The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-25
PARADISE FLATS.
A Reconciliation and Another Out
break.

''Vhas dot you or somepody else, Mr..
Srrocket ?" queried the German grocer
as the janitor of Paradise Flats
lounged into the store the other even
ing.
Eyes, it's me-
"Und you Vhas alive ,"
'JuSt about"
"vhas it more troubles nit your
tenants?''
That's it. Do I look all broke up -
"Mr. Sprocket, you vhas looking
like some man NIT his toes in der
grave"
Il shouldn't wonder. There was an
hour or so last night when 1 didn't
know whether I'd be living today or
not"
asthma?''
No, it wasn't the asthma altogeth-
en- In fact the asthma was as good
as left out of it. Those people broke
loose again. you see, and the nervous
strain on me almost knocked me out"
What a wicked people, What a wick
ed world. IND SO dere. vhas some
more rows?"
Il told you the other day about the
three ladies having scrap" replied
the janitor as as he settled himself
down on the head of a barrel. well,
they went about with their noses in the
air for a day or two and then decided
to make it up. That's n woman's way
you know. They couldn't visit each
other while they were mad, and each
one of the three was just dying to see
how the others had furnished up their
rooms and whether the whole family
had to sleep in one bed or not. Mrs.
O'Sullivan had the most curiosity, and
a s she had drawn a diamond ring with
a pound of so cent tea and wanted to
show it off she decided to give in
first. Yesterday morning she knocked
on the dago's door, and the dago put
her nose out and asked:
'Whata you wanta of me, en-
Countess, I've come to make up
wild We said O'Sullivan. 'Sayin' moth
in of the words in the Bible and the
teachin's of good men that we should
dwell together in harmony, I'm willin'
to believe that 1 was mistaken in We
as a dago. The way We used yer fin
gers in me hair, to say nothin' of the
bat on me mouth, proves that We are
perfect lady and entitled to my es-
teen. Shake me hand, Countess
Divito, and let's be friends
"'You no wanta fighta any more"
asked the countess as she came out
into the hall.
c. Sullivan It's rather airly in the
mcrnin for a high society call, but if
ven overlook it for once I'll come in
and show you the $3.50 diamond ring
me Tim handed be from his hind
pocket this mornin' for a birthday
present
Il heard it ALL" said the janitor,
land the countess let her in and met
her halfway. 1 thought it would be
a good thing for me and McMrphy
and bad thing for the darkey, but it
turned out tiptop all around. When
two women get to making up quarrel
they include all reation, and it wasn't
over half an hour before the two came
out with their arms around each other
and started up to see the BARRIERS
wife"
Ply golIy. but / like dot" exclaim-
ed the grocer. when / was mad at
some mans und he came around next
day. vhas all oafer her. If nobody vhas
mad. den you see how happy We all
vhas.'
That's it, Mr.. Wasserman. If you
only had asthma, you'd make a good
fathouse janitor. Yes, they went up,
and the darkey heard them coming and
was ready for them with an old chair
leg. She was splitting on her hands Cor
a good grip when Mrs O'Sullivan told
her that the quarrel was all made up
and the dove of peace had come there
to hatch her brood. She'd been thunped
pretty hard and she was rather offisi1,
hut she toed the mark after awhile.
and there was kissing and hugging all
around An hour later O'Sullivan gave
and crackers, and such quietness fell
upon the house that | began to lecl
lonesome. About l o'clock in the af-
ternoon the three got dressed to go out
in company. and of course each one put |
on her best buds to make the otaer |
jealous. You know what women are, |
Mr. Wassermau?''
.@VheI1. maybe, I lif nit my old won- |
ans for oafer dwenty year. I
of course. They praised each others !
hats and dresses as they stood n the /
hall, but it was all hypocrisy you
know. The countess was perhaps the
best dressed, though it was a pretty .
even thing all over. They sailed away /
like three graces, and 1 kicked the goat !
out of the halls, run the dogs On to |
the street and heayed the carts into |
the back yard. For two hours 1 had a /
house to be proud of, and I had made |
up my mind to tell McMurphy to raise
the rent. when the ladies returned. |
They had treated each other to clam