Evening star., 1901-07-06
HE TALKED TOO MUCH

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grass with a hose. He was IN his shirt
comfortable. 4 cadayerous. madle-aged
| man caas alonk leaned against 1e iron
fence and unoppea sis forehead.
Giving it drink. chr said he 90 the
| man with the hose
Yep" said the latter. good-naturedly.
''Wetting her down a Bit
Meat little bit Of lawn, that" said the
man outside the fence
Uh-huh." said the man with the hose
Joiiied the landlord into resodding It this
spring. Then. after that. wheedled him
or my wife did. for never met the old
duck-into scattering clover seed ali over
", SO that I've got it into pretty good
Must have an easy landlord" comment
ed the man leaning on the iron fence
! EasyE said :he man with the hose.
snliting MS cigar to the other side of his
! Iace. wen. say, that old gazabo Is just
pie, that's what he is-pie Only way 1 can
account for the easiness of that man is that
nes iooney. or that he's so rich that he
oont know where to blow himself first"
20 way! said the man outside
Surest thing you KNOW" said the man in
ms shirt sleeves. I've only been living in
o,d on,s mouse about seven months. and If that
/
I've been here he hasn't spent a cent"
We'll, l swami. said the man outside
Fact: said the man with the hose
And the beauty of it Is only pay $45 a
month for the house. whereas the folks An
up and down the block living in exactly
the same kind Of houses. have to cough
goes round"
Did you ever!' said the man outside
the renee, taking bandanna out of his hat
and mopping his forehead
oil No
hose. Il first moved in here-let's see, yes.
It was the Sd of December. Knew 1 had a
bargain In the house in just the shape It
was in then, but believe in getting all I
can in this life and so 1 sent my wife
Down to the old idiots Office to make some
demands for repairs. First she tackled him
lot an entirely new furnace, and blamed IL
he didn't come to the front right from the
Jump. and inside Of ten days l had a
furnace plant in this shack that's Just a
picture Kept us so hot during the cold
DOORS Va
well, weli! said the cadaverous man.
Ch-Hun SAID the man in his shirt
sleeves biting of the end of fresh cigar
Ihen, that having been so easy l told
my wife that she might as well hit the old
cooger up for gas logs both upstairs and
Gown: a. She he. hit him up Was it easy? We'll.
Iva II was Just like drinking chocolate ice
cream SODA on hot night. that's ALL" and
the man with the hose smiled very broadly.
Inen, he went on. II got kind O.
ssaohcny saoh ny, with the porcelain bath tub. The
pain tuo was all right, but I'd seen some
peter ones In plumbers window down
town, and | thought that 1 might as well
have my wife ask for one of the best in the
aharneti u Got 1t hands down. and IL there's
prettier porcelain tub within eight blocks
OF here. then don't know it, that's ali -,
=, Must be bully landlord. that said
the syas man =! leaning a1 against the iron fence
fortunate tenant. Then"
John! came feminine voice from the
second-story window. >''
ait a minute-Im busy" said the
shirt-sleeYed man. in reply to the feminine
volce. ihen' seeing that the old chan
was OF the sort that just loves to hurl his
money money at the little brides, sent the wife
down to sound him, early In the sprine nn
the subject of complete repaintine instda
Say. inside of four days after she TACKLED
him; burned If the painters weren't at
tnds ana an ~. oet they used forty different
Ever hear the like O. that?"
II sure never did" said the man outside
on. John, Just run up here a minute
l want to see you, came the feminine yoio.
from the upper regions.
can't now, my dear; haven't finished
watering the grass yet" replied the man in
MS MS -sa5 snir5 sleeves; G was going to ask the
new baby grand piano." he went on ad-
dressing the man outside, but / didn't
want TO be arrested for fraudulent prac-
ices H SO let him OF light the next whack.
gas range for the kitchen Well. sir. he
sent one up that couldn't have stood him
one penny less'n $4O-enough room in II 10
bake for brigade O. cavalry, almost
well, l wonder!' put In the cadavaro,,
man outside. 1ouS
John came the voice from above. eft.
as little as you could do to drop that hose
and come up here just for a second :,
BE up shortly replied the man IN tba
lawn. Don't know what I'll ask the old
chap Ior next; ne went on, addressing the
man outside. "but guess Tu nail him FOR
couple Of hundred Of dollars wherewith
to go down to the seashore for a weeE or
SO with my family" And the man with
the hose laughed uproariously.
'Good!' said the man outside .wau ,
guess III be going" and he walked ~
slowly down the street
The man with the hose was still, .h,,o,,
ling when his wife appeared at the front
door. 'o iion'
Such bright. entertaining person Won
are. to be sure" she said to her husband
Huh?' he inquired
Il say I've such a brilliant indtv,d,., 10.
husband said his wife,
Say, what are you talking aho,t7.. h
demanded. "o
"Oh. nothing" she answered cheerfu,,v
except that the old gentleman vo,,'ye
been telling your business to for the nast
half hour-that's why 1 was calling Won
TO shut you up-is our landlord. and if vo,,
don't get notice Of an increase In rent in
sloe OF twenty-four hours I'm not
prophetess nor a prophecies sister. that.s
ALL" A' 'ho%