The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-10-21

spoken of in maritime circles at that
period as the gaff topsaiI, and the other
/ two were sack coats of different sizes
fitted into one another like flower pots.
/ Denuded of these three garments, the an
cient mariner stood arrayed in a red
! f1annCi shirt out ut elbows. and linen
collar that was working overtime.
We'll, Ike. said his master turning
/ 20 the handbag he had placed upon the
table here is something thatH stick 20
/ your ribs; two of Mrs. Dement'S surpass-
/ ing butter cakes. alias sinkers. without
the butter, and baked in the winder in fun
/ view Of the public. Have you been good
/ to-day and tended strictly to business
As Ike's steady job was to remain In
the boudoir and wait f2r scraps, the
twitching of his locked ears at mention
Of butter cakes fully answered the query.
Because Mr.. Tokens went on, face
| tiOCsly. If ye be willing and obedient We
shall eat the good of the land Squash
pie, cents. That's one OF the signs
in the restaurant, but il don't mean moth
ing there unless you have the cents.
I've spent lots Of money on you. Ike, and
It's gone to leeward on a twelve-knot
breeze. unless you train regular. ThereIl
be purses hung up some day. Your eye
balls is in the pink OF condition. all right
enough. but there's too much lazy meat
on your bones. Come herei Business frst
and gluttony afterward-'
Sullen of mien, the pup advanced from
| his corner During the lecture on pie and
physical culture, Mr.. Tokens, seated on
the bed, had furled gunny sack around
his peg leg and lasEed IL fast with cords.
Now. then stand by for the jaw eXer-
else" commanded the instructor, making
"a lab with the mufRed leg.
Ike grabbed the sack and settled hack
for a long pull The old man swung his
peg leg first to the right and then 60 the
left i'm q series of steady measured
sweeps. Will" the toenails of the dog
recorded these queer proceedings in "a
sort Of shorthand on the floor
Three minutes Of active ground work
frightened the teeth and locstned the
joints of Ike for spell ot lofty tumblinS
that would have par3iyZcd even q TrOfcs-
sicnsl trainer of bulldogs and Mr.. Tokens
was but "a laym1n. Ttjcring an admoni-
ton 10 the dog to stand by for heavy
sailing. De threw himself backward on the
bed and elevated tie peg until u stuck up
Ike tha mast % e. suuken slOoD. The dog.
his fdngs buried I'm the burlap. hung fas-
and was vauked this way and that,
whirled and ierIed. brought no with a
tulu. SWUNG aloft and allowed To- drop
! like q property barrel danced on the toes
/ OF au acrobat. This exercise lasted until
master and pupil were winded. Easing
k, 10 The floor thc man sat erect and
eroOmod his brow ON the sleeves Of the
( red flannel shirt
Talk about pelsarte"' the teacher OBJ
I served, addressing his pupil. "and these
/ here other monkey businesses to- azure
Young ladies of the hump-back h3bitr one
I bun pup is more trouble than a hull
normal school bat you've got 20 be-
bruno no correct IL It takes a les. Ha,
7 That's what 10 does taEe-a leg. Joke.
I Pretty good for an old fellow. Ia. ha 80
a hungry sniff reminded the joker that
1 tho higher education of CANNES required
/ something more than peg legs, however
appetiZinE they might be, and he reached
/ for the leather bag on the table
Bless his little heart,''-Mr. Tokens
very often yielded to outbursts OF af-
/ lection in the bosom of his family-"BIess
surprising butter cakes. and he's earned
en-. too. Eat hearty. old boy, and I'll
make UP the cash account
Ike certainly did dine with gust0. swal-
lowing the dough cakes in guips-Oue gulp
per cake-afteT which swift repast he
sneaked under the bed and went TO sleep,
while Mr.. Tokens made up his elaborate
cash account and balanced the days bust
ness. From the leather bag he took nine
/ secondhand raZOrs and one hair clipper,
at sight of which the old man sighed.
Ranging the TaZors along the edge of the
table like "a platoon of soldiers. with the
clipper at the head, he pulled from his