New-York tribune., 1907-12-22

sadie catches me .'ehin Inn With ny 'a@@,h AZ,
open and gives ne a dig With her slipper under
'"e En- i13's says Amt doing things right"
Don't look Al him though he vas a curiosity,
she whispers
But he is. to me" says /
Then order him about bit" says She
C1eel' says l. Il amt got The nerve. -.
And saw that was straight. d as soon thIilk "l
giyin orders 10 Marcon about how 10 call up Podhr
through the air Tor if anyone ever knew ms business
from the ground up, It was this party 81 me Secon
part He amt one OF the stiff necked, sour 1dced
kind sane's I've seen He's timber all the way
from his head 10 his heels, and every time he puts
down a plate he bends IN four places hat was
e,,,s s,,rnrisr consderin' that he's gettin along
towards the age where the hinges usually Tusts up
You could easy tell he was tryln to Keep Wlthiil
the age limit for the HAIR Is nicely sicked over ms
bald spot and the ear tab "hlskerS Is " over "l"e
black such as YOU get by usin Testorer reg lar
B,,t he sure has the butlin game doWp I" an
ar+ He moves around without maxim any more
,7,.;se thar a trained nurse never seemn to he III
..rlv rush but always sched. He got ms II1nd
On the work too ust as YOU re ah"ut g 'It NM
ron need the pepper look up and ind hllh
handin' YOU the silver shaker Along Vlth II ne ne
has the 1nildest voice and gentlest WAYS, and one
Of these nice old Joe jefferson faces. r,., -;,t..
couldn't help gettin int rested III l1dS"i TlShl
syay and after I've got over BEN sklttiSh ines
70 work up little friendly dialogue lie wa !. n I
much Of a converser. Tidson VA u / oadle SAYS II
lecause he knows his place 10" We'll
I expect III never get to know m1ne SAYS i
for I'm goin' to teach Tldson I" he s"c1"hie Il
- hoaTSe tTNIn -.--o-
rs a week OF ten days. though, before ma Nes
any he4dwav. And then night alter dinner
i7,s1 as | starts 10 90 into the next room WheTe
sadie vas chinnn Mrs Purdy Pell, | accident il
brushes a fork of on the floor. Course don kno"
-,,- Le,ter'n 10 make dive for II. Ildson dives
too nv shoulder takes him in the bTeastbone ana
then ~ornethir' rattles ont OF has pocket -
Missn the fork, picks up the other thing II q
curious kind Of a trinket for butler to he carryn
a round carved bone affair about loot ioilS'
Ike the handle to something was lust heftL 1t,
when nv thumb hits sort ot button ana out
comes a long slim. wicked lookln blade, as shaTP
and shiny new razor . .,a+o,4 cor,
Hellol" saws l. What kind OF a patent can
o1peuer is this. Tidson:"
say. of all the sckly attempts At gTln; the one
he tries was the worst failure ever watched lie
0ets real ashv around the gills the hand ne SUCKS
ont +renlbles like he was havin chill, ana lheI
sharp little eyes Of his glued TO what was
holdin' up. -, - =,
So:" SAYS l. Strikes me it's one OF the klnd '
that calls for explanations. Now what are 20"
Iyallin' around loaded up this way tor, en-:
Tidson he 1nu1nbes something about BEN sorry
Now see here Tidson!' says / L am one one
TO prv into anybodys private fads; but 50 long as
Won have the run OF these rooms can Stand ioI
nv assa ssination hardware like this why; ~, IA
surprised-you such a mild, tame, house OroAe
Englishnlan too!