Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-04-04
.AGentle Being
That's Why Everybody
Made a Marx OF Inn.


gentle voice rs The elevator ap
preached his foo.
lint instead OF stopping. IN" elevator
seemed 10 Increase its speed and II
flashed down In front Of Mr.. Dolly
pegs implorins face with Il harsh and
ciuel emphasis
Dear me-" mumlw"d MIR Dolly
pegs. Dear me-
For Mr.. Dollypccs was Ge"il" soul
anal so that "a wondering world may
know a gentle soul il ever again they
meet. let us considc: IN" c:@r u Mr,
DOl!ypesS as he stood there, in The hail
of this Office building w:itin: for a
car.
lie was. then one q! those creatures
wLo seem 10 find l. impns >!!i!r 10 re
ing, and every time h" entered Il
mans private Office he took OF his
hat and bowed He never. inf"rrupicd
never contradicted and never raised
his voice. lie never stared ~ any
one and IL any one stared II INN he
moved away. Whenever he gave an
order lie prefaceG il by "Pieas". and
whenever he received Il service LIE
sand Thank You very much.
lie had a way o! eating horses AS
he passed them, particularly III" steel
aktlcl on constructors attach to ped,
dlerS' carts. and when he walked down
a residential thOrOuehIar" he started
all the dogs tails wa.@iES like II tor
eSi in a big wind. Children smiled a.
Him instinctirely and he could iook
al baby in its carriage with such
an eve of admiration that the infant :
mnther had all She co,i.d do 10 re-
strain herself from bursting into tears
Of pride Such in part. waH Mr.. Dolly
pegs. who stood in the hall OF his
cfiic" building waiting for car.
Again the car cam" down. hui this
slime it stopped. ih"U-h in Il srndg'ng
sor, OF way. and the elevator man
opened the door with SO much spirit
that Mr.. DolIypeGs nearly met dis
aSlcr.
"You seem to be in 4 hnr.E to night.
William" he smiled al the operator
"Y-s.' said William. Jumping his
laws: no time for tooli<hness in this
car"
Whercupon al! the other passengers
Jumped their jaws and only stopped
squeezing Mr. Dullyregs against tn"
side Of the cage WHEN testy old gen.
tleman ON a lower floor iwho had been
shaking the elevator gate until the
building rattled) got ON and began to
squeeze Mr.. Dollyprss al by himself.
Dear me-" thought Mr.. Do,i,1'ecs.
Dear me-"
He was the last man TO leave the
car. and as he walked along the street
TO the u station he stepped off the
sidewalk four times to avoid jos,liaC
his fellow pedestrians. On The first
occasion ne stepped into a puddle of
water; OH the second he collided with
a mshcart: on the third an antomO-
bile nearly had his life. and on the
fourth 4 truck driver swOrs al him.
Dear me-" said Mr. Dollypegs. as
everyone turned around 10 grin al the
object of the truck drivers flowers of
speech. Dear me-
At the T. station he was stepping
to the window to buy his ticket when
a thin man in a hurry lodged ahead
of him: then a medium sized man in
hurry: then a youth who trod upon
his foot: then girl vino raked his
countenancc with the feathers in her
hat: then a full-faced ornament OF
society; then an irritable gentleman
who showed 1t. and finally. taking adj
vantage CT a luIl in business. Mr.. Dol
Iypegs placed a quarter in the window.
saving:
One. please.
The ticketseller gave him ten pen
MES and bent ,en-cent piece for his
change. winking at the ticket chop
-per ~ he did so. and the ticket choI,
per. Who had been watching Mr.. Dol
iypegs eudeavOrs to purchase tick
81. wiDked back 10 the ticket seller
aud roarei in a friehtful voice Tick
cts"
Dear me-" though; Mr. Dollypess
Dear me-"
On the elevated he gave his seat 20
a cynical featured member Of the fair
sex. who thanked him not.
Dear me-" thought Mr.. Dollypess.
Dear me-"
\ gentleman with a fresh fish in 4
paper bag held his package in such
manner tina, i, dripped all down the
side oi Mr.. Do'lypegs' coat. and when
he moved away and looked a; the gen
ilemaR. the gentleman moved close To
him again and scowled Al him.
Dear me-" though; Mr. Doilypess
Dear me-"
Upon reaching home Mrs. Dolly pegs
rounded on him for being five minutes
early and MIR. Dollypegs sought s~clu
sion and comfort hy walking over to