The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1870-07-28

stood PeePing out Of the windows oil
day.
" | don't want to know about yodr
oeighbors." interrupted the man @T
want TO know how many aud what kind
Of watches you have"
" Oh |" said Thusy, kiud Of set back
IA little. 81 thought you meant the
people that watch Us all the time. We
amt got no other kind "
The man saw that he had the adyan.
tage How many men are there in
this house n
I'm decent aud respectable wo
man, said Thusy and | thought She d
cry, but all Mt once, just as the man was
going to say something else, she flung
the broom down on the floor, and said
pointing to me: If that man was
worth a cent he'd smack your mouth,
you. I've a notion to do il my
self" Aud she dashed up to the cen
sus.taker; but he got behind chair
and explained the matter. He referred
to how many boarders VIC had. This
fixed it up all right, aud the mau went
on:
What size shoes do you wear ?"
" Threes," said Thusy Now knew
she had made mistake, SO said /,
Mines"
Shut up" she cried, and | shut.
" Where were you born 2" asked the
man
" At home" said Tbusy. qWbero
did you suppose p
" But mean whereabouts 2"
" Second story, front" said Thusy.
q" In Ireland, England, Scotland or
where 7" said the man.
" I'm native American, screamed
Thusy, raising her broom.
3" Very good, said the man, and he
put that down.
Where we're you born p said the
man to me.
told him.
/" How much is your mouth worth p
asked the man, turning to Thusy. Il
mean have you any false teeth; if so,
what are they made Of, what are thew
set on, aud how mneh are they worth
II you have any hollow teeth. what are
they stuffed with, and how many are
stuffed with gold, and how many with
silver or other metal 2"
During the time that the census taker
was asking these questions | thought
Ihusy would bust. Her fingers worked
neryously around the broom handle,
aud her azure eyes looked ike liquid
fire, Her bosom swelled like the angry
blllows OF the ocean, and, as she hand.
ed my head chair few days before.
when she looked just this same way. |
aturallysupposed that something would
happen. But the ways Of women are
inserutable as general thing, and she
only turned her face, the picture Of
scorn to the man, and asked him if
t5ere wasn't anything else he could ask
The man said he had his duty to per.
form aud therefore would ask
. Do you wear chignoa p
This is a tender spot for Thusy, be.
cause she don't wear any, aud has got
lots Of hair Of her own-natural.
4" If so, is it all your own? Is is
made of real hair, or wool. or silk z If
so, how much is it worth %
Mister, said Thusy, rising, Il
guess you had better get some senses
somewhere else. There is time when
patience ceases to be a virtue; that
time has come, and by the great United
States, as I've heard my father say, III
split your head with this here broom
Madam, have you a glass eye, if
So
The census taker said no more 10 our
house.
You internal scoundrel, you can't
impose on me, with your tryin' to take
senses here And by that she made
dash at him with the broom, knock.
ing the cold maekeral off the table, nc.
companied by the coffee.pot aad sugar.
bowl, as she passed; aud the census.
taker made tracks for the door. with
Thusy at his heels, asking him if he had
eyes enough to find his way to the next
place where they could give him some
senses.
There wasn't no breakfast for nobody
that morning.