The Coconino weekly sun., 1892-06-30
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MIR. eLADLlvER's MISTAKE,
Being Generally Known as EnnhS
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Being Generally Known as n Funny
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 MT. Gladliver was employed as n writer on morning papor Awhile rgo he became afllietel with the noiIon that if he had half . chance he could prepare some very fanny stun for re&d- ers to laugh over.
 He told the editor of tho paper how he felt about it, and said he thought it was real shame for him to hide his humorous light under bushel when ho should be scattering laughter about like sunbealns to brighten the weary, care worn souls around him. He was much pleased when the editor told him to pre- pare a column for the Sunday paper, and in a gleeful half hours work dashed of a number of jokes he felt assured were very clever. !. .... .r r'' "
 It is true his topics were not entirely original. but that didn't matter to-Mr. Gladliver. One joke was about a cake the wife baked, one about the hired girl, one about the milkman, one about the ueighbor's piano, one about the mother-in-law and one about the grasp ing landlord and the rickety iiat. "''"
 He was very proud of his work as a humorlst aud signed. his mama fo it with sense of expanding greatness. The column appeared in the Sunday morn- ing paper, Mir. G., who was compelled to remain at the office till noon, expect. ed to find everybody in a fit of laughter when he reached home, .. .......
 His neighbor saw him coming down the walk and went out and hailed him.
 .l see by this mornings paper that you have made some very slighting re. marks about our piano and the manner in which we play it. It's a hundred times better than the old tin pan your people pound seventeen hours a'day. If it wasn't Sunday I'd teach you"--
 But Mir. c. escaped inside his own door, where he ran against the hired girl just leaving with a large bundle '" E
 "Oh, ye dirty sneak" said she, landing blow on his short ribs, "l'll tache you to islander worrukin girls" and before he could explain it was only joke sine had gone out into the cold world, he Knew not WnllHeT.N E HH...' .'#.At#. '. .
 The look his wife gave him as he opened the sitting room door fross his marrow.
 You've disgraced the family, I shall apply for a divorce tomorrow, and poor dear ma. who has always stood up for you when no other self respecting person could, is packing her trunks and will leave Tn the morning. The hired girl has gone, and the milfman left word that he would sue you for injuFing his business by saying he sold more water than milkr' srE
 A ring at the bell cut short further re- marks. hIr. G, opened the door, and there stood the landlord with glow on his face that somewhat reselnbled pre- mature explosion of fireworks
 Its not the right thing to make a buSineGs, call Sunday. but saw your scurrilous rc.aar.is il the paper and warn you that you'll pay your three months rent now overdue tomorrow morning and quit mypremises immedi- ately, you nngrateful wrelch."' -.
 When Mr. Gladliyer was able to leave the county hospital he found himself a morose and melancholy man without @ friend on earth so far as he knew. He is now living under an assumed name in a cheap, half furnished room in an ob- scure part of the city, and he is thor oughly convinced he will never do any thing moro to brighten up this dreary and unappreciative old world. Chicago Times. .s,l - .H..a. ... .