The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-18
A LITTLE FRIENDLY ADVICE.
Mosquito Bar Better Than a Cigar on
Certain Occasions.
New York Press. }

AN6N 1Ofk Press
Looks as if you was going out
among EN-" said the man at the cigar
stand, as the customer with the glossily
launder linen and evidences of a re
cent shave selected six Havana sec
onds and put down a quarter.
You've made worse guesses than
that admitted the customer.
Then let me put them cigars in pa
per cases, said the tObaccOnist. No
use stutfin' EN- i'll your vest pocket.
You'H get EN- broke.
1T hasn't got TO that yet" grinned
the young man. You don't need 10
trouble. If she wants to break EN-
that way I'm dead willing, but she
don't"
That's too bad"
Three foot clear between US all the
time. and that's the best l can do.
said the customer.
What's the trouble? Does the old
man Ike p you company"
Not on your life There amt no
trouble o. that kind. The family's wise
to the situation and there's no butting
in q. all"
Maybe you amt the only one" haz-
arded the cigar dealer.
Not around there. I've got the
space between the front door and the
sidewalk to myself six nights week.
Nope; there's no one else"
Maybe she thinks there's too much
space TO crowd
4 guess not"
Or the street lamps right in front
OF the house?"
It's half block to the nearest light
No, sir; if l move up closer she moves
further off, and when I've got her to
no
Three fOot's the limit"
I'D keep her moving said the to-
baccOnist Shed have to stop some
where if there was a fence in the back
yard. You try that, son. 1t don't
never pay to set still when there's any
thing you want close by. Go after it.
You watch 'em play drop the hand
kerchief' at a picnic. They'll run all
right Some of 'em will run like
scared wolf. and if you get close they'd
double and dodge, but you keep right on
after EN- and they won't run long. 1
don't care whether you're built for
sprinter or whether you amt.
They like to be chased. That's on
the level It's all the real excitement
they get out of life, but they amt go
ing to keep it up forever. They all
of them want TO be caught some time.
You're a wise guy. aren't your" said
the young man, admiringly.
If you was a foot taller you'd see
I've got a bald spot atop OF my head, ="
said the tObacconist. Most mea have
when they get past the forty mark;
if they don't find that much wisdom
by the time they lose that much hair
there amt much hope for en-. Now,
just look at you, young Teller If a
brick fell on your head from the top
story it would bounce off the thatch
you've got You're young and you've
got more hair than-than what I have, >
concluded the tObacconist coughing
behind his hand
III get over that in time
You sure will. I've got over il,
said the smoke merchant
That's all right, though; but while
you've been talking I've been thinking"
said the young man. You may have
the right idea about ii and you may
not Them punk cigars you sell me
may have something to do with it,
Maybe if l tried the fellow i'm the next
block I'd have better luck"
I'll tell you what it is" said the to-
baccOnist. If you've been making a
smoking party of it, it isn't any Won
der there's nothing doing. If you think
you can get anywhere beyond the pre-
liminaries with a cigar stuck in your
face, advice is wasted on you"
But the mosquitoes are fierce" said
the young man.
All the better said the tobaccon-
list. Take a piece of mosquito bar
along-not too large"