The record-union., 1897-11-14


that's got me to go down on me bended
knees and talk to her in blank verse
hasn't been born!"
Fancy"
Not auite," said Mr.. Laws confident
ly. Miss r gnt'll be a long time before"
A SLAP on the shoulder from a youth
with a silk hat of insufficient size inter-
rupted him.
'"Ullo, old mani Finished your spout
ing in the park bit early, 'aven't you!
Not giving up politics. are you. IN
fivour'-here the silk-hatted youth nod
ded his head to Miss Molsneaux-'in
fivour of the fair sect?''
The young lady turned and walked
briskly off, Mr.. Herbert John Laws
wheeled round upon the silk-hatted
savagely and struck him on the
shoulder.
'Stiddy on" protested the youth.
amt a try-your- strength machine
What dye mean by lifting one of the
proletariat in that fashion,
You come interferin' again., cried Mr..
Laws excitedIy when I'm engaged IN
conversation with lady, Parsons. and
I'll alter your face for you. D'year?'
IF 1 went too fur" said Mr.. Parsons
defiantly, 4 erpologise'
You ave gone too far" said Mr..
Laws, "and 1 accept your apology. But
another time mind you observe GER
tain what I call etiquette when there's
lady in the case. A wellbred, not to
say aristocratic, ladyyis not used to that
scrt of thing
I've card of the aristocracy," said
the silk-hatted youth pointedly, and
nave reason to believe that they're
card OF me. I'm under the impression
that not once nor twice or thrice, but
several times have / raised my voice to
protest against the existence of those
who tile not neither do they spin. In
this mornin's REYNOLDS -
Get along" said Mr.. Laws shortly.
I'm tired of YOU
For Hyde Park that evening Herbert
John Laws was somewhat late in start
ing. In his room in William street, he
sat after tea (Which he made for him
self by the aid of an oil stove). looking at
the ceiling SO intently that the loud
ticking metal clock on the mantIepiece
tailed, despite its persistent endeavor.
tc call his attention to the swift progress
l.
ing but few circles of brown made bv
the smoke from lamp: but Mr.. Laws
Saw there very attractive young wo-
LldH with pink forget-me-nOtS in
large nat. and she was forever dropping
purses, with coronets upon them, and a
noble youth in silken doublets and hose
sWno was kind of glorified COPY of
Mr. Laws picked them up, and with a
courtly bow, that Mr.. Laws could imag-
Inc, but could not for the life Of him de-
scribe, handed them back Then the
tall lady with the pink forget-me-nots
oIered her hand, and the glorified conv
OF Mr. Laws bent low and touched il
with his lips. When he gave up contem
plation of the ceiling, he took a more
practical course. He found his hat
placed the antimasassar on the back of
nigh chair and set it in the middle of
the room. He strolled round humming
IN casual way and twirling an imag-
mary walking stick with considerable
grace and elegance. Suddenly he
stopped and picked from the floor a.
folded sheet Of Justice" which he had
placed there. This, with hat lifted. he
oHered to the antimacassar with a
PARDON my seeming rudeness, but am
not adhering to the confines of truth in
assuming, madam, that this is what /
am opIISed 10 term, in view of the pres
eht system of private ownership. your
property This address seemed. on
fenectlon, to be too lengthy, and he tried
again PARDON me, madam, but am
flght IN thinking that this purse that
you nave just dropped is yours?" This
ADDRESS, being subjected to criticism.
assumed the presentment of a glaring
lnslnuation that the antimacassar had
come into possession of the fattened
roll of Justice" by illegal methods.
and the idea made Mr. Laws flush so
hotly that he had to open wide his win
dow and put his head out to cool He
tried several other ways before he start
ed out into Osnabourgh street to walk
to Marble Arch. and he also repeated
the entire conversation that had taken
place between himself and Miss Molly
neaux. He felt satisfied with his share in
the dialogue, and he wished that it could
be Cancelled and performed afresh.
But don't sepoose for a single mo-
ment," said Mr.. Laws despairingly,
that / shall ever set eyes on her again."
Nevertheless, he thought it we'll to buy
ing the park because he felt that it gave
him gentlemanly air and prepared him
for any emergency. 1t was very fine
night, and there We're several crowds
near the ratings, made up of folk who
felt that to listen to excited speech of
some kind counted in a sense as an at
tendance at church. with the added
comfort that they were able to leave at
any moment without exciting amaze
ment.
Laws, old man." whispered the Sec
retary of the Earnest Reformers' Chair,
If you like you can take the next fif-
teen minutes
I'm on said Laws.
Make it bit 'ot," said the Secretary;
there's one or two disturbers present.
This chap that's up now-he's from
Remington; he's got no more voice than
blanket. Now you, you know, you can
give it mouth"
81 can that"
And if / was you" said the Secre-
tary. I'D drop that bit about Plito.'
About who?'
''Plito. He lived a long time ago, he
did, and when he said or what he laid
| down, or what he argued, don't interest
EN-. Begin to quote from Socrates, or
in fact, any of those old geesers, and
they vawn and look at their watches
and bunk off,
''Ill make note of it, said Mr.. Laws,
agreeably.
The man from Kennington with a
hoarse voice said, in concluding his
speech, that he saw the dawn arising,
and a ray of sunshine no bigger than
mans hand told him that the masses
We're beginning at last to fight for their