The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1865-08-10
est neighbor, as T pulled stool under

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me by the stove
''Yas," says h"
'.sny hotel around hcre?" says I,
for | hadn't seen any signs Of one
"rhar's one Up to tn Square, F." says
NY neighbor.
''How far is it?"
ooh, half a mile or so when IT,,
good goin'. Must be nigh on to a
mile tonight. | 4 say. Awful muddy.
Sticks vr right in. Gale Smitl left is
hilt@s' in III mad this a;.t noon This
r"r r"in Il make It w,iss II twas.
N',,r dye CON frunl?"
IA! down TruM Chicago" say, I.
"Nhy cont fi:i:; s;;Ionn kr, ,,a.' take
dodgers: Hes goi :, big enough huiid-
in". ~':ould sly"
"las, he hes. i:at he l.ain't got no
furnitur' ,;,. Hes q goin I'll. l,,.v.''
"\ow iiand:: says /. j IN telling
.yo'i this conversation. sir, uolv to
slow !o'! hos l l,.l along w..rn /
commenced; since vuu asked it. yo,i
iN:ow: There don't sr"m to hr m,cl.
scn~e in talk oi this .l<inl though,
LII admit.
"YaS, says ny ncighlor, ''hr'x jest
bought. Love Was agni,l' ter fix ny
ar p!lt IN beds. but he got sick o!i't
s'ldslrn, al sold out to ii;is naa
names Harris 1 don't know much
lhont l,n. Your q strange: t!lcn?'
''!;.tl"r. Aud SO love sold o::t.
did he? What hr cone at?'
Who. love? OH. i don't know.
lie didn't blony hprc. He's icft
aG:li.
"ihr s;.:~ I, thinking there never
waS such d dod.crr as this fellow ANY
how. Every TIM" got my finger or
lin he ''w;l:l t thar. ;,s the mal sai;l
oi tn" flea, You kMow.
''!.nN" had u yuun" vito. :" ihr man
went on. ''kiiI ui y '*jy!;si, cr,,atl;rr'
dressed Ei@il. vou know. ,r,u1
cn!pr>. green "m,l red and >alcr
csp"ck >h" didn't fancy .!lr saloon
business. | rx!nc.l that What made
love clear ";l4 - >:lI.l"n. Ever l"cn
III These parts a;"r"?'
mo. nryrrl:;..r said I. "Cumc
ny an.l'drin!l.''
""aal, | don't mind cI [ do.
"Why, liarriS!'' says 1. Us / came
mp - the h:ir. is this ynu?" and
stretched out my hand cordially.
''W:.'"I row" says H;ryi*. shaking
my l.:;nsi slowly ny anI ,u~n, IL
knox yotr t;:c iuSt as wells my
Nrr'lit'r. ii;It / cl:l't c'll W ~ i,anl,..
".s!ii. i,rcot 10 >>Ml,:ii, l:;,> - yc?'
S;,ysi.
-nI: certainly Hou -','A 70 We up
to Kalamazoo.
"Of coarse. Thought you'd rcrnl-
lrrt m". Wen. friend What's vuurs?"-
n"vHr saw t:li:; I!al,.;. " tur IN
~; ~. sir. hut in~n in his i,n~,r>s
Io:.: ~tichI" much ;:ipolit H:';', p'i;:@ an
".,j ,:t.rntint,uc.r: 'tr;ut to i,r >r.i-
Nr@~';a oudy-mixvrw; rrin ml,, T. i,i,
customers rs Hiey rrmrmirr him. >n,i
know: so ! Was all riggs; VIII, Harris
III 10 time.
.Hrrn hryin% thing. ch?" says
i. Ivy way Of opening II conversation.
''Good thing?"
"laS, | laa.ie good ;:,in@ ont, p"
SAYS he.
elbows that?"
"Na'al. tell sc. I hul7. nj t1.s place
q! "'I Mrsr&s. two w,y:>S aAn. aur
;@lo3. and the very Mr>i day. :.urr
io"l possession. this frii,.r Love came
along. and S, n TIE "iI ..ii 'i''u! Sale .
still ui'. i"' l,I forge: j. ';;lr il down,
he ro,nr III - iil,v /: y i,rin' here. .
| sold it t" him ri4l, - t:.' iu;n,lr.
;'nd h" pa!" III" -'i:3H ga ;!tr !:i!, al
III S"vrn-thii'.i~S
''!!,at's good Mp7lrv."
Yes tic had plenty q: en-, too.
i'lt he got tired oi It i':gi,; ;lnn%, and |
! bought til" place h..c> "t nln 'ar
%i"o. Mad" 500 clean. Fira,'l co.
ca? h;;. ha. Have i drink. .Io?"
ncn he spoke ni,ui,. j:.n~,. seven .
'iilrtrs J. felt 4. li:t!r =. r Of my man
than ever before H.. ii was s,il fur /
th"i' evidence. ti". E. was ready lu~
diet
Wen. Harris didn'; hAow wnrr..
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