The Cairo bulletin., 1907-01-19
ON A RAINY NIGHT
A Most Difficult Job In Log
bIInkor'e Estimation.

~ hiS WASH lpl the lNlt HualutAs
II may be pretty hard work" said Mr.
o Logblinker "No doubt il does call
Il Tor quite some patience skin and on.
n durance But II you want to under
o take something that is really dlhlcult
= Just try to hold an umbrella as ii
Q ought to be held over the head Of {,
2 lady In a rainstorm. | tried that last
night with Mrs, Logblnker and [
} thought before we got where we were
| going that I'd rather have been In the
far north with Peary.
Rain? 1t was just sluicing, with
the rain coming down like flood
falling through coarse meshed sieve.
and Mrs, LogbIinker had on all her
hnery including her tall, wide pic.
ture hat, with the high, dropping
feathers.
When we opened the front door
/ opened the umbrella and held ii over
her while she gathered up some Of
! her warments under her Waterproof.
and while she glanced around herself
TO see that she had got everything
49, AAAo kACA we SldltCAl anu :
when we had gone about IA steps in |
that pouring rain aud looked around I
at Mrs. Logblinker to make sure that /
was protecting her all right | was
surprised TO see that her towering
hat, that had surmounted her head so
Jauntily when we started, was now
creeping slowly down over her fore.
head
Can't you See. Lucius said Mrs.
Logblinker that you are holding the
umbrella right against my hat
And | could see 1t then. though
certainly had not seen II before, and
so raised the umbrella to clear the
back OF the hat | had been holding
Il low down, OF course, you under.
stand. the better to protect her SO
no" / raised IT, but | must have :
'aIsed II too high. for in a minute
leard voice pIaintively saying /,
Lueius, the rain is just pouring s..
m the side of my hat.
So now / brought the umbrella II
own a little and then presently felt S
Juggling at the umbrella On u
he off side and Mrs LogbHnker says, G
18th a touch of impotence now: it
My! You've got the umbrella C
aught in my hat Ii
And SO | had. But | dlsengaeed p
quickly and then tried to hold it kI
nd keep it balanced so that it would
'st clear the big hat all around and fl
1t come low enough down to afford la
e best protection. wi
Il can honestly say that | paid no 60
tention whatever TO my own clothes. tn
didn't care about them: all ial
wanted was to do the best / could co
the lady by my side; and though foi
did strain every muscle in my Al
nd and arm and body | thought x.
IS now making pretty good job Of
but in a minute:
My hat will be ruined | heard NJ
voice saying; and then looked ~
the lady again. and raised the III
brella and lowered 1t and tilted il M
$ way and that In a desperate ef. MI
to make 1t serve it's purpose. an o.
possible thing to do, | am now per Nj
ded, for nothing less than an um. H
lila IA feet wide at least would Ill
lly shelter a lady in picture hat h'
a heavy rain like this, WI
But tried hard, did the best I .M
Id. only to hear about ten Sec NH
s later: Ill
Don't you know how to hold an sg
)rella" in tones actually peevish. T.
Mrs. Logblinker peevish, actually sT
Wish, and to me! Then she actual III
rev away from me, out from un- -
the umbrella into the pouring One
,
iumbly but quickly, | fastened 10 'haI
side again. to protect her. and u =
other two blocks we had to go to ana
the car we moved in silence. with 'i'e
doing the best / could; and when ahu
got inside the car and got settled Ia
D little, where it was dry. she st"l
smile on me again. urep
ut | can tell you one thing: | c"a'
shy at difficult jobs. and We are Aho'
y poor;;' but the next time Mrs. cross
tinker and l go abroad on a d q
night we takes bsrouche IL e't'
lists us the J