The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1917-01-18
Observation-Disclosures
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er chest protector. But people
general hardly appreciated his goo
qualities. The first time that Smitl
saw him he was standing at the edg
of a roadside excavation for gas pipe
watching the deliberate movements o
a laborer who was ostensibly engaged
ia throwing out gravel. AS Smith ap
preached he heard Brodwaiser say
My man. If you would grasp you
shovel with your left hand a little
nearer the blade of your implement
you would find it a better fulcrum fol
the leverage of your right and be en-
abled to raise more earth with sub
stantialIy the same exertion."
The man stopped and looked up
"Pfwat's that" he asked
Brodwaiser repeated his advice and
the man surveyed him for a moment
or two with whitening contempt.
"And to blazes wild ye an yer full
cruml" he said at last "Gwan away
home wild we an yer beverages. We lit
tie doughfaced, lanternjawed idjut.
Talk to me about implements an III
shut ye in me dinner pail an kape ye
there till we l'arn manners, SO / viii.
Gwan,"
Brodwalser Redeemed and moved
away in silent dignity Smith felt
sorry for him and expressed his sym.
patty oh Brodwaiser said. Il hard.
ly expected anything but abuse. One
gets little thanks for good advice, ]
notice"
1t was a windy day and before they
had got very far sudden gust re-
moved Smiths straw hat He recoy.
cred 1t with some difficulty and was
rather out of breath when he rejoined
Brodwaiser The latter had waited.
and as Smith came up he said 'If
l were you / would buy one of these
hat guards. They can be obtained
for mere trifle at any hat store, and
the expenditure is repaid a2thousand
times by their saving of temper, to
say nothing of the possibility of the
hat being blown beneath the wheels
Of dray."
I've seen them" Smith said. you
don't wear one yourself, notice"
ITS unnecessary" he replied. my
hat never"
The wind took it as he spoke and
sent it careering down the street, final.
ly landing it in a puddle from whence
he rescued it dripping with mud and
water. Smith could not help saying
that in high wind it was a good idea
to hold a loosely fitting hat by the
brim with a tenacious clutch, but
Brodwaiser seemed unconscious of the
delicate sarcasm of the remark. so
Smiths front gate he called Smiths
attention to the fact that it creaked on
| its hinges and recommended the ap.
! plication of sweet oil as a remedy for
the unpleasant sound.
! lie was a near neighbor of Smith s
and soon after that first meeting he
called on Smith informally, as Smith
was wedding his flower beds. On that
occasion Smith became indebted to
his visitor for two pieces of valuable
| information-that tobacco burned be
meath rosebush covered with a cloth
\ or something of that sort to keep in
the smoke had discouraglng effect
upon the plant parasites known as
green fly, and that a porch of suffi.
cient width on the west front of his
cottage would afford a grateful shade
against the rays of the sun in the
afternoons.
He was a veritable encyclopedia OF
knowledge-never at loss for a lit.
tie suggestion on any subject. Until
Smith learned that Brodwaiser was a
bookkeeper for firm of glass import
ers he imagined he must conduct the
Helpful Hints" department of some
| newspaper.
Smith overheard him in the meat
market one morning instructing the
butcher in the art of meat cutting.
That amt nothin'. though" said the
goodnatured butcher, with fat smile
when Brodwaiser had left. Hes give
me pointers on preservin' eggs III their
original new laidness by dippin' en-
in lime an water. I'll bet he taught
his grandmother to suck EN-.
trimmed sirloin for him the Other
day an when | threw the suet in the
box under the counter he SAYS: 3
sh'd think you'd use the fragment.
of meat in some sort o. way Std O
wastin EN-. II you'd put the best o
EN- in your sausage machine Will
proper seasonin' there amt no reason
why it wouldn't be good as long as tn,
meats fresh Ho' ho,"
But Brodwaiser is no more. He wa,
a good citizen, a good neighbor and
kind of fussy husband and father II,
, died last spring of pneumonia. A lit
tie before he passed away the docto
happened to cough to hide his emo
, ton at the sight OF Mrs. Brodwaiser'
gfief
Doctor said Brodwaiser. family
you want to take care Of that cough
Don't neglect it. It may develop int
something serious. Now. when vo
get home have your wife heat som
water and put it in a foot-tub with
little mustard. Then"
He sank back on his pillow. Tha
was the last piece of advice he eve
gaye.-Chicago Daily News.