The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1890-11-01
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IeolinS for Work, Information, Cigar
cites, or Anything OF the kind.
.So," he said, only he pronounced Il
"naw," and fingered affectionately over
the end of the word, II amt workin'.
You're city people, amt your"
EYES"
II suppose you got tired of it'"
''Oh, no; only q change"
"Well. thought you might O. got tired
of it. Pm tired of the country. WIS
born in the country. Twas In the city
once"
"Yes, 1 liked it; but I couldn't stay.
What would like would be to get with u
family that would board and clothe me. I
don't suppose you want mes'
mo, not just at present, thank you"
''You see, don't care IL didn't work
STEADY. All care about In to get work
one or two daysin the summer. Isuppose
you haven't got any work."
Not Just now"
'Oh, it don't make much difference. /
don't suppose you've got any old pantss"
mot now"
"Thsse Is about the best I've got"
Every sorry"
''What wanted to ask you about Is a
story I read about boy in New York who's
10 years old and only Is inches high. Pm
8 feet, guess. Let's see, there's "a inches
in o foot, amt thereS"
Some people don't think So"
HE amt IL foot high, then. Do you
know 1 can hardly believe that suppose
there are lots of things in the city which
we don't have here?"
"No doubt of it."
"Well, I wouldn't o. believed it if /
hadn't read it with my own eyes. Less
than a foot-about half foot" and he
thought over it for awhile.
Say" he went on, "do you know those
people down there2"
mo"
They're from New York. They just
moved in. You don't know 'em2"
"Not yet"
They're neighbors of yours. You New
Workers amt very sociable, are your"
Perhaps not"
''Those people there will be leavin', l
guess, with lot of bills behind 'em."
That's too bad"
eyes. They owe a dollar and a quarter
already in one place that know. L never
owed but five cents, just nickel for
pipe, and it worried me good deal Do
you owe anything in this place."
~You shouldn't ask questions like that"
"Oh, just wanted to know. Wondered
when found that out about those people.
lsuppose you work, don't you"
"Qh, yes"
"In the cisyS"
eyes"
Il don't suppose you'd mind tellin' me
your business"
well, yes, to be frank with you"
ANobody around here knows, and we'd
like to know"
THAT'S too bad"
" don't suppose you want to tell mef"
Ooh, it doesn't make any difference"
"Dut guess you amt goin' to tell met"
"You are quite right this time"
II see you've got some berries out there.
Would you like to have me peddle 'ems
Nor thought you might. They're worth
dfteen cents quart"
~Ncvcr mind" --.a- orr
Say, that's n cigarette, amt itr'
at was once"
ut Is now, amt it?"
at Is tho end of one"
"ldon't suppose you'd care II picked IL
an, would your"
"Not at all"
Il don't suppose you've got a match,
have your"
"Oh, yes; several Of them"
"You wouldn't--thank you. Say, IL Il
true that you buy beer by the cascy'
Questions of that kind arc not to be
answered."
'srhat's what they say about you"
every we'll"
AZ suppose II you got any work you'd
give 1t to Teller, wouldn't your"
~pe.haps."
II don't suppose you've got another
naatchs Thank you. Good-by, I'll come
In and see you again. New York Tribune.