Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-12-07

from man; there is no necessity to enter
tain kim with the little irritations, the
little worries, and the troubles that are
purely feminine. II dawned on me one
DAY That the masculine element seemed to
know great deal about the household
affairs, Then | noticed that Angel-uh
managed to slip into his room presuma-
bly, To fix the fire just before dinner. One
night paid o visit near the door at the
same timc-that is TO say. | meanly lis
tened. This was fine dialogue:
Masculine Element: "Ah, Angelo, fix
ing mp the fire, Ell? How has the house
been to-day Z ~
Angel-oh; We'll sir. there have been
the usual troubles; the Misses and the
butcher had set-to, and if you have got
anythln for your dinner tonight, YOU
may thank me for it, because | talked to
the butcher and made him sec with me
own eyes that it wasn't worth while list
cning to the complaints of woman, and
to send us q good leg of mutton for me
own sake. Then sir, the Misses had three
letters; there was two ladies to luncheon,
and though the cook said it was claret
they had to drink, have my doubts. And
later in the day, two men came. Misses
and the ladies went out with them, and
God in His goodness only known where
they went, for L didn't like to follow
them"
When heard this, must confess felt
as if
WOULD LIKE TO BOX ANGEL-oH's EARS.
AS Tor the masculine element, deter
mined to make it uneasy for listening to
him. So when mt the dinner table il said.
ANY company to-day, dear p looked ut
II, IN the way that only woman can look
when she wants to lie, and said, None at
all" II kept quiet after that but when
the iish came in, with the same air of
studied nnconcern, it impaired, Ibid you
get letter from the South 20 And |
smiled back, and answered, "No, the post
man quite neglected us, Then it looked
Mt me sternly and SAID, mo visitors? Aud
no letters?n And looked back, and with
an independence that would have been
impossible if | had been speaking to
Angel-oh, | said, None that concerns
you"
And after that it went to its club, and |
TO see Angel-Oh. lie was in the kitchen,
sitting in the cooks own chair, writing
letter / little dreamed then what that
letter was, but | started in to give him a
good talking to about carrying tales
winch talking to was interrupted by his
saying, II knows me duty, Miss, to the
gentlemen of the house. Let us not dis
cuss that which is unpleasant to YOU, but
which II were only right for me us man to
man to refer to-
The next morning breakfast time passed,
market tune came, but there was no sign
OF Angel-oh. Suddenly the cook remem-
Dered the letter, and said that he took il in
ana lald 1t on my desk. There it was.
Angel-oh had done me the courtesy of
using my best paper, and this was the
ietter lie had written to me who had been
his true friend.
MtcuAEL's FRANK LETTER,
Ma am-which it were not being truth
tul to put before that title all endearip'
word, fol you have been but a tyrant to
me; An freshman, specially when mixed
with Eyetallans, never will be slaves, rs is
SO beautifully sung by the English savior.
lcum to you trustin' in the lovin' kind
ness OF the female race; but it were like
hskln Tor respectable things to eat and be-
ing served with gravel am man of great
knowledge, and it has grieved me greatly
70 see how this whole family is givin over
to lightness, and things which would be
dlsnroved of, both by Mr.. Gladstone and
Mister Mckinley. /, citizen, were put to
the indignity of varnishin' your shoes: |
hurl you all from me. Your mutton was
not bad Tor America, but never sdid like
the flavor of the tobacco used by the
master, and couldn't abear a gentleman
who did not leave around loose things
that might have been pleasant to me. /
can wish nothin' worse to you ma'an than
"Yurs sinserely,
MICHAEL ANGEL-oH.
Up. S. As the winds of New York are
terrible OH my bad leg. ] am goin' to
Florida with family who took me on
your recommend. The recommend were
a autograph which you wrote and above it
put the truth about that tried ami trusty
man. Angel-oh.
Up. S. There is little bill standin' at
the corner saloon in the masters name. |
am sure he will be honorable enough,
though think him Iaean, to pay for this
ikker."
DOES KINDNESS TO TRAMPs PAY.
such was my experience with Michael
Angel-oh. This was the result of taking
in and doing for an able bodied man who
might have earned his own living in some
way or other. 1t is quite unnecessary. it
seems to me. to say that tue standing rule
regarding applicants at presents, ALWAYS
give them something to eat. but don't let
them in" The family have behaved with
certain amount of respect for my feel
lngs and do not speak much of the late
departed, Dut think it is because each
member is carrying in his or her heart a
black secret connected with Angel-oh
which they do not care to think about.
Hasn't this ever happened to you? II is
always coming one way or another, but I
would rather make mistake thousand
times than let somebody who was really
hungry go away unfed. / can't say that I
regret the acquaintance of Angel-oh. Turn
about is fair play. / did for him, and he
ala Tor Bah.