The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-22

Causes of q Sharp Answer Given by =
Woman to n Caller.

woman to n Caller.
You don't happen TO know OF an honest hard
working acrobat out Of Job, do your" asked the
lady Of the house, YEARLY
"Of course, 1 don't" replied tho bachelor girl
Why"
did you ever live in haR II you did, YOU
oh sec You want 10 get out some Of your
winter things from the top shelf OF the dark closet,
and you want some one TO lift down the preserves,
your best doylies and the china you are going TO
have mended some time when you think of II be-
fore you can get at them
you don't see at all, and you needn't think you
do II isn't my winter things. and II 1t was, I'd
like to know what use husband is II he can't lift
down few things once In a while"
Il don tknow much about husbands anyhow"
said the bachelor girl, meekly, and don't know
at all what you are driving at"
IT'S all living in the hfst fat" sighed the lady
Of the house. 1T is spelling my temper running
my faith in human nature, and making Henry
say things about the kind OF woman who would
make good second wife!"
Yes. dear Which being interpreted" said
the bachelor girl
Means that the first fiat is expected TO be kind
Of intelligence Office for tho rest of the building
Now, this morning, was expecting visit from
a woman who used to know Henry when he was in
Henry had the taste TO marry me when all the
other girls he knew were unpleasant Any
how l was anxious TO look my best when she
came. and when the bell rang violently half an
hour before II could possibly be time for her to
come l was mad Just knew that she had come
early in the hope of finding me unprepared and
/ was not going TO be caught that way. The bell
kept pealing but took the time TO put on my pref
test matinee before answered it, Then did 80
with such a sweet smile that hoped abe wouldn't
notice that my hair needed curling"
Seems to me that your faith in human nature
is pretty strong yet, dear, remarked the bachelor
girl What did she say"
at wasn't she 1t was a tall, stout lady, very
red In the face who said sternly: I've been ring
ing your bell for half an hour. but suppose you
were busy in the kitchen and did not hear me
Where do the Downeys live?' | replied little
tartly. it must be confessed, that had never
heard of the Downeys. You never heard Of
them Why that is very funny; they said that
they lived at No 1872 and she pee-ed past
me as il she thought had them hidden In my
i5o,' and she went slowly away with, an injured
air and an evident in tenton Of telling the DOwneys
when she found them what very undesirable
neghbor they had As closed the door an i'm
perative whistle called me to the elevator Say,
| lady called a voice. what's de matter wild dc
lady in de top fiat east can't get her t come m
well. never" gasped the bachelor girl u
see now; you want the acrobat To-,
| Help me keep my mental equilibrium by answer
| ing all the rings and whistles and attending to
other peoples affairs for them. Yes. that's IT
and start to curl my hair, when another ring al
| the bell called me away. In my excitement |
carefully laid the hot iron on my dear little ma.
| hogany table. and summoning once more my
opened my door No one came n but the little
| bell lust now?' asked 'Yesm. Mamma said
she couldn't be stopping her work every few min
utes to LET me in and should lust ring your bell
MY dear, am actually faint.
# was, can assure you, retorted the lady Of
| three more rings one 10 ask the most minute ques
| tons about the size and rent Of the vacant fat
to and 6e to II
| any people named Johnston in the building, and
by the way the Johnstons h hSTs their name ir
And, you kept your reason said the bach
| clor girl, admiringly.
Yes, but lost my temper. When my guess
remarked that she had expected poor Henry tc
marry quite different kind of person, / said
Yes, no doubt but then, a mans taste improves
| as he grows older; ne was very young when yot
| knew him Somehow, l doubt il that woman
will ever be very fond Of me-
| when you told him."
"Ier-forgot TO tell him. but It makes no differ
heys SS things
here, I answered one whistle at the elevator an,
| was asked who in this building had ordered
| quart of lima beans and pound OF butter from
Smiths Then there ring which answered
| TO find gorgeous female who wanted TO know i
| anybody in this neig hborhood wanted a lady I,
| cook for them there was also girl who demandeC
| Mrs McNulty. who lives the third floor, an'
| a washerwoman who requested me to keep Mrs
| Dunnc's linen in my parlor until she rcturne,
from shopping trip That isn't all but hea
| the bell again"
| Say lady said a shrll voice in the hall. some
| body in this here building got a package from
Sellum's by, mistake. Saturday. Do you know
| who il was?"