Show bwy aw 19 V if aaion urk U at least one man in edn asia glad that aein iio ra knight of the shears ond after laboring hard nil day occasionally at night steps into some oozy nook to have some goot dieca mil der poya on saturday night ast in company with a certain of liquids ho started up fifth street hill and though not living on that part of the arnch hia going that way homo he considered it hia duty as a humanitarian to see the aforesaid liquid dispenser to an place of abode in for was it not a jerilou per ilou route and did not abo mud lay eatn oms deep the twain at arted the night wan pitch dark and silently they took their way until about half way up the bill when be of the avo a yell of agony now the dispenser knew the road better than his companion aad had managed to secure a good foothold on a very nar row path known only to those who have made tho hill a study so when the bloodcurdling blood curdling scream came from the tailor who had wandered into the vortex of mud ho of the tom and jerry stood detill and laughed loudly laughed I but the erica becoming fainter he began to think that perhaps hia anfor dunato companion had lain him down face in the mud and wag investigating vesti gating a moro perpendicular albeit warmer route up went the liquor dispensers panta over hia boota and in ho sloshed to the demoralized tailor or die in the attempt carefully feeling around he at last managed to get bold of his friend what are you doings doingt he enquired perceiving that the tailor diogenes like minus the lantern waa groping in the dark nega for something mine in bimmel was the answer I hafe lost mine ahbel and with thia he tore himself from tho grap of ahe intoxicant vendor and rushed madly down the hill erly next morning ho engaged A dozen youths to hunt the missing slipper out they were unsuccessful and just as our friend nas about giving up tha caad as hopeless his companion of the night previous apolaro dupon tha scene and in a few moments fished the article up from about six feet of mud bids were immediately received from the bootblacks of the town the contract was awarded tu an shiner who in a few hours managed to get the thickest of the mud off and on monday our friend laid off all day to treat the boys who happened to get wind of the affair but you had better not say anything to him about thia buKi nesa for we promised to keep it dark |