The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-02-12
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Il want to see old Jezel." said the
detectives to negro who was stamping
about with wooden leg and crutch
Nv cry sorry. sab, but de ole man $
dun gone to Boston, was the reply.
He'sa liar. and know itr growled
the officer. and we mounted the second
stairway.
Not a head was now to be seen, but
after q moment the detective opened a
door. 1t was 4 large room and contained
about dozen chairs. two straw beds on
the floor, a long table and several piles
of what can only be classed as truck"
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''Jezel! Jezel" called the officer.
There was no reply. $50
Come, old man. give YOU nv word
that we are friends and mean YOU good"
continued the officer in a loud tone AS
We both sat down.
There was no response for half &
minute. Then q door opened, and old
Jezel appeared.
Picture a man of sixty. sharp-nosed.
hawk-eyed, smoCth-faced, stoop-should-
cred. and with a voice which had sort
OF jingle. like the sound of broken glass
and nails being shaken mp together.
and youwill have the President. Treas
urer. Secretary and sole Director of
what may beNcailed: ~a'sThe Mott Street
League of Beggars, Imposters, Thieves
and Rag-Pickers.
Hello! old mani saluted the detec-
tive.
Il am mooch pleased to see you.-
replied Jezel, as he, advanced to shake
And how;is b,isinessp' iii &
"Peesness is holdings; we nefer hat
such boor times as now
= Same old tune laughed the detec-
tive. but I'm not going to bother YOU.
l want you to do me favor"
wiz all my heart" replied old Jezel,
as he made a grand bow. ~ r
This is a friend of mine He doesn,t
live here. and he won't give YOU away.
He wants to stop here tonight ana see
how things work. He's all right
The old man sent his eyes through
me as if they had been bullets, took one
of my hands in his, felt along up my
arm. nal dropped it and said: So =
"Ve>hafpothingsto see here."E
e%The officer winked him aside and
talked in low tone for sonic minutes.
and then came over t6 me and said: =
He was afraid, but he's all right
now. You are to stay all night. He'll
treat you square and make the others
? do the same, but yet you must be care
ful. They are. a bad lot, and they'll
takeeyefy advantage. Don't seem. to
be afraid of then, bit don't touch food
or drink, and don't 20 to sleep. It's
nine O'Clock now. and you might as well
begin your work. Say, Jeze1"'s
eyes" ''0'-ssSf
Remember crooked work
"iremempers.s - EEs Z :
And You can. trust him., .-,.,-.. ,..
sIhope SOL hope 60. ~ 80 s-sA !
Two minutes after that 1 was alone
with old Jezel in his reception-room.
He came over and sat close beside me,
pash4d his face. into mine, and whis-
pereA: g You are all fight-all right.
We shall hat q goot time
"a = A knock.ont the door infcrr.lpted a.
fragmentary conversation which we fell
into, and the old man went and opened
it and admitted an Italian with a sack
on his hack. The newcomer was a
mddle-aged man, and a suspicious,
evil-looking fellow. He halted at sight
OF me and uttered an exclamation of
alarm, but the old man said something
in ~ SOicelwhich qllieted his fears,
thong N gaqe me an eva glance as he
passed ME to empty the contents Of his
sack on the table.
r They two took seats at the table to
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pencil and account-book before him.
He wrote the date and the mans name,
and they then took an inventory. Here
are some Of the articles which the fell
low had brought in:
One hat, Two caps,
A dOor-knOb, A paddock,
bots ss s r inks 20 An o1 t9r ctst
harness snap, "A piece Of rope,
q sr,aii pane OF glass, An old table-clQ119Ns
Pair "f Of n n,ntS fiower-pot, -
a lot OF buttons, An old tin pail T.
a Ana large lot of wooden and cotton
rags. Cid Jezel handled everything
separately, made price. for it. il Lis
nook, ana when through told the nan
the amount and handed overthe money.
=, The fellow picked up the empty sack
AanA walked ohtsavithout a world and
old Jezel brought a basket, and carried
the articles into the other room. I'll
How much did you pay. .him?'' l
asked, s he finally sat down. ~ ~; ;
"Forfy-two cents. He is very in
dustrious. He was here at noon and l
gave IA fifty cents for his load. He
Will De r Oh man inside of ten years. !"
ana you sell the articles again?''
Yes. They will be assorted, washed,
mended. secured and frightened. Some
can be sold to secondhand men, others
to peddlers, and everything in the shape
OF cloth can be sold to factories"