The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-05-04


n C1.Gpsana ~ vversAsess.less ana
Hsumer-Mkas memewha& Kh1leseph-
le VIEWS em che = Dasmatk@1 an
Appeal Ebw ssDeap.s
He was ruddy, robost and red-h6sded; and
wore toily-eo-easy cert Of hrosdgrfn- smile
~ he sGood In die door Of cur sanctmh with his
hands on his hips sskisg, " be you de editorr
Being replied to IN de Affirmative l1y the vet
efan bead q fhe establishment, he stepped fzmi-
liariy inside With . broader grin and eood-hu-
meEed halflansh halfchnckle and announced
the lssa that he was travelling Before pro
eeeding further be took up - plug Of = the weed"
bilg On The editors table and cooily tore Il
about one quarter Of il, which he slowed away
on the inside 81 his mouth with evident sssisac-
d0B. Then, clearing his throat and resumipg his
communicative manner and paironixing, broad
smile, he continued: "Yes, SIR, I'm travelling,
and have got Q little behind with the news and
cunent topics OF the day. Hav's You some old
papers that you woald be kind enough to let me
havef You see, . man constantly travelling
Ike myself can't ken up with the times, unIe@
he reads" Here heyepped to the dsor and let
or jet Of tobacco juice two inches in diameter.
When he came back the senior handed him some
old exchanges and asked, " You say yea are
trayellingT
AYES, sir; have been on the road now
What are you travelliDgforf What business
are you
"Oh, none At all, sir, none at all am Just
travelling around through the country"
Travelling for your health, ehf"
"Oh, no-Bo-I"-
"Just for pleasure, them"
"Wen-er-no, mot exactly; You SEE
What ere you travelling foE, then!"
wen, you see, business was dull and money
hard to get-had nothing else to do, and thought
I'd INST take little trip down South, you sec,
and look around" Here be got his head down
under the legs Of the senior, and had flied his
spittoon half full before the latter could divine
the import Of such . maDeuvre, which he had
begun to view with some misgivings OF an upde-
fined character When the traveller" had
riehted himself and wiped his mouth on the
sleeve Of his old coat, the senior asked:
But don't you fnd il very dun, travelling
around the country with nothing 70 dor
well, yes; purity duh, sometimes"
Do you travel by yourselfr'
Ne, NO; not BY myself"
Who with, then 2"
i've got pail You see, we've been to-
together now three yeaIa"
Been travelling all that timer
"YeA"
as your pal as healthy asiyou are p.
"Pn not Asslthy, 1t air.
"Oh, you're not! Wen, Ii he as hale hearty,
stout and robust as you seem to be :"
WelEyes-I sappose he is-when y
Where i he now."
"Oh, he's out some where, looking at the
city"
You've got plenty Of money. then, pre-
mmeF
MONEY! Ha. haLha-aL q redr'
why. how do you travel without money r
"Oh, We don't need any money to travel. We
just take our Ia and 80 fron place to place,
stay Ill We get tired unless the place gets tired
Of us first"
"You are tramps, then
"Oh, no; notsat all-onlyR rooeRws! P'
"Well. now, see here" said the senior, turning
square round to the traveller" why don't
you both go to work and quit loading a."
We don't loafr'
"-loafing around the country In this vzxa-
bondisA style There's Mr. p, who would NO
doubt employ you, If yen would only cali on him
You CAM
What il his businessr'
"He Is farmer and supplies the city market.
and has got plenty
W. Int he -or,ld ,v.rs . 49,. a., L. -.....n..
steady work.
"Of course; yes"
Can't promise you to cab on him."
"And there Is Mr. G.. mile or two out of
town; am pretty certain that he would give
you both JOB and pay you wen, Is he wants
another hand or two. Go to see"-
1What does he dor
"Farms-"
well, We can't go to see him. Too FIR out
OF the way-dont like the country, any how;
rather keep
Rather keep on doing noshingl You don't
want work-won't have work. What do you
do for something to eatss
'SOh, We get ensagh 10 eat"
X HowY
'1Weil. when I get hungry, 90 up to come
hoele and ask 'em to let me chop woodland -
aWenr
Il always want something to eat fret; and
when l haze get - much - want, I---you
see"- 't+
- Wellr'
"Well. the wood don't get choppedr
.Hee here it's shame for two men strong.
healthy, young and just star ="
Tn not youngT e
"You'rs mot over twenty-four or f1ve"
On, yes SIR; mach older than that--ssy much
olderf'
"How old p
"TmneAH twenty niner'
And your 'paIr"
Ala0a thirty-one sirl We are ""
ley It's shame for two ebodied young
men u 50 tsamping" here tbs head Of lie
@trayelier /" went dswn again. this time betuses
the lees ofsthe senior, whose spiitoon was lea
sntisely fnll and himsslf nearly upsss, befms the
phil6sophIc pedestrian Segsined bib equilIhrium
-. trsndpibs around the country" continued The
senise dslng nothing Tor llvines and -
Or yod bsk IWosk fora liyine r
pidh'tyUu juat now tai 10 thnt ron had no
bualne
onlY 1regs5 ~ y / tkags work, enoaah ~
IIfsny bo6y thinln itss funs 1t - ~ NJ
But Mhy dent yoa quiS xuving aroupdfg
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