The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-09-24

He IL Convinced Thss Being Known ~ .
Humorist Docs Not Pay.

humorist Docs NOT ray
Mr. Gladliver was employed as q
Hriter on morning paper relates
the Chicago Times. A while ago he
became a ficted with the notion that
II he had half chance he could pre-
pare some very funny stuff for read
ers to laugh over. lie told the editor
OF the paper how he felt about It and
said he thought 1t was real shame
for him to hide his humorous light
under a bushel when he should be
scattering laughter about like sun
beams to brighten the weary. care
worn souls around him. He was much
pleased when the editor told him to
prepare a column for the Sunday pa
per- and in gleefuL half hours
work dashed of a number OF jokes
he felt assured were very clever.
1t Is true his topics were not entire
ly original. but that didn't matter to
Mr. Gladliver One joke was about
. cake the wife baked. one about tho
milkman. one about the hired girl
one about the milkman. one about
the neighbours piano one about the
mother-in-law and one about the
grasping landlord and the ricke.y fiat
He was very proud OF his work as q
humorist and signed his name to IL
with sense OF expanding greatness
The column appeared In the Sunday
morning paper. Mr.. G.. who was
compelled to remain at the Office till
noon. expected to find everybody In
fit of laughter when he reached home.
His neighbor saw him coming down
the walk and went out and hailed
him.
y Il see by this mornings paper that
you have made some very sighting
remarks about our piano. and the
manner in which we play it 1t is a
hundred times better than the old tim
pan your people pound IL hours a
day. II 1t wasn't Sunday I'd teach
you"
But Mr.. G. escaped inside his own
door, where he ran against the hired
girl just leaving with large bundle.
'Oh. We dirty sneak" said she ;
landing a blow on his short ribs. ..rlll
tache you to Islander worrukin' girlsi"
and before no could explain 1t was
only joke she had gone out into the
cold world he knew not whittier.
The look his wife gave him as he
opened the sitting-room door froze his
marrow.
you've disgraced the family. l
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 now pack
ing her trunk and will leave In the
morning The hired girl has gone.
and the milkman left word that he
would sue you for injuring his bust
ness by saying he sold more water
than milk!"
A ring at the bell cut short further
remarks. Mr.. q. opened the door.
and there stood the landlord with q
| glow on his face that somewhat re-
sembled premature explosion OF
fireworks
Its not the right thing to make a
business call on Sunday. but l saw
your scurrilous remarks in that paper.
and warn you that you'll pay your
three months rent now overdue to-
morrow morning and quit my prem
Uses immediately you ungrateful
wretch"
When Mr.. Gladliver was able to
leave the county hospital he found
himself 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 obscure part Of
the city. and he is thoroughly con-
WINGED he will never. do anything
more to brighten up this dreary and
unappreciative old world.