Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-12
7SSvsv-v vsy1ssv7SeV 5 TfiE MAN WITH TIE s STRIPED SHIRT

hVou seem unhappy this morn-
 ings remarked the silent part ner to his associate after the stenpg- rapher had left the room in tears to re- ceive the condolences of the tempo rarily discharged office boy. And yet" he continued, "there is no yellow tinge to your skin, and your eyes are bright and your hand steady. No one>would believe that you were suffering from an active fit of remorse and had deter mined to take it out on all the depend ent humanity that crossed your bilious path, to look at you. Why don't you go across the way to the drug store and take something for it?"
 "It's not that" said the disgruntled man, passing his hand wearily across his forehead. ''It's my shirt"
 Then have no sympathy to offer. A man of your ordinary intelligence ought to know enough to take pen- knife and make new buttonhole if the neckband is too large for your collar, and if it is simply case of fray you can easily dampen it and take the starch out of it. There's no excuse for you coming np here and raising Ned over trifle like thnt.''
 If you had an instantaneous bleach ing process to suggest you might help me-" observed the other. "As it is I'm conscious that I've got on thing with purple stripes and I'd be willing to ex- change it for one of haircloth. It wouldn't have nearly the irritating ef- feet on me. I wasn't born to the pur- ple--I had it thrust upon me. The clerk said it was the latest thing this season and neat in its effect, and it didn't look so bad when he showed it to me. But l got under its influence five minutes after l had put it on; and half killed an innocent kitten that came and contidingly wiped its little pink nose on my trousers. That's the trouble with me--the ina bility to size 1lp a garment befere it has actually passed into my possession, and my cowardly and parsimonious aversion to throwing it away when it torturcs me to look at it. It's bad enough with anything, but with shirts it is simply maddening. Shirts have always been the bane of my life.,' Tn what respect?" asked the silent partner.
 Tn every respect. l have to buy them readymade because man has to take off his coat and waistcoat and put the m on again afterward to get measured, and my doctor tells me to avoid all un- necessary exertion on account of my heart, so to a certain extent I have. 10 take chances on the fit. That's a good suggestion of yours about the button holes, however. We'll, then, there's the pattern and color. It isn't once in three times that I get anything that on sober second, thought satisfies me. i Then, as I say,I haven't the sand to throw anything away. l say to myself that I'll save it for an emergency, and l find that the emergency happens about twice week. If get on shirt ! that suits me I'm as happy as a king and my heart sings within me. but the l wrong color throws me off just as you see me this morning. Doesn't it ever affect you that way?"
 | "Sever."
 ''Well, I suppose mine is peculiar case. I wish l could find some remedy ! for it. It's no use for me to cover the horror up with necktie and put on a i pair of white cuffs; the world may be deceived, but know that it's there"
 Then why don't you stick to plain white shirts?" :5 -...s
 Heaven help ne! I cannot" sighed the victim, despnndently. T have con tracted the colored appetite and 'tis too late. l can wear white shirt just as I can drink glass of milk. know ! that if l were in normal condition I would be happy and contented to wear them, but as it is have a perpetual craving for the stimulus of something