New-York tribune., 1906-12-16

He wasn't like hisself that night up at che cau-
lihower. e sat up In the corner and wouldn't
take any notice Of anybody and 1t was easy TO see
as he was thoroughly ashamed of hissef.
"'Cheer up, job Bill Chambers, at last;
you amt the fust man as has made fool Of his
SELF
Mind your own business Job Brown and
I'll mind mine
why don't you leave i'm alone, Bil?' ses Hen
cry White; you the man IS worried be-
cause the baby can't talk
" OH! Bill, I thought 3 was worried be-
cause is wife could
"All the chaps. except Job. that is, laughed at
that; but Job e got up and punched the table, and
asked whether there was anybody as would ike TO
go outside with him for five minutes. Then e sat
down again and said ard things agin the drink
which 'ad made i'm the larfing stock of all the
fools in Claybury.
Tim going to give It up, Smith, he ses.
"Yes, I know you are, ses Smith.
IF 1 could on'y lose the taste of it for a time
could give IT up ses Job. wiping is mouth. and
to prove I'm in earnest I'll give five pounds to any
body as'lI prevent tasting Intoxicating fkers
for month
"'You may as we'll save your breath to bid peo-
pie good night with. job ses Bill Chambers;
you wouldn't pay up If anybody did keep you
off IT.
"Job swore honor bright he would. but nobody
believed i'm. and last he called for pen and ink
and wrote it all down sheet o paper and
signed
II witnesses.
"Bfll Chambers wasn't satisfied then. He pointed
out that earning the five pounds and then getting
1t out o. Job Brown afterwards was two such en-
tirely different things that there was no likeness
between 'em at all. Then Job Brown got mad
e didn't know wot e doing. and % 'anded over
five pounds to Smith. the landlord and wrote
the paper that he was to give it to anybody who
should earn it. without consulting i'm at ALL Even
Bill couldn't think Of anything to say agin that.
but he made point of biting all the soveregns
There was quite a excitement for a few days
Henery White 'e got a 'eadache with thinking, and
Joe Gubbins e got Il eadache for drinking Job
Browns beer agin. There was all sorts o. wild
ways mentioned to earn that five pounds. but they
didn't come to anything
'Arter a week had gone by Job Brown began to
get restless like. and once twice % said in
Smiths hearing 'ow useful five pounds would be-
Smlth didn't take any notice, and at last Job told
i'm there didn't any likelihood of the five
pounds being earned, and he wanted 1t to buy pigs
with. The way e went when Smith said -
adn't got the power to give it back, and ed got
keep it in trust for anybody as might earn il
dsgracefuL
He used to ask Smith for it every night and
Smith used to give i'm the Same answer. until ar
last Job Brown said he'd go an see a lawyer about
it That frightened Smith a bit, and 1 beve he'd
ha' 'anded 1t over, buc two days afterwards Job
was going upstairs careful that he fell down to
the bottom broke is leg
1T was broken in two places, and the doctor said
it would be long job owing to is drinking habits
and e gave Mrs. Brown strict orders that Job
wasn't to ave drop of anything. If e asked
for it.
There a lot O. talk about it up at the Cauli-
flower ere, and Henery White arter bad eadache
thought Of plan by which % and Bill Chambers
could ave that five pounds atween 'em. The idea
was that Bill Chambers TO go with Henery to
job. and take i'm bottle of beer and jist as
Job was going to drink it Henery should knock it
out of is ands, at the same time telling Bill Cham
berS . ought TO be ashamed O. hissef
"It a good idea. and Henery White said
she'd be a witness. He made Bill swear to keep
ii secret for fear of other chaps doing it arter-
wards. and then they bought bottle o. beer and
off up the road to Jobs. The annoying part Of
II was arter all their trouble and Henery Whites
'eadache. Mrs. Brown wouldn't let em III. They
begged and prayed Of 'er TO let em go up and Just
ave peep at i'm, but she wouldn't She said
she'd go upstairs and peep for 'em. and she came
down again and said that e little bit flushed
but sleeping like lamb
They went round the corner and drank the ale
up, and Bill Chambers said it was a good lob
Henery thought 'e clever. because nobody else
did As for rs 'eadaches he put 'em down to over
eating.
Several other chaps called Job, but none
Of them allowed TO go up. and for seven weeks