The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-02-12

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"Say, pard, what did you bring imp
he asked, as he came forward to get
closer view of my face.
Old Jezel looked up and uttered
sharp hiss. He was about to empty tn,
sack on the table, but he hesitated.
whats de matter wild de oil
man?' laughed the negro, as he turne,
to the table.
Old Jezel put down the sack, wake,
up to the negro and seized him by tn,
collar and Kissed into his ear the on,
word: .s..g
" Foolr'
The face Of the. black lost its laugh
and grew ugly, but when the old MAJ
i pointed to the door be seized his sacl
Espd draggedsit out without I word
Elhdhe resist ed hs; WOULD hava beer
We had been sitting together in
silence for two pr three minutesk They
were long minutes for me, for Old Jeze
| was Watching me from .he corners OF
his eyes, and to break the suspense,
finally observed:
Il suppose that whatever these rag.
pickers bring in is honestly acquiredy'
And l don't suppose you are a
foolH' he snapped back, wheeling on
me SO suddenly that l Started back in
alarm.
shut up.
Old Jezel was a greater puzzle than
ever. At first he had talked in broken
German. Now he was usirg good En-.
glish. a.. FL. III, ..,...
| We sat without another word for five
minutes. l was very uncomfortable
and wished myself out of it, and was
wondering if the old man would let me
| 60 when he arose, laid aside his black
pipe, bowed very humbly to me and
! said:
MY trent, I take much pleasure in
your society. I hope YOU won't think
of going. viii you please sit over on
this side, where you will be nearer me
and the tabe?''
l followed him to chair across the
rooms His object was to get me further
from him and the table, and it was some
| time before L could tell why.
IS That will do nicely Now you can
see and hear everything. How many
languages do you speak?''
"Onlv one.'
"Ah! that is too bad. You may not
be able to understand all that is saidr'
The old rogue was giving me taffy.
Three times Id as. many days an I'M
dersized man, evidently foreigner
and terribly crippled in the legs, had
halted me on the street, muttered
Heaven bless your and handed me
to read greasy document which set
forth that he was sailor, and had
been crippled for life by fall on ship
board. To all questions he had the one
reply: Heaven bless your' and the
best way to get rid of him was to give
him nickel. Old Jezel and l were
looking each other across twelve feet
of space, when in walked Heaven
bless YOU as cool as a cucumber. His
lameness was all gone, his spine as
straight q. a ramrod, and he looked ten
years younger Ghan when met him on
Canal street the day before.
Good evening, Jez -r's
u.s. The oid man nrnde' a swift, sly sig
nal, and the visitor checked himself.
sat in the shadow and he had not seen
me.
my goot frent,n began the old man
as he rose up, II hat some hopes to get
You in der hospitaI but it viii be some
days yet 1t makes me feel very badt
to seehyou in such CONDITIONS. Didt
you see your old Captain To-day. Sit
down, poor man, und dells me all about
! it."
That was taffy in long sticks.
The. two sat down and began talking
in Italian I could hot understand q
word, but this is what they said;
80 thoughtyoa wers alone. Who is
that man?"
ga stranger IN tie CITY,"
But what is he doing here?''
q ut seems that heals connected with a
newspaper way off. and he wants to pick
up strange things"
( !" He may not be safe.'''
"What he can see and hear will do
us no harm. He can understand moth
have to-day?'' -
In answer the man emptied his pocket
on the table. There was couple of
dollars in small change. Old Jezel
counted it up, shot swift glance at me
and said:ys@ .
$50 yoir old CAPTAIN gave you this
money tosAelp you aasng? What nice
shentleman's he is! will keep it for
you until you get safe place."
He put down the amount in his book,
and "Heaven bless you," rose up,
arched his back, twisted his legs, and
wriggled across to one of the straw beds
and fell upon it with groan.
"Poor man!' sighed Old Jezel.
$50 l say, and here's a quarter for
him." added, as l advanced to the
table and led it down.
Old Jezel piekeditzup, held it a mo-
ment, and then handed E bSok with the
remark: s7z.sss.s. ~. -ss.xs % .
- He will bein the hospiiel soon. and
| he will dot need it!''
I ] Tho next two callerss were Italians
and seemed to be neA and. wife. siTheS
came ON = bushes visit LIE man was
now grinding a hand organ owned by
old Jezel. and he wanted some clay .
for, his wifs, Il rundsrstQpd this, with,
out being able to Interpret 1 word.
SIZE was a. ffaili little woman, of con-
sumptive look, and she would not do
FOR a. sfag-piSker. E Old Jezel said SO
after feeling of her arms and shoulders.
She could not carry a hand-organ, mol
could she sing or dance r. tfgr
II think she had better be, a beggar, -
suggested the husband, and old Jezel
agreed. He asked her how many
English words she could speak, and she
said: