Evening journal., 1908-05-26
Personal and Pertinent


He dressed shabbny. but he was not unlike other
clerk knew him knew his kind,
"Noihing for YOU" he said brusquely
"Not a broken one?' the man asked
Nothing doing said the clerk Get OUT
THIS happened in a cigar store on Park row A man
who The conversation asked the clerk If
hardlers bothered the cigar stores much.
You bet they do" the response They're in here
all the and in other Nervy beggars theS
the stock ard my partner behind the counter
Gimme r,uE of chaw, he demanded, and my partner
told him ne couldn't have it, the store didn't furnish
tobacco anc he'd be hanged he was going to
buy any loafer who dropped in At that the
leaned over the counter and slapped my partners race
1T took just ve seconds to land on him and throw
hre course they're all that way but in they
come every little while and demand handout"-New
York sun.
Tipping is aoritted to be a bad habit but it is firmly
established. young fellow who took his best girl
supper felt that he conform to custom and handed
ttuyaut was overlooked After they had been swung
through the revolving door she said
Did you give that man at the door anythingY
HE ought TO have had the most He let US OUT
St Louis Republic.
well dresser young man was walking dejectedly
down CEDAR Ieet the oter day ater MS fourth fauro
Job. 1t three weeks since his firm had
reduced their Office force, and seemed to
taking on any extra men he was wondering how mucn
longer re gong to be idle and how he going
lquidate his board bill
Just as he reached the corner an old acquaintance
young himself almost into him
lob for weeks and absolutely unable TO Get ANYTHING
and awful funk about his board bill Al
though he did rot say in many words it clear
that he wanted loan. His face the picture 0f
why. I'm out of job myself old fellow. and don't
know where my next dollars coming from. I never
in such luck"
SO" renarl led the other musingy well sayi You're
a gUod friend OF mine Don't give il away and III tell
you some thing and the detected look disappeared II
his Rocket mere aver for lneas loan p OF course %
VOmV daqdh olra andor ~ ofn
Well. so ! was two or three weeks ago, but
working arst class racket and If will take my tip
yen will Try Il yourself just into any nice ofico
aud frace any one have spoken last fvs
years and many people that never before in my
life and tell thtm the hard luck story told you
They look over II they don't know see by the
cut Of ny co'Ies that am no cheap skate and hand
out aiytl 81 $40 Why strangers are easier
than old friends never had much money in my life
fotse got tho clothes TO fit the part Just try
a day or two."-New York Sun.
Il haven't locke, up in the dictionary" said Mr. Glm-
merton but should say that the difference between
uted and weary was something like this:
trod when he has worked hard. and weary when he's
tired Of work
And it's feeling Of WEAKNESS that comes over me
now feel good first rate; and sleep and eat WE'LL
ne looks pleasant to me- but don't feel bit like
@ oeu IN LACY the wood pile is repelant If not down
risht repulsve ic me. What do to be per-
ieety frank with you is to turn my back wood
Pile and and loaf
Not idly. you understand want to go to sleep;
anout what I'd IKE 10 do is somewhere from the
Nooopne and lie down where could hear the winds
sigh and see Inc clouds go by and dream The woods
pecn fuo, and likewise the lakes streams and the
seashoie' and nature smiles al and want 10 eu
away from here. and that's what / call being weary
u suppose ITS the summer vacation microbe thar has
got In my Hood; always affects that way and pov
I'm FositVeiy downright weary though fortunately NOT
100 tred to work; and it's the woodpue once
mere .cr me- Z" be content with reading the literature
Sun. ~ NN
Cao6y' make your horse a little quicker" I'm
po.s.ple' an member Of the Society the Pro-
tecuon OF Annals. Ten minutes later on arrival
come bourgeois give me another good pourboire" I'm
Les Annales S''
w When SIR Luke Flides was painting his famous picture
Inc NiaBe wedding" he employed a rustic to pose AZ
model for the bridegroom Soon after the artist bsd
Degun 70 paint the model turned deadly white ARE Won
lnE asked Sir Luke anxously. Nav" said the man.
4 De an roight zur" However painter made him
rest awhile but when he little later the
unfortunate bridegroom" became even paler than he
rore ana IN serious alarm Sir asked him what was
the matter ITS nawthing an except the 'oding OF
me oreatn 50 long, replied the model For some extra
ordinary reason he had imagined was necessary
tor MIN 70 refrain from breathing time he was
hsFlHs MS portrait painted.-Bellman.