The Washington weekly post., 1900-12-18

NrE there was a Man who lived
fr The same Hall Bedroom for
1fysars. because he never could
Catch EJ-l on the Rent. II was
snug little Box-Stall. and with
,....- Ventilation it would have been al
-.., 20 comfortable as some Cells.There
.-. ~ssy Lace Curtains on the Win
. The Man used to scratch Matches
re~ Also there were two Paintings.
ps. either a Landscape or a Marine.
-Fr.. Second represented a Human Be
.- gfsb fs- Hair combed the Way the
g.,.sr p.U comb iJ unless you stop him
--. IafGlaGv said il was a Picture OF
-.r Dead Cousin. Cousin looked ,he Part
TIE E.6m.~ would come Home about
r--s Day and climb over the Paste
r..r. Trunk and look out at the Roof Of
The adjoining House and then decide 10
DO Out ard stay as Late as possible. He
ate 40 Restaurant in which Tall Wait
-.-s.s With Rellad0una Eyes and False
Prizes showed Partially for ne Gus
toners Who Waxed their Mustaches. He
MAS accustomed 10 Bolt his Food, while
some one named Cert leaned 4 Tray
AGAINST him and cntreated Laura in the
Kitchen 90 Cut Hot Mlnce, and let the
Fried Sweets come along with the Me
lum S.rIiUe.
When be received his Biennial Bid 10 go
around TO some Private House and pre-
tend 90 be- a White Person for an Hour or
500 az Time, he took his Chop House
Manners with him. He would feel arodnds
DIS Plate for the little Yellow Ticket with
Ge GraHulated Sugar caked on u, and
IefeaaEce be would ask the Maid Il she
had an Evening Paper lying around loose.
He had formed certain Habits insepar.
able from the Rank Outsiders and the Hoi
PoiioL j. was Second Nature for MIN to
plant both Elbows on the Table ana use
the Celery as a Whisk Broom. AMI Try to
balance the Knife on the Fork, and spill
some salt on the Table-Cloth and write
Dds Name in it with a Tooth-Piek. He
needed "a Check-Rein and Hobbies 70 hold
hin back In his Chair and keep him from
Playing with the Tableware.
About the Time that he was forty and
confirmed Reuben, ne got in with :he
Rise in lndusrials. and the Wave of
Prosperity carried him out Of the Hall
Bedroom and landed him in a Suite that
De- called a Suit.
Tie crowded his Luck and Parleed his
bets. Things came his way. and ne de-
cided that he might as we'll begin 60
Mingle with the Face Cards and make up
for Lost Time. He had read in a Bitter
somewhere that any one VINO
had the STUFF could work the Open Sc
same on the 800, and he was willing 10
rciinquish a few Shares of Santa Fe Pre-
ierred in order 10 see his Name linked
with those Of the Butterflies of Fashion.
lie had noticed that every one Made Fun
OF the People in Society and tried to get
Acquainted with them, and he was will
ing TO be a Member of the Despised Fac
lion. Besides he wanted to take a Fall
cut Of the Social Life of the Time. i'm
order To apDease his Curiosity and find
out II il was as Gay as 1t had seemed 10
One standing outside with the Coachmen
and getting now and then a Glimpse
through the Plate Glass Windows.
\ Piano Player who went right into the
Best Houses unless they happened to
hear about il in Time said he would Fix
il Tor him. So the Hall Bedroom Man
had lot of Clothes made with SILK Lin
ing, whether it showed or not. for, he was
determined to be the real Peruvian
bouehnuts, and there wasn't a Thing
20 H.
lie realized that he would have to get
some Inside Information on Etiquette,
Table Manners and Good Form, but he
thought about three Lessons would put