New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-25
4 TRYING TINE FOR CYRUS HIGGINS.
ANXIOUS TO GET RID OF HIS VISITOR on ANY
TERMS.

ANXIOUS TO GET RID OF HIS VISITOR ON ANY
TERMS.
A small man. in . spun.colored suit and straw hat
walked into an once in Litertyss one day lese week.
set down sache and rour.bas from which protruded
par OF yellow chicken legs wiped his heated brow and
said:
"Im lookin' for Cyrus Higgins"
"You soc him % responded the ss the nrst DESK
briefly.
"You himi''
81 am"
Wen I'm glad TO see you" remsrked the stranger.
"Im q Higgins myself. same name, ana Same "oh'
name Fact is. Cyrus, we kinder eonnet ana tnousns
I'd drop In and see II We couldn't agree 70 pun III
different middle flames get trademdrks. or some'hhs
"where DO you iivei asked the man a. tne aeSA
with interest. .
Jersey" said the visitor slancins apologetcay a.
the yellow legs. "Do business on Barciay'ss'"
where you rasedP'
Connecticut 1 guess wc're not reia'eo'" iemArNo'
the man at tho desk, cooily'
"Mebbe not Cyrus. ddnv come in hene chasin'
strawberry mark. and longost brothers. I'm here for
business"
what do you meant
"Wsu you and I 20 to tho same Laundry, and I'm
tired drawing Cyrus Hige!nss clothes, and nstead OF my
own getting Of the worst toggery that ever 'e "
pieces on human framc. ,,,,
..somesning wrong" protested the once higgins
"Th.re,, nothing wrong" re,oiued the other hoay
"I'm here TO settle this Look that coaf no con-
unued extracting huge affair. With ragged maps ron
the satche THAT dreadful thing was passoo vi y" NV
in place OF a handsome new coiiar
at lint mine" protested the other Hssns'
"It 1, vour.n said the visitor raising his voice stey.
"It's got your name on the ihsoc' He NN'
the plain lettering within. -.
litter went around the once. The conference was ."
exciting that work had been generally suspended.
"a man that wears the linen you do" contnueu S
avepeing Higgins with growing indignation ought 10 "
shoved nm Look at that" he added, fishing up an
,ormou. cation sock OF coarsest make. ana iary per-
foratd with holes Another and another followed rapoS
o, varying coors and equal dIlapidacon Upon esch sp
rod tho .eltale name "Cyrus Higgins" and each was
.,od ,,h shout The unfortunate Cyrus looked
oadv q, faint He turned purple fdgetcd about ana
ksn. nm constant but feeble and ncohercnt oehias
socks were followed by three four cheap sno sSeeu
cotton soue with loud polka dos and some
wbout on each OF which appeared the same bold Cyrus
Higgins" - ~,
.Oh that isn't ALL you reprobate" exclaimed the """
u, stranger diving deeper into the sachel-@ raeReo anu
extraordinary garment began TO appear Inc unnappy
Higgins looked at the pile OF erotesque and atteed SUN
on his desk rapidly growing larger, gave frightened
glance At the eager crowd Of clerks and OF the TWO
nycttv rypewrters who seemed equally interestco anu
then he grabbed the visiting Higgins BY the arm dagg
him 10 the door and said hoarsey, "How much 90 you
want N get out Of here" =.
Gwen call It ten Cyrus I've lost about $40 worth
Of Clothes"
"well here's tho money. Get out Of here and never
lie. me see you again, you miserable fraud"
"You,re a SQUARE man, Cyrus" commented the vi'itor
. b. g,thered nm the .atche and -four bag and dis
reared moment later he Joined short man who was
waiting at the corner.
what luckP'
"Fair"
"H' muchP -, .,
..reu. Move along Jake. The chicken might spoi'''