The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-05-28
He TURNED KICKER.
Not So AmIAbIe Nov a. Hs was. bat net
ter Treated.


ter Treated.
He is a man with n perpetual
scowl He looks cross, and when he
opens his mouth il i usually mere
ly TO growl.
Yet was not always thus. he
explained one day. When l moved
into this neighborhood, was in
clined To be good natured. wanted
TO be on good terms with every one,
and for quite awhile think was.
"Then why didn't you keep il
upi"
1T didn't pay. People liked me
because they could walk all over
me. They imposed upon rae because
l was good natured, and while they
We're imposing upon mo they were
quite ready To say nice things about
me. / acquired an cnviable reputa-
tiOn, but ] had To work overtime Co
do il. II there was anything To- be
done that no one wanted To do, II
was customary for some one TO sug-
gest: oh. let Mr.. Brown attend 20
that He'd just n soon. He's al
ways so obliging But if there was
anything that / wanted done IL was
very different matter Ny 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 il
for such and such an evening in
my parlor. If the ncighborhood
children started "a game on any OF
the other lawns for two blocks in
either direction, they would be
promptly driven away and told 20
20 over ON Mr.. Browns lawn. He's
so good natured that he doesn't
care Why, even the conductors ON
the suburban trains that / 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 it."
"Um, ye-es; don't know but il
does work that way sometimes.
Don't know Well, 1 know all
about it. 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 / pltronized who
wouldn't run from the engine To
the last car To- see If no could be- Of
service To me, and two weeks later.
II they saw me coming down tho
street they'd hold the train for me.
something that they wouldn't 10 for
more than four people ON the whole
line. Then l began work ON my
ncighbors. The next time they call
ell "A meeting for my house notified
the chairman that wasn't keeuing
a 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 drove
all the children off tho lawn in front
OF my house, put up No Trespass-
ing sign and bought a dog. There
after i proceeded 10 kick systematic.
ally and vigorously at everything
that did not please me. 1 informed
everybody that l came in contact
with that was meaner'n n halkv
horse and endeavorcd to live up To
that idea. II has been "A great sue
cess. They don't talk 80 much about
what nice fellow I am, but / am
treated with the most distinguished
consideration. If they want me 10
do anything now, they say. Please.
mister, and they consult mo in re-
gard to everything pertaining to the
neighborhood and give close atten-
ton to all my suggestions lam ac-
tually beginning TO have n very
pleasant and comfortable time Of il.
and don't much care what kind OF
a reputation / am acquiring. Chi