The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-09-25
HER DOUBLE-ENDED STINGER.

She hurricdly thrust into place her escap-
ing hairpins aud opened the door in Car
field place with Il vinegarish sweep
"Madam," said he, briskly opening the
book beneath his arm, ;" "I have here"
"Well," she sputtered, like a spiteful
cat, 81 don't want it! I've got three lives
Of Christopher Columbus now and wouldn't
give house.room to any more such trash!
You can Just move on" And she started
to close the door in his face
"But, madam, " he eXpostulated, 81 have
q"
"Don't care if you haye"' she snlrlcd,
''you cant sell me any o. your souvenir
books of Chicago AT any price. | wouldn't
use one in the wooGshed to set a slop-pal
on! There ANITA Cincinnati woman OF
the Ohio exhibit board, and we WON'T for
get the insult soon, ! tell you. Chicago
can just -"
But, my dear madam" pleadingly,
you are entirely mistaken! have here
a"
Didn't tell you to move on? l don't
want a birdseye view of Jackson Park, nor
plan of the exhibition grounds and build
ings."
But, gracious heavens, madam" he
cried, growing red in the face, eff you
would only hear mel tell you have
| a-n
"And l tell you l won't have 1t and
won't listen, and I'll yell for the police if
\ on don't get out of here with your plague
taxed Life of Jay Could. don't want
to know anything about the Wizard of
Wall street and don't care Il picayune
how he made his money. Go on or IN
scream for help and She began to jump
up and down Historically, while her angry
voice went up to q sharp.
Good heavens, madam" he howled, as
he waved his .fanti, ar4a aaa flj-I g..
make himself heard, 'gimme q half q
chance to get word in rd4ewisy, won't
you: ] tell you haven -
''Nou haven't got Che common instincts
OF poIteut s.! said she, in a shIil!, ialsctto
voice. That's what sou haven't got
| Prosecuting poor lone widow like this!
Iuu re IL ecUundgci; that what You are
making a pretense OF your old White
Mountain cook book and picture Of Baby
| Ruth to insult unprotected females coming
right into quiet homes with your vulgar
nostrums for cramp and influenza; your
drasty messes for daubing up roach-holes
and killing bcdbugs; driving busy folks
crazy with your good-for nothing c..n-opcn-
ers and ratte-trap fluting irons, your tom
foolish recipes for corn salve and pernicIctty
prescriptions for chicken pip. Aren't you
ashamed of yourself, great, grown man
like you, imposing on weak women, insult
| ing lorn mothers and bereavcd wives?
Amt you ash2mcd of yourself, you old
Old old pirate" and sa- Aarst into 'eers.
Madam" said he in a tone that Was e
once birthstone and treacIe; madam,
you've got wheel in your head I'm
driver for Colonel Weir's Adams Express
| Company ana | have package l0r you
nom Columbus prepaid, and if you don't
receipt for ii pretty soon and stop this
lunacy, iiggercd if doa't'ave goa arrested
for provoking a breach Of .1g peace OF have
you sent to the Athens A., lu,n lor the In
sane! I'm paid to deliver packages, but
III be hanged if I've got to stand here and
|
let you fling your double-endcl stinger
into me this here way another minute"
and he iammed the pencil into her simple
fingers, iahbed the book into her unresist-
ing hands, threw the package with thump
into the corner, stamped down the walk
and drove on dead .a!lop al the way to
Elm street, while she dried her tears and
opened tn. package on the side porch in
the cold so as to whet the envious curiosity
Of the grocer's wife who lived next door.