The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-28


his an began to look like the King O.
France after the battle of Batavia. He'd
been lookln' like that half an hour when
/ came in. Say what dye think of that?
Wasn't il frost? And we couldn't raise
the price of a chew of tobacco between
usn'
1T certainly was dead tough" said the
advance agent.
well" continued the stereoptcan man,
eve told the landlord how the assets of
the firm had gone floatin' down the creek,
and say, he was a peach. Never mind,
boys he says, you go out an see if you
can dig up some kind of a job an mean
while you can stay right on as my guests.
Now, say, what dye think of that?"
He certainly was good to you" said the
advance agent.
Just then in comes man named Jen-
kins that ran stationery store" the
stereoptcan man continue, land the land
lord stops him, and tells how Billy got
separated from the bills and then he said.
" Say, jenkins, can't you think of some
thing for these chaps to dor
Wei says Jenkins, there's old man
Gaylord Since Charley skinned out his
books have been all mixed up and I guess
the old man doesn't know where he's at.
heard him say he'd have to get an ex-
pert
" Is he well fixed?' says T.
"'Bout s15O.OOO,' says jenkins.
'LibeTal?' says l.
He's natures nobleman, says Jen-
kins.
win you put me next him?' says l.
Sure says jenkins. Come to my
place at tomorrow, and I'll do It,
Then the landlord set 'em up, and me
and Billy went to our room.
Say says Billy, when the door was
shut what kind of a song and dance is
this? You amt no expert
"'Why amt L? says I. Didn't I go
through Commercial College at Syracuse?
Didn't | run the books at the sawmll in
Schenectady? This old guy probably don't
know trial balance from a stovelid. Any
now, he natures nobleman, and I've got
my nerve with me-
''Wen. the next day 1 shaved Clean put
on a black coat, borrowed the landlords
plug hat, and applied for the job. Say,
vas iookin' like Wall street banker in
that hat, and the old man fell right into
nv arms. 1t was the easiest thing ever
struck. and ] agreed to begin work that
afternoon Jenkins had gone away after
introducing me, but l met him when
was comm away, and he says:
Say, there's another vacant job. One
Of the teachers up TO the business college
died yesterday. and Odd man Mclaughlin
wants a teacher in his place
IAN right says.I, 'thatH just do for
Billy Mason
'''Weu,' says jenkins, can he fill it?'
"'Why certainly says l. viii you in
troduce him?'
Sure says Jenkins.
"'WelI made an appointment for Billy
| TO meet Jenkins in han an hour, and went
| back to the hotel
Did you get IT,? shouts Billy as soon
as he saw me-
"'Too dead 10 skim says I. and one for
| you, too. They want a teacher up to the
| commercial college. You so and nail the
| lob. You can give me as a reference.
Say, you ought to seen Billy. His mouth
lust fell open and then he broke into
howl Of laughin' you could hear half
| block away.
You? he says. You for reference!
Amt you a gay old reference? Say, who
dye think you are?'
~ guess I'm the expert from New York
that's expertin' the books of the Gaylord
wagon factory says 1. Say, amt that
good enough reference for you? Didn't you
go through business college with me at
Syracuse? Didn't you go through the state
normal school at Oswego2'
Just as a scholar, not as a teacher
never learned to teach says Billy.
d" Say. isn't scholar bred in New York
J as good as a teacher bred in Michigan?
Didn't you keep books in a dry goods
store at Yonkers for six months? Say,
where's your nerve?'
"'Well, Billy put on his good clothes,
and lent him the landlord silker and he
went up with Jenkins TO see Mclaughlin.
In half an hour he was back.
"'Well he said, L put on all the side
knew how, but / guess it's no go. He
said he'd see.
Never mind says l. Tomorrow IN
go sec him myself
80 next day / mounted the landlords
high dice and called at the Commercial
College, and when / looked just as much
like a banker as when l landed the wagon
man. | sunk all the slang and watched
sharp after my grammar Say, il you'd
heard me talk you'd thought II was Dr.
Parkhurst The Old guy tipped me a chair
and introduced myself and said ia Just
dropped in. thinking that the cares Of bus
mess would probably make IL difficult for
him 20 call upon me. Then / mentioned
Blly's name
well ne says, I'm extremely sorry
but fear Mr.. Mason viii not suit
For half a minute I never said a word
Then said very slowly. Professor, IL YOU
knew that young mans eapabillty as weil
as l know y, ana AZ well as many others