The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-24

an opportunity for a museum manager.
Well at any rate you are sure til the lazy
when the stanch-looking gentleman had fin
ished.
maliciously There's only one woman in
this house and that's my WIFE, SHE'S DacK
in the sitting room" a.,
come back and see for yourself and, draw
Ing the reporter inside. led him to the
"Mary." he went on addressing with fine
sarcasm a comedy woman who sat at sew
ing table, this young man is looking for
It isn't you, is it dear? You are not troubled
that way are you? Speak up, dear, and
show the gentleman that you are no SUD
ject for newspaper paragraph in the MORN
When the stanch-looking man got through
he was grinning maliciously at his wife
and she was looking daggers at her nus
band.
AS the reporter withdrew he fingered on
the porch long enough to convince himself
that he had undoubtedly made a mistake.
Excuse me, but there's bit of dirt on
your collar" said the oily Thomas Taggart
Then he applied his handkerchief to the
spot and at the same moment plucked the
reporters scarfpin. "I used to be pretty
handy in this line" remarked the gentle
man, with his fascinating smile, on restor-
ing the article.
.It was great fun for me to nip some
fellows tie pin and then sell it to him an
hour afterward. I worked the dodge on
A. NJ Sweeney, the retired clerk OF the
Supreme Court, to perfection. One night,
shortly after the election of Cleveland, we
Democrats had a big banquet and Sweeney
was there. / noticed that he wore a
sparkler in his scarf and planned to get 1t.
Long toward the close of the festivities /
worked round to him, and while chucking
him under the chin, lifted his diamond
m a a
put the boys on and we plotted to present
the old man the pin with a flourish. About
Of the boys jumped on a table and yelled
for order. Then he called Sweeney up and
Mr.. Sweeney, l am delegated by the
Democracy OF Marion county to express to
the work you have done thissfall. Just to
show you that we appreciate your work
and your loyalty, I have the honor to pre-
sent you this trifling jewel
continued Mr.: Taggart. but he didn't
five weeks old kitten. He took the pin,
| twirled 1t In his fingers in an embarrassed
way ana be sa fS
| 1 don't think / deserve it. don't want
have worked teeth and toenail for the
| party TINS fall. but don't deserve the
/ feel that some one else should have this
beautiful present. Besides, l have pin
IN my
''Sweeneys face was study when he put
his hand up to his scarf and found his pin
| gone. Then he looked at the trinket in his
| hand and yelled:
D-n me, if 1 haven't been robbedr
.nd he eo was beat. but he stood it like man.
| exacted by a true Democrat
| Francis Pillett is Republican, but it is
great annoyance to him to think that
one member of his household is a shouting
Democrat. One consolation, however, the
| Democratic member cannot vote, for he is
| nothing more than pet parrot. The bird
came from the South and has radical Demo-
| cratic views. He delighted over the
first election of Mr.. Cleveland that he has
! not yet recovered from the shock. He
| seems content in his first happiness, and
| he seems wholly unaware of the fact that
| the Democratic party has deserted Mr..
| Cleveland The parrot has not deserted
| for he continues to shout for free trade
| and Cleveland all the day long. Mr. Pill
| lett has tried to explain to Polly that the
1 Democratic party is demoralized and no.
| body is shouting for 1t now, but the parrot
| only winlss and shouts again. Neighbors
| say the bird should be allowed to vote, for
| he knows as much as the average Demo
|