 'tBut !
l am no longer identified with that |
business, although the name of B1odger |
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. Breezy.
Eyes, madam" replied the talkative
old fellow, 81 owe good deal to soap. !
am tolerably we'll off, and it is great
deal of satisfaction to know that while
l have been accommodating fair compe-
fence I have at the same time been
helping to make the world good deal
cleaner. And. by the way, I attribute
not a little of my success to my knowl-
edge Of the best methods of bringing
my soap to the notice Of the public and
singing its praises in verse. Allow
me-" said B1odger. producing what
looked amazingly like a 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 genuine
Che was lapsing into soap once more)
literary production, one which set all
the people of the United States talking
morning when it appeared, at the foot
of an elegant cut of a washtub, in all
the newspapers from Maine to Cali
fornia. Here it is:
"a lznotty problem ir this world
With which have to cope
Is how to keep our faces clean
TITS solved by Biod5er's soGp.
ST. Paul of old said: "Great are faith
And charity and hope
But greater far than these, my friends,
Is Bkodqcr's nadschless soGp.
TITS used to wash the trotters of
His holiness the Pope,
And little children slack their thirst
With suds from BIodger's soap.
None genuine without these verses on
the wrapper over the signature of
Stephen Blodger For sale by all Gro
GERS and Druggists throughput the
country"
Mr.. Blodger looked round with an air
of pride US he finished reading and
gracefully accepted the concentrations
which his verses drew forth from Mrs.
PregX.
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
York postmen, who are always in such
a hurry, he tipped letter into the
store from between his fingers and did
not even wait to see it drop in the pan
underneath the molaSSes barrel.
That's gentlemanly way of hand
| ing in 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:
| Dear Madam
If you will please call at our Office
at your earliest convenience. you will
hear of something to your advantage.
| Yours very truly,
BRoUsE & TANNER"
"Brouse & Tanner" said Mr.. Blodg
er. "Why, they are my lawyers in Tenn
! pie Court; whatever can they want with
| you?''
THAT is something I can not even
4 uCSS dt, CACAdlnOeA GuO OAO4 eC0 WILL
an. st may be they can tell me where
| my dear husband is"
| 'Oh, no, it can't be that They would
have nothing to do with any thing that
concerned your husband; that could not
possibly be, said Mr.. Blodger. just then
Eugene walked in. and after shaking
hands heartily with Mr.. Blodger he
| received the letter which his mother
| handed to him. and as he read it won
| dered what it could mean. He gave his
wonderment expression, and asked as
much. Neither could answer him, SO
| it remained for him to make the sug-
| gestion that as it was only just turned
two o'clock his mother might as well go
| downtown to Brouse & Tanners Office
| and find out all about it.
| Certainly" said Mr.. Bladger, land I'll
go along. You can't be too careful with
these lawyer fellows"
| It did not take long Tor Mrs Breezy to
| prepare herself, and very soon the peo-
pie of the neighborhood poked their
heads out of the window to sec that
'sstuck up" woman from the grocery
! walk down the street to the elevated
! railroad With the retired soap manu-
| facterer.
/ TO sE CONTINUED.
A PAIR OF shoes for Georgia negro
| ue,poed fc.,r rouuda and f7vo ounces