Inter-Mountain Farmer | 1902-10-14 | Page 10 | Rang up His Pay

BANG UP HIS PAT. Mackenzie la a conductor on nn owl train on the "I" consequently he does his sleeping In the da) time. Now, as everyone knows who has had omtslon to use the elevated after 12 o clock, the fares, after passing certain points on tho road are collected by the conductors, who, for the purpose of registration reg-istration carry the little bell punches onie so familial on the surface lines. One afternoon Inst week he was loused from his diurnal Blumbers by his Industrious little wife who brought out for his ndmlratlon a lamp shade made of colored tissue paper She had made It with her own pretty hands, nnd Its scolloped border was perforated with Innumerable little holes, through which the light of the parlor lamp would fall on thn table 'Tell me If you think It pretts," demanded de-manded Mrs. Mnckcnzle holding the shade out fot her husband to inspect "It looks lovely ' began Mackonzle, but ns he sciutlnlzed It more closely lis turned pnle and said, hoarsely "You made lho?e holes with my bell-punch" "le dear" said his dear little wife, blithely, 'while ou were asleep It was so convenient ot punch holes with Hut whnt mikes jou speak that wov ?" demanded the little woman, greatly alirmed at the sudden change which hod come over the unfortunate. Mackenzie Mack-enzie "Oh nothing" he replied, "onlv jou have rung up enough fares on thot lamp shade to use up six months' sal-arj sal-arj i:veiy one of those holes wIM cost mo 5 cents, that s all " And the unlMppy Mackenzie, In the agony of despair, groaned aloud Chicago Chi-cago Tribune