Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-13

~ for his employer He was too
"A particular in his dress for Snub-
"A by's autocratic taste; and though
he had to admit to himself that
the tout ensemble was good to look upon.
Snubby much preferred man who wore
a striped sweater with plenty of diamonds
and dirt thereon. or a soft-collared shirt,
like de Giants wears"
However. this feeling lasted only until
the first Thursday of his servitude. Upon
that day. shortly before noon, his en-
ployer called him to his desk. and when
Snuhby finally condesCended to extin-
euish half inch of cigarette that he
was surreptitiously smoking in the supply
closet. where there was plenty of paper
and other interesting inflammable matter.
and grant his employer an audience, he
was asked:
NV boy, do you think that your grand
mother could conveniently die-eh-let US
say day before yesterday. so that the fu-
neral could be held this afternoon
Snubby scratched his nose, uncompre-
bending: but on general principles. he
answered:
Sure"
.'Such being the case" continued his
employer, 81 feel impelled to let you go
today at noon: and l happen 10 have
ticket to the ball game. given me by a
friend who varies his profession as fan
by occasional lapSeS into the law IL the
obseouies are over in time you might pos
sibly find an opportunity to use 1t. And
here's quarter for expenses
Snubby took the ticket and the coin
and. needless to say. he used both. and to
the full. And he returned home that
evening full of peanuts and pain and en-
thusiasm with his voice as weak as his
regard for his hitherto despised employer
was strong.
He's a good guy. all right, all right
he that night conflded to Muggsy McGraw.
as they sat behind an ash barrel An.
gee but de Giants pounds dem odder
guys all over de damon. De pitcher is
a lef'-handed guy an dey din get more
two hits off'n him de whole game.
He's a good guy ter woik for, he
went on condescendingly. He's a good
guy even If he does part his roof in de
middle an wear no more 1ooiry dan
White Wings He made a crack about
me gran mudder wot got by me; but 1
seen de game an he gimme a quarter.
too. Me for him. Hes good guy.
Muggsy opined that his friend was
right and wished that he could get job
wit guy like dat. And when they
separated Muggsy to continue to wish
Snubby to dream of ball game played
on a diamond as big Manhattan Island
with a home pitcher that threw balls with
the precision and frequency of a rapid
fire gun and visiting batters that struck
out with gratifying regularity and
promptitude. there was mutual agree
ment to the fact that the gentleman In
question was a good guy.
And then when, one afternoon just be-
fore closing time his employer happened
to come suddenly upon Snubby and his
cigarette in the supply room and merely
pointed out to him, as one man might to
lii 4 ,,t,k,
infiammahle material and asked him to
please refrain from doing In future,
Snubby who from precedent had expect
ed to be first cursed and then discharged.
waxed, SO respectful and benevolent and
adrniring that he foreSwore tobacco and
its delights In business hours and even
began to pay as much attention to his
employer as he did to his employers
stenographer. And he confided to his
friend Muggsy that he had come to con-
Spike Haggerty. the lightweight cham
pion who ran the saloon on 18th street;
which was rank heresy and therefore pre-
cipitated a fistic argument from which
the two emerged with more bumps and
fewer teeth and several additional rents
in their raiment; and yet with a more
abiding respect for one another and an
even stronger affection; for with the
young. blows ofttimes form closer and
most lasting ties than do kisses
But then when the employer one holiday
took de push" out for day on his yacht
and entertained them to more different
kinds of eatables than the aforesaid push
knew existed. and brought them back in
the evening food-distended sunburned
and happy. Snubby paeanized his en-
ployer to loud and enthusia site chorus
There was no argument. Ard S0ike Hag-
gerty. and even the pitcher of de Gil
ants" Joined the haS-beens.
One morning. after he had held his posi-
ton for even twain OF months (Which
was a record performance with SnubbyD
he entered the office to find his EMPLOYER
already there. sitting at his desk before
an open letter. Snubbys first thought was
that he was late; but a glance at the