Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1894-12-08
FROSTBURG, MD, SATURDAY., DECEMBER g.,
NO." said Bremner enthusiastical-

"No," said Bremner enthusiastical-
ly. Tell it to us, Snaggs.'
Girls, put in Gregsby, don't have
to have their hair cut. My little girl
has the most beautiful of golden hair
you ever saw. You've seen it, Sommers.
Every one turns to look at her when she
walks out with her MOTHER
''Humph!'' said Snaggs, with i'll
concealed contempt. Il was saying that
took my boy to have his hair cut, and
it was the first time that he had ever
been to a barber's shop. A man was be-
ing shaved, and his face was all over
lather. Without word the boy drew
his hands from mine and bolted for
home, running SO fast that didn IT over
take him until he was at the door.
What did you do that for, you young
rascal?' / said.
"'Oh, papa he answered, If my
face is going to break out like that, l
don't want to have my hair cut Fun
ny, wasn't it? He thought the lather
was the result of the hair cutting. He's
awfully quick at reasoning, that boy"
'Well, it seems to me that he didn't
reason to a very correct conclusion.
Now, my little girl was having dress
fitted the other day, and she asked the
dressmaker where the dress orchard
was. She thought that dresses grew OH
trees"
Il must confess that can't see much
reason about that" said Snaggs spite
fully, "if you are giving it as an in
stance of reasoning against what my
hoy said of the man at the barber's
'Reasoning?" hotly replied Gregsby.
Il never said anything about reasoning.
1t was poetical. She thought dresses
grew on trees, and that ribbons were
the blossoms. She told me so herself.
And then another time she and her
mother were conversing"-
You'll have to excuse me,' said
Snaggs, rising. 81 remember now that
l have an appointment at the club. l
forgot it, Bremner, when l promised to
come here with YOU"
ooh, don't go yet said Bremner.
'"Te]l us that story about what the boy
said to the organ grinder.
''Ah, yes," said Snaggs eagerly, ap-
parently forgetting his appointment i'll
the JOY of narration. "Mr. Sommers
didn't hear that one, did he? Well, one
day an organ grinder stopped in front
of our house,
81 don't wish to interrupt, put in
Gregsby, also rising, ''but l promised
Mrs. Gregsby that 1 would be home al
most directly. 1 merely came over,
Sommers to tell you that 1 could not
stay tonight"
ooh, WE'LL" cried Sommers and
Bremner simultaneously, rising and
holding out their hands, eff you really
must go, why, you must, suppose"
II am very glad to have made your
acquaintance, Mr.. Gregsby," said
Bremner as he shook hands and wished
him good night, and he added: ~ wish
you would come over some night and
see me. My friend Mr.. Snaggs here
often pops in, and we will all get better
acquainted. y
"And you, Mr.. Snaggs, drop in and
see me-, said Sommers "You will be
nearly always sure of meeting Gregsby
here. Come in often and have chat.
have lot Of boys myself, and I like
to hear about them.
''That man Gregsby is blanked
idiot, " said Snaggs to Bremner few
days after, ''and give you notice that
if he comes to your house 1 won't'
And as Gregsby said almost the same
thing to Sommers let us hope that the
acid of one neutralizes the alkali of the
other. .-Idler.