Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-12-27
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Austin went to work cheerfully, though
perhaps scarcely Discriminatory, fo1
he insisted on giving the shabbiest and
most poorly clad of the passers by his
hand bills. IT," thought John, 81
only had the faith of the Bhuddists who
distributed pictures of prancing horses
to Weary travellers, or gaily painted
boats to those laundering at sea, every
one of these poor fimsy bits of paper
with probably specious announcements
of shoddy coats printed on them, would
bestow in an actual way on shiverine
humanity the heaviest kinds of listers
and the warmest of pea-jackets."
What harvest John Austin sowed out,
side to be garnereu inside will never be
known. At four o'clock sixty cents was
handed him, and he was discharged.
Sixty cents would buy him q hot meal,
and the man had not had one for a
week. He knew where fifteen cents
would get q course but satisfactory din
ner. It was thriftless on his part, but
he dived down q narrow street leading
to the North River in quest of food.
Just a block from Broadway street
vender pushed a doll almost into his
face. It was a course, vulgar, rubicund
doll, of primitive type, decidedly archaic
in character. It had goryon eyes, with
flat plastered hair, with no possible re-
gard to proportion, sawdust perhaps re-
fusing to mold itself into anything SYM
metrical. Had he bargained an instant
for the doll, or examined it critically,
he would have perceived that the doll
was minus leg. But ten cents was
very cheap" John Austin thought, "for
s saue an in is:' He fe'' had %l'D quite
a decided idea that somebody wanted
doll, and vaguely now that
somebody else wanted dinner. He
bought the doll with the same airy
grace that would have shown a young
millionaire disdaining to chatter with q
jeweler as to the price of solitaire
diamond which was to deck the hand Of
his betrothed on Christmas Day. It
was foolish thing for man to do
with eighty-ive cents in the world. He
pushed the doll, now done up in 3
piece of coarse paper, into his pocket.
DON'T" said the vender; "don't ram
her into your pocket that way, or you
will bust her, and then your little 'un
would be disappointed" ooh, thank
you," said Austin, as he extricated the
doll and carried it in his hand.
It was half-past four when John Aus
tin, still hungry, remembered that he
had better go to that Office where q
shipping clerk was wanted, and get
back his papers. He knew that he
had not even the ghost of a chance.
The Office was empty now.
"Back again! Well, now, I closed
up that annoying advertisement bus
mess some three hours ago." said the
clerk. Didn't tell you you wouldn't
suit? We are just shutting up. Don't
bother. The place is filed"
"Would you kindly return me my
letter of recommendation?
"Your papers Oh, you are the
party that showed papers on me! In
deed Just as if my life wasn't worn
out by everybody in the world showing
papers on me. Do you suppose 1 am
going to hunt them up now? Just as
likely they are in the waste-basket.
See here, you are a regular nuisance
hanging around. All you fellows an
swering advertisements are just the
same, Papers! Stuff Get some
body else to write you up a brand new
lot of papers"
"But," gasped out John. The slide
before the pigeon-hole was pushed to
with snap, and voice cried out from
behind the partition, "Clear out. /
didn't tell you to leave your papers,
did I?'
John was dismayed. His poor use
less old letter he felt was the barest
shred of seeming responsibility which
was left him. He mad been treated
most discourteously. There was
table near. John dropped his package
on the table, and raped vigorously
with both hands on the glass partition.
" If you are going to make row.
said the voice, if can't put you out
the porter must"
John Austin was on his mettle now,
and felt prepared for any emergency,
when q gentleman of about Johns age
entered. "What is this most unseen
ly disturbance? What is the matter?
What do you want? This is my Office,
SIR" Saying this the gentleman, who
had several bundles under his arm,
placed them on the table.
: Simply this. sir" said John Austin;
81 answered in person an ADVERTISE
ment for q shipping clerk reference
required. [ left letter of recommen-
dalton with your clerk. He refuses to
return it to me, and has been, if not un-
commonly rude, at least singularly
abusive. These papers are all have
in the world"
"But, SIR" said the clerk, addressing
his principal, 4" I told this party not to
leave his papers, and the party forced
them on me. I might find them, of
course. If the party will call to-mor.
row-no, that is Christmas-on Mon
day next
g You will be good enough to find
them for this person at once, if he re-
quires them. 1t is optional with him
whether Monday next will do" and say
ing this in an imperative way the gen
tleman picked up his parcels and left.
There was some grumbling behind
the screen. II want them now" said
John Austin, eff you and I have to stay
here all night" In about fifteen min
utes afterWard. when the vO,1np oentle-