El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-03
Little BObbie and His Pa
Pa Decides to Hire a StcuOErapher,
but Doesn't Flick One to Suit
Nd-Breakers Ahead.
Vu-=fTs-u- g.
BY william +. kirI-

Az IFE. sed Pa to Ma the other
w night, I have decided to hire
a stenOgraffer. Ny work is
piling up Pa sed that 7 can't tend to
it no more at all
1 think that would be a good idee
sed Ma and 1 know just the person for
! the job. MRS. Jenkins has young
] brother which is Just cut Of the biz
/ ness college and he is very deserving
! young man / dOant want any BODY
] Pa sed, that is just out Of blzness
{ college. / have tried that kind before
Pa sed. They are all right Pa sed TO
. work for a young lawyer who is just
: out Of law college but L want an eX-
man stenoErapher, girls is more faith
1ul to their employers Pa sed, and
takes a more lively interest in the dee
tails of the offs.
The last man stenographer I had sed
Pa was young sport he was 1ast
. enough on the typewriter. but ne was
too Iast other ways. W whenever ne
thought was out or town ne would
spend his forenOOns reading about how
Matty broke into the big league. and
his afternoons about how Amos Rusie
broke out of the big league
I want a girl Pa sed and in fack I
have advertised for one There viii be
some at the offs Wednesday morning
Pa seq and after I have questioned all
OF them I viii make up my mind.
Indeed sed Ma / think that BObbie
and I Will trail along with you that
morning. TO act as sort Of advisory
board. / am a pretty good picker Of
girl SLenOErap myself Ma Sed- Pa
looked kinda unhappy. But little Bob
bic mustnt stay out OF school he sed
There isn't any school wednesday sed
Ma.
Calls HomeIy Girls.
So Wednesday Pa K Ma & Ne all
went down to Pas offs. There was
four girls setting in the outside offs
Three Of them was awful hOmely. &
one of them looked like a doll ] no
hot MA HaM= H H9.aH
Pa nOtisinE her
Pa called in one of the homeIy girls
IrSL What IS your name Pa Sedt Miss
Flynn ses the hOmely girl. Wen Miss
Flynn sed Pa I am a ritter & I rite
about many different tOpiks. The girl
I hire sed Pa must have a big fund of
general informashun, so will ask you
a few questions
Who conquered Carthage?. asked Pa
Rome sed Miss Flynn.
What General did Rome defeat at
that time? sed Pa Hannibal sed Miss
Who was Atilly the Hun? asked Pa
He was a Barbarian Generul which
swept over Rome wen that Empire was
falling. sed Miss FLYNN.
She seems like a remarkably smart
Efrl said Ma She knows Roman His
tory Pa sed but that isn't everything
Miss Flynn Pa sed name the date when
Bob FltZSimmOnS soaked Jim COrbit in
the picks & won the champeen-Shi
Of the wurld2 March the 18th, 1897,
at Carson City. Nevada. Sed Miss Flynn.
Who was AEilleS, sed Pa. and where
did he bekum famOus2 Akilles was a
Janus mithi-loiicaI Greek soldier sed
Miss Flynn He was one of the gratust
warriors at the siege of Troy.
Splendid sed Ma that IT, che very girl
you need Husband One m- lent please
sed Pa ] am not thru vet Then Pa
begin to think kinda hard and sed to
Miss Flynn: What was the exact day
and hour when they killed Doc Cronin
out IN Chicago Miss FLYNN got kinda
red in the face & Sed I am afraid T
can't answer that question Sir I am
very sorry. but I don't believe 7 knew
ne was dead.
Who Was ChattertOns
Well it's too bad sed Pa. I had hoped
that you wuld fill the bill. but L am