The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1920-12-23

IWncn penuls murphy entrEeu iron
the odd Fellows block and started
briskly down the street, grin a,
broad as a prediction political plat
form envelopinE his amiable features
Head high, his brogans humping
loudly on the pavement, his arm,
swinging like fails, the old gentle
man needed no one. He was beinr
entertained by his own thoughts
humorous thoughts beyond a doubt.
Just as he reached Fourth street
the widow Clancy gyrated around the
corner and, recognizing her old
friend Mr.. Murphy, she grabbed dcx
terously for the latter's coat tails
grasped one OF them firmly, and
wheeled the old man right about face
halting him abrouptly.
"Hould on. Hr. Murphy" exelaim-
ed the old lady, "Shure an ito bad
cess 10 ye f'r passin up the bis,
frind ye have In the county. It's a
wonderful grin yer wearin' this
marning, an I'll be afther askln' the
rasin rr this unusual dIminstra.
ton"
Mr.. Murphy's grin broadened as he
recognized Mrs. Clancy and. reach.
ing one hand behind him to determine
whether his rusty old coat tails were
still intact. he extended the other
and shook the hand OF the widow
warmly. Lard bless ye, Mrs. Clancy,
the top av the marnin' TO ye. shure
an olive been havin' the tonne Nv me
loife up in Agoostin Doniyan's Of.
flee. Agoostin, the poor bye. has joost
been afther takin' a flyer in rale sis
siety. an aceordin' TO the remark
able report he has joost been after
teilin' TO meself and Mister Van
Emon. he oonresaryediy behaves that
10 the outfit he got mixed oop wild
riprisints high sissiety, he's not wan
bit anxious 10 make anither ascin.
sion.
Anyway. Agoostin packed his lit.
tie invitation TO the scane av the
festivities wild all the Evidences av a
youngster batin' Il to his first kis.
sim paarty. an arrived there joosi
as the gusts were gettin' comfart.
ably sated at the banquet boord. A
fussy lookin' ould dooek wild a split
tail coat an foony face escarted
Agoostin TO a safe betwan wan ay
thin sissiety bells, wan that hadn't
yit been rung. be the ways an a
gintlemjn frind. Agoostin was all
fused oop an they do say he made
more Mise wild his soup than the
whole tin piece orehestry made
parked oop in the Garner. Foinaaly
whIn Agoostin's strinuous efforts tc
dhrown out the orchestry had been
declared successful by silent con-
stint, he recovered his composure far
enough TO give the gusts the wanse
over and foind out the sart ay com.
pany he was mixed oop wild
Evintually. the gintlemin attn mkt
TO Agoostin favored him wid gin.
irous poke In the ribs, an pintin' 10
a female fist acroos the boord says
he TO him.
lis she dressed?"
"Is who dressed" says Agoostin.
The lady beyant. says the gintle-
min.
"oi can't rally make oop me moind
by lookin' at the famale. from the
top av her, says Agoostin, but II ye
insist or KNOWN DILL take a squint
under the table and foind out"
Wild that, Agoostin. wild commind-
ible strategy. drops his ehin-wiper
on the flure. and immejitly pioomp-
ed down under the table, pretindin'
to picq it up. but rally TO foind out
II the lady had remembered TO put
on any clothes befoor comm to the
foonction.
"Yis. an what thin" questioned
Mrs. Clancy.
We'll, Agoostin's shins had hard
ly bumped the flure, whin his head
walloped the table a thunderin's big
thump an in about tin sicinds he
was back nhis safe joost as he was
before he made the discint.
AN is she dressed oonder the
table" says the gintlemin to Agoost.
in.
"mvil bit do OF know about IT,"
says Agoostin, "oi joost cum oop in
hurry to make sure that the ia
male mkt to me has anything on