Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1875-10-08
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From the Brunswicke-.1

From the Brunswicke-.l
A great many strapped printers arc Or
!"e toad now, ard scarcely q day passes
out one Of them strikes Us FOR 4 lob
Those FROM the West say ,ha. business "a
dnll 10 al the towns out there, and those
coming from the East have the same tale
{ bard times to tell about tho country
they have paced through. One of them
''mped Into the Office Tuesday and pro.
pounded the old question:
'How's work?'
FEst<ate, said one OF lhe proprietorx
never was better
= e>-A e - - oc0vSn ~ So s.>
something to eat,' said the print, az be
pulled his coat down over one shoulder.
More work here than we know whs,
% DO with. continued the proprietors.
We'll. that's what I'm after said the
tramp, aud he threw the other shoulder
IN view.
'Bot'-and the tones of the boss were
as sad and plaintive as the meap of . los,
Like artled mud turtle 'jukirg' into
It's shell, that printer shot back into hi.
coat. and sigh-pastly of relief-es.
capped him. He was sorry to be disap
pointed. and glad that he had been &C
quainted with the situation before he had
wasted any of his energies IN pncompen
sative labor.
If you amt got any money, how dc
you pay your hands p be asked. glancina
around at the boys. who were out with a.
much energy as il they were working ip
silver mire.
We pay them in real estate and towr
lots, sir, replied the boss, who happened
to be in q communicative humor. MY
partner and / run this paper, not as .
money. making institution, but as medi
um through which to dispose of :
quantity Of land which we could no,
get off our hands in any other way
When We find printer who is willing te
work and take his pay In the free soil Of
Missouri, we employ HIM; otherwise not
soever.'
The tramp looked puzzled and dis
tressed. but he SAID:
Il don't care about settling down JUS
now and becoming q landed proprietor
I'm poor enough already. I don wan,
any more of this country shan can con
venien.ly carry around with me. I'm tot
feeble to grow up with any considerable
amount of it. Good-day, sir.
Hold on said the proprietor, Dom
tear yourself awav from a bonanza b:
sore you are acquainted with the natur,
of its resources. There is an opportunit,
to acquire distinction, it not wealth
You see. that young fellow there by til,
wIndOw?'
The one with far-away, vacant lool
in his mild blue eyes ?
Yes. Well, that young man has jus
about completed his apprenticeship, aue
I've made him out q deed to 1tO towl
lots in consideration of his services. Ye'
can see them from the window. Half o
them are on The bar, and the other half IL
the river. bnt they will be very valuable
in century or two. Oh, sir, all the boy
are heavy property-holders. The press
man owns half that bar, and the jour
can each point with pride to the might.
) Missouri end say it rolls and surges oye
their possessions, guarding and enrich'n'
them. You zee that man over there u
the corners'
That long, SGD. copsumptive-lookinl
being?
] Yes. Speak low. I gave him dee
\ for 1000 acres of land, in payment to
'Ithree year, work. It was swamp land il
Linn county, and he has just returne'
i from . visit to it, He is working th'
week for q lot in the cemetery. His piac
will soon be vacant, and -on may have
lon the sams terms If you like
i The trump moved uneasily about, ant
finally went to the window and gazed ou
lover the town. Presently he called I'd
boss TO him and saids
I haven't got long to tsrry. Some
Thing seems TO call me and beckon m
away. But I don't mind working
! couple of hours for thas corner lot Owe
d flthere-the one with the saloon on it,
I'm truly sorry. said the boss, 'out
decided that lot last week to tho boy wn
carries papers. There's lot right bac'
|of Il. with nice cellar on-would nj tna
suit yous' q.
i No I believe NOT. I guess ! can't lin
J ger with you any longer, however macn
|m,eht desire to. ! have . ?rese4''men
Ind I'm not long for this world. ara
lain would lay my bones to rest in tn
home OF my childhood. Fsrveii' o.
man Your kindness he's moved ma ~
: Ihomeward boand.'
lie bounded down stairs. and eoos'nue
his journey into the East
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