The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1909-04-22
AGentle Being
That's Why Everyday
Made Marx Of EHm.

gentle voice as the elevator ap-
preached his floor
But instead Of stopping. the elevator
seemed to increase its speed and II
flashed down in front of Mr.. Dolly
pegs impioring face with harsh and
cruel emphasis.
Dear mel" murmured Mr.. Dolly
pegs. Dear mel"
For Mr.. Doilypegs was a gentle soul,
and so that a wondering world may
know a gentle soul If ever again they
meet, let us consider the case of Mr..
nollypegs as he stood there in the hall
of this office building waiting for a
car.
He was, then. one of those creatures
who seem to find It impossible to re
main seated when woman Is stand
ing, and every time he entered a
mans private Office he took of his
hat and bowed. He never interrupted
never contradicted ard never raised
his voice. He never stared at any
one and II any one stared at him he
moved away. Whenever he gave an
order he prefsced It by Please" and
whenever he received a service he
said Thank you very much"
He had a way of patting horses as
he passed them, particularly the steel
skeleton constructions attached. to ped
dlers carts, and when he walked down
a residential thoroughfare he started
all the dogs tails wagging like a for
est In big wind. Children smiled at
him instinctively and he could look
at 4 baby in its carriage with such
an eye of admiration that the infants
mother had all she could do to re.
strain herself from bursting ito tears
OF pride. Such in part, was Mr.. Dolly,
pegs, who stood in the hall Of his
once building waiting for car.
Again the car came down, but this
time It stopped, though in a grudgine
sort of way, and the elevator man
opened the door with so much spirit
that Mr.. Dollypegs nearly met dis
aster.
you seem to be in a hurry tonight.
William" he smiled at the operator,
Yes" said William, Jumping his
Jaws; mo time for foolishness in this
car"
+ Whereupon all the other passengers
Jumped their jaws and only stopped
squeezing Mr.. Dollypegs against the
side Of the cage when a testy old gen
tleman on a lower floor (who had been
shaking the elevator gate until the
building rsttled) got on and began to
squeeze Mr.. Dollypegs all by himself
Dear mel" thought Mr.. Dollypegs,
.Dear mel"
He was the last man to leave the
car, and as he walked along the street
to the Il" station he stepped on the
sidewalk four times to avoid jostling
his fellow pedestrians. On the first
occasion he stepped into a puddle OF
water; on the second he collided with
a pushcart; on the third an automo-
Ibile nearly had his life, and on the
fourth truck driver swore at him.
Dear met" said Mr.. Dollypegs, as
everyone turned around to grin at the
object Of the truck drivers flowers Of
speech. Dear mel"
AT the Il" station he was stepping
to the window to buy his ticket when
a thin man in hurry lodged ahead
Of him; then a medium sized man In q
hurry; then a youth who trOd upon
his foot; then a girl who raked his
cuVntenance with the feathers in her
hati then a fullfaced ornament OF
society; then an irritable gentleman
VINO showed 1t. and nnally, taking nd
vantage Of lulI in business, Mr.. Dol
lypegs placed a quarter in the window,
saying;
''One, please"
The ticketseller gave him ten pen
MES and bent ten-cent piece for his
change, winking at the ticket chop
per as he did so. and the ticket chop
per, who had been watching Mr.. Dol
lypegs' endeavors to purchase a tick
ct. wfnked back to the ticket seller
and roared in a ffigbtful voice Tick.
etsf''.
Dear me-" thought Mr.. DoIIypegs.
Dear metz
On the elevated ne gave his seat to
a cynical featured member OF the fair
sex, who thanked him not
Dear mel" thought Mr.. DolIypogs.
Dear mel"
A gentleman with a fresh FISH in a
paper bag held his package in such
manner that II dripped all down the
side OF Mr.. DOIlypess' coat. and when
he moved away and looked at the gen
tleman, the gentleman moved close to |
him again and soowled at him.
Dear met" thought Mr.. Dollypegs.
Dear met"
Upon reaching home Mrs.. Dollypegs
rounded on him for being five minutes
early and Mr. Dollypegs sought seclu.
sion and comfort by walking over to
the canary's cage in the corner and
at the family pct; but the
canary opened its beak IN horrid bel.
igerency and made a feint toward
Mr.. Dollypegs, as though II would pick
his face on for two seeds.
And right then and there Mr.. Dolly