Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-12-05
s'Thank YOu. Kind Friends. Z"

IbOut nine o'clock yestnrd MORN
ing an old, fat and ru Idly apple woman
arrived at the San office, ana placed
some bits of wood in the gutter in
Frankfort street, near the corner II
took her S)me time TO arrange the
pieces of board and wood but s',e
nally fixed them so they presented a
Level surface, and then she disappeared.
A short time afterward she reappeared
with an enormous basket, which she
placed firmly upon the wooden struc
ture. Again she disappeared. a er
she drew up with some apples and
pears, which she ru bed carefully with
a towel. and then pla ed in orderly
rows on the basket. After that she
brought forth from the bosom of her
dress some bi 8 of paste-bC ard mark I'd
with the prices at which she sold the
apples. These were ARA 1ged in an
orderly fashion; then she ioIk out n
copy of story paper from her pocket,
said ..Sood mornin''' to The other ven,
ders withl1 earshot. smiled brightly sat
down on the corner of tie steps ol the
San Office. and began 10 read through
her iron-bound spectacies with great
int rest.
A few m 'nutes la'cr an express wagon
driven by young man with large
mouth came rattl ne around the corner.
The young man had fashioned the large
mouth into a copious and impressive
smile, which he was displavin for the
benefit of the shop giil who was trim
ping along the edge of City Hall Park
IL being impossible for the youn
expires man to eng neer the smile. look
at the girl and dri in the )poSite di-
reciion at one and the same time it
was natural that the horse should look
cut fer himself He did. As he whirl-
ed around the corner OF frankfort
street the rear wheel struck the apple
basket, and the whole establishment
was wrecked The apples rolled in
every direction, the basket went bob
bing down the S rect and the bits of
wood few excitedly about.
The fat and red aceG apple woman
looked up in dismay. Tnen the cor
ners of her mouth dropped, and large
tear ran down the side OF her nose. ; he
simply sat there, clasping he hands ana
looking straight before her while a
second tear starred out in pursuit of
the first. she did not attempt to
move. cripple, who had been sell
ing pencils across the street. hobblei
over on his Crutches and secured the
basket. At the same nom mt gaunt,
good-nat red looking woman, who
was Hing newspapers in front of
French's Hotel, hurried over and detI-
ly placed the pieces of wood in posi-
ton again. An Italian vendor of
figs and dates. who had his stand a
short distance away, had already be
gun to ga'her the apples, aud
good-natured lrishman, who had
stevedore's h ok stuck through
his belt, jumped down from his
truck and assisted him. A police
man amused himself by tapping the
apples, which were at great distance.
with his club. and sen linz them within
reach o the others, and a woman who
had Teen scrubbing doorstep down
Fran kfOrt street CAM up .ust in time
to wipe the apples of, one after an
other, and place them in the basket.
In five m;uu'oS everything was ship
shape and presentable again, and the
e p essman had disappeared around
the corner. The corners of the apple
woman moath turned upward. The
tears cea el, she rubbed her nose
briskly ". tn / er sleeve. said Thank
you, nd friends," and resumed her
serial story.-M y Sun.