The sun., 1901-10-05
A sURFEIT OF COLD.

strolled over to lafayette square and took
seat on one of tile benches alongside
hobo, who didn't appear to he much both
cred by the heat The hobo was leaning
back with his arms over the back OF tho
bench, his right heel superimrosed upon
his left toe. He was ciipper and broad
awake.
Evening" said the citizen, painting and
mopping his brow.
Thanks said the hobo. Same to you
"Warm," said the citizen.
"Um-wel,' said the wanderer, deliber.
ately, maybe it is. But like it,
Like ityD exclaimed the citizen, paus-
ing in his brow-mupping You belong II
the salamander family, then"
Nope names Allen-Bill Allen" re.
piled the pilgrim. but the weather suiti
me all right. Hotter the better. see,
I've had SO many cool jobs in my time thai
now, when I'm taking it easy, ! enjoy thi
heat-the szzlinger the better.
Cool jobs, eh:" said the citizen. 70;
nstance!'
We'll, said the hobo gazing dreamily at
the red-hot, ilarng moon, the last time
was in France | hold down for six months
Il job in q RheiIus wine cellar. 1t was III
the hetacombs, or catacombs, or what-d ye-
,alI EN- some kind Of old ruins, anyway.
| They stored hundreds of thousands OF bot
! ties Of new champagne in these cellars.
! The temperature oi the cellars had to be
maintained at an even 40 degrees, or the
champagne bottles would ha busted and
the product lost II was my job ID pass
along among the racks from morning un-
| til night, picking up the bottles aud giving
EN- little Jpge, SOS the sediment
/ wouldn't settle, Nre job, in some respects,
7 too Got % francs week, and all found,
But / couldn't get used TO the chill OF those
catacombs or hctaeumhS, or what 'ye-call-
\ EN-. Made my bones ache Gave me tile
/ blues hankercd for the sunlight all the
| time. Worst OF il was, when ! quit the
I job, in December there was face to face
with winter. and hadn't enjoyed any sum
mer 1T all, for I'd put III most Of my time
down there in temperature Of 10 degrees.
Yours, put in the citizen, 'is sad, sad
story
We'll, yes, it is kind o. admitted tho
4 hobo II figured, however, upon enjoying
| the heat OF the next summer to make up
! for the summer | had lost, but il was not
| to be. When the following summer set in
! | found myself in Persia. Persia's right
hot country, and ! was just in my clement,
| but | had 10 get some kind 81 job, Of
course. to keep a.gpiug, and as luck would
/ hnve H. the Job that ! nailed wa- one that
| Kept me III a state of chill all the rest OF
( tine summer.
And that job was" languidy put in the
citizen
'Cold air pumner, replied the hobo, fish,
ing \ clay pine ont u his tattered garments
I and liilng it vita the fragments OF cigar
butt. "Nou SEQ, the sEah ii Persia had
lad plate glass house manufactured for
lls use during tie hot months. The plate
glass house was sunk ii IS fathom Of water
~ 4 lake near tie saans palace. There was
an elaborate apparatus for pumping air
into this water-tgat house 81 plate glass
When i was lowered in the lake. but none
q those Persian gazabos knew the first
tstng how to manage the air pump. 50 they
seized upon me, because | was an American
they correctly figure over there that an
American can do any old thiug-and prac.
tlcally made me accept the job of cold air
pumper in ordinary to lis sun and moon
lets the shah. 'Twasn't such bad Job. at
that, though it was mighty cold down there.
The shah seemed to enjoy the cold immense
ly-he and | were the only two occupants
throughout the summer Of Tie submarine
house-but | didn't for ia LOST one sum
mer in those Rheims wine cellars. and it
Kind o. made me sore to lose another that
way, Temperature Of that plate glass house
beneath tic water, Of the lake averaged
about 429s. However, | was Well paid for
the Job. Got the equivalent of 80 -cads per
week ~ American money la ha suffered
a good deal more from tie chill ii the Shah.
my only companion down there hadn't kept
me pretty well booled up III tile time. lact
Is, the duck had pretty good edge on him,
self throughout the summer We spent be-
meath HE water. But lie VA rattlinr
good fellow at chat don't suppose YOU
know u, but NJ talks Irish like bird
Is that soE' put in THE citizen who wa>
beginning TO feel fairly cool
Yep said the hobo. Talked irish lust
like Connemafa man Well. was Der.
mitted 70 leave the Persian capital behind
me When the raw weather st III overhead
although the shah kicked furiau-ll over my
leaving ms domlnlon>, aud wanted "a I'll.
point Inc a brigadler general in His army,
! lIG was 70 stuck on having me STAY along
WITH INN, il fact, t',ut | had to leave NJ
i"eeh tWo DAYS ! was just bound and
determined that I'd 90 to some place then
70 get good ana warmed up, bit Hill w,.
! against me-"
"Ah, Nc> W." pnt il tie citizen, ~igaing
heavily, ours has indeed been a sad
sad lot
y meant % mako ,wift jrnp then for
1c'itfal, India. waerc | could get good and
"ai ", hul lhr ial"- Effe lguiu against me.
''nlN weeI, later I aw9ke III Paris. witlr
out cent. and 0t course had Ia rmc.
diatcly Look XII Work. WouId yon bnIinye
It, the only job th8t cuuld srrt n I'M tj,,t
great city was III 4 cold -to,.i.ra. .,rareJ,5n.a
packhg cgss il Iimr: tnor. 'rlIe fennara
lnre oi that cold storage wareIim,.n ~.
/ ei!dnglH raw- never above 25 Or ~ tnd
thc worst Of II was that HAD u accent tEo
laR nut when the summer wa, srfting II
! kett 'he job until january and tbrn
came mcIi to tie cold states aua cr,ssod
over TO laiiurnia, 80 5 To get 1,yl, fr,,,n tl,o
1h"W, Went broke ii CaliumGl-it ra.
uHilhg one oi the bard years ont t6ere-ara
WIS Eso. ! could Do for subsistence was "a
~" w W ho sun mate Oh one pf the internal
revenue cutters bound for tie Aeutian is.
| iahds % protect the seal fisheries tnd
'AGls rolled around Oh tie deep IN tbe
! col,I anu log. Lur nGc long months. p,fi "
AlN lllehl, interrupted thc ritI4on ~.
/ mig. you Il do. have heard euoiiel, ~,
| n caol as cucumber ana cooler yam ~
! .'aNe accompli sIed tie .prp,ingI, ;,,,;
hlo' Here dollar, | doubt not van I,na,,
y Wmch direction tie barrel b@I.e IL"
Ana II u a. hot Az tli- tomorrow nigbf
ahd %og'r r. sitting on this bench al I'll,
I,inoi G l0ereI y 6e another dollar for yon
Good morning Washington Star -
Green Corn SonD.
fake siN well-fIlcd ears Of tender
rreen Germ Run sharp knife d.wn