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Show -.1..H..H.4.4.M44.4,4.4..M..FMM.-M 1 ' I HIS GOOD ADVICE ANONYMOUS. X H .HHMW4'H'fH'H"l' H There wasn't tho least bit of harm H about Brodwal8cr. Ho wns as amlnblo H and well-meaning a little man as ovor H wore felt indoles nnd n chamois loath- H cr chest protector. But people in H general hardly appreciated his good . . H qualities. Tho first time that Smith saw htm ho wa3 stnr.ding at the edgo H of'n roadsldo excavation for gns pipes t ,H watching tho dullbcrato movements of H a laborer who was ostensibly engaged ' H tn throwing out gravel. As Smith up- ) JM proached ho heard Brodwalser say: i H "My man, If you would grasp your shovel with your loft hand n llttlo H nearer the hlndo of your implement jj you would llr.d It a better fulcrum for rff,' H tho leverage of your right and bo en- ijJ nblcd to rnh.o more earth with sub- - 'H stuntlully tho samo exertion." ) ' fl Tho man Btoppcd and looked up. 'i ,( H "Pfwnl's that?" he asked. , V'H Brodwalser repeated his advlco and l , H tho man surveyed him for n momciU Ji H or two with withering contempt. J "And to blazes wld yo an' ycr ful- 1 1 M cruml" ho said at last. "Gwan awayj ' homo wld yo nn' ycr lovcrnges, ye lit-! tlo dough-fneed, lantern-Jawed ldjut. I- Tnlk lo mo about Implements an' I'll' ft H shut ye In mo dinner pall an' kapo yo' u M thcro till yo l'arn rammers, so I will.) ( ;( H Brodwalser reddened and moved' H away In silent dignity. Smith felt, ; :J H sorry for him nnd expressed his sym-, i H pathy. "Oh," Brodwalser said, "I hnrd- H ly oxpectcd anything but nbusc. Ono ' I H gets llttlo thanks for good advice, I ; H iroticc." ' M It was a windy day and before they' p H had got very far n sudden gust rc-l J H moved Smith's straw hat. Ho rccov! f H cred It with Bomo difficulty nnd wasj rather out of breath when he rejoined I ' H Brodwnlsor. Tho Inttcr had waited,' 'i jH and nB Smith camo up ho said: "If . . H I wcro you I would buy ono of these' ; H hat gunrdB. They can bo obtained f' H for a moro trltlo at, any hat store, and; n H tho expenditure Is repaid ,a thousand ! H times by their saving or' temper, to . u H Bay nothing of tho possibility of tho H hat being blown beneath tbo wheels H of a dray." .H "I'vo scon them," Smith said. "You! , f ' H don't wear ono yourself, I notice" I W 'B "It's unnecessary," ho ropllcd, "myj ! r H hat never " . H Tho wind took It as ho spoke and H Bent It cnrccrlng down tho Btrect, final-' : H ly landing It in a puddle from whenco. :, t' H ho rescued It dripping witli mud and ' ,H water. Smith could not help saying) '.' H that In n high wind It was a good idea ' 'W H to hold a loosely fitting hat by tho! fl IrH brim with a tenacious clutch, but' IS), L Brodwnlsor seemed unconscious of tho) ' ;'!JI dcllcnto sarcasm of tho remark, so' . fH much so that when they arrived at ! pf Smlth'B front gato ho called Smith's i' , attention to the fnct thnt It crcakod on i ,, H Its hinges nnd recommended the ap- l4 L !H plication of sweet oil as a remedy for 'I; !' tlio unpleasant sound. v ; , ',1 Ho wns n near neighbor of Smith's j i ' , nnd soon nfter that first meeting ho ' '' called on Smith Informally, as Smith j a ,' 'M was weeding his flower beds. On that lit K, i occasion Smith becamo Indebted to j i , 'XH his visitor for two pieces of valuable jfi.l .' information thnt tobacco burned bo- ' '; ' ncath a rosebush covered with a cloth, 'J (1 or something of that sort to keep in ) I the Kmoko had a discouraging effect' 'B upon tlio plant parasites known ns' f!jj H greon fly, and Hint a porch of sum- E Wv, M cicnt width on tho west front of hla( I iH cottogo would afford a grateful shade' ' B against tho rays of tho sun In 'tho ,"i ' flBa nttcrnoons. gi . BVJ Ho was a veritable encyclopedia of 'i.'l ; flVJ knowledge novor at n loss for a lit- ! , JH tlo suggestion c- any Riibjoct. Until ' lfBVJ , Smith learned that Brodwalser was a - ilH bookkeeper for n firm of glass Import- '' ff ers ho Imagined ho must conduct tho ifhPH "Holpful Hints" department of eonie '1 ItlvAl newspaper. , i , SJ Smith overheard him In tho meat j ''H market ono morning Instructing tho ! '' I ' flH butcher In tho nrt of meat cutting. If. if ,H "That ain't nothin', though," Bald tho l i' . good-natured butcher, with a fat smllo, '' j 'H when Brodwalser had left. "He's give 'i; I H mo pointers on preservin' eggs in their ;! i'.'H original now lnldncss by dlppln' 'cm lhj! 'jM In lime an' water. I'll bet ho taught ih J his grandmother to suck 'em. I !S jl ' i 'H trimmed a sirloin for him tho other tttttjt t ,H I day an' when I throw tho Buet In tlio ( ,' H box under tho counter ho says: T ph H sh'd think you'd use the fragments , A t H of meat In somo sort o' wny 'stid o" , ' 1 1 H wastin' 'cm. If "you'd put tho best-of M M 'em In your sausage machine with H :. propersensonln' thorn ain't no reason j'l' i ' H why lt'wouldn't bo good as long as'tho lliBii '1 moat's fresh,' Ho? ho!" i!ii H But Brodwalser Is no more. Ho wns IrNlliB a goo'" ' -a n gao-' ncighlsv t..-.d n P& I'f 'B kind of fuspy husband and father. Hn Wj ijw M died last spring of pneumonia. A lit' ' tlo before bo passed uwuy UiC ilocto.- Jl happened to cough to hldo his eiuo- ' ;fl' yt M tlon at tho bight of Mrs. Brodwal ai'a n 'L! M griof. , '; "Doctor." said Brodwalsor, fa'..i'.ly, , J ' M "you want to take caro'of that cowjh. U . 1 Don't neglect it. It may dovclor li to !o ' ?B something serious. Now, when su , i ,H get homo have your wife Jieat Borne f ' ' M water and put it in a foot-tub with a . ' M little mustard Then" ' V . r'M Ho senk hack on his pillow. Thnt I '' i M wns tho last ptoco of advlco ho ovor ' B gave. Chicago Dally News. i |