The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1897-06-03
HE TURNED KICKER.

Not So Amisble Now as He Was, but Bet
III ter Treated.
He is a man with Il perpetual
scowl. He looks cross, and when he
opens his mouth it is usually mere
" to growl.
Yet | was not always thus" he
explained one day. "When I moved
into this neighborhood, was in
clinea to be good natured. wanted
,te be on good terms with every one,
Iand for quite awhile I think Twas"
"Then why didn't you keep it
hpa"
sit didn't pay. People liked me
because they could walk all over
me. They imposed upon me because
I 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 I had to work overtime to
do it. If there was anything to be
done that no one wanted to do, it
was customary for some one to sug-
gest: ooh, let Mr.. Brown attend to
that. He'd just as soon. He's al
ways SO obliging.' But if there was
anything that I wanted done it was
q very different matter. My wishes
didn't count any more than the
wishes of the yellow dog in the al
zleY. They would overrun my house
Wzkhout even waiting for an invita-
ton. If some neighborhood meet
nag 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 Id
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
60 over on Mr.. Browns lawn. He's
so good natured that he doesn't
care. Why, even the conductors on
the suburban trains that l patron
lied began to impose on me- TITS
only Brown, they'd say. He never
kicks. And then I'd get the worst
Sof it"
Gum, ye-es; don't know but it
does work that way sometimes.
Don't know! Well, I know all
about it. I got tired. of it finally and
landed a good strong Kick. began
with the railroad people, and inside
of a week there wasn't an employee
ION the trains I patronized who
wouldn't run from the engine to
the last car to see if he could be of
service ito me, and two weeks later,
if they saw me coming down the
street they'd hold the train for me,
something that they wouldn 't,do for
more than four people on the whole
line. Then 1 began work on my
neighbors. The next time they call
ed meeting for my house / notified
the chairman that l wasn't keeping
public hall, and he had to get out
and chase round the neighborhood
to notify the others that the worm
had turned. The next day i drove
all the children off the lawn in front
of my house, put up a No Urespass-
ing sign and bought dog. There
after l proceeded to kick systematic
ally and vigorously at everything
that did not please ne. / informed
everybody that I came in contact
with. that was meaner'n a balky
horse and endeavored to live up to
thatIdea. It has been a great sue
cess. They don't talk so much about
what a nice fellow q am, but I am
tre&ted with the most distinguished
consideration. If they want me to
do anything now, they say, Please,
mister, and they consult me in re.
gard to everything pertaining to the
neighborhood and give close atten:
ton to all my suggestions. Tam &C.
tualIy beginning to have "a very
pleasant and comfortable time of it.
and don't much care what kind of
a reputation 1 am acquiring" Chi
cagO Post.