The weekly intelligencer., 1900-03-24
IT NAY HURT his FEELINGS
Bat the story sf DiEgs aAd His FuPs
naes Must Ne TOia. Dsspits
ntlf,s sensitIyeassa

rnsre wAs only one false note IN
tAs general harnony oi thlngs shout
the household Of DigyA !, vas the
furnace. whsa they moved Into tSsir
suburban home Il was . villa in .
bower Of sunmsrS beauty, Digs
stretched his arms. and Inhaled deep
brsGiAA and slapped his shss, Gs be
paced through ito roOny space. and
cursed the stesm-hsatsd fat and ita
prison WalA
ThA, vAs nontAs before the fur
lAee was started. By the tine he
had paid coal bills Of gradually in-
ersAs,ng ire from September TO the
month Of the ground hog with q proc
peet Of four more attn to cone. Dggs
bought again
But even the srpease vU small
compared 70 the strata o. his nsrveA
BE wonld rise In the morning sing
tns sweet and tunetal airs. and call
tAs ehiitrSa pei nAass 80 be ran
h1itAeiy towns,alrL
III last taks . glance 81 the fur
zace. dear. before hrsaktsss," be
wcud remark. casually. and the no
meats would pass. and the breakfast
would Lose its tempting freshness and
become . thing paxss aa9 unlovsly.
ana Ho0 the bassnsnt regioaA there
would lssae the Gull rsvsrhsratiag
roar Of sabtssTsnsAa soavals,oas a.
Dlggs vrestlsd with his sosny. Al
lass . hAggArd. begrned. wild-syed
creature would E:aggsr VI 70 the light
Il tAy. azd Tie ehIidrsa were saat
atAr ef. - NE ao01 81 hia wrath
vualA bzrst fortA In vorts ursssnly
tar tender sArs 70 hsAr.
-RSeSst We nuEt gss q zaz % A.
,saa " tAAs hzraaos.- Ma DsSVs
would say Gr1oualy. a. ale bshsid
tie wreck et nerves aad nsrAl cen.
peszrs before ksr. Il daat hsHsvs
tAst y0a rsa1y undsrstAna nSnAg-
ins H."
%, 10. doat.- gAspea the i-ste
pggs In grin despair. 4 dor't know
all tts o1antng LITTLE vays Ina c.
prices. I doat Send the bahy down,
dear, to play with it, Show hin bow
TO toy with its pretty little danpsrs
and thinsA Let the ehildren swim
eoats In the water boz. Let them
pop popcorn over its soft and gsatls
blAEA Cadsrstand hs III blow IL
to the internsl puppy-dass with
dynamite ons Of these days'
And Mn Diggs held her peace.
But vhsa . lonely and low-vuleed
tramp asked wtEttuny for tood ai the
back door Ehe took hin In and made
him one Of the family.
Whsn Digg. came home that night
b started with nattsrsd grvvls 70
bis wonisd evening toll. but the wife
Of hts boson intercepted hin.
I've got ons." abe said. In . whis.
per. We put the cot down there,
and the looking glass from the bath
room. and tia, old ehiaonier you
don't Ike, and told him he could
wHsh himseli In the laundry. and he
knovs all abou, running . furnace"
W-whai "a itS- asked D!sgs, help
lssaiy, a. he braeed himself agains,
the wall.
A tramp. papa" called the eldest
s-h-A-h-h." whispered Hrl DtSVs
vsrninsI. Hell hear you through
tAs register sad IL nigh, hurt bis
tseliash EeS shove his station.
Gone rigAt ,ut 70 dinner. dear. Isn't
IL lovely 70 be able 10 rest!-
II undoubtedly WA The house was
warn add eosy. but in spite Of all
ngss felt . weight On him. The
registers became secret speaking
tubes. and be got into the habit Of
moving stsslth1y away from one BE-
fore be sPotcs tO< fear he might hurt
BliS fsslinzs-
Hs uisssd favo<lss comb. Bsn
had L.
His rAsor hrd besa used BIZ need.
ed . eleAn shavs.
HAs last elsaa shirt Yaniahed BIZ
waited oos to< sundsyI
A half-woru pStr Of gloves hed
btl always Used gloTes because I,
saVed his banda
BIS u~ning paper wSa gons from
the mont steps. Bill 90, With hIs
tses % the tzrnses burning out The
gas, using hh tobacco, rssding u,
news Of the day.
But stu he did nOt rsbsl, for ths
furnace vceA we're thiags of The past,
and his nsrrez were tranquil
Tssa came the blow that wrecked
he Aousshold unity. nsgs cams
bone aud found weeping and wsil.
tng and gnAAhiHg 0f testh. BIZ hsc
foun- TAs furnace wa ozs The al.
vW was gone, The Al and shovel vsrs
guna Essry portsbls thing Of valus
wa gone. sad the basement door
svSng NY % its torOst hinges in The
cem wintsr air.
-Ane he vss % gsntlsuaaly, :
~ SNp 1eoa fot the
psloA Robert"
%. -. dear hI. DigYs saia. rsn-
W ~ EigA, hurt kis fssAagAs
Ihsrs vas . rap 81 tAs baak eoor.
ana vssn be epsasd IL . pikiasivs
v0iss asksd u tSsy waited anyoae 10
Sook sftss ths,r tEruasa D,gTs tArsv
As potato Haahw saa . couple Of
e.trsas sat tnso As nisAi, sn1 Ike.
wise . reA AID vsr.sa s1rsa ;Aes
SArriosasc The door aae ssrets back
% tie lay einizg-roon
-only trtsne St Bin'S Nrl DaEgs.v
hs ssid. sarAsely. = a. afraid I kzrs
bis fssdaga~-cAicago Trbana
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