The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-02-05
DOLSY'S DOOR.
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When Dolby got ready TO put up
storm-door for the winter he sat and
thought and smiled and reflected for
long time. Then he went over TO car
penter shop and had a long and conf
Dental talk with the carpenter. When
1t was concluded both grinned and
patted each other on the back.
"Theren be more fun than a horse
kin draw" chuckled Dolby
"Betcher life!" cackled the carpen-
ter.
It'll aid the cause of temperance"
"And work for moral reform"
"And cause men 10 reflect on tie
seriousness of life"
"And rip and tear and cuSs."
When the door was hung in place
there was q sign on IL of Pull" The
meaning was so obvious that a child
could catch on. The idea was to take
hold of the handle and pull the door
open. There was a popularity about
the hinges Of that door, and the sign
was fastened on so that it could be de-
tached in five seconds, but with that the
public had nothing to do. The carpen-
ter had scarcely departed when along
came an eminent citizen who had bust
ness with Dolby. Tie took a good look
at the storm-door. He spelled out the
sign: PULL" pull. Then be stepped
up and pushed on it pushed and
pushed and pushed, and because he
could not push his way in he called
Dolby an ass, an idiot, and lots of other
gentle and endearing names. He was
so mad that he went away, but he
hadn't gone two blocks before his guar
dian angel whispered 10 him that al
storm-doors should be pulled instead
of pushed. He had been hasty about
tho matter, and ne felt chagrined that
so small a thing should have put him
out. He therefore decided 20 return.
Old Dolby knew he would come back,
and he therefore took a pin out of the
top hinge and substituted the sign OF
Push" for Pull" When the eminent
citizen returned and pulled on that door
it wouldn't come hts way. He was
fingered until no saw the sign Then he
demanded of himself:
"Am l bliudP Am I drunk2 Am
q full-hedged idiot2 Am l such a dolt
that l can't tell the difference between
push and 'pull?' Now, by the beard
OF my father. but I am wroth! Old
Dolby can take his stor1n-doOr and 20
10 Ballyhack with IL, and viii do BUSH
ness with him no more
And for weeks and weeks 81 was the
same way with others. The young nan
who wanted TO ask Dolby for bis daugh,
ter's hand N marriage pulled the door
cpca al right, but berg too carly lie
walked around the block. When h.
returned be pulled and tuPged and
sweat his collar in vain, and finally
got 50 mad that he consigned old Dolby
and his daughter TO = climate where ice
becomes water in ten minutes The
man who wanted 10 borrow ten dollars
of Dolby opened the door and hesitated /
and skated around 20 get his nerve mp.
When he returned the door would not /
open, though b. disiutegrated his sus- |
penders II pulling. The man Vi no read /
Pull" e he went up the street found 4
Push" staring him in the eyes a lie 4
returned, and be lodged around The /
corner 20 see IL be was too drunk &C I
walk q line. Can vassers and SOLICITOR /
and trsmps got knocked out by that /
door TIL they lodged across the street 1
81 passing. and oh Dolby chucI led and 4
caciIed and laughed I'll his weight in 4
creased b. - pounds. But one day bc I.
hooked out 70 ser o grim and det-rrui nea /
man standing before The place II " ~ 4
man who bad tried 100 times 20 get F.
past that door and cell Dolby q hat f
rack Re hal always found Push +
and pull % badly mixed un that 30 .
couldn't work the door. Vow be bad.
desperation ~ his eyes and d ncrevT-
driver IN hls hand H~ pulled and be .
pushed and - finally struck u. The8 +
Be 1ele fhe door op~n With his knees 4
uu~crewed M hiag>s. ard taking 'he .
outfit on hLs sbollderH BE- va KIDD OF 4
~ TIE str-~t =zd On and on ard or o.
- lot si-tt - in ~ rni<s- disfanee-
b. and by ~ polio pgrsuei. bat 10y
were too late On IT, hank - tur-
gid river they found Pair and -Fuaa.'
and floating szn tA~ sf--arD q storm
door. but NJ FFir1 s1.-i deterra ir.ed nan
FtiI clutcAing his sere7v-ri-ir~rI rested
IL The one a. The bottom 1vlth smile
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