Evening journal., 1897-12-11

was hcrrihed to behold the preachetr
lmeeling at my sisters bedside, praying |
in a voice loud enough to wake the
dead The effect Of his noisy supplica-
ton upon my sick sister you can
imagine But of the effect upon my
well sister you cannot form an ade-
quate conception. She ordered the in
truder out Of the room and out OF the
house, and he went; out the indiscre-
tion of this Zealot came within hairs
breadth OF costing my sister her life,
for she was so nervous and excited thar
the doctor had to be hastily summoned
to calm her. / expect TO so down there
in a day OF two. My visit has n dual
purpose. intend to see my sister and
then I intend to see that preacher, and
my interview will be anything but
pleasant"
TRICKS OF "TED" LUKENS.
One day recently the Wayfarer was
passing the home OF DR.. j. Paul Lu-
kens, No. 911 Washington street. In |
front Of the house was smart looking |
black-and-white fox-terriel-.
'That is one Of the smaite dogs in |
the city" remarked a frie nd, who is
also a friend of the doctor's. "He be-
longs to Miss Helen, I he doctors
daughter and his name is lTed. Every
body calls It Ted Lukens. Ted is pos
sessed OF almost human intelligence.
He has one accomplishing MT that no
one but the doctors son. Harry. can
make him display That is singing.
Harry begins to sing and the dog joins
in. He can sing bass, baritone, tenor,
soprano or falsetto, it doesn't make a
particle of difference to hiim. What
IT, III. Tr
Harry sings high or low, scft or slow,
he can depend upon Ted to follow his
example. He viii play hide-and-seek
with anyone. and I defy man. woman
or child to elude him. One of the mem
bers OF the family will hold his hands
over Teds eyes, and the person who
wishes to hide does 20. JAS soon as
the hands are removed Ted goes on the
hunt and never gives up, even If the
chase carries him to the third story. If
you hide behind a closed door he will
scratch at the door and bark until YOU
open ii, and then his expressions of de-
| light are as agOnizing as you could
| possibly wish them to be- But he has
another trick which shows him to be
/ of a calculating turn of mind You
| open a door about half way and put on
| top OF ii hat or a handkerchief. He will
push the door first one way and then
the other until he dislodies the article
which he Immediately picks up and
carries to you. AS for minor tricks.
such as opening and shutting doors
sitting up taking off your hat and that
sort of thing he is a master of the art
Miss Helen thinks the world of him.
and who can blame her?"
| FIREMAN CAMPBELL'S DEDICA-
TION.
The following lines, scratched on the
| wall of the main corridor of the Court
| House are supposed to have been
written by Fireman John f. Campbell.
and dedicated to Janitor Scott:
He's the giddiest fellow that l ever
saw
For an old man.
Knows nothing of cleaning and still
less of law.
Does this old man.
l never have known him his duties to
shirk,
He performs them so nicely-without
any work,
Wears moth-eaten whiskers and looks
like a Turk,
Docs this old man.
= He takes soda straight and he eats
oysters raw
Does this old man.
/ You should see all the pie he puts into
the nav
OF this old man.
He's a flirt and flyer; soaring up in
q the blue
: II he talks about me- set it down as not
true
From this old man.
: How much regret to lay low the gray
q hairs
q OF this old man.
. But what can l do when he puts OF
N such airs
For an old man.
Five minutes to dress ana one minut,
to pray
No use wasting time, for hos doomed
=, anyway;
n n I'm after the job-with no work an,
\, big pay
OF this old man.