The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-10-20

The light faded from Hazelhursts eyes. vision
before him.
But never did any mangiing, not my own
don't know how" His tone was apologize.
It's easy learned" The laundrymans voice vi
pra'ed with encouragement Put EN- all in the
ing machine and grind 'em When you iron lay
the polish on good and plenty there you are~
The description of the process explained much in
the appearance of Hazehursts laundry As he looked
at his collars he had often pnk-winged
cupids that the collars returned their weekly
sence with only higher luster on the spots
There's 100 per month in IT." continued the
laundryman enthusiastically Seeing the interrogation
in Hazelhursts eyes, he FASTENED to add: 81 wouldn't
quit it, only I've hankerin' to go back to my old
profeesh, which is six-day walkin matches
Summers I used to be a bouncer in Coney Island
music hall The fascination of the life is callu' me
and I gotter 60" The laundryman closed his eyes
dreamily Coming back with start to harsh realities
he asked: How much you raiser"
Two cayuses thirty pounds"
Thirty pounds what?" inquired the Iaundryman
whose business purely local
Money-Engish money-one hundred and fifty dol
lars"
That would just about let me out even The bust
ness is yours Come down I'll introduce you to
spectfu and perlite and they'll help you out in any
little ranicaboo that may up Folks in this town
is awful particular about losin buttons and gittin
their clothes back"
Dazed by the suddenness of his transition from an
English gentleman of leisure 70 laundryman Hazel
hurst followed without word.
The ladies of the washroom greeted him hilariousy
as boss" and ordered him to turn wringer. The
odor of soapsuds affected him dsagreeably the
ing walls and slippery floor his eye the only
pleasant first introduction to his es
tablshment the sight of the former proprietor
handing small package counter and receiv-
ing 1925 in return. There satisfaction too in
the fact that he going carry his threat to
work. OF course the laundry business not one he
would have selected had the choice been left to him
self he would have preferred the presidency the
local bank the management of the light
plant But one must criticise the ways Provi-
dence 1t was lucky, he thought, that was in
country where taking in washing would in nowse In
terfere with his social standing. Eleanor-and he
glowed-Eeanor would be proud pleased to learn
Of his business venture. that he working her.
working like real American.
Imbued with American enterprise. and filled with
growing enthusiasm. he inserted a the Verdi
girls Gazoot, the composition of which left to his
friend Peek Said the card
wAsHIE wAsHIE. wAsHIE!
Send Your Dirty buds
The Royal Windsor Laundry
Under the Mana cement of
Our Esteemed Fellow Townsman
Charlie Hazelhurst
Formerly the Hon. Charles Calvert
Hazehurst)
First Lord of the Laundry to His Royal
Highness
Eddie the Seven Times.
Terms Right
No Favortes Played.
Almost simultaneously with the appearance of the ad
versemen bundles laundry piled in on him to such an
extent that found impossible to make his daily trip
to the T u Ranch lieu of which visit he sent note
by messenger painting the glowing future.
By Monday morning it fully demonstrated that
the Royal Windsor Laundry enter upon an
unprecedented prosperity Women who for years
laundry large families brought
heaping clothes baskets and laid them at Hazehursts
feet All of those whom he patronzed SO literally
reciprocated kind. shoemakers name was on his
book harnessmaker the tailor the
proprietor of the Iowa Notion Store all bundles
mute tribute the popularity new pro-
prieor. Hazehurst proud. highspirted ladies
of the laundry toled far into the night Hazehursts
oathlng for steam and the odor innate But
he stuck manfuly to the wrnger, and the of his
Turkish cigarette mingled with that of the tub as he
ground the washing machine with undated enthusiasm
Il wish Eleanor could now" he soiloquized as
inspected bisers palms with hon.
pride And 1 wish Eeanors father could see me
now he added, an afterthought Ever before him
the vision of the who paid three dollars and a
quarter for a six-by-ten bundle was not good at
figures. could that his retirement need
be but matter of few months.
Eleanor preserved a strange silence; he had anti
cpated cOngra tulations.
When Saturday the day of reckoning came much of
had left Hazehursts rudy cheeks He was
drawn and hoow-eyed from spending the hours of the
previous night in making bills and counting profits
The Royal Windsor Laundry did deliver its work
The first customer arrive the harnessmaker ac
companied by his two and little daughter
Seven eightythree said Hazelhurst smiling happily
of presenting a bill instead of receiving one
Chalk it up old man. replied the harnessmaker as
glanced careessly the And before
Hazelhurst words in which express himself
and his family departed carrying
them large clothes baskets Disappointed as
he was, Hazehursts of justice obliged him
perfect right to ask him
chalk up the harnessmaker had chaked up
Hazelhurst eighty-fve collars and frac-
ton.
Next the wife of the proprietor of the General
Merchandise with strong delivery