Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-06-02
i PLANO TUNERS NERVE.

a PIANO TUNERS NERVE.
piano tuners are 10 more alike
than bank cashiers. 50 far as any
special racial characteristics are
concerned and many Of those whose
business II Il To minister 70 all.
ing harmonies are most exemplary and
modest characters.
But occasionally a piano tuner
comes along whose stock in trade Is
nerve instead Of ability ana the gall
and effrontery Of such specimens Il
most astounding A person Or this char
acter who recently busted himself in
Las Vegas and discovered moths In
numherleas pianos was a cas- In
point, When any cautious persons
we're undisposed 70 let him monkey
with tie domestic band wagon he
would insist On just looking over the
instrument, and 10 and behold, he
would produce several moths from its
Inward parts. The moths were there
all right, for this smooth individual.
by q simple sort Of legerJemain. had
slipped them out of his pocket and
discovered them between the ham.
mers. Ha would then have his own
way with the terrified housewife. He
has now departed and is doubtless
engaged In doing other towns in the
territory.
W. do not recall his name but be
must be a close relative OF the hero
in the old story OF the beautiful young
lady with a boil on her knee, which
was recently revived By the Washing.
ron Post as a take off on Judge Park
er and the democratic party. The
young lady in question confessed 70
an anxious father that the boil was
very painful and agreed that some.
thing should be done for II. but when
he proposed to send for Dr jones'
the family physielan-she promptly
and emphatically declined. '0h, no.
father I could never look Or. Jones
IN the face again. Il would be TOO
embarrassing,
Well, then" he replied, suppose
! get = strange doctor; some n yoll
have never seen and who knows moth,
ing about you--how would that dor
He went ON to explain that every
morning. about breakfast tiuse, Il par.
iicularly handsome and well4iressel
doctor passed HE house. He described
him as a man Of middle age. very fine
looking, a picture Of professional
gravity, the kind Of person d felt
inclined 10 trust at first glanea. He
WAS the very thing,
*nut how do you know be Is a doc.
tori"
1oh that's nnmistakablc He wears
black, Ne walks Ike a professor, and.
besides, he always carries his.case OF
Instruments, There's no doubt about
Il.
yry well. bring him In and have
The thing attended TO-"
So paterfamilias went 10 the front
door AMI sure enough. along came
The. professional gentleman. very
Solemn. very carefully and correct
" dressed. attl In his hand q Russian
leather case containing HIS instru
ments esir," said the trusting par
snt. ! apologize for stopping you ii
this unceremonIous way. but wher
sou hear The facts 1 am sure
What a | do for your asked N,
professional gentleman. In a mellow
sympathetic voice. paterfamilias OK
, planned.
but nv dear slr. ny eSpcrienc,
Win boils-
Yes, YES. know. But YOU cal
look nf i and tell rs what @ do
can't YOUR
Really. ! ought 10 say
Meyer mind. | understand. Come Il
and II will be all right
so the other went IN. grayely 9,
amined the boil winning the conf
dsncc Of ali 81 his gcntlcncss OF toucI
and his air Of ~unutterable wisdom
Finally he Strengthened Up and said
eI know very little about such thing.