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UTILITAIUAN.
I hold her dainty hand In mlnu
'TwnH (lolloiitoly tinted oh a llowor,
Hut nil" won of tlilH utllltnrlnn ngo
And naldi '"Young mini, 'twill coat you
ilfty "o" pr hour."
William nnw nuNitov.
HAIHS FKOM A HALI) H10AD,
Tho plunmtron of IlvtiifT In a llftt aro
manifold.
Tho dwollor Hiiilrt lilniHolf dwullln'g nonr
or to heaven tlmn It will probably nt nny
tlmo nftor bo IiIh prlvUgo to iiMcond.
Thorn romim to lilm 11 fooling that tho
world Ih ho honoath him nnd tho hoiiho
ninkoi hint ulnioHt too proud nnd haughty
to bo tol(irubli) nnyvvhoro outHldo hlu Hat
doiu. Ho grown nutoorntloi ho thniHlH
his muddy fwit out tho front window and
HcrnpoH tho mltu from hlx hIiouh onto ihu
hondH of pnHMirHby. nnd bo IIkowImu omp
tlcm his lopx nnd romnnntH of tnlilnlKlit
lunohofl down the hiuiio oonvonlnnt nouttlo.
At nny ruto ho Ih not protorimturnlly
modoHt, nnil hnH no nct'd for u uurtnln
n thoro uru iiono to look In on him iih
ho HleiipH hiivo tho moon nnd Morn, Kllim
novor bother him: tboy ennnot llvo In thni
upper fttntoHpburo iloublo charged with
ohlmntiy imoko nnd tumllng vapory
Htonm.
In wlntor ho huh jio .11 run to build, but
1Uh nbod of the morning Idly waiting, nnd
Inventing nomo new form of luinthi'inn
to burl nt tho Janitor bocatixo of hi
lack of foresight In not Mlnrtlng tho llron
on tho night boforo. Then whon n gontlo
oIuhIvo hunting comes purring to IiIh earn
ho beguiles hlm-tolf with tho notion that
it comoH from IiIh radiator, but on Invost
iKatlon IlndH It as cold as a chunk of 'ami
ycar'8 leu, and tho gontlo hissing of stenm
to bo tho exhaust of an enrtlno acronn
tho streot, percolation In through
tho twisting Htrnta of tho wlntor
winds out Hldfi whllo throuKh tho open
tratiHom conn" such biting tftBtes of Arc
tic Boreas that ho daro not leavo tho half
froien covors and llwt convulsed with
wenk Hhlvere till help nrrlvcn.
Klata UHiially havo no elevators, and
tho dwollor climbing hlghor than over
cllffdwollurs did, always audibly thanks
tho builder for the exorclHo ovcry tlmo ho
climbs up what ho has christened" "Jacob's
ladder", In going up, and "Inferno's des
cent" In the downward going.
And so on, there aro xxt ends of romantic
conceptions to bo derived from tho Hlmplo
consequences of nn uvory day life In ft
stacked up Hat.
Doolln's bull pup, Mike, Is a beautiful
"awato basto". Ills Jaws aro heavy and
solid, his lips short and mnllcloitflly grin
ning. Ills tooth, white sharp and llrm
add a cold cruelty to his general llerco as
pect. Mlko's slim little body Is covered with
short white hair that bristles standing,
like tnngled masses of jungle whon ho Is
angry. Ills legs aro like bars of pliant
steel, sot struttlngly far apart, lie is a
perfect typo of the canlno bully.
"Hcgob, but iho's a love, that pup of
mine," praises tho fond Doolln, but when
Doolln came Hying down tho street, late
on a recent night, yelling In pain, with
that lovo of a pup llrmly tlxed to the pos
torlor portion of his scudding anatomy,
all former eulogies were turned to fer
vent curses. Still the well trained pup
hold his first good hold until Doolln In
voluntarily dividing, ho dropped off like
a satiate leuch, nnd nil blood besmeared,
yot with a glow of satisfaction In his
wicked eye, waddled swnggerlngly back
to his watch.
A budding blossoming green little youth
camo rushing Into tho barber shop. Ho
slammed tho door and striding Into the
centra of tho room paused a moment to
look at the clock, (then compared tho time
with his watch, and took In at the next
glance the row of tilled chairs and the
other row of waiting customers. When
his Investigatory stare had at last como
to satisfy him ho called Inpatlently to the
burbor, "How long will It take you to
shavo mo." Tho barber glanced up, then
ho smiled a little smllo as his oyo caught
tho barely appearing fringe of fuzz about
ho face o his questioner, and answered,
"Ilout ft minute and a half," Then every
one grinned, somobody coughed sugges
tively and another laughed aloud. Tho
youth, disgusted, balanced himself on tho
window ledgo and drummed tho panels
with his swinging heels as he stared out.
In ft momont ho had started up and stand
ing again behind tho barber, grumbled,
"Say now, I'm In a hurry: got a class
noxt hour. How long before you can get
to mo?"
Then tho barber frowned, as ho replied,
"Aw, oomo oft your stilts now, go rub
your chin against the plastering nnd quit
bothering me."
The town clock struck twelve. Wen
doll, lounging on tho bed, sighed and
moved hh oyes slightly from tho figure
on tho celling which ho had been studying
for tho past hour and a half. Ho lndol
ontly relighted his cigarette stump, with
out rising, grumbling the while about the
studios for tho next day, upon which ho
promised soon to begin. But it was a
shame and an Imposition to make a fol-
low work till three o'clock ovory night to
got his lessons.
Johnston heartily sympathized with
Wendell for ho also wnH a miffcrpr from
thliiKH existing. Ho waH propped In ft cor
ner on tho lloor, Hllllly drawling ooinlopiu.
sages from ft l novol In order to forgot
Ills troubles.
Hmlth who got IiIh Iohhoiih without
Htudy, leered pityingly upon tho two un
fortunates front whoro ho wt bolHtorously
Hinging ft hymn to tho tune of "Ta-ru-ra-boom",
accompanying lilniHolf an bout bo
could with tho whoozy groan of tho con
Htimptlvo old organ In tho corner.
Woarlod by tho tamonoHH of his Im
pronitu orehuHtrii ho smashed all tho koys
down together In ono long Jarring dlnohord
Itlokod over his ohnlr ami with Iih scat
eiiHhlon, biiknn to pound the stupulled
Wendell about tho head. Johnston, Inter
cHtod In any diversion, threw tho novol
at them nnd engaged In tho assault, thou
become a Hcrlmmngo.
Thu IiowIh and ynwlH, the blows and
boisterous laughter, tho Hhuillo and Harnpi
of hiiivv foot, tho compllmontaiy ourso.
tho crack and crush of hroiikltig furniture
and tho shaking of tho btilldlng'H vary
walls told, to hurrying pasHorsby that thu
students were busily working upon the
morrow's Iohhoiih.
Mlko was In that hilarious stitto of mind
and body commonly comprehended In tho
very expressive term, "full." Iloninwy.
too, was In nn Idontleal condition.
Knoll steering his erratic course as bent
he might, the one, up, tho other, down
the street, their wobbloy limbs navigated
thorn eventually to a face to faco position.
Then and there tho troublo began. Way
down In tho tnngled labyrinth of tho con
volutions of HonnoHuy'H corebollum, or
mayhap his cerebrum, there sprang up a
mastering and uncontrollable desire to
greet Mlko aH cordially as old acquain
tances should; which desire growing to a
resolve as Is curvetted and twisted about
the muddled tangles of his brain, tlnnlly
camo to act, though unsteadily, on bin
muscles.
Mlko simultaneously engendering tho
same wild doHlro, It happened that thoy
both swung their right hands far out, and
this action too, colncldont, and swung
thorn In again for a. guml old fashioned
hnndshako; but the "best laid plans'" etc.
and the whimsical whims of drunken men
gang nft qulto amiss of tho mark: Mlko
swung too low, Hennessey swung too
high. Mlko, following tho swing of his
arm wont reeling and lurching till ho
thumped tho pavement a stunning blow
on bis bead, while Hennessey having
swung too high, came later to earth and
landed usprawl of the prostrato Mike.
Tho latter having his optical facilities
momentarily beclouded and dazed by a
wholo Hood of dancing planetary Illusions,
merely followed along tho lines of a grow
ing rngo whon ho struck us spitefully as
tho circumstances would permit, at the
prostrate face of the recently como-down
llonnossoy. Honnssoy's turn now to re
view tho solar constellations, nnd his turn
to grpw exceeding wrathful and land with
vim on tho offondlng Mike.
Tbon a bump and a thump; ft clinch, a
strain; a yowl, a howl, and a grullled
growl; and a swift short ride for two, In
a rattling wagon with clanging boll, and
llvorled footmen solomn nnd stern.
The character sketch llend Is roaming
at largo. With pencil and pad ho steals
along with stealthy troad and a slinking
glance in his shifty eye. Llko a sleuth
on tho trail bo noses about for nil that
Is legitimate prey. Ills greatest ambitious
lllght Is to turn the souls of men Inside
out and to Haunt thorn unmasked In tho
naked light.
Tlio character sketch Hond wears a
shamed and furtive hang dog faco. His
character Is nuido up after a fashion of
all the supposed Impressions that he has
stolen from others. So accustomed Is ho
mercilessly to dig out and oxposo for tho
edltlcatlon of tho public racy views of his
own Interpreting, showing the private
and the, hidden tilde of private persons,
that the Impressions of those views havo
stamped themselves In Ineffaceablo delln
o.imeuts on his own face.
Whenever In the course of his huntings
ho discovers a promising subject, ho sets
himself to lay It baro. An analyzer ho
calls himself, others regard him as a ter
rorlzur. A sign of nervousness, with him
Is Invarlablly a certain Indication of a
guilty conscience, an abstracted stare he
notes ns tho preying of uneoufessed mis
deeds upon a pang-ridden consciousness.
Tho man who laughs Is n Jolly rogue, ho
who smiles Is a hypocrite; tho man that
never smiles Is a sinister wrotch and tho
man with nerves Is a coward.
So tho fiendish work of the wretch goes
on, though It makes wrath full and freo
but llttlo bo cares for tho anger of men
whllo there are men to sktch.
Tho day's work was done; wearily yot
with a sigh of relief ho slowly gathered
up his books, Jammed his noto pad down
Into his iwckot, and with lingers fumbling
buttoned his coat. His serious almost
frowning faco wearing a puzzled preoccu
pied expression told of thoughts still with
tho books Just closed.
Reaching absently for his hat ho moved
haltingly down tho busy library. A aulck
step behind and a light touch on his arm
brought him to himself with a start;
"Pardon mo but you havo taken my hat".
"O, why yes to bo sure. Then you havo
mlnol No?
Search of tho book shelves, tho tables
ami Urn studontH' property corner failed
to bring forth the inhslng lint.
Mite a blinking owl oomo out too noon,
he stood In tho rent of t'io Htudy rnuin
jostled by men and women hurrying I'V
and happy In the poHHossion nf haw. He
began to think Unit perhaps ho had tint
worn his hat that day after nil, nib' (,x'
peeling to go honifl bnrohundod lie walked
to tho door.
"My, my, what a wot rain till I ') 1m
sure. I must run down to the cloak room
for my umbrellu.-Woll, how ever did" tlmt
hat of tnlno come t Jlnd tho umbrella?"
Thou ho put on bin lint nnd holHtlng tho
umbrella wont nut Into the rain with an
oxproHHlon more puzzling oven than be
fore. O. W. T.
Tim football player Ih played out
Kor ho nn longer goon about
With hair ilniioltng Kront nullity
And look of ennui mo linbeolllty. Uiiiirny.
Mnry bud n ilttlo wheel,
It wobbled ho ut ltntidom,
Hho gavo It up and hired a mun
To haul hor on a tuiulein.
Two young IndloH woro talking In tho
nloovo of the library tho other day. "lld
you havo ono of thorn- gold IioKhV" united
tho dnrk one. "Yohh" wiih tho iiintwor.
"but my brother Is n Hophonioro now nnd
ho out It up to make oIiovioiih."
I'ulr ono Does a post olllco order for
four dollarH cost Junt iih mtloh iih duo for
llvo dollars? Clerk-Yes. Knlr ono
Well then, I might Junt iih well got ono for
llvo.
"So you do not think a minister ought
to rldo ft bicycle?" "No, I didn't say that
at all. Hut I do think ho ought not to
taoklo It unless ho Is sure his religion can
stnnd tho strain of learning." Indianapo
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