The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-08-01

and they began to arrive at Z o'clock
1t was a proud moment In the life OF
the O's~ulliyans when the procession be
gan to move, and three Of Tins o
yard friends marched at the head. Do
you go much in society. Mr.. Wasser-
MANI"
..Yhell, I goes NIT my wife 10 some
summer gardens once in some whiles-'
That's society, of course. but not
the swaggerist sort You ought to
have seen our crowd. Ii | as janitor
felt that | was bigger than an alder
man. what must have been the pride
and dignity OF the O,Sulliyansg There
was the secondhand furniture man
and his wife. the carpet cleaner and
his wife, the fish and his daugh-
tiers, the chair caner the pawnbroker.
the secondhand eiothier and a dozen
others, and they were all rugged out in
their best and had their Fifth avenue
bows and scrapes."
Maybe IT vhas better dan some Buff
falo BIZ showsY' suggested the grocer.
1T beat 'ern all hollow. and l was GO
ing around with ms chest swelled cut
and stepping high when | suddenly re-
membered that ! hadn't been invited
Yes. sir. as true as You live bad been
left out. I'd helped Mrs. O'Sullivan to
rrange everything. and then she'd Civ
en- me the ~throwdovn- I'd just felt the
Jar to my feelings when | caught sight
OF the Countess Divito pacing up and
down the lower hall with a stiletto in
hand.
".Whata you tlnka. eh?' she said to
me. Data woman give grande party
and leava me outa-me, de Countess
Diyitoi Ha. ha"
And went up stairs and found the
coiored Mrs. Torrington pacing up and
down with a razor in her hand. and she
said TO me:
snub. an I'ze gwine to slash somebody
wild dis razor If dey don't look out"
.Some troubles yhas coming. ehT'
asked the grocer.
For sure. You may socially snub a
janitor with the asthma, and he is
obliged to put up with it, but when you
socially snub a woman then beware.
l saw that l would get my revenge
without mixing in. and / went down to
my room in the basement and waited"
"Und did something's happen, Mr..
Sprocket"
"You bet your grocery, Mr.. Wasser-
man, Yes, sir, that grand reception
wasn't an hour old when somebody
wanted to know IL beer and lemonade
and ice cream and cheese sandwiches
wouldn't double up a dog. and he was
knocked down for a parvenu. That
started the row. and I sat there with
my asthma until they had broken the
windows. smashed the doors and were
larruping each other through the halls.
Then l sent q kid out for the police,
and the patrol wagon took % of 'em
to the station at once. That's what
comes of snubbing a janitor."
"Und dot party vhas broke in twof"
"She was"
"Und eaferpody goes to shailf'
1.-THE whole gang"
"Und Mrs. O'Sulllvan don't be In dot
swim?"
mot a swim, Mr.. Wasserman. In
stead OF going to the top of society
she's dropped clear down to the foot,
or. as Mrs. Diyito put 1t:
data swella lada from Ireland,
she TAXA a rida in de patrol wag.'"
"yhell. dot vhas shust how | pellet"
said the grocer as he wrapped up two
cucumbers and handed them to the
j%anitor. IF somepody yhas swell. he
yhas all right. but If he Wasn't swell
und can't be swell it vhas no use to
swell around und bust himself to pieces
und get some free rides to dot police
station" M. QUAD.