Show The House Douse Across Aero the Street New York Tribune The sun shines brightly down upon the brilliant red and blue flowers clus clustered clustered attractively on the window sill of Mrs Irs house Jim Creak who Is paying pa one of oC his customary morning visits to Mrs Irs Snark has al already alread already ready read climbed the imposing stone step stepS which lead to lo the front dor and rung the bell vigorously Betsy Bets Betsy shouts ghouls that worthy woman herself who noticed Jim Creeks arrival from the parlor window Yes Mrs Irs Snark answers the servant Bessy come comedown comedown comedown down at once and open the door for Cor Mr Creek Creele tell him Ill be with him directly Bessy who Is upstairs busy making the beds flies down the stairs three steps at a time to obey Mrs command In the mean time her mis mistress mistress tress hastily tastily retires to change her dress so that she may welcome her hem husbands old friend in her usual dig dignified dignified way wa How be you Miss lIss Bessy how be you asks ask Jim Creak as soon as Bessy smilingly opens the door Im rm very well thank you Mr Creak I 1 hope youre well ell sir she answers I Ibe Ibe Ibe be Well ll Miss Betsy Bet y he replies We be goin to lo have rain fore long he says as he follows her into Inlo the parlor The corn on me left eft foots been mighty moist an painful the last day of two Miss Betsy Bets an an 1 I dreamed last night that I were enjoy In a eel pie you dream o eels Miss lIss Betsy Bets It il be a sure sign that theres a This remark made by b Jim Creak caused a blush tp spread over pretty prelly laughing face Mrs Snark at this moment enters the parlor How be you ou Mrs Snark how be you maam he exclaims in his hearty heart gruff manner as he shakes shake her extended hand Well well Jim Jimmy Jimmy my m she answers you beet bee getting gelling along Its quite a considerable time since you paid me a visit A month it It be Mrs Snark he answers Ive ahad the wust corn on the flat fiat fialo flato o me left foot toot as ever a mortal cud experience It have made It difficult cult for tor me to walk Every other way Ive abeen about thanks to the good Lord J ord You be lookin extremely extreme y well ma maam in you OU be I see sec a sparkle in them eyes o yourn the same as what John an me seed after we had made a a good voyage Oh Oil my poor John suddenly sudden ex exclaims exclaims claims Mr Snark at af at the mention of oC his name Interrupting Jim Jim Creaks conversation Say no more Jimmy she says looking pitifully at al him Ill not nol maam he replies 1 I knows as all how it be a painful subject to you ou It were that I spoke An Im very sor sorry sorry sorry ry that I 1 distressed you Mrs Snark Im very sorry orry orr Jimmy says Mrs Snark chang changing changing ing the conversation and pointing to a small cupboard standing stand In on a mahogany mahogany any an table Tell Cell me what Is that Jim Creak surveys It for a moment with wondering eyes and amI says It pears to lo me to lo be a new ar article article I for Cor holding cups and saucers Wrong Jimmy answers Mrs Snark Its a medicine chest chesl Medicine chest chesl maam he says sas Blow my whistle I will wilt say that T j have no sick sich tomfoolery aboard my ship when I were again to lo sea Ketch Kelch me o my 10 crew crewl No Xo maam If so 10 be as wun o the ands was took look t ok queer I to lo him Where be the pain Be It above the belt or below the belt bell If It so be he It were below the belt I gives him a hem melic If so be he sed it il be above the belt bell I gives him a dose o salts sails Ketch Kelch me my ship Inter a blessed druggist druggists s 5 shop Not me maam Inaam But Jimmy answers Mrs Snark I keep other things s in It besides med medicine medicine medicine She quietly unlocks the door of the time chest and withdraws from Crom within a decanter of very ver old I brandy brand Im going to cheer heer you up Jimy she says sas as she tills fills a small smal wineglass and hands it to him Mrs Irs Snark My I very besl bes wish for your our health an happiness maam says Jim Creak before beCore ne drinks it Mrs Snark Insists on filling the wineglass again and he exclaims Well Veil 1 I will have another wron w rn maam to her generous re request request quest Im allowing Bessy Bess two weeks vacation va calion catton this year ear Jimmy such sucha a good girl Snarls after afler they the have been engaged en in conversa conversation conversation tion lion on different subjects for half an hour She be maam answers Jim Crea CreaL CreaIn I in a thoughtful mood Then after aCter a few Ce seconds of or he says gays loudly loud Wa My I blessed bones Mrs Irs Snark two weeks I congratulate con congratulate you on such generous motives mo motives tives lives An likewise am I pleased to hear o Miss exceptional good for Cor fortun tun lun for Cor as you say gay Ea a down righter good young oung woman Here Jim Creak swings his wooden leg le straight in front of ot himself preparatory to rising ris rising risIng ing refusing Mrs kind offer to stay for Cor dinner She accompanies him to the door and repeatedly warns him to be careful descending the long flight of stone steps When Jim Creak Creal arrives arrles safely on the sidewalk he turns tuns and says sas I will say sa Mrs Snark that tha them flowers o yourn ourn are a o delight to the weary eye ee Ive through nearly every eveT street in this ere great city an blow my In whistle I If Ive ever seen sick a handsome lot o 0 an Cu hias anywhere The Thebe Thebe They be a credit to you maam maam they be a very ver pretty compliment Jimmy answers Mrs Irs Snarl smiling Come again soon Jimmy she says waving her hand to lo him as he lifts his hat in salutation to lo her and begins his difficult Journey home Poor old oW Jim Jimmy Jimmy my m she exclaims heaving a sigh as she looks pathetically after afler his retreat retreatIng retreating Ing figure Ah to think that m my poor dear Johns with the angels she says sas And Im the only friend Jimmy has in the world She enters the th house sadly Bessy Bess who has been In intently watching from Crom the window withdraws her head after afler being an In Interested interested interested and unobserved spectator o of Jims departure No Xo sound Disturbs th the quiet of oC the peaceful th the resounding resound In thud of Jim Creaks wood wooden en leg on the stone sidewalk |