The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-06-01
HE TURNED KICKER.
Not So AmiAble Now rs He Was. but Bet
ter Treated.

ter Ireateu-
He is a man with n perpetual
scowl. He looks cross, and when he
opens his mouth it is usually mere
ly to growl.
Yet l was not always thus, he
explained one day. when | moved
into this neighborhoOd, was in
clined to be good natured. wanted
10 be on good terms with every one,
and for quite awhile think was. "
"Then why didn't you keep it
upl"
1t didn't pay. People liked me
/ because they could walk all over
me. They imposed upon me because
l was good natured, and while they
were imposing upon me they were
quite ready to say nice things about
me. I acquired an enviable reputa-
ton, but / had TO work overtime TO
do it. If there was anything to be
done that no one wanted to do, il
was customary for some one to sug-
gest: oh, let Mr.. Brown attend to
that. He'd just as soon. Hes al
ways so obliging But if there was
anything that wanted done it was
a very different matter My wishes
didn't count any more than the
wishes of tho yellow dog in the al
ley. They would overrun my house
without even waiting for an invita-
tion. If some neighborhOod meet
ing was to be held that no one else
wanted around on account of the
annoyance and trouble, they merely
notified me that they had called it
for such and such an evening in
my parlor. If the neighborhood
children started a game on any of
the other lawns for two blocks in
either direction, they would be
promptly driven away and told to
90 over ON Mr.. Browns lawn. He's
so good natured that no doesn' Z
care Why. even the conductors or
the suburban trains that 1 patron
lied began to impose on me. It's
} only Brown, they'd say. He never
kicks And then I'd get the worst
of il. ="
"Um, ye-es; don't know but it
does work that way sometimes.
Don't know Well, / know all
about it. l got tired of it finally and
landed a good strong kick. began
with the railroad people, and inside
of week there wasn't an employee
on the trains 1 patronized who
wouldn't run from the engine To
the last car to see if he could be of
service to me. and two weeks later,
if they saw me coming down the
street they'd hold the train for me,
something that they wouldn do for
more than four people on the whole
line. Then l began work ON my
neighbors. The next time they call
ed meeting for my house l notified
the chairman that / wasn't keeping
Il public hall, and he had To get oui
and chase round the neighborhood
to notify the others that the worn
had turned. The next day l drove
all the children off tho lawn in from
? of my house, put up No Trespass
: ing sign and bought dog. There
after proceeded to kick systematic
= ally and vigorously at everything
A that did not please me. informed
; everybody that l came in contac
with that was meaner'n n balkl
a horse and endeavored to live up I,
$ that idea. 1t has been n great sue
f cess. They don't talk so much abou
i what a nice fellow am, but l an
/ treated with the most distinguishe,
consideration. If they want me t
do anything now, they say, Please
= mister, and they consult me in re
, gard to everything pertaining to tn
neighborhood and give close atter
ton to all my suggestions. am nc
. tually beginning to have n yer
; pleasant and comfortable time of il
and don't much care what kind q
a reputation am acquiring. CHI
4 cago Post.