Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-03-07

'hoh paher' as 'he rather spruce VII
lage clerk left the store. Wonder
who he's a-makin' up to-
1T don't foller at he's a-makin'
up to anybody Jest becus he fixes up
some commended the storekeeper.
IF didn't have to rassle coal lie
barls an sacks o taters an -four, I
might fix up myself jest for the
pleasure 1t I'D give me- to see myself
In the glass"
You're easy pleased II that I'd
give you any pleasure" growled Old
Man Somarindyk. III | had your
face, Ia learn to shave myself in the
dark"
ITS more his fgger than his face
that Rufe is stuck on" jeered Baker
He has to have his pants cut out
with circular saw to hit the bows
In his laigs. Rufe does. haint got
no objection to man wearin' good
clo'es. though. I was Jest noticin
Ira f."
i hate to see a man put on Jugs"
saii O'd Man Soinarindtk. ITS all
very well for a woman to primp an
pretty put when man does 1t,
seems IKE 70 me there's suthin'
wrong with MIN.
1T sorter depends 'co'din' to my
notion said washington Hancock.
IL depends some OF the Teller an
some on where he Is. Some claim
u. me ieathers make nne birds an
otners AT hansome Is as han'some
does. There was two fellers back
In Nodaway, where I ulster live, that
had their own ideas about that. Both
lawyers they was. One was named
Levi w. Forstetter an the other Joe
Gleason"
"Christened Joseph, wasn't he?"
inquired the storekeeper, with an
elaborate wink at the group.
Don't take no notice OF him.
WASH" said Baker, as Hancock star
ed at his interrupter. What about
'em?"
They was both gentermen," said
Hancock, still regarding the store
keeper with whitening scorn. They
both had sense enough n keen their
mouths sbut when thoro w,s,,, M
call for. thar, to 80, ,h.,r 90 a.,
Tbere,s sor,o ,o,Ls "a, ..,,,. M.
that"
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taenor In onro,,,..n.,, a -" .r
inst a.soo,,n," 4 '' ""''
"yo, r,aa - .u.i
,sh - uonooo,, ,.., ..M,
was saving. no resnrned .,ha,, w as
both smart mon nm, ho,h y, ,on, ,au
yers but thew had ,he,r own Taos
about fxin, I'm Iev, wos r,gbt drd,sh
He had bis c,o,es made snec,a, N a,
him an, nobuddv e,so an, h,s shoas
was aIius noT,sbe, m so.s yo,, oo,,a
see 10 shave In ,em. ba wore a white
shirt and collar an, nectt,e every day
an Won never seen n snecr q, dir,
about him That was Levi
Joe was lest the other way. You'd
never have s'posed he was anvtbin'
but some ornery Bottomite strayed in.
to town. He didn't look to have any
more sense than Rules got Me
| useu u wear DutteTnut pants, patcne0
on the seat. an one laig tucked In his
boot an one laig out an his Oh black
SLOUGH hat had holes in the crown an
his chin whiskers was streaked with
terbacker. II ever anybuddy looked
like distress, 1t was Joe, but whenever
anybuddy picked him for fool, they
dropped him right quick.
Levi would get up afore a jury an
make a right good talk, Jest as you'd
expect he would, to look at him. He'd
bring out his facts an fggers an
dates. one after the other. as clear as
cd be an he'd have the law on this
an that pint right at his fingers
ends, but somehow II never seemed tc
do much good. ! reckon he looked toe
slick an fne-haired. Anyway he new
er had much OF business"
He didn't deserve one" remarked
Old Man Somarindyke.
well. that's as may be-" said Han
cock II reckon most O fthe folk,
thought the way you do. You'd have to
took to Joe. When Joe got up to make