The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-25

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! "Milne, l believe thar fellows stealing
my wheel. Didn't IL sound so?'
His wife rushed to the door precipitately.
and found her last visitor standing in the
middle of the walk. one hand resting on
! the saddle, the other on the handle bar
of her husbands wheel, gazing at it with
! admiring eyes.
He looked up when She opened the door
! ITS a dandy, amt it?" he asked mild
". Il men to get one next year.
He wheeled il back TO- the stems.
| Good afternoon" he said, pleasantly.
| I'm be around next month, an hope
| you'n let me in then. \, expect to bring
toilet soaps next time, an praps thosen
interest you"
IIT.Ils.s,
Then followed two hours of unlnter-
rupted quiet during which time Mr..
Sweetser slept and his wife read. Mrs,
Sweetser began TO feel a little impatient:
| she didn't really want Ned disturbed, hut
| she did want as many Interruptions this
| afternoon as she had suffered on previous
| days that he might realize she had not
| complained without reason Just as she
| was thinking that the rush was entirely
| over for the afternoon there was mod
est, Apologize tinlIle at the door bell Mr.
! Sweetser awokc with a start.
| That's an unobrusive. insnuatng lit
| tie jingle" he said, with a yawn 1T
| sounds as thought it might be the minis
| ter come to call. or the nlilkman to collect
his bill"
Mrs. sweetser opened the door.
A young woman wearing a white muslin
dress and gentle smile stood on the top
| step.
Il thought you mightSbe Interested in
| the work I'm trying to edon she began,
| sweetly 81 have met with such a gener-
Gus response from every one. I'm collect-
| ing money TO send the poor children of the
city on a vacation. I'm sure we all appre-
| ciate these little ones, and"
! Here's some money, Mile" broke in
| Mr.. Sweetser from the parlor
The young lady murmured her thanks.
| gathered up her muslin flounces with one
| hand, smiled entrancingly and f1oated
down the steps.
This hasn't been bad day at ALL" said
| Mrs. Sweetser patiently as she came back
! into the parlor We've only had four,
| Ned, and it's so late that l guess we're
| through for to-day"
Not much" Calculated her husband
| savag ely. Il hear some one coming up the
walk now. Hurry to the door, DEAR. so
| he won't get a chance to ring the bell 1
think my head will burst with the con-
| t-uuous racket" t}t
This tine Mrs. Sweetser confronted a
tan dark man with an enormous nose
| and distinct accent. F tf
| Good afternoon, madam" he began.
'I am taking orders for portraits, and
| want to show you SAMPLE of our work.
Any of these pictures will prove to you
! far better than any words of mine can
| how superior our system is to all other
| methods. We get a softpess Of tint, a
! delicacy of outline, an accuracy of ex-
| preston in our portraits, that you rarely,
il ever, find in other crayon work. Now
| madam, ! am going to tell You the most
remarkable of all my statements We Will
| do this work for you, absolutely without
| charge. We are not humbIIgs we will not
! impose upon you. For the privilegeT of
having you tell yoUr friends who made
| the portrait, we win give you a crayon
| copy of any photograph you provide
IN have to buy a frame of you," sug
gested Mrs. Sweetser meekly.
Madame, of what use is a picture with
out a frame? You need TO buy one for
| your picture, of course, and we merely
request you 10 get it of us. But even OH
the frames, the prices we give you would
| insure you a bargain, not to mention the
picture, which is absolutely free
Now madam, 1 suppose you have a
| husband?"
! Yes" assented Mrs. Sweetser.
Now, if you care for him, which OF
course you do, you want large picture
of him."
NO don't care for ii enough to pay
for the frame" said Mrs. sweetser, that
| is"
Il understand but perhaps there are lite
tie ones in the family We make a special
| ty of children's pictures. Have you
family, madam? "A babe in the house Is
well-sprlng of pleasure as one OF the
| poets says
| Suddenly the bland picture dealer was
| confronted by a man with a desperate
| look in his eyes, without collar or neck
tie, and grasping a sofa pillow In each
hand. This apparation had appeared in
/ aI,a II.
doubt of his meaning, when he said in
! tones not very gentle:
Now you get out; what do you mean
| by staying here with all your cheap talk
| and annoying my wife? Gather up your
pictures and get out or I'll have you ar
| rested.
Something must be DONE" said Mr..
| Sweetser, as he and his wife returned to
| the parlor, after watching the rather pre-
| cipitate departure of the dealer In works
| of art. wen have to move"
| at seems a shame" said his wife sad
| ly. This fiat is so convenient and pleas
ant. / began to keep list of these fui-
| sances last Monday dear Here it is.
! That day 1 was summoned 10 the door
! by a man selling needles, and another sell
| ling court plaster a woman selling home
| made Irish lace a man to see II we were
| satisfied with the milk we We're getting.
| as he was starting a milk route, and
q
| fortune teller, a woman selling the Lives
OF the Apostles. and a child selling cards
| that contained the autograph Of her min
| lister, a lock of his hair and a small pho
| tograph; that was to raise money for a
| Methodist church five miles from here.
! The next day, Tuesday, it rained, and
| had only man to see If we had umbrellas
| TO be mended, a woman selling the Life
| of Robert Ingersoll,' and a dirty Italian
| boy, who offered me q rug for some old
| clothes. To-day is Wednesday,, and you
| have seen for yourself dear, what the in
| terruptions have been"
I'VE must certainly moves into Nat
building where there is a hall boy" said
| Mr.. Sweetser t,9utcr rat.
I'VE can't afford It, dear"
There was silence for some moments,
when Mr.. Sweetser's face suddshiy bright
| ened.
II have thought of a scheme, dear Are
you sure you would think no method too
barbarous that would keep away these
| nuisances?"