Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1890-09-26
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No." he said, only he pronounced it
"naw," and fingered affectionately over
the end of the word, Il amt wor'in'.
You're city people, amt your"
"Yes."
Il suppose you get tired of to"
"Oh, no, only charge"
"Well, / thought you might o got
tired Of it. I'm tired of the country. |
was born in the country. | was in +he
city once"
Didn't you like it?"
Yes, liked it, but / couldn't stay.
What | would like won d be to get with
a family that would board and clothe
me, ! don't suppose you want me?"
No, not just at present, thank you. )"
You see, ] don't care if l didn't work
steady. All care about is to get work
sne or two days in the summer sup
rose You haven't got any work?"
Not just now
"Oh, it don't make much difference
don't suppose you've got any old
pants 2"
Not now"
"These is about the best I've got"
Very sorry"
"What / wanted to ask you about is a
story | read about boy in New York
who's 10 years old and only eighteen
inches high. I'm eight feet, l guess.
Let's see, there's twenty-four inches in
foot, amt there?"
Some people don't think so"
He amt foot high, then. Do you
know / can hardly believe that. Isup-
pose there are lots of things in the city
which we don't have here?"
No doubt Of it"
Well, wouldn't O believed it if
hadn't read it with my own eyes. Less
than foot about half foot, and he
thonght over it for awhile.
Say" he went on, do you know
those people down there!"
mo
"They're from New York. They just
moved in. You don't know EN-? 2"
Not yet"
They're neighbors of yours. You
New Workers amt very sociable, are
you?"
Perhaps not"
"Those people there will be leavin,
guess, with lot of bills behind en-"
"Thats too bad"
"Yes. They owe dollar and quar-
ter already in one place that know |
never owed but FIVE cents, just a nickel
Tor a pipe, and it worried me a good
deal. DO you eve anything in this
place."
You shouldn't ask questions like
that"
"Oh, | just wanted to know. Won
dered when | found that out about
those people. / suppose you work, don't
your"
"Oh, yes.
In the city?"
yes"
Il don't suppose you'd mind tellin'
me your business? ?"
We'll, yes, to be frank with you"
Nobody around here knows, and we'd
like to know"
That's too bad"
i don't suppose you want to tell
me?'
@Oh, it doesn't make any difference"
"But | guess you amt goin' to tell
me?"
you are quite right this time"
81 see you've got some berries out
there. Would you like to have me
peddle EN-? No? | thought you
might They're worth fifteen cents
quart
Never mind"
Say, that's cigarette, amt it?"
1t was once"
1t is now, amt it?"
1t is the end of one"
Il don't suppose you'd care if | picked
it up would your
Not at all. !"
j don't suppose you've got match,
have you?'
"Oh, yes, several of them"
You Wouldn't thank you. Say, is
it true that you buy beer by the case 2"
Questions of that kind are not to be
answered. =
THAT'S what they say about you"
very we'll"
Il suppose if you got any work yoa'd
give it to Teller, wouldn't you?"
Perhaps"
Il don't suppose you've got another
match? Thank you. Good-by. I'll
come in and see you again..