The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-05-19
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height ami putting one and on the
chest D drawers TO steady hisselt,
stood there staring at 'em and getting
madden and madden every second
Then e gave nasty cough. and Dick
and Mrs. Weed an the bdoy ali Woke
up and stared at i'm as though they
could 'ar3ly believe their eyesignt
'Wot do you want?' SEES Dick Weed
starting up.
Get up, ses Job. 'ardly able 10
speak. I'm surprised at you. Get up
out o. my bed directly
- Your bed" screams little DICK,
you're the worse for ticker, Job
Brown Can't you see you've come
larnng gently at is foolishness
into the wrong house|
90 'Ehg SEES Job. staring. Wrong
'ouse? Well, where's mine, then?
Next door but one, same as il al
ways was, ses Dick. win you go?
"a right. SEES JOB. staring Wei.
goodnight, DICK. Coo night, Mrs.
Weed. GoO'-night, baby.
Good night, SEES Mrs. Weed from
under the bedclothes.
" Goodnight, baby ses Job. again.
1t can talk yet. ses Dick. 'WE
you go?'
Can't talk-why not2 ses job
Dick didn't answer i'm.
Wen, goodnight, Dick, he SEES
agin.
Goodnight ses Dick from between
is teeth.
" Goodnight, Mrs. Weed SEES Job.
Mrs. Weed forced herself to say
30 'good-night' again.
Goodnight, baby ses job.
look ere. SEES Dick, raving. are
you goin' 10 stay ere all night, Jos
broWn?
Job didn answer ign, hat began
to go downstairs, saying 'goo-night
~ e went and he'd got pretty
near he bottom when he suddenly
wondered Wot = was going down
stairs Tor instead of an. ami
iarfing gently at Is foolishness
FOR making SIGH mistake r Went
upstairs agin. His surprise when e
see Dick Weed and Mrs Weed anu
the baby all in is bed pretty nea-
took Is breath away
'Wot are you doing In ny bed
ne ses.
It's our bed. ses Dick. trembling
all over with rage. I've told YOU aforr
you've come into the wrong 'ouse
Wrong 'ouse, ses Job. staring
round the room. i b1eeve your.
right Goodnight. Dick: goodnight.
Mrs Weed; goo might, baby.
Dick jumped out of bed then and
tried TO push i'm out of the room.
but e was a very small man. and Job
just stood there and wondered wot ne
nninr
both started screaming one against the
other. and at last Dick pushed the
window open ard called out for help.
'"They 'ad the neighbors In then, and
the trouble they 'ad to set Job down
stairs wouldn't be believed Mrs
Pottle went for Is wife at last. and
then Job went ONE with 'er like a
lamb. asking 'er where she'd been all
the evening, and SAYING ed been look
ing for 81 everywhere.
There was such TODD about il
in the village next morning that Job
Brown was fairly scared All the
wiinnen vas out at their doors talk
ing about II. and saying wot a shame
il was ar1 'ow silly Mrs Weed was
TO put mp with IT, Then old Mrs
Gumrn, 'cr grandmother. who was
eighty-eigbt years old. stood outside
Jobs ouse nearly ali day. shaking
'eT stick at i'm and daring of i'm To
come out. WOt with Mrs Quinn and
the little crowd watching 'er an day
and giving 'er good advice. which she
wouldn't take. Job was afraid 10 shov.
is nose outside the door.
He wasn't like himself that night
up at the Caulffower e sat nm ~,
the corner and wouldn't take any no.
tice of anybody. and 1t was easy 10
see as he was thoroughly ashamed
Of himself.
Cheer, up. Job, says Bill Cham
bers. at last; you amt the fust man
a. has made a fool OF hlsself.
Mind your own business ses Job
Brown. and III mind mine.
Why don't you leave i'm aIona
Billy ses Henery White; you can
see the man is worried because ia,
baby can't talk
Oh SEES BIZ. I thought e was
worried because is wife could.
"All the chaps. except Job that Is
laughed 1t that; but Job e got I'D and
punched the table, and asked whether
there was anybody as would like to
so outside with him for five minutes
Then e sat down again. and said