The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-03-06
GETTING
POLISHED
By GEORGE A. FARGHER

Il don't object to being polished
so l can act like a real gentleman
am hammered up so | don't put my
elbows on the table, and as for keep
mouth, I'm an expert, but. by Jove,
I'm through being polished up any
more" drawled the dry-goods clerk,
In the latest style.
What wrong?"
Wrong? Say. you know my
youngest sister, Jane? That's her
real name when she goes to papa for
money-on the cards It's spelled with
Y before the n and about four CON
sonants after each vowel. Well,
Jane loves me. and after she went
through all the classes on how to act
and not show your real bring up. she
landed on me, Jack, dear says sis.
ter, you are the best salesman In
Witherly's and you are all right, ex-
cept you act just like all American
men. You are too busy to know the
right things to do-those nice little
politenesses. and I'm going to polish
you up for Miss Witherly.'
"Of course that sounded good to
me. I'm for owning the store. and l
was getting on fine after few les
sons. had everything running smooth
ly. Why. I was so polished that it
made me sick to watch my fellowmor-
tails eat. or act as though they weren't
dragged up There was only one thing
that marred my happiness. II | found
Jane on the porch or met her on the
street, would forget to tip my hat
Jane said she was entitled to as
much respect as any other girl It
sounded like the book. but it always
made me feel foolish to act as IL 1
was glad TO sec her
We'll, | forgot several times, as |
have already remarked. Jane warned
me-'I'll give you lesson young man,
some day, that will make you remem-
Der. 1t will be for your own good,
and II will hurt me more than you
Say, yesterday | just caught on to
the smoker as the express train pulled
out. / was In an awful rush-wanted
TO get over to the park with the sticks
and play hole OF two-so when | got
OF at Hyde Park and saw Jane COM
Ing home from the matinee, | slid
alongside. plnehed her arm, and said:
Lovely day-havent / met you be-
fore? l was only joking. you know,
but, horrors. / forgot 10 tip my hat
Its one OF those fat boys 1--WE get
$3.50 for them), and 1t is hard for mo
TO get it on with just the right kind
OF rakishness. Jane-my sweet and
polished little sister-well, she drew
coldly away, looked shocked. and,
mind you. we were right in the mid.
die of q swell bunch of people. oh.
don't get funny, Sis. I'm dead sick OF
this maDnering business
81 don't know you. sir, says little
sister.
by Jove-Whack-I thought 4
mule had landed a short.arm jolt, and
when 7 turned around, big handsome
man had me by the neck. You're a
nice kind OF an excuse says he, real
loud; i have something for mashers
liko you Perhaps / wasn't mad
Jane hadn't even turned around, but
the friends of the handsome man had
He led off. and every one handed out
jolt or kick.
II was doing the best could when
Jane came rushing back into the strug-
CLING bunch and explained matters. I
was so tickled not TO get more than
one black eye and not TO be taken To
the police station, that | tried to
smooth the handsome guys feelings,
for he was as mad as a hornet at
Jane. Said IT would be a lesson TO
him not to butt In on woman's jokes.
We'll, look at that coming down the
street. Here's where ] take off my
hat TO Jane and the tho handsome
guy. ! hope he gets the balance OF
the polishing | was down for, and by
the way sister is sympathizing with
him about the battle scars | gave him.
II looks as If he would. / hate to think
of losing the partnership in Wither-
ly's store-but no more polishing for
me-"