The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-08-31
The Elevator
Boy
By Nj. QUAD
Copyright. 1915. by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.

Many young doctor or lawyer just
starting his career has watched an ele-
vator boy at work and said to himself;
"Ah, what profession. No disap-
pointments-no carklng care-no bur
dens on the young back. Why didn't /
adopt itY'
And yet the young gentleman who
elevates the elevator has hidden sor-
rows that the public wots not Of.
These sorrows begin with the engf
neer.
In a certain building not long ago l
sized up the engineer the very first day
as a man who would make me trouble
IL he could. | learned that two OF the
window cleaners thought him a single
man and both were a little gone on
him. Also that his wife brought his
lunch in regularly every noon. The
next day at the proper time ] scooted
up TO the eighth hoor and found the
Widow Mccarthy wiping up the hall.
and said TO her:
Have you got your lunch with you,
Mrs. Mccarthy
"Indade and / have" she replied.
"And why don't you 80 down 10 the
basement and eat it in company with
Engineer Flyny / know he would ap-
preciate your company
That's true, me boy, and I'll get me
basket and go down. especially as that
cold faced grass WILDLY who calls her
self Mrs. O'Shane, though she's no
right 20 II In the law. seems to have
finished her floor and gone home"
| took her down and then scooted for
the fifth door and found Mrs. o'Shane
and said 10 her;
"why don't you take your lunch bas'
ket and go down and keep Mr.. Flyn
company"
'Is II company he signs for. me
laddyi II so I'll so down and cheer
him up with my presence" she replied
And you'll ind a place to warm up
some cold tea IL you want to-"
Thank ye. but that is beautiful
idea, and mebbe the good hearted man
will have a cup wild me. How long
ago did Mrs. Mccarthy disappear,
SammisT
"oh, took her down some time
ago"
sshe calls herself the WILDLY McCar-
", sammis, leavin' the n out TO put IN
her 'shugar.' | suppose. but Is she a
wildly, me boyi Its easy enough 10
say this and that. but where are the
proofsi Has she ever shown anybody
her husbands death notice az twas
printedT"
Il never saw 81. ma'am."
I dropped Mrs. o'shane az the base
ment Just as Mr. Flyn's wife came in
with his lunch. There wasn't much
said. The three women pitched into
each other almost on sight. and they
were pulling hair and banging into par.
titions and making the dust fy when !
took a walk. Next day as stopped AZ
the sixth Mrs. Mccarthy got sight Of
me and said
-sammis. I'm told that ye are an
orphan boy all By yourself"
Not strictly an orphan. only father.
less"
80 you've got mother. have yer
Well a poor fntherless boy can't be
havin' too many mothers. aDf III also
be a mother 20 ye."
= hadn't better cal you ma when
any ones around. bad ]. MAP
4 was a-thinkin' about that sam
mis- she th0uChffulIy replica
NO. I Euess you hadnt Yon see.
Il might 1ead % jealousy and more.
snmmix d.vs mind ! went down % she
basement % ent me lunch I'D that
spalpeen e On engineer the ether
dayg-
Seems 80 81 ga You fhourht Mr.
T1yu wouid b. q IN lonely. ! telisrs
BE aldnN ne 20 Get his lunch ninner
bad cess 70 Ms loneliness and ne
whole bodri s.nnis me son. the man
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fron TIE roof re iaf or 20 me inst 10
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