The morning times., 1896-02-14
James 0. Marceron,
oi3 EIGHTH STREET S. E.
MISERY LOVES COMPANY.
Two Men Who Were SnowbaIIed En-
joy the Torture of Third
10 n.,l. f,it,- Srnr.

Kansas City Star.
A man was walking east on Eleventh
street past the First Congregat ional
Church. on Saturday afternoon, when big
ban OF moist snow dropped down inside or
his collar. lie heard boyish eiggle above
aim and he looked up in Tine TO catch a
glimpse OF the Two boys who had dropped the
SNOW Tneman walked backward out TO the
middle of the street watching for another
sight OF the boys on top Of The high. retain
ing wall, bat all ne saw was part zone of
their coaltaIs as the boys whisked around
the corner Of the church. The man dug the
Ioft snow from around his bare neck with
bis fGrcfiueer aud walked slowly on. bless
snE the good little boys as he went. At the
corner of Oak street he looked around and
law Ihc two boys slealihily peering over
The iron fence of the wall. with big balls of
snow ir each hand. waiting for a man who
was ia sight and walking rapidly and
ancGnsciously toward the church.
The man who had been first hit stood on
the corner and watched with deep interest.
In 4 moment the second man was beneath
the boys and bifii bang, two SnowballS hit
hin, one on the crown OF his soft felt hat
anG the other in The back of the neck. The
BOYS scurried behind the church and theman
on the sidewalk acted much as the first one
had except hat he appeared TO be degree
madder, and the blessings lie showered on
the boys were given in a louder tone of
voice
wonderful change was worked in theap-
pea.ance Of the first man by the mishap 10
the second. He had been Sowing and
muuering 10 himself but he laughed up
roanuusly when Uhesecond man was hit.
The second man shock the snow eff his
hat fished what he cou'd from the inside
of his collar and walked Cn and joined man
No. !. who was Still standing Oh the corner
watching.
Did you see those boys there what they
did 10 me?" asked man No. >.
"Yes" said man No. ], as be struggled
to suppress laugh.
The rascals ought 10 he ars-..ed."
Watch. here comes another said No. !.
Both stood on corner and watched
third man who was walking slowly with
his hands in his overcoat pCcSet and las
head bent forward, as II in deep thought.
The boys were ont waiting fer him, and
one OF them had big ban CT snow which
be carefully poised and dropped as the
man got beneath il. II struck the front
brim OF his stiff hat and sent il spinning
Into the muddy street, and the snowfall
was shattered on bis chest aud distributed
Itself inside the front Of his vest.
The nlaT was astonished and very in
nig..ant He looked up at the top OF the
wal! and watched, expecting another snow
bah. With one eye on the top OF the
Wal ht began moving with a crab like
iideway 3 step towards his hat and when
he reached it be stopped, stin watching the
top of tie wall, and picked it tenderly
from TIE mud.
The two men on the corner slapped each
UtheT on the back and laughed SO hard that
bne pf thcm had a stitch in his side.
''Oa. Rsy, wasn't that u corker? Ha!
lar sid man No. l.
"L0ck al that hat roll, will you?'' said
No. . a. he Laughed again and they kept
Dn laughing as they walked together out
Eleventh street.
one 81 the two women who had seen ii
al fron position on a doorstep across
hc street said to the other:
Il do wonder what makes those two
men laugh so hard At the one who was just
uruek9 They didn't think it was funny
Ehcu ttcy were hit?'