The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-11-07
SCARED THE AGENT.
That Is Why He Took the Total
Abstinence Pledge.
A Swell Tenement with Four Entrances
How It Caused Book Agent Much
Discomflture-The Girl with
the Saucy Grin.


the saucy Grin.
There is o private hotel in Gin
cinnati composed OF four houses IN
o block. Doors have been cut
through the partition walls so that
the four comprise one great tene-
ment. It is very swell tenement
of course, says the Cincinnati Trib.
une; but inasmuch as it is q hive OF
people, it is q tenement just the
same.
Well, the other day book agent
was coasting along that rocky shore
of houses. He put into one after
another, only to be beaten and have
to put to sea again. But he was
not discouraged. He kept on pa
tiently and at last he came to the
swell tenement which calls itself a
private hotel.
Now this estimable book agent
had one bad habit. He would now
and then take q drop too much. On
this particular day in question ne
had not been doing we'll financially,
and as a solace to his soul he had IN
dulged in o number of beers. He
was calmly superior to the world as
he walked up the steps at the tirst
door of the hotel and rang the bell.
A very pretty little maid in cap
and apron answered the bell: She
dismissed him politely but firmly.
They did not want any new books at
their house. The agent tipped his
hat gayly and put out to sea again.
At the second door he made for
harbor again. The same little maid,
however, passed through the con. !.
Meeting door and answered the bell
q second time. She smiled at his
blank look and at the backward
glance he gave her as he went down
the steps, disconsolate. de was
still shaking his head in amazement
when he pulled the third bell
Once again the little maid ap'
peared at the door. This time she
was grinnlng from ear to ear. my
heavens!" gasped the agent. Then
he fed.
But he was q conscientious man,
md he felt that he must do his duty.
He stood for some time In the street
mopping his head industriously be-
fore he could summon courage for
the next ascent. Finally he went
up the steps Of the fourth door,
climbing them fearfully as o man
might climb them in dream. He
had realized suddenly that the day
was frightfully hot, that the beer
within him was frightfully cold, and
that between the two he was likely
to perish speedily. His agitation
was very great.
"If I see her again" he muttercd,
eff I see her again I'll quit drinking
for good. She's forty times worse
than snakes. That grin on her-my
Lordl what grin"
But when the door opened he saw
her just the samo. There she was,
slight and pretty and coolly dressed
as ever. There, too, was the grin.
It rippled over her whole face and
puckered up the corners OF her
mouth. He felt that the end had
come.
"I beg your pardon, ma'am," he
said, as steadily as he could. .!
beg your pardon very much, buff
YOU don't mind would you be good
enough-ob, hang it'll say, missy,
how many of you are there any
howl"
The maid let 90 of the grin and it
slipped away from her into saucy
little laugh.
IT think" said she, "you had bet
ter 90 home and take some tea.
There are o great many OF me-a
great many indeed"
"You are right, ma'am," he re-
piled with gesture. you are"
But she had shut the door in his
face.
FreckIes and Parasols.