Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-08-01
Taking the Census.

~ When the census taker raped the at
door, Of certain cottage the. other" day,
and wondered if the women would set the
dog on him; or: dose himwith .dish-water,
great disappoin awaited him.
She opened the door softly, snuffed the
air to sec if he smelled of lightning- rods,
and threw it open for him to enter Fs+' :
a. IN adanl, | am making a canvass Of
the city" lie began. '''' n i'>@' 'h'"a =
= "Ah! SIT down." she replied, and as
hesbegan opening his book, she continued:
"There are Eve of us inszthes family, and
We paid one hundred dollars down. on
this place. My husbands name is Peter.
bis age Is forty-two, and he came from o
mean family His father was always
having lawsuits about dogs, and his
mother was the greatest gossip in Elmira:
Have you got that down?n! aasiioss. v..av
/ He grunted assent, and she continued:
IN name is Alvina Sarah, and / was
II do not care to know. where you were
born, madam" he interrupted 81 xix
s'Well, I ..care!'' She exclaimed; lit
makes great deal Of difference whether
was born in, Africa or Boston, and l
want it put down. AS l was saying, I
was born in Boston, in 1888. Put down
that came Of a good family" ~ 's'''' <
MADAM, you don't understand
s'Dont / understand, that came of. a
good family2 I'd like TO know of a Bos-
ton family which carried their noses
higher than the Rogerses! Put down
that my father was in the Mexican wal"
& "You have three child rem, MADAME :
Il havn't any such ,aing,a sir! ~ Put
down that my mother. was killed by an
explosion IN quarry. Her and father
were"
How many children have you, mad:
anna" 80 - 1850 - - -
"Have you got mother down?" '.'-.+:
mo, madam. :Yousee L am taking the
census of the city" - : '-..~ 81
"Weli,'' she said, 1givving him danger:
GUS look, 81 had the typhoid fever at the
age Of fifteen, and for weeks and weeks
hung On the edge of the. grave, I bore
up as we'll as was aOle, and" >'-.-,>-.
90 Five in the family how many chill
dren!" he suddenly asked. - = ''.' -
'.Put down thatI bore up!'' she COM
handed: "4And that one night when the
watchers were asleep,I crept out of bed
and took drink of-''ss4s', ,'9 Z :se.t2
"This is foreign to the subject, mad am.
How old are your children?" ''
Haven't you put down that hung on
the ed ge Of the grave2" ;:.t ..:s>:
s'No, madam" s"-d~ -.., 81. 49, -
+ "Aren't you going to2' .@".>$
mo, madam. You see, T am simply
tax ing the census. desire to ascer-
tain"
- You can't = ascertain it here. STRIP she
snapped. ''If my sickness, which cost
over two hundred dollars, isn't good
enough to go in the book, then you don't
get line here!" s;,f. .. y. . ,:.,y.; -
'!!Let me ask you7-;,.. -....a ... ....
No use asking for any Of our photo
gaphs, sir! If you get 'em anywhere,
and put our pictures in that book, we'll
utah 2 ~ f,e+ f.. y7.s :eoos1- aoy, SIR
good dayr' .Y'.. >"..'' - - 1T -"S.
He stood on the step, :sighing,: and she
called through the doo!.-r ..,... -.
my grandfather was also bitten to
death by an alligator, but won't give
you any of the particulars! You want to
wa IL ~ -: t1s:;..4 -,.%t ~. I;1.# !,2H.
He passed on, :sorrowiully wondering
itthe next woman's mother was blown
off 9 bridge or carried down the river, on
q hay-stack:s ~ .v---lsv...,5as ..4r.= :.