The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-02-12
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were long minutes Tor me, Tor Old JeZel
was mw&ng ms f.eM. :R corners Of
his eyes, and to break the suspense,
finally observed:
Il suppose that whatever these rag.
pickers bringmy is honestly acq,lired?'
"And l don't suppose you are a
fool"' he snapped back, wheeling on
me so suddenly thas T started back in
alarm.
l shut up.
Old Jezelwas greater puzzle than
ever. At first he had talked in broken
German. Now he was usirg good En-
gilsh. III q } uiiiypfusAT
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 .sside his black
pipe. bowed very humbly to me and
said:
your society," Sops ySa 1 RBSTss 9;in *
Of going. Will you please sit over on
this side, where you will be nearer me
and the table?''
followed him to a chair across the
rdpmi HIS obieN Ms @ ffAne further
from him and the table, and 1t Was some
time before Icdhld ten WIN
A. 49, That will de aioalE.s Nov you can
see and hear everything. How many
languages do you speakP"
"OnIy one."
"Ah! that is too bad. You may not
be able to understand all that is saidr'
The old rqgqs ,Wn giving me taffy.
derived msl! Evidently foreigner
and terribly crippled in the legs, had
halted me on the street, muttered
Heaven bless your and handed me
to read a 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 1 were
looking each other across twelve feet
of space, when in walked Heaven
bless you'' as cool as cucumber. His
lameness was all gone, his spine as
stfaightas ra@sad ard be looked ten
ySrs, toun4 er ban Eh$1 MT him on
C6af street thSSay before. +
0eod seeei8, ztrE
The IN man msdes wit, sly sie-
nal, and the visitor checked himself.
sat in the shadow and he had not seen
me.
my goot trent began the old man
as he rose up, Il hat some hopes to get
W in Aef hos tai bqtsitzei2 be s6lpe
EAhgs yeSNIt hal s ne sfee very badt
To eekyoH in$deh codai Ions. Didt
you see your old Captain Ib-dav. Sit
down, poor man, und dells ne ali about
it.
: That WIS taffy in long sticks.
The two sat down and began talking
II ItSlilR u.E6ul1s6ot understand E
wer9 by ttls i yhas by said; VIZ, ;,
that MANI"
..a"A stranger ID tie CITY,"
''But what is he doing here?'
hessps sps Ut ants to o1 pick
up strange things"
( 1kks RiSS q ess >s 81 sha Hear wild.
us no harm. He can understand moth
have to-day?'
In answer the man emptied his pd1st
on the table. There was couple of
dollars in small change. Old Jezel
counted it up, shot a swift glance at me
n asa so'S yoi old o,zln gave you thi.
money toAelp you 4nagp What a nice
shentleman's he is! Twill keep it for
You until you geta safe place"
He, put down the amount IN his book,
and - Heaven bless you," rose up,
arched his back, twisted his legs, and
wriggleyi aerossfo onelof tie straw beds
and fell upon it with .groan,
"Poor MANY sighed Old Jezel.
$50 l say, Ind here's q quarter for
him." l added, as I advanced to the
table and I'D it down.
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!; Is & ID /: n = ! son. and
JIhx hsxt 1.-TWO calcEesfe Italians.
~. 3oskesA ('1R0. aife. liXAs1f
eka5 h1 Y l&anes. Ian was
old oST Jsae1. and e wanted s5H sI" "lay y
&. ss E|i sB1l tsRqa 9sak. sA *Sas'
say way asflAaI! alnae, ~nmaai Iof con-
sumptive look, and she would not do
iof Sq4gNsRefA Old Jezel said SO
after feeling of her arms and shoulders.
She could not carry a hand-organ, MOI
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