Arizona daily citizen. (Tucson, Ariz. Territory [i.e. Ariz.]) 1884-1901, 1901-01-11
Leaves From
a Reporters Book.

The dyspeptic wandered into the yard
where the elder sister was reading a
fashionable novel. He threw down his
hat and sprawled out on the grass with
an air OF WEAKNESS and lighted cigars
cite. 1t was the hight of bad manners
to do either but the dyspeptic didn't
care. In fact he rather cultivated bad
manners.
"What are you reading" he asked |
lazily. ''Oh / see its one OF the latter |
day classics. few more puffs and |
then again, read me some choice
selections wont you? I'm tired OF life
and it might brighten me up"
ats wrong to say that answered the
elder sister" You'd run as fast as any
one to save your miserable life, wouldn't
YOU? And you just want to make fun of
the book, know. But diln't write it
, and don't care. Folks are always will
! ling to sacrifice one another you know"
She picked up the book and turned
at random to chapter. 1t was chap
| ter of crises in the love affair OF the
! hero and filled with the pathos which
brings smiles to wise lips instead OF
tears to their eyes. She began softly to
read:
LAS our hero stood before the beauti-
full maiden he drew up his tall, we'll
knit form very proudly. 1t was the
crises of his life and he felt rather than
knew it. As he stood squarely upon his
feet his eyes shifted uneasily about the
room"
Knocking over the furniture sup
pose" interjected the dyspeptic- 81
wonder why all heroes have tall, we'll
knit FORMS" he added dreamily. The
maiden paid no attention but continued
Angelina" our hero said softly but
with determination. At the words the
beautiful maiden's face fell"
''Gee, the dyspeptic broke in, ~ sup
pose our hero bowed gracefully as he
! picked it up and handed it back to her
There was slight tremor of bel
. voluptious FORM continued the big sis
/ ter, quietly, but it was not unnoted by
: the hero. His eyes continued to wonder
over the room and finally his glance fell
upon the mantle piece
"I'll bet it knocked over papa's pic
ture and demolished that of his riva
besides breaking his vases" put in tn,
dyspeptic. "Heroes ought TO be made Il
tie a rope on their glances and not le
them wander around loose" he added
The reading continued without com
ment:
The maiden arose and walked quickl,
, to the door. angelina cried our here
in imprisoned tones, Il love YOU. Blu
she disappeared without an answer. Hi
eyes were vacant"
t Like Professor Jagg's school, didn'
i have pupil in it, unused the dyspep
d tic.
5 "And he heaved deep sigh as he sa
= down. How long our hero sat there ht
: did not know. Then suddenly his prid,
= aroused within him. Pride that savin,
+ grace, that invigoiater, that <tizzlng
g fuzzling, blind tormoil OF egotism which
e lifts men to the nights OF folly and drop
them into the depths OF dispair, wok
e our hero into life and thought. IL
/ arose to his feet. His eyes shot fire."
Burned up the scraps OF his rival
picture which his glance tore up sup
v pose put in the dyspeptic. THAT wa
corker on pride wasn't it,, he said
s throwing away his cigarette and light
t ing another.
S Gust as the hero seized his hat ant
: was about to rush from the ROOM" tn
=. elder sister read, "Angeina stepped il
g at the door. 'Rudolpho', she said, Nv,
O been out in the hall thinking itover ant
Il | have decided that love you. Sh'
e disappeared again, but before he coult
d move was standing before him ono,
a more. He kissed her frantically upor
y her reappearance.-"
n "And on her lips Incl entally," saiC
g the dyspeptic.
i Then he held her out at arms length
Il and looked at her thoughtfully. Their,
8 was a short pause
c Gust long enough for me to colec
= myself and get over the fence, said the
:, dyspeptic as he grabbed his hat ant
: leaped the rafting. "Be home in time fol
# supper called the elder sister after him. ;
Going to have literature for supper
= he called back. "Too rich, can't stanG
: much OF it. Upsets my stomach.
can eat plum duff
When my stomack's good enough
But I'd rather have pork and beans"
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