Show A anecdote EC DoTE or A FAT ilax ilan MAN brul Bryl pet get I 1 said a lady in the city of gotham one mb rooming r nira as she bhe was icher in her kitchen to her servant what a quantity of soap greas eyou ayou have there we can get plenty soap for it and we must murt exchange it for some watch for tsefat thea man and when he comes along 0 tell him I 1 want to speak to him yes maam says bridget between each whisk of b her er dishcloth dish cloth keeping a bright lookout of the kitchen window and no moving creature escaped her watchful gaze at last her industry seemed to be rewarded for down the street came a large portly gentleman flourishing a cane and looking the picture of goodlin mor sire siire hen dpn when he was in front of the house out she flew and informed him that her mist mistress ress tess wished to speak speak to me roe my good girl asked the gentleman yes sir wants to speak to vou and would you yon be good enough to walk in this request so direct was not tobe refused so in a state of some wonderment up the sf sheps steps eps ens went the gentleman and upstairs up stairs went bridget and knocking at her mistress door put her head in and exclaimed a fat gent lemans in the parlor maam malam 7 so saying saving she instantly descended to the lower regions gion glon in the pio parlor plo par pir lor thought the lady wh what whit it can it meah mean mean bridget must have llave bl blundered 1 but down to the parlor she went and up rose our fat friend with his blandest blankest blan dest smile and most graceful U I 1 bow your servant informed me madam that voi would like jike to speak to me at your service madam matl mail am the mortified mistress saw the state of the case immediately and a smile wreathed itself about her mouth in spite of herself bet ber self relf aishe as sha she said baid will yon you pardon the terrible blunder of a raw lri iri irish th girl my dear sir I 1 told her to call in the fat man to take away the soap grease y when she has made a mistake you yon see nee fat gentleman leaned back in his chair and nd laughed such a hearty laugh as never comes from your lean pentry no apologies needed madam 1 said he it is decided decidedly lv the best joice joke of the season ila ha hi ha b hi a so she took me for the snip arease man did she it will keep me me lauc laughing 1 h ing for months such a good loke and all up the street and round the corner wa was heard fhe the merry lameh of the old gentleman as he baroti brought ht down his cana cane every now and then and claimed exclaimed x such a joke ex |