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Show LO. THE POOH PLUMBER. Lo. the poor plumber, who haa been the butt of ribald scoffer and Irreverent Jesters for lo, these many years. He lolls from early morn till dewy eve. and the sweat of his brow mingles with the grime of his hands. He entereth Into closed places, behind hot rangea and Itxeth up the pipes on leaky boilers. He wlpeth the Joints and putteth new gaskets gas-kets oM defective connections. Broken unlone to him see ss child's play, and the pipe tongs and the thread cuttera are In his hsnd always. He useth soldsr aa If It were more precious than gold. yea. more precious than much fine gold, and he chargeth for It on hla bill aa If It were need by the ton. Ha maketh the linkers dam and cloggeth the waate pipe, and goeth under the aink to clean out the aame. Of hla coming and going there Is no end. and his helper la with him always. Yea. from the blowing or the whistle until tha eloalng of tha shop the helper Is with him and no Job Is complete without one. and ha chargeth for the helper a service even aa for his own. And yet rlchee flee him and his profit abldeth not. Hear. then. the plaint of Ihe plumber who finds poverty his portion, and the dull wit of Insen-ate Insen-ate clods his rewsrd. for the verity of which the plumber himself vouchee, and who shall say him nay. Hla Is, Indeed, a hapless lot. and to him much sympathy sympa-thy snd compassion will go out from those whoaa pipe have burst or whose connections have given way. Omaha Bee. |