The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-08-11
THEY SAY.

Mr. lattte. Y on are a stranger in this
part, 1 reckon, smister.ao BInpI das5w
il, lNr, Rollins. What makes you think
SO?
F. .Mr. r. Wen, you Z kind Of stared a
bout you as you got out of the cars, as
if the place didntslook familiar. ooz Il.
M, r. Do you know a Mrs. Rollins
in this town?
Mr. r. Is it she that lives In the cot
tage on the Hill yonder: @Ai = y
Mr.. Il. The same. q
M. q. Well, / can't say / visit her,
but I can. tell you all about her. Poor
woman! g A59 ss1.'
3 mfr r. Why do you say tbat?i Is
anythingsthe matter with her? asaig =
i, M. e. She has had hard time of it,
Poor young thing! A month after her,
marriage, and Just as she had got fixed
there in. the cottage, her scamp Of a hus-
band ran-ef to California. =
Mr.. r. Scamp. of a husbandh Ran
off,, What do you mean, sir2 Excuse,
me. What did be run off for? 1 q.
M z. For fobbinga bank 50 they
say. a29Il ~ = y ssNsa t1iNt4 : q e. ~ :"
Mr.. r. Who say? $3.50 e"l-
Mr.. z. They say. FL
Mr.. r.. Who are Tbey?aA8 4aT :
& Mr.. Z. The world generally. Every
body says. People say. $500
Mr.. r. Can you name single per
son beside yourself who says it ls1@a
Is Mr.. e. Really, 50 many people say it
that I cannot think of any one in partic-
ular. u -, ..-1-9
Mr.. r. Perhaps T will. quicken your
memory n n! by-and-by. But what of Mrs,
lsat M. u She's on the point Of being
married again. So they say.
Mr.. e. Indeed! To whom?
Mr.. T. To Mr.. Edward Edwards.
Mr.. r.. Are you sure of this?
Mr.. T. o, yes! be has been residing
in the house with her. They take roman
tic walks together. The wedding is to
take place Immediately. So they say.
M, r.. Who say. ~, -.
Mr.. r. Well, l told you, They say.
What would you have more? -t =
Mr.. r. Who are they. ,nesil'
Mr.. r. How should / know! You
are the most unreas onable man ever
met with. l say they say, and you ask
,cho say. AS if any better authority
could be given!
Mr.. r. Did They Say ever say that
you were mcddling, prying, gossiping,
impairment, mischievous, INSCRIPTIONS,
malicious retailer of absurd slandersi
Mr.. Z. What do you mean sir, by
such langu .ges I'll have you arrested.
Lawyer Fleeceum is my particular friend.
If there was only witness at hand, sir,
I'd make you pay pretty sum for this.
Keep your hands off sir! No matter, sir,
kick me-kick me! I'll have you arres-
ted for assault and battery. Kick me if
you like. is''9I <5.5 +. @''.
Mr.. r. I shall not indulge you 50 far.
But take warning sir, how YOU quote Mr..
THEY Say for your scandalous reports.
Old THEY Say is liar and a coward II
Mr.. T. That's libelous, sir. wish l
knew your name. .a1 - f '@@
+ Mr. r. M name is Rollins, and that
cottage on the bill, there, is mine. o.
Mr.. II, You Mr.. Rollins? IF
= Mr. r: The same. j.
Mr.. r. Didn't you once rob bank?
Mr.. R. once plucked a rose from q
bank in aifriend's garden whereupon an
/ other friend playfully remarked that he
had caught me robbing q bank. Some
Irish laborers heard him say it, and may
& - =
have misunderstood it. This, probably
is the fotin1atian for your story. %
Dir. z, But isn't your wife going to
be married? "a Doesn't sidewalk out:eyery
day with a young man? 5..l j baa 81
s Mr.. R. That young man is her poor,
consumptive brother, who has come here.
for a change Of air. Let me advise you
friend They Say, to look before youslcap,
another time. oI.e3 aa. di,R se@o