The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-31

near aud stopped, and the chauffeur
wanted to know what was up.
"a circular for you" replied Humpy
as he handed one out.
The chauffeur took II, glanced at y
and then began to climb down. he
wasn't saying anything. but his looks
warned the boy to Zee from his wrath
A second and a third auto was stop
ped with the same result, and then
Humpy gave them up. He could see
that the chauffeurs had teeth, but IL
was evident that they were teeth that
didn't need repairs. A little disap-
pointed, he turned away to try street
car. He halted one loaded with about
fifty passengers, and as II came to
stop the conductor called out:
"step lively, bubl I'm behind timer
"I want to give each passenger one
Of these circulars, SIR" explained
Humpy..
"W-h-a-tr'
''I've gone into dentistry"
The conductor was in n hurry, but
not SO much of hurry that DO
couldn't jump down and grab at the
bow and swear as he missed him.
Some boys would have felt discopr-
aged then and there, but Humpy Skin
ner didn't. The firm Of Briggs & Skin
ner was there to hold him up He
next tried two men on loaded NOV
ing van. They looked just like men
who wanted their teeth polished and
filed, and as he called out the van
came to a halt, and one of them got
down and said
'Do yourefolks want van to move
their furniture, sonny? All right It's
Sc load and nothing broken"
"No; we don't want to move, but
I've gone into partnership with dem
tist Read what we say"
The van man read about twenty
words; then he began rumbling In his
throat and reaching out for Humpy.
He was just a little too slow, and he
had a game leg and couldn't keep up
the pace. Humpy could have stopped
beer wagon on the next block, but he
thought he had something better. He
met an old woman, and at the hrst
glance into her face he saw that she
had but one tooth. She must certain
ly stand I'm need of thirty or forty
more. and he held out circular
"what is 1t, boy7" she asked. I've
left my spectacles at home and can't
see to read print"
"I've gone into partnership with
dentist, ma'am, and these are our cir
culars. You need more teeth, and
The woman reached out and grabbed
him by the coat collar and shook him
to and fro and exclaimed:
Gone into dentistry, have your
Want to furnish me teeth, do your
I'm glad to get my hands on you. 1t
was dentist who pulled out all my
teeth but this one while l was asleep
in his chair, and I've long wanted to
meet him"
"But / didn't do itp shouted Humpy
as he struggled in her grasp.
"It doesn't make any difference. I'm
going to have policeman arrest you.
Just think For twenty long years
I'VE had only one tooth to eat with.
Boy-boy-boy"
Comes Across a Tramp.
But Humpy was too strong for an
old woman and got away and turned
| the first corner as soon as possible. He
would have given up after that but
| for kind hearted tramp, who toob
the circular held out to him and read
| 1t and said:
"My son, thank you for this cir
cular. It's just what | have been look
ing for for years. Are you Interested
in this dental businessT
"Pm a partner" was the proud re-
ply.
Gee whiz! Well, that's better yet.
Let me give you q word of advice.
You and your pard set out free lunch
every day as d draw. Nothing like II.
Beer for the men and tea for the wom-
en-. and you get both their custom and
gratitude. The hint is worth ten thou
sand to your firm, but won't charge
| you a cent"
1t was o'clock In the afternoon
when Humpy got home. He had hand
ed fifty circulars to people that glanced
over them and tossed them aside. and
the remainder Of the 500 were in a
sewer His mother was waiting for
him with a smile. 1t was smile that
he was well acquainted with, and he
at once removed his coat and vest and
| walked into the woodshed and bumped
up his back for the licking.
NJ. QUAD.