Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-12-04


he suddenly wondered wot e was GO
ing downstairs for instead of up, and
larfing gently at is foolishness for
making sich a mistake e went up
stairs agin. His surprise when e see
Dick Weed and Mrs. Weed and the
baby all in is bed pretty near took is
breath away.
"'Wot are you doing in my bed?'
he ses.
Its our bedi ses Dick, trembling
all over with rage. I've told you
afore you've come into the wrong
'ouse'
Wrong 'ouse,' ses Job, staring
round the room. 4 b'leeve you're
right. Goodnight, Dick; goodnight,
Mrs. Weed; goodnight, baby
"They 'ad the neighbors in then,
and the trouble they 'ad to get Job
downstairs wouldn't be believed. Mrs.
Pottle went for is wife at last, and
then Job went 'ome with 'er like
lamb, asking 'er where she'd been all
the evening, and saying ed been look
ing for 'er everywhere.
There was such to-do about it in
the village next morning that Job
Brown was fairly scared.
HE wasn't like hisself that night
up at the Cauliflower. E sat up in
the corner and wouldn't take notice
of anybody, and it was easy to see as
he was thoroughly ashamed of his
self
"'Cheer up, job says Bill Cham
bers, at last; you amt the fust man
as has made fool of hisself'
Mind your own business ses Job
Brown, and I'll mind mine
why don't you leave i'm alone,
Biz? ses Henery White; you can
see the man is worried because the
baby can't talk
"'Oh,' ses Bill, thought e was
worried because is wife could
"I'm going to give it up, Smith,
he ses, and I'll give five pounds to
anybody asll prevent me tasting in
toXicating Ticker for a MONTH
'Bill Chambers wasn't satisfied then.
He pointed out that earning the five
pounds, and then getting it out O. Job
Brown afterwards, was two such en-
tirely different things that there was
no likeness between 'em at all. Then
Job Brown got so mad e didn't know
wot e was doing, and e anded over
five pounds to Smith the landlord and
wrote on the paper that he was to
give it to anybody who should earn
it, without consulting i'm at all. Even
Bill couldn't think of anything to say
agin that, but he made a point of bit
ing all the sovereigns.
There was quite a excitement for
a few days. Henery White e got
'eadache with thinking, and Joe Cub
bins. e got 'eadache for drinking
job Browns beer agin. There was
all sorts O. wild ways mentioned to
earn that five pounds, but they didn't
come to anything.
"Arter a week had gone by Job
Brown began to get restless like, and
once or twice e said in Smiths hear
ing 'ow useful five pounds would be.
"He used to ask Smith for it every
night, and Smith used to give i'm the
same answer, until at last Job Brown
said he'd go an see a lawyer about
1t. That frightened Smith bit, and
/ b'lieve he'd ha' landed it over, but
two days afterwards Job was going
upstairs so careful that he fell down
to the bottom and broke Is leg.
"It was broken in two places, and
the doctor said it would be long Job,
owing to is drinking habits, and e
gave Mrs. Brown strict orders that
Job wasn't to ave drop of anything,
even If e asked for 1t.
There was lot o. talk about it up
at the Caulifiower ere. and Henery
White. arter bad 'eadache. thought
of a plan by which o and Bill Cham
bers could ave that Ave pounds