The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-03-06
MERE PLEASANTLY.


Small Richard has an indulgent mother
and o father who is not only strict Meth
odist. but ON extreme temperance advocate,
hating like poison even the sight of q ga
loon. At home small Richard is under pa
ternal control. but when away from homo
with his mother he generally manages to
get his own way. particularly in matters
relating to his own pleasures. Not long
since, while visiting in a small town, small
Richard spied some cunningest guinea-pigs
shown for sole in q saloon win
dow and. by dint of tears and
prayers. prevailed upon his mother to
enter the prescribed place. and make their
purchase for his happiness. That his con-
science was not quite clear In the matter
was evidenced in o remark made to his
mother, following the negotiations for an
requirement of the cunning pigs. Now:
mamma" said small Richard as he snugRled
ND to her the box containing the dear. de.
good. Pn not tell papa where we bought
these pigs"
The other type writer said she had had o
funny time in the Office that day. but 1t
was all about an orange. When her en-
ployer, Mr.. Firm. came back from lunch he
laid an orange on her desk and said:
miss Madge. there is an orange for you.
We had oranges for lunch, and L always
get in such o mess over mine that never
eat them at table. know you will eat it
gracefully"
Madae accepted the compliment and the
orange, and said she would eat 1.-THE
orange, of course-later, when she had
more time. She knew. she said, that
oranges were like clever children. who
never behave we'll when it is expected of
them, and she did not propose to assail that
orange before spectators. In the after
noon, when Mr.. Firm was out. and the
bo0k-keeper was down in front smoking
tunIty to see how gracefully she could get
on with that orange. Just as she ex.
pected, it behaved Greadfully; the rind
wouldn't come off well aLd then the sections
separated badly. and the juice squeezed
walked the floor with ii, and was sucking
it in the good, old way when il split up
the back and spirited Juice all over her.
She held on, however, and had inst cleared
AWAY the MSsn M1 and Firm nSppss up he
shifted the air as il he detected Q pleasant
odor. and said:
why, Miss MadRe. have you eaten your
orangei ] wanted very much to see you eat
tDaC OTauRc. hucH you WOulo 90 IL
gracefully"
And Madge smiled demurely and said de-
ceitfully:
lit was very nice. juicy orange. Mr..
Firm" -.
''Men are twice as constituencies as wom-
en- in the matter of not returning borrowed
books was the dictrm of q woman re-
Gently. Il know two men," she said. .'of
good repute. now at large in this city. who
habitually enlarge their libraries in this
way. by borrowing and neglecting to re-
turn. Ono of these men now has on his
shelves bound volume of Littell that be-
longs TO me. and the other. my best blue
and gold Owen Meredith They mean 10
return borrowed books, but they simply
don't do it,"
have Just had diverting experience
which had rashIy loaned to q man OF this
kind He had had 1t q long time. and had
been reminded of il. but had failed TO re-
turn il. One night at dinner l heard this
genial fellow discussing this identical book
with some people, and also heard him offer
to lend the book TO q man VINO had not
read IL. l knew it was my book that he
was coOlIy proposing to lend. so concluded
to meet audaclty with audacity. Early
the next morning posted ND 10 his house,
and lille in his library ostensibiy to pro-
cure book that l needed. / stole my own
Lady Nicotine" from the wretchs table.
l was curious to see what he would Go
about it; but do You know, the graceless
scamp has such q miserable memory that
he asked me- only the other day. in the