Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-20
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How Moriarty Lost His Job.

How Moriarty Lost His Job.
1t must be foine, with yer man hav-
in job on the joory whir the sthrike
is on" remarked Mrs. OStaughessy to
her neighbor on the way to church
Sunday morning. :
1T war foine," replied Mrs. Mortar
ty, with a significant emphasis on the
past tense.
Has he losht the job?' asked the
other woman, with eager, sympathetic
interest.
Wis; was discharged last night just
befoore twilve o'clock" sad Mrs. Nor
that she must relinquist the proud
distinction which had been hers for
three weeks of having husband draw
ing two dollars day on the jury while
the rest of the families in the neigh
borhood were suffering deprivations
and hardships in support of their I'm
aienable rights"
"Of coorse, they only promised him
woruk for two weeks at forst," con-
tinued Mrs. Moriarty, with an attempt
at resignation to the inevitable. But
whin the sicond Saturday night came
me man was out on a case, and for
the loife of him he Couldn't decide to
agree with the rist of the joory until
near Daylight Sunday mornin'. That
bein' the beginnin' of anither week the
bailiff told him he could stay on the
Job till the mkt Saturday avenin.
will, the forst of the week he had
it foine, and aisy, to be SIRE. Almost
livery case that come up h I'd say some
thing that made the lawyers suspicion
him, and he would be excused and
come home for the rist of the day.
drawin his pay joost the same. And
not once did he have to- put in over
time
'.Ain't it proise and a half for over
time?"
Not on the joory," replied Mrs.
Moriarty. not without contempt for the
ignorance of her neighboi. "I'hey don't
get anything at all for overtime"
why don't they oorganize union?"
asked the other woman.
But this was considered too much of
depression from the story, so Mrs.
Moriarty resumed:
"There wasn't much of anything
don' till F'roiday. Thin a big damage
suit come up ag'inst the shtreet car
coompany Me man knew thatd most
loike take coople of days, so he made
the best answers he could. and the
ioodge told him to go and set down. 1t
was one of thin cases where woman
plays off paralytics jist to git tin thou
sand dollars from the shtreet cars. and
q woman defective looks thru a key
hole and sees the other woman walkin
around as we'll as anybody.
"Will. the lawyers and witnesses and
Everything got thru about foor o'clock
on Saturday, and before the joory wint
out Joodse ACCOMPLISHMENTS says to
en-: Gentlemen of the jo ory, this is a
very plain case says he, and you
will not need to be out long to decide
it. OF don't want to be dishtoorbed
loike l was last Saturday noight,' says
he.
80, with what the joodge had said,
and with wantin' to set away early
Saturday night, loike they do from the
shops, eliven of the men was for CIV
in a voordict for the company right
off. But me man was disposed to ar
que. He said he hadn't seen thru that
keyhole, and the paralytlc's story
moisht be joost as thrue as the story
of the woman defective. So they ar
gued and voted and voted and argued,
and all the tonne it YVES eliven to one.
About supper tonne the bailiff came
to the dure.
".Have We agreed?' says the bailiff.
"'All but one" says the boss jury
man.
Then the bailiff goes away and re-
poorts to the joodge. And about livery
hour the bailiff would come and ask
the same QUESTION, and livery tonne the
boss jooryman would give him the
same answer. IL: Is the bailif came
and asked for about tie eighth time:
Have We agreed?
"'All but one, says the boss 1oory-
man again.
81 hate moightily to tell the joodge.'
saws the bailiff.
"Jt bein' so late, ME man thought
sure the case would go over into Sum
day mornin'. and the job would last
anither week. But joost as he was
gettin' ready to go to sleep, about ll:4o
along comes the bailiff again, and says
more fierce like than usual:
"Have We agreed"
".All but one says the boss joory-
man, not so prompt as usual, Tor ne
was sleepy and he knew from the way
the bailiff talked the joodge was get
tin angry.
"sThin yer all discharged says the
bailiff, be the joodge's orders
"And so me man losht his job. he
moight joost as well have agreed pc
fure superb. S. II.
King Edwards Private Secretary.