The Washington times., 1904-09-25
Uncle George: q Just Love COTE, to Death"

will: but he cheerfuUy ignored the sar-
casm, and answered that he would give
them to his brother, which / thought
very unselhsh and considerate Of him
Now, whether this act Of sacrifice OF his
part soured his disposition and he De
came a reCluse, or whether l brought
upon myself TIE usual fate which some
cynic has said we bring upon ourselves
by misplaced generosity, I know not
But my knight mysterioUsly disap-
reared. That night a number Of unbid-
den guests-dogs and cats in the neigh
borhood- my garbage cans
and scattered the contents broadcast
over the lawn. In a day or two an odOr
that 'stinketh up to heaven arises
from the overfull pals, and I make an
unsuccessful! attempt 90 cremate the Of
fensive matter Failing in this a great
yearning for my absent knight comes
DER me. / cannot sit patiently, like
Mariana IN the moated grange" moan
ing: He cOmeth not; 1 am aweary,
weary; would that 1 were dead" 50
start out TO seek my errant knight, feel
ing a vague hope that I might meet him
OF his brother down in the business
streets Of town Along the softening
concrete, in the blazing summer sun,
comes the Tmmistakable rumbling Of the
iron wagon. Knowing that my knight
has substitutes or understudies. 1 think
I viii Try a little diplomacy with this
black representative. who Is not the one
TO whom I gave the hat.
Removal of Garbage.
do you remove the garbage from
You Street, I inquire
But the garbage gentleman foresees
some possible trap and cUnningly an
swers my question by asking another:
Between what streets on You
Street,"
! see my danger, but there is no al,
tentative but 10 locate the precise
square The garbage man heaves q
sigh OF apparent relief.
"Oh, no; 1 take it from the square
above you"
Then. fearing further questioning, h,
| points behind him and says:
There's your man, I think" whip.
up his horses. and is gone.
| The second man whom I accost look,
/ strangely familiar and 1 could almos
/ take my 'HumphTy Davy'' that IL ]!
| he-the long lost--whom / seek. But h,
1 looks at me with blank countenanc'
/ Of unrecognition and vows that he neve
sets foot on that part Of You Street
! his duty being confined to the square
| below and the other side of the street
J So, in despair 1 return home, and, tn
| iron entering my soul at this point,
| sit down and write a note 10 the Health
i officer. A prompt and dignified re
| Spouse comes from this functionary re
| pudiating all blame for the state o
affairs and shifting the responsible,
/ upon the Street Cleaning Department
| 1t savOrs little OF Dickens "Circum
! locution Office" and their way Of "Hov
not to do it," but I attack the secon,
| officials office with better results.
Complaint Clerk.
/ A little later ! am receiving. at M
/ front door. very civil gentleman. VII
registers my name and complaint OF
| fering promise Of prompt relief L hav
/ scarcely dismissed him ere another rep
resentative of the Street Cleaning {?
| Department IS forthcoming. at the bacl
| door. where he marshals two knight
| OF the garbage, who come sheepishl
down the walk, single file. like convict
| led 10 execution. And 10! one is n
| who had said he "Only tended TO tn
square above" and the other is he VIII
only goes below and across the street!