The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-11-13

KICKED FOR his HUMILITY.
lips dat he was gwine to sw'ar OFF on
New Vars day. l struggled wild him,
but he was sot in his ways, an
couldn't move him.
"Brudder Jones got up in de mawnin'
Of dat fatcful day an resolved to be II
kinder husband. Mrs Jones am
woman who has got TO be kept down
by bulldozln'. De mint her husband
took new tack she bobbed Off an
run him in. debt sebenteen dollars, an
den cum home an cracked his head
wild de rollin' pin.
Being a Better Neighbor.
"Brudder Jones took long breff an
resolved to be Il better naybur De re-
suit was dat inside of week he
couldn't find his snow shovel, wheel.
bauer, market basket, clothesinc
llatlrons. wash bilcr, Kerosene can or
umbrella an twenty-five different pus-
SONS had got mad at him bclase he
had shet down ON deir borowiu' any
mo- tea an sugar
"Brudder Jones stood mp straight an
resolved 10 be nm honest man. On de
very next day he found 'lcben dollars
on de street an handed It ober to Il
policeman. an of co'se dat policeman
put 1t right down In his pocket an
sized Brudder Jones up fur frle.
On de next day he went an paid Il
debt which was twenty-five vars ole
an den found out dat his creditor had
dun forgot all about It twontv.one
vars ago.
"Brudder Jones had occashunally bin
playin' de races when he had dead
suah thing. He riz mp an resolved to
play no mo-. In de co'sc OF few days
a feller cum to him wild Il p'inter whar
he could hev got foty fur one. lie
had $40 In cash, but he had gone outer
| de bettin' business. Stead Of maxim
a clean S40O on dat hoss he didn't
make red.
Danger In Humble Attitude.
"Budder Jones used to he a bad
man fur white follSses TO step on. He
llnowed he had rights. an ne dared
maintain 'em, De man who pushed
him of de platform of street kyar
or elbowed him into de gutter had to
'pologlze or take Il clip on de ear On
de fust OF de var he resolved to take
q mo- humble attitood an wfat was
de resultg In de co'se of "A week he
was frowed down ober sixteen times
an received bout n dozen kicks. He
found a thousand or more peopir Jest
a-waitin' flT somebody wild humble
0ttitood to come along.
"Brudder Jones as some OF yo' know,
was in de habit Of chewn' terbi cker
an smokin' pipe nm hevin' glass
of beer ocCashuna,ly, He resolved TO
ecOnOmize. lie wont around chewm'
hemp an juie an smokin' shaylns an
splinters, an when water wasn't
handy he took snow instead. In ten
days he lost eight pounds Of fat an
got so tarnal crauky dat his own dog
wouldn't wag.its tail for him, Dat
cranklness led M TO bout wild Brud-
der Waydowp Bcbee. an Brudder
Jones was q licked man befo' he
knowed what was gwlne on.
Swearing to Let or Steam.
"Rrudder Jones used to sw'ar. On
New Vars day he swore he would
sw'ur no mo-. What am dc result!
Oar am Il sort Of sissin an steaiuA'
an bilin' continually gyine on down
in his mind wild no escape valve 60
let of de- pressure. nm he am nervous
irritable an can't stay sot down In a
cheer oher two min,ts at a time. lie
has Jest escaped siFo1e o paralysis
on dis account M arl row too WraA
10 walk across dc ss;eG.
My frons. | hey son several occc
sluns wuried you aga,A pNstn' oai
ali 10 once an uyn. 90 gs'i,asc 80