The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-01-19

went her way without even n0ddlnS
goodbye to the man.
4 little further down the street the
truth teller came upon an old and
rather fussy male friend. This old
and fussy friend a few days before
had written to a newspaper a half
column letter upon the alleged ineffi-
cheney Of the street cleaning service
Of this town. Naturally enough he
imagined that half the population
must be excitedly buzzing about the
brillance, depth and research of that
letter to the newspaper.
"Er-d'je see that little thing i'll
the -" naming the paper, sign
ed with my name, about the out
rageous ineficiency Of our street
cleaning service?" proudly inquired
the old friend after the usual ex-
change Of greetings.
EYES, replied the resolver, II
read it,"
"Did, eh?" said the old friend.
obviously pleased and flushed up over
his achievement. "Well. how die
find ito. K.?
"I cannot say that I did - replied
the truth teller.
"Wha-wha-what! You didn't like
it?" stammered the old friend. acute
ly chagrined, as the expression of his
countenance clearly denoted.
"No," replied the resolver, II did
not care much for it. >
"Er-would you-er-be good
enough to inform me- stifly and
somewhat flabbergastedly inquired
the old friend, "what you found in
connection with that published let
ter which all of my friends have men,
toned to me in terms Of approval if
not of high praise-would YOU mind
stating. sir. what You found in that
letter that was objectionable"
"Oh. nothing at all Objectionable. >
replied the resolver. "Nothlng like
that at all -
"Then, sir; what allied the letter?''
"Well. since you press me upon
that point, I found the letter dull,
undressing. rather overwritten as to
the facts, a bit pompous and general
ly mediocre. -
The old friends face became pur-
pie. and his mouth twitched as the
resolver moved on his way, deemine
it unwise and perhaps unkind to pro-
long the colloquy.
on a rather over-enthusiastic and gar
Further along the resolver came up
rulous little elderly lady just as the
latter was emerging from a photo
graph gallery.
"Why, how-do-do?" exclaimed the
garrulous little woman friend. 'I've
just been getting my niece's photo
graphs. Here, I simply must show
YOU one Of them,' and she fished a
packet of photographs out of her re-
ticule and exhibited one Of them to
the resolver.
The photograph represented a
young person with a somewhat snub-
by nose and more or less invisible
eyebrows and the peevish expression
of countenance, which many Of the
Young persons of the present day im-
aeine to be Gibsonish and fetching
and chic.
"Now, isn't Emily, nv niece, the
most splendily bee-yu-tiful creature
in the whole wide world9" raptur.
ously inquired the garrulous little
elderly woman. holding up the photo:
graph before the resolver's view.
He tried to duck the question. by
remaining silent as he examined the
picture. But she wouldn't stand fol-
that silence.
"Isn't she.' persisted the elderly
woman friend, .''the most noble look
ing, the most triumphantly bee-yu-ti-
full girl You ever saw in all your born
days?" and she looked squarely at
the man who meant to tell nothing
but the truth.
"Well, no; I couldn't 60 as far as
to sav that,'' he replied. cornered
"Really I could not in truthfulness
90 as far as that.''
"Howe" snapped the garrulou:
| woman friend. ''You don't consid'
er my niece Emily pretty?'
II did not say that, I believe. .
said the resolver. II said that did
not consider her the most triumphant
" beautiful girl that I ever saw in
all my born days."
@Well You certainly are becoming
peevish and intolerable as YOU grow