The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-05-04
TWO OF A KIND.
How Bremner and Sommers As
sisted Each Other.


his friend Sommers, 'and | want YOU
to help me out"
Financial?" asked Sommers. with a
slight contracting of the eyebrows
''Oh! no, worse than that, a good
deal
Il didn't know that anything could
be worse in these panicky times What
isit?'
Il have friend" said Bremner. ''or
a man who thinks himself my friend.
and whom, for certain reasons 1 wish
To shake off, but he refuses To be
shaken Now, you are a resourceful
man, and may be able to give me a
hint | have tried everything with
Snaggs-everything short of positive
insult-aud all to no purpose"
What is the matter with him?" asked
Sommers-
The matter is this He has a boy
seven years old, or thereabouts. and he
always persists in talking of the
lad; in fact, he can't talk about any
thing else, and imagines everyone is
deeply interested as himself / have
nothing at all against the boy; he is
good enough commonplace little fellow,
like all the rest OF them. / never see
any difference in boys myself, they all
seem equally objectionable. But Snargs
comes to our house, sits down, and
talks about his boy, what ne does and
what he says, until am nearly driven
crazy. l hope YOU can suggest some
thing for NV relief"
81 suggest, ," said Sommers, that you
take Snaggs tn the state of Michigan.
U. :. A. and kill HIM
why to MicbiganP'' queried Brem-
ner
.Oh, simply because they don't hang
for murder there, and any penalty
short of hanging should I.,. cheerfnlly
borne II get ria of man like Snaggs'
II didn't know you were acquain ed
with him" said Bremner eXcitedly.
I'm not, but 1 afflicted in the
same WAY myself"
''Nonsen e. cried Bremner, Il never
even heard you mention your chill
dren-"
II mean that l am afflicted with
friend like Snagcs It's "a daughter in
his case His name Is Gregsby. / am
even worse of than you are. for his only
daughter l. but five years old. You are
two years ahead of me By and by the
bov will reach years Of discretion, and
he viii get there quicker Than Gregs-
by's girl
II don't know ahont that" Bremner
answered gloomily; girls grow up 50
much faster than boys do.
but they never reach years of dis
erection, yun know"
Il don't believe any son of Snaggs
will. either. The boys father hasn't.
idea strikes me. Why not introduce
Snaggs and Gregsby to each Other?"
That wouldn't Toe a bad plan re-
piled Sommers. cheerfully, land then
W e mig ht bet on them. III back my
man To be the greater bore
There wouldn't he any use in bet
ting said Bremncr, for if your man
is as bad as mine, it could only end in
a draw"
Bring your man around and well
test the ease"
shall / bring Snaggs to your house
tomorrow night, then?' asked Brem-
ner.
Yes, and if you re in for bet, I'm
your victim 4 have great faith in
Gregsby, and would like to have lit
tie stake on him
Its serious subject with me-" re-
piled Brenner.
''Oh, very well then, I'll expect you
tomorrow night about eight o'clock.
though / suspect your man is not half
so capable a bore as mine. ."
IL was a few minutes before ; o'clock
when Gregsby pressed the electric but
ton at the Sommers' residence Som
mers heard him talking to Mrs. Som
mers in the hall, saying: "Oh, yes,
thank you. she Is quite we'll III tell
YOU something funny that she said to-
day to her mother" Sommers groaned.
and helped himself to a quantity of the
stimulant prov ided for his guests The
next moment Gregsby appeared, smil-
ing, and So miners greeted him with
well-feigned rordiality- Very soon the
bell rang again, and few minutes
rfter Brenner was Introducing
aggs to the two sitting in the smolI-
ing room. 'Beastly weather this y" said
Gregsby to the newcomers. Il don {
mind the weather myself, but when a
man has children he is compelled to
think of it, Have you children"
asked Snaggs, with apparent inter
est I've got little boy myself. but
he doesn't mind the weather in the
least"
Il shouldn't say children" replied
Gregsby. II have one little girl, and
she is only five years old, but wonder
fully knowing for her age, and this
weather is so bad that she misses hei
walk with her mamma We never
trust her out with a nurse, you know
Il was saying" broke in Snaggs
.'that have little boy myself; he L
seven, and he goes out in all sorts o
weather. / don't believe in coddlins
children. And that reminds me of
clever thing he said To me this morn
ing. He always comes a little piece o
the way with me when l start for tbs
office; he"
..Ah. yes. " interrupted Gregsby; ''bu
girls are delicate little creatures, ana
have 10 be taken care of.
Quite So" agreed Snaggs Il ad
nit that there are disadvantages abou
girls that boys are quite free from"
| disadvantages cried Gregsby
You don't mean TO say that grea