The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1896-02-21
HIS SAD PREDIC4 MENT.

1t was midnig everything dread
full always happens at that time. The
lightning was flashing and the thun-
der roared. 1t was raining everything
but money.
Charley, who was Just retM ming
from a swell shop" had climbed down
from North Clark street car and
sought the shelter of an awning before
dashing around the corner to his
boarding-h house. He stood for several
minutes discussing the weather, when
suddenly he discovered directly across
the street dark object emerge from
the alley, look cautiously about, and
then glide over the street and in under
the very same awning which was shelf
erlng him. Then came flash of light
ming and the dark OBJECT took the form
and features of one Of Charley f lends,
who was also returning from the swell
chop
"Hello, Jack! Is that yon:' said
Charley. 81 see you're working the
alleys now."
''Sh! not so loud,' was the reply.
"Why? What up?''
"Well, if / haven't played to bloom
in tough luck tonight, growled Jack,
''no mortal ever did, and just then a
flash of lightning revealed the fact
that his shoes were missing. live got
a cluster Of stone bruises on my left
hoof," he continued, ''and enough on
the right one to drive a man to the
hospital. For fear of being seen, I've
limped it through the alleys all the
way from my girls house, and, blame
it all, | wouldn't care so much if they
hadn't dropped off while she was with
me-"
"Dropped off. What do YOU mean?'
81 mean just what l said-dropped
off. You see | told the old gent the
other day that our bail wasn't goin to
be any hoe-down and that Id have to
have pair of patent feathers IN order
to be in he push. So he said I'd eth
er wear the shoes l had or I'd stay at
home, and | just made up my mind TO
fool him. You know he's kind of
a particular old guy, and he's got a
burial suit put away in a trunk, so as
to have it ready when he goes 70 Fid-
dler's Green. just went to that trunk
on the sly and dug up the shoes and
slid EN- on. They were Just what the
doctor ordered and had a lustre on
'em to beat the band. | left 'em over
in the next ward, or, rather, they left
me, and if the old gent don't miss EN-
in time, he'll pass out over the great
divide in his stocking feet, and land
on the sunny shore with mess of stone
bruises.
"Well, anyway, things went all 0
K tonight till | started to take my
girl home in the ram. She only lives
short way from the hall and it was
nearer to walk than take car, so We
both Rugged up tight in under my
shower stick and made bee line for
her home. | didn't know that burial
shoes were made Of paper, and we hadn t
gone Tar before the right one sprung a
leak, and then the left one followed
suit. | tried to smile and look pleas
ant when one of the blamed things quit
NE on the corner; "a half block fur
Their and the other one got divorce.
Then we passed a street lamp, and my
girl saw what was up, and she SAID:
"Oh, Jack, what ever has become of
your shoes | tried to act surprised,
but it wouldn't 90 and she never SAID
another word after that. When said
good night at the gate she just stuck
up her nose and ducked into the house.
| never saw such luck in my life. all
on account of those tissue paper shoes.
But | must be gong, old man, I'm
catching cold already. So long"
And Jack shook his friend S hand, but
toned up his coat aud disappeared in
the alley.
Isaacheimer-s'If [ had a couple of
million Repecca might marry into der
nobility
ohenstein-'.But dem mobiles must
be very expensive to support::'
Isaacheimer-"Yes, dots so; but if
der shildren vos poys, eferY vun of dem
might marcy a heiress, aindt it,
Chinese botanists can grow oaks in
thimbles.