The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-09-14

Livery garment Is Ourfo0eu
Up and hooked up. The ch.Idren now
want breakfast. Ill they have to do
Is TO boil their mouths to certain
sporss- There II warm milk. cold milk.
po-riage aud So on aud so forth IL
one OF them wakes Up with cole there
II me pare-or4c spout. II one IL ach-
Ing Tor a sparkling you rura a switch
mat cuts out the others. IL all are
achiEg. let 'cr - IS she Il. This IN
Sehooa- adam. does everything but
Axe the "-4.f.en out To walk. II will
iaFe It's cost every three months.
Doesa't eat anything. never talks back
Il never goes on a strike. Always
meas Tie Children on the right SPOT.
n there are 10 spl!nters 10 ty OF
q put y the cats eye"
III L surely be q wonderful
thing. said tie lady as the major
paused 70: breath.
1T will be so pronounced madam
You called 10 get Il subscription II /
shorld give You Il hundred dollars YOU
would think il liberal. | propose To
give ycc better than five thousand. |
shall IT once Install one OF my consol-
e-s Il your ORPHAN asylum as a free
gift"
You are indeed q liberal man. but
You are thinking It may not work.
madam Have no fear OF that. II has
been tested in three different asylums.
ana they are charmed with il. Only
two persons needed 10 take care Of
2o orphans. Runs night anu dav.
and Il musical attachment goes with IL
TO lull the RED headed babies tn sleep
on windy nights. | will give the order
at once, madam. and
What is it,"
1 am sorry TO say that II Is the rule
of the company that the asylums pay
the drayage. That will be S4: but.
having been an orphan myself. will
pay in half, Can you hand me the bal
ance, please:'
But l hardly see" said the lady as
she opened her purse.
"Drayage, madam-drayage. The ma
chinery must be got from our factory
to your asylum, you see. That's it
A"An' LIZ oLISol SLNll DC TtdIF
at the earliest possible moment. Say
nothing to any one. please, but let it
come as a great and pleasant surprise
to the orphans. Is there anything
more?"
But l have paid you S."
Exactly, fundamentally. You have
paid onc-half the drayage. and the fact
shows what a philanthropic heart YOU
have got. | have no doubt YOU would
have paid ten had l suggested it. The
orphans can V be grateful enough
to you. And now, madam-an1 now.a as
l wish to get TO the factory as soon Is
pOsSiOle-and give in the Order-ar
make the dear children h~appy-aGd
good day, madam. good day"
AS the major talked he stepped Cd
the lady's toes and forced her bacE-
ward. and before she Was aware Of
tie fact she was cut in the hall ald his
door shut. She went Downstairs with
a puzzled and disturbed look on her
face and carried it for TWO blocks.
Thea she set her jaw and retraced her
steps. She knocked on the door. but
there was IL nsWer She put her ear
to the panel and listened. but not Il
leaf stirred. SIZE ratified the knob
and put il several kicks. and she
might have pounded with her fists
had not Il boy co~!e out from an office
and said:
IF You are looking for the grand
promoter you are wasting your time"
But he was here a minute ago. He
got 81 from me"
Only two? Say. you got off lucky.
He generally gets at least fifty. No
use waiting. He took a skate out the
back way a minute before you came
up" VI. QUAD.