The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-07-18
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CAUGHT AT H CASE

One afternoon in june the compOsitors
In the big city directory printing office in
East Twelfth street were startled by hear
ing some one cxclAim:
We'll, blawst me bloody eyes, In
stantly there was ii loud gutfaw of deriaivc
laughter,
law, go 'ome to Lunnun!.
Cork up
go ire q ALI
These and other less elegant verbal mis-
silcs were fired at a short and slender light
haired Englishman, who walked hurried
ly down to the fOrcman's desk, staring at
Il long strip Of copy" he held in his two
hands. Blodgctt asked permission to re
turn his take of copy and to be excused
for the rest of the day. The foreman, with
out much thought, said all right, and
Blodgctt went out He had driftcd in
| with about $50 other compoaitOrs the first
of the week.
1t was s O'Clock next morning before
Blodgett reported at the office, only to
find an Irishman, with a bad eye anG a
soilcd shirt collar, at his frame.
You We forfeited yOur frame for not re
porting on time" said the foreman stern
BIodgett flushed and looked deeply trou-
bled, although he had come in looking ra-
diant.
Going to the occupant of his FRAME"
he got close to him and told him some
thing, but "Roamcr Roach, - with an in
dependence born Of sudden power, said:
law, go way. You're stutfin me. You
cant work me. Sec Married last night,
eh, an want me to row up de cases? Say,
| you're sOft.'
But Blodgctt cOuldn't stand it any long
er, and he struck tho, insultcr a heavy
blow on the jaw, 'picing' his stickful Of
| type and raising a small riot III a innate.
The fight was stopped right there.
WHO struck the first blow?' demant
ed the foreman, frowning at BlodgCtt.
II did," said the latter, and, Mr..
! Foreman and gentlemen said he, with a
gravity and impressivencss that brought a
hush on the assemblage Of black figured,
| eager eyed printers, I've got a word or
two to say TO all of you. Last night, as
you will remember, | left the Office before
time. ! made a most important disCOv
cry. A month ago | left Southampton
and came to this bloody town and 10
sooner got on shore than me pocket was
picked of E1OO-all me money. l came
| ere to find mo sweetheart, marry her an
take her back 'Omc. Her addrcs and that
Of the lady she was companion to went
with the pOcRCtboOk, an for three Wees
I've been trampin around the town huntin
for me Jimmie or trace Of her. Last night,
in the piece of new directory copy that
came to me, me eye caught the name OF
'CallCtt, Margaret, wild. RObt., No. 4
Riverside av., and blawst me bloody eye,
if that wasn't the very lady me Jimmie Vas
companion to Then | went an found
her, an we were that glad to see each o.
or that we went out to a parsons and got
married. That we did, sir, an-an-
well'--
is dat a fack, British2" asked Roamcr
Roach as he stepped Forward and held ont
his hand. ''Ain't you stuffin u.s.
"No," said Blodgctt, An III prove
what l say. Mrs. Blodgctt is down on
the first floor in the bindcry with the
young ladies, an if Jimmie, the galley
proven, will step down and tell her to come
up you'll toe convinced. was going to
haok for a day of, We know, for me honey
moon, an Jinnic an | Were going to go
uun an have some enjoyment, an as soon
As we can scrapc enough money together
we're going ONO. jimmie could borrow
it. but Id rather earn it if the foreman
will only keep me ON for "A week or two"
Soon steps Were heard III the stairs, and
hundreds of eyes opened wide with sur
prise whcn a beautiful. richly and fashion,
| ably dressed girl came blushingly forward
to where Blodgctt stood. Jimmie, We're
we married last night" asked the proud
young husband
eyes. gentlemen. said she. w would
have been married on the other side, but
we had a foolish quarrel, and mamma
said l could spend IL half year with Mrs.
CaIlctt, and so l ran OF without Johnny
Knowing it. and he r,uIdu >tand it and
followed me
Dis i a plain case, said Roamer
Roach. I'm wilIin To frrgiv" an forgit.
An say. boys. waits de matter wild maxim
desc two young ducks u wcddin present
an srndin EN- home by today's steamer
You sec, I'm gOin II freeze fast to dem
cases got from Blodgctt because my
finances are low. l move. Mr.. Foreman.
dat We collectively Scnd a request down 10
de office to advance so cents apiece on &C
count, an W II lend it 10 de groom. De
AIler sails for Southampton dis afternoon,
an dey can 60 to Europe on deere weddin
trip. Does de motion receive a second
All in favor say aye"
a hundred and fifty voices shouted
Aye"
And the -Allcr sailed that afternoon,
and Mr.. and Mrs. John Henry Blodgett
were the ~happicst people aboard.-Ex-
change.
Loss of strength and flesh, wasting
away from any cnuse promptly arrested
by using that greatest of all fat pro-
ducers, Johnson's Compound Cod Liver
Oil. w. NJ. Yearly.