Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-02-12

four hundred and fifty-nine of them
now in her room, which she was mighty
sorry to leave behind, and that these
she had now was this days pickin' up.
''When she got done workin' at her
self you couldn't see not ribbon nor a
hem of her fine clothes; it was all black
skirt and shawl, and she'd put up her
sleeve, so that when her arm stuck out
it was bare. Then she took all the rib
bons and flowers off her hat and
crumpled it up, and when she tied it on
what a guy she was. Now says she, 4
can go barefoot Which you WON'T
says l, 'for you'll get your feet all cut,
but you can muddy your shoes, which
she did, pumpin' on 'em, so that the
dust in the back yard would stick Then
we starts off across the country, and
upon my word l was pretty nigh
ashamed to be seen walkin' with such
little scarecrow. When / bought the
tickets at the station she asked me how
much they was, and put it down in her
book. When we got into the cars the
people all looked hard at her, and /
reckon they thought some kind of a
home had been burnt down, and
this was one of the orphans that had
been saved. But they didn't say moth.
in, and she fixed herself as comfortable
as you please; and before long boy
come through the car with fruit in a
basket, and then says she to me: Il want
two apples The boy had gone past us,
but 1 got up and followed him and
bought her two apples. How much did
you give for them?' says she when
come back. They was two for five
eents,' says I. Well says she, they dc
stick you dreadful. Two for three cents
is all papa or l pays for apples like
them,' and she took out her little book
and put down: Apples, three cents
Very well, miss says I, but if you
want any more refreshments you buy
'em YOURSELF Il think I'd better saws
she, and went to work eatin' them two
apples. She hadn't more than got
through with 'em when the boy came
around agin. I want banana,
says she; lend me five cents, which
| did, and she put down, cash,
five cents. Then the boy come up
and says she: How much are your
bananas?' Five cents said he For
What do you take me for?' says she.
I've bought bananas before, I'll give
you three cents for that one,' pointin to
the biggest in the lot. i can't do that
said the boy; the price is five cents
I'd like banana. says she, but don't
pay more'n three cents; take it or leave
it, and with that the boy went on.
Now says l, you've gouged yourself
out of banana Not bit of it, saws
she; he'll be back and in two minutes
he was back and said she might have it
for three cents. Have You got two cop
pers9 said she. Let me see en- He
said he had, and showed 'em to her. and
she took 'ern and the banana and then
give him five cents, and then she didn't
give the change to me. but put it in her
pocket. Now says she, IF you'd
buy things that way you'd be rich in no
time
|aep we got to the city we took the
elevated and went up town TO Forty
eighth street, and then walked over to
her fathers house. 1t was big one on
one of the cross streets. When we got
there she told me 20 wais minute, and
iookin' around to see that nobody was
comm she slipped off the skirt and the
cape she had made and rolled 'em up in
bundle 1t don't matter about my hat
and shoes says she, but they wouldn't
know me in such duds.' Then, handin'
ms the bundle, she said: For twenty
five cents yon can get that bag aended
just as good as new, so you can take 1t
and it will save us dollar and half
No, you dent says /, for I'd had
enough of her stinginess. i don't touch
that bag agin'. and / made up my mind
thai minute % charge the old maH I'VE
dollars worth. When the front door
was oDened the servant gal looked as If