The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-03-22
Tho Map Fiend.
BY ". II. JAY.

cross eyed and wore spcctaclcs. II
carried IL map under his arm, and h
Snulltered into Pitkins s,uGtu,
sa"ct"rt>h" rs unconccrncdly as 20,
please bitkins was busily engaged
i'll scanning his ''proft and los
account" and did not notice TIN
intrusion until the Dutchlnan sai>
"GOot mornin'."
Good mornin," rcpliod Pitkins
without looking up from his ledger
"Vinc day
eyes" gruilly responded Mr.. Pit
klns, his eyes still intcntly tixc,
upon his bo'ls.
Vas you ',ler. man sadie yo,
wandcd to bns;sl-mab ?"--un inquiry
which ca1scd Mr.. Pitkins to look "
and, with tho air Of a m4n who
wanted to be let alono, say
NO, 1 was rot"
ooh, yes, i'll mrsed bo YOU; h,
god rod nose shust like you"
"Whnt do yoii moan, sir, by call
ing my noso rod - angrily demand
od MIR. Fitkins.
"Oh. dond god mnl. I onlc
dought may be you forged about
! id."
"Wcn, I don't wa7:t tr buy q map,
! and SO go out Of my office.
''Shtor 1ninid bloas> id vas {,
man loog shust like You, md hr
dole me to gomo III Tucs,ny und he
would buy luah.'
! "Wcll In net the man, so 20 on
about your business"
! 'Non mind lc,l me show Won
, der Nab. III vas der bcsd nub vat
vas cfcr brintlad ids god all of
der slltades uhd all Of d"r cid" i"
II tell you Z den'h ,ctnt your
map! Will yoi, lta,c ,uv eli"
Ssh, mine fvicnd dond cod
ox"idol nit yc'srsclf, viii go oud
if You wand me du, bud dis vaa II
bully nab, ids god all of der
shtadcs und all of der city, uhd id
VAS brindcd i'll seven diff rcnd uojnrs,
und I sell him for one dollar md
scfcnty-tiic ccn---'
Il wouldh t give you fifty cents
for tho map l tell you L don't
wan--"
VT dill you hear de advantages
Of dis nah. Ids god rad shtring
to hang him ub by, md hc vas
brinded in scfcn tif'rcnd golors,
md he cosd me two dollars. I give
him to you for dollar und IL
Sowortcr nn:----'
How many times do you want
me to toll you that I don't want
your ma----,-'
'Loog, You hang him ub dis vay,
ind ven you wand ahtutl" here
you vas, rnd if you wand Il cidy you
durn him ofnr Ills vaS and derc You
god HIM, secF; Ind give der mab
away for one dcllar, and I go Of der
beozness. Id vas no Use drying du
god liv--=:'
mo, sir, t wou'd1't. have your
map If you was to give It to me. L
| want you to f.
IVY dond yol loog ut him vonsd?
He vas bully Nab ,,nd ! only roG
Won leftedi und I,rl,,ick him du YOU
for scfmity fife c;,li.----"
'liooE here if you we're l*oing
to hc hung and [ could save yom
!ifo by giving YOU scvonty-!ivc cents
for That map, wouldn't do it. I'd
see your neck.stretchcd first
"Dake hin. along for fifty den,
und 7 go ont vesd, id vas hard york
to god alon.-..--.':
Here if you'll promise to lcayo
my Office, and never come into it
again, I'll give you twenty-five cents
Tor your map an----,
"Dakc i'll i'll vas tlcr lasd Won
haf, und 1 give ub der pcezncss.
"iIcrc's your quacto- luy Tie
map down there and get, ont lively
and if evcryou show yonr face IN my
Office again I'll shoot vou ---and "
look of desperation appeared or
Mr.. Pitkins faco.
The Dutchman laid 'tho ,Dap
down, took tho 1,nrtor, emd
"Goot day. (to which thoro VAS
no RESPONSE and slowly .shu1led
cut3 ""iho\H NV"h fb'1l1S itbl SGOtu
for n momcht, seemingly lost in
thonght, when suddenly his tyca
tlash@d, and calling n boy that wns
standing on. the !siltot he took linn
by the arm, and Pointing to Pitkins'
sign on tho dfrcctory-board he
said.
1)cro wash n"odcr man +
shtuck," and he went into,a beer
saloon on the corner to "liGuidatc" {"
. A SrnASeE BOOK. There il II
curiosity Of literature in Englanl
called "Ehp Wordlcss Book" SO
called bccause aftDr the titlc~pagc it
contains not single word It, is
a religious allcgorN devised, it is
said, by ar. evangelical enthusiast,
and the thought is III the symbolical
color OF it's leaves, Of which two are
black, two rose red, two pure white
and two puro gold. The llacl
symbolizes tho unrcgencrate heart
of man the rcd. the blessed re
dcmption $ tho white, tho purity Of
tho soul washed III the blood Of the
Lamb )" the gold, The radient joys
Of eternal felicity.