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

New YoRK, Dec. I've took him be-
cause he asked us to. This may sound
queer, but it is true. He not only asked
Us by word of mouth, but his eyes looked
10 yearping and his clothes so tattered,
and he himself so generally wretched that
he seemed TO represent in himself starving
humanity. So we took him in and did
for him. Later on, he-but that is the end
Of the story. The first doing merely con
Bisted in giving him his breakfast, and the
cook who. banged around the pans be-
cause Of her indignation said, very audi
bly,, Thanks be to God, after the namby-
PANTY appetites that they've got here,
"there is somebody in the world who can
eat" But that was natural because he was
hungry.
After the hunger had been satisfied, |
interviewed him, Notwithstanding the
rags and tatters, Notwithstanding the
wretched long hair and the dirty face, |
was made to feel that l was in the pres.
snce OF my master Man. He gave look
A. my shoes. and shifted. Quite honestly
don't think women ever do varnish
patent leather we'll. Then he said that he
could makea fire glow with delight, that
IT would burn all the coal and so we
would save on ashes, and that he was
ready and willing to be handy. And every
ume he spoke of his accomplishments he
looked at my shoes. Nature in making
me a woman made me a base coward,
morally and physically.
HIS INDUSTRIOUS NAME.
4 asked him his name, and this is what
ne TOLD me: me name, maam? 1t is
Michael Angel-oh-me mother was Irish
and me father, glory be to God they haven't
lived TO see their son in his present posi-
tion, was Eyetalian; hence me name. Me
mother SAID, when was little, that was
called Angel-oh, because was so beautiful
I looked like the angels" l didn't like TO
tell him he had changed, but remembered
very handsome babies often made men
who were quite-well, not quite nice to
look at. Then he continued: "But when
ever she said this. peace be to her ashes
me father contradicted her and said me
name came from great painter; and she
would always throw something al him
and tell him none of her young ones
would ever be named after painter-a
mean trade where they had to work all
nay" just here1 waved Angel-oh to stop,
pnd retreated to report to the family. The
masculine element went out and looked at
MIN, came back and said, "Oh. | suppose
SOU are like all women; you like 70 have
something in the shape of man hanging
around who will toady to you, and try and
make you think you know some
thing" Angel-oh never did this, however.
During the. time he abided with US, he
never ceased convincing me of my little
The feminine part of the establishment
objected TO smell about him; later on, /
discovered that that smell, which was
Khtner suggestive Of morgue, came from
some medicine he used to rub on one leo
IN which the rheumatism was supposed to
exist. l never knew handler rheuma-
usm; IL always appeared when it was a
question OF Angel-oh going on long err
rand; at such times, he made no excuse.
put simply walled out, "Oh, my leg,i
btiHened out the afflicted member and was
supposed to be i'll too much pain to speak
AS A MEMBER OF BAB's HOUSEHOLD.
The first week of his residence nv shoes
We're vanished in such degree that il is
q mystery to this day that wasn't arrested
Tor assault and battery; for delighted in
them so used to walk down street look
ing at them, and, not seeing the coming
woman, bumped into her. Oh, by-the-bv
the reason we called him Angel-oh was
because one OF the dogs was named Mike
and then, too, it sounded more aristocratic,
The masculine element said that was ali
the good we ever got out of him; that it
pleased us to be able to say, You didn't
get my message before O'Clock? Why
sent It to you by Angel-oh at half past Six,
and he ls a servant that never makes a
mistake" On the third day, went out
with the determination to buy Angei-oh a
suit OF clothes, and got what considered
a very respectable, warm outfit. Fancy
tnen my horror. at hearing him tell the
cook: If there's one thing L IN alter de.
spisin', it's clothes what's picked out by
womani they haven't got the air nor The
style about EN- as when they's chosen by
yourself. Women is very good in their
places. but Pm one of those who thinks
that their places is not galavantin around
cboosin' mems Clothes"
l suppose it was weak in me. bat cried
However, l didn't tell anybody about il nj
the time, because seemed TO be Anpsl-oh's
only friend. AT the end of a week, il was
impossible TO have the fire in nv room
made before breakfast. and when / ven
tured IN lear and trembling to saw that
Alexander had always made it in time,
Angel-oh met me with cold stare and
SAID; AND who is. this Alexander that
you compare with me? AS far as can
understand, he was nothin' more, nor less
Than a common American, while in me
runs the nobility OF two nations, the Kings
OF Ireland and the Princess of Italy, As
Tor your fire, pull the blanket up over
yourself, and when your coffee comes itill
warm you. Me paper I've got 10 read.
Myula you wish me to be ignorant of the
pontlcs OF the country that may one dav
control? Would you wish me TO know
nothin' about the black woman, dirty
nagur, that Cleveland is putin back Oh
hthrone instead OF glviD' the said throne
NNNSAS NOulu YOU have
me know nothin' about Mckinley? And
MIN likely TO be the next one To saw.
Michael Angel-oh, step up and run the
hrnlyF chure, woman is mean. low
creatures. more givin' to thinkn' about
the injuries that men work to give them
Imam the questions of Importance" After
that L sad nothing more about the fire
and tried to deceive the family into be-
heying that didn't care for one.
THE TRAMP's RELIGIOUS coNvIcrroYs.
Angel-oh was very stern as far as religion
was concerned. l don't think | ever uet
anybody who WAS quite as willing 20 let
other people 10 the fasting and praying as
he was. Let the cook Just get q delicious
mouthful of meat on her fork. aud
Angel-oh would remind her that il was
SAINT Somebody's day. and that-she would
burn forever unless she limited her dinner
70 tea and toast And then he would eat
her share and his own, too. She was the
most pugilistic cook we ever had, but She
was as meek as lamb before Angel-oh.
and fetched and carried for him and per.
United MIN to stew the vile herbs that he
used TO cure the rheumatism on the kitchen
stove, when she wouldn't have Let me
make caramels; no, not to have saved my
Boul.
The truth, especially il it were an nm
pleasant one, was of great Importance 10
our lrlsh-ltalian protege. He had been
told when some tiresome man called that
he was to say was out, and the message
was given after this fashion:
'sHE SAYS SIR, SHES OUT.
I'm not one Of them kind that goes in for
lyin', and SO to make things smoother for
you and save you the time, tell you the
truth, sir. L don't think there is mitch
use. Of your ever comm again, when
took IN your card, says she That bother
some foolF And says |, AT least he is
the better of you, he's man, which, sir.