The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-16
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| aSe, Ill IlliS toWH, says lNe WdSnlHSlOl
Post, who doesn't live at home will
his people because he can't get alon,
with his father. The reason why h,
can't get along with his father is {
Slenkowiczian story as to length, but
summed up. it is because the young
man (who wears IN hat) knows
that he knows whole lot more thar
his father (Who sports the same size
In head-gear, and is few years older
besides) ever knew or ever will know
and because his father is just as posi-
tive that his son doesn't know enough
to dig bait for mud-eels--so that one
roof IL shrunk to too small an over
spreading area to shield both of them
from the tempests of the vernal equin-
OK. The young man is sef-supporting.
and so, when he had his last POLITICAL
| ligiOus-and- prize-f1ghters
alteration with his father at the
breakfast table, during which his faith
| er reproached the mother (after the
generous habit of fathers) for bring
ing such chuckle-head into the world,
the son picked up his duds and moved.
He moved to a nice fashionable board
ing-house on Tenth street. There
were and are the usual number of la
dies in this fashionable boarding
house who take deep interest in the
daily and nightly manner of life Of all
the rest of the dwellers under the
same roof. The young man had not
been in the house more than a week
before he discovered that these ladies.
one and ALL disapproved of him pro-
foundy. They tossed their heads
when he appeared at table. They
shifted when he passed them in the
halls. They looked upon him in gen.
eral with a cold and suspicious and
a glowering eye.
The reason for their disapproval
was that the young man was visited in
his room by an exceedingly handsome
and well-dressed lady. She spent
couple of hours, from about 6 to s
o'clock in the evening, in his room
twice a week. The disapproving la
dies heard sounds of laughter and of
fun proceeding from the young mans
room. Then two or three of the board
ing-horse ladies' saw the young man
and his mysterious feminine visitor
who looked to be 80 or under, was as
commanding and graceful in figure as
latter-day Juno, and had complex
ion Of roses and pair of big brown
OF ho tnrathDr A uar
rulous male resident of the boarding
house saw the pair after the theater at
an oyster-house table, having regular
pal of time. The clearinghouse
was consequently In suppressed stew.
The ladies' exchanged visits to talk Of
the business and TO scorch the young
moral leper in their midst. Mean
while the young mon sat down upon by
all of the boarding. house ladies and
apparently regarded as hot stuff by all
of the boarding house men wondered
what he'd done.
The thing came to climax last
Wednesday evening. The young mans
mysterious visitor came to see him,
and when the servant opened the front
door she went straight to his second
story front room. The young man met
her in the hall, kissed her and together
they entered the room. They were
laughing and talking together when
there came sharp knock at the young
mans door.
Come I'M" shouted the young man.
There was some preliminary twist
ing of the doorknob, and then the land
lady of the house, with the screwed-up
expression on her countenance of a
terrifically respectable beldame, stood
partly within the door.
"Ah-er-how are you?" said the
young man, rising with some embar-
rassment. The visitor, keeping to her
rocking-chair, with her picture hat
swinging in her right hand, regarded
the landlady good dnaturedly.
"My health is in excellent condition,
l thank you, sir" snapped the land
lady. But l did not come here to
speak of the condition of my health. I
came here to inform you that l con-
duct a respectable establishment, and
to notify you that require that you
vacate your rooms at once"
"Huh?"
The young man looked from the
landlady to this blushing visitor. His
lack-luster eye showed mystitication.
why, say, aren't you throwing
this out pretty strong?" he began.
"Not at all strong, sir!" snapped the
landlady again. "You are old enough
to be aware, youDg man, that no es-
tablishment that lays any claim to be-
ing respectable permits its male guests
to receive la-visitnrs Of the female
sex in their rooms!"
"Wow! Oh, mom!" the young man
howled rolling back on a couch and
trying to smother his shreks in the
pillows. The visitor of the female
sex" went as red as a peony. The
young man gasped for breath between
his shouts. well, If that amt cork
er! Whee-wow!" and he wallowed
around on the couct as If he was about
to have Mysteries. The landlady re-
6Gl ueu ulll WIN a CLASSY, dangerous
eye.
WELL" she said, "if you are able to
perceive any humor in this, all l can
say is"
The young man got out his hand
kerchief, wiped the tears Of laughter
out Of his eyes and fronted the land
lady with a broad grin
Madam" he said. Il am to blame
for my thoughtlessness. Permit me to
present you to my mother"
The mother, who is only fifteen years
older :, : her son, and therefore still |
under 50 years Of sge, blushed like a
schoolgirl. But the clearinghouse la
dies are visibly grisved because their
suspicious weren't tight.
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