The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-20

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And Looks at Him Wild Such a Freez-
ing Expression.
TITS only a French word that means
I'm in me old commonly and haven Z
done me hair up today. I was forget
ting for the moment that We didn't IN
derstand the French language. Entire
nous, me frind. which is more French
and meyans come in and sit down in
the rocking chaW and tell me if that
red-headed Mrs. O'Neiu is daring to
talk about her betters2"
She was a-saying that yees was in
debt all over the ward, and that there
was bill collector at yer fat twice a
day the whole week through"
Il heard she was, and if there's any
more of it I shall call on her wild me
fists doubled up and bang the words
down her throat. So it's me financial
standing this time, is it? And she sees
bill collectors coming to me mansion
twice a day? She raps that out think
ing to hurt me, but If she only knew
il she's doing me a great favor. Mrs.
Ffnnegan, let me tell you how to detect
a genuine lady from an upstart. Your
real lady always has bills being sent to
her house"
Thin 7 must be a true lady meself,
for there's hardly a day that some one
is not threatening to sue me-
You may be getting bills, but the
difference between US is that I never
pay mine 1t works this way, me frind.
I want some furniture on the install
and takes a handsome down to the store.
A man runs out to open che swing doJIrs
for me and bow me into the store.
put in two hours looking at furniture
and walking around wild me head in
the air. and then picks out what I
wants and pays five dollars on it and
signs the papers. The furniture comes
up. So does the collector. He says it's
q r
draws meself up and looks at him wild
such freezing expression that he be-
gins to grow hot and cold and shuttle
around. Then I says to him, says I:
'Varlet, what do you here?
It's for the weekly payment he
says
Did you come in a carriage. sir?'
90 I did not
Then 20 away and come back in a
land-aw wild a. driver in uniform, and
sind in your card by the butler. I
would have yees know, sir, that this is
the mansion of the Hon. Patrick Nc
Glory, political boss Of the Sixteenth
ward, and that you are now looking at
Lady McGlory herself
That's me chin-music to him. Mrs.
F1nnegan, and he can't get out of the
house too soon. When he comes again
I'm indisposed, out of town or have
nothing less than a hundred dollar bill
If he threatens give him the name of
me lawyer, and if he finds Patrick and
clip alongside the jaw. In dealing wild
a plain woman like yourself he'd COB
bic on to the furniture II yees didn't
pay. but he dasn't go too fur wild
lady"
And yees niver pays the bin7''
'Niver, me frind. It's so wild me
grocer I puts on me beaded dress
wild the long train and sweeps into the
store IN a way that knocks over the
WashbOards and brooms and makes
the grocer gasp for breath I selects
what I wants and gives me name and
number and tell him TO hustle them
around. He sees that I'm a lady, and
he sees the three bank books in me
hand. and he falls all over himself to
wait upon me and secure me custom.
After the first day / sind a little girl
wild me order, and so it goes on for a
month. Thin his bill comes in.
take it to look over. and I'm a week
about it. Then I dispute certain ar
ticles and prices. and after two or
three weeks more refer him to me
lawyer and look UP a new place. Ye
noticed the mutton chops in me hand
as I met you ?"
I did that. and I wondered what
butcher they came from"
1T was from a place four blocks
away I'm no longer dealing wild the
siven butcher shops around here. Y es-
terday dresses up in me best and
takes walk to find a new shop. Whin
comes to one that suits me I walk
IN as II there was poker down me
two men being waited on. but I ell
bows them aside and says:
g Butcher. could yees be after pro-
viding me wild two turkeys. four
chickens and tin pounds of best beef
steak daily2'
I could. num- says he, as he al
most falls down to hear me talk
And viii they be stint promptly at
tin of the clock in the morning.
g They shall reach your mansion
at that hour or I'll break the neck of
the delivery boy. What's the address.
pIease2'
e Lady Jone McGlory wife Of the Hon
Patrick McGlory, and the number is go
Anthony street
He puzzles a bit over the street. but
finally takes me for the owner of the tint
ment and it's all right I tells him that
me big order IS to start as soon as me rel
atives arrive from Syracuse. and I goes
out Widout making a purchase. Today I
calls around again and orders thin NUT
Ton chops and brings them home wild me
Tomorrow it viii be liver and bacon. and
next DAY porterhouse steak. and I'll get
no bill for month
- wish I could do the same" sighed
Mrs Finnegan.
. But ye niver can, my dear. It's a game
mat belongs TO the arfstocracv and can't
&c played BY the mudsills. What would
yes 90 mrs F1nnegan, II a bill collec-
tor would walk in on yees wild a bill Of