El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-26
The Manicure L a dy
She Discusses Brother Wtfreds FL
fort to Bleed Uncle Frank
and His Failure.
nv VIM +. Kirk

b6FTT9INGs amt spread out even
in the world" declared the
Head Barber i am Getu.'s
to be more and more of a sucldilss
every day. That old sun s1aIo 30
went out is worth ABOUT $500 ,,' he
and he hasn't give me q Up MS
has been stopping at the ngL- - 10
two sons are live wires, but lhey liissEAS
their own way in the world, ana II >
lust as Well III bet neither u .liSi-
could jimmy a dollar out OF papa bo
"Oh, we'll they'll get IL all WneH HS
kicks off" said the Manicure Lazy
But il don't look ike he IS SeS55
going to do that little thing, IepI4SG
the Head Barber. The old Wart IS as
hard to XIII as an angie worm -,sS
can break one of them into I0ur plCOSeS
and every part gets aIonS a llu t 80
be able to take uIlle no
just like a full sized worm NJ \
guess the old chap VIII be here TIL ne is
around a hundred, and by thbt time tLe
way the boys are going, they WI oS
where they don't need no inheritance
Very Funny.
fI have often thought 1t was IuA1y
myself" said the Manicure LADY me
v-.lv some folks has everything they
want and then don't seem TO want any
thing. That sounds klnQ OF ulLASe'
George, but you know Wnat 1 mean -I
Look at my uncle FRANK Tor ms ldASS-
He is so mean, George. LnaI ne runs
himself around the parIor IN d EuDDSL
tired chair so as not 10 wear OUT LLS
B.
has all the coin in the world, nearly
and not a long time ago ne Draced IN
Gle for $500 10 print NO1uIue o. A-S
poems. II seems Wll1red was over III
Boston and met one Of them phoney
publishers that viii publish anybody
poetry if the poet pays Tor puD4lcatIOLL
IN advance, and ne JhouSnt ne yuSI
had to have $500 to get out MS Dooh;
Father tried to tell him that no good
publisher done business than way, put
the bow was set on getting the SzyUs
Wilfred prides himself, George, on the
way ne goes about making touch or
asking any kind Of a favor lie says
that he plans 1t out careful; IKE Ma
poleOn used TO plan his battles.
About q week before he went to see
about the $500 he wrote little poem
boosting his dear uncle Frank rms
is how IT went
&c Ny uncle Frank, to him point with
pride.
Like her, he is so gentle ana so klnc'
So noble in his lOving' so refined,
That ali who know him think the
And i0ve to- gratffy his every whim.
ais handsome face, beneath snow
Reminds me Of the Caesars that are
Almighty Providence I always thank
For spariug through the years my IN
Gle Frank
That's a pretty good boost for the
uncle" observed the Head Barber.
Not Exact.
1T sounds all right II you don't know know
the uncle" said the Manicure Lady
but there amt a line OF truth In the
D0em except that Frank is mothers
brother. He is as much like my dear
Ma as applejacS is like warm milk
Nobody ever gratified any Of his
Ivhims without getting paid for It. and
they mostly had to wait for their pay,
too And as far as his handsome face
reminding anybody Of the dead Caesars,
all I've got to say is that after the Cae-
sars looked in the glass they must nave
been glad to die.
Il guess uncle Frank must have been
wise TO the salve in Wifred'S poem, be-
cause he amt no fool ana knows down
in his own heart that he is a miserable
old skinflint. Anyhow, he didn't make
no reply to the verses. and when VIII
fred went TO get the $500 he didn't get
nothing except the gate. Yes, indeed,
George, the money. in this world ain.
setting here broke the day after pay
day"