Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-01-31

TO, { 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.
"Whcn she got done workin' at her
self you couldn't SEQ not a 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
boas and flowers Off her hat and
crumpled it up, and when she tied it on
what a guy she was. Nov, says she, I
an 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, l 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 nis!:
ashamed TO be seen waikiki with SUI:
little scarocrow. Whom | bought tho
tickets at the station she asked mo how
much they was, and put it down in hoy
book. When we got into the cars The
people all looked hard at her, ard l
reckon they thought some kind of 4
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 com Portable
as you pleuso and before long boy
come through the car with fruit in a
basket, and then says she to nc: Il want
two apples Tho boy had gone past lis.
but l 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
cents says I. Well says She, they do
stick you dreadful. Two for three cen Is
is all papa or l pays for apples like
them and she took out her little book
and put down: Apples, three cents.
Very we'll, miss says l, but if you
want any more refreshments you buy
'cm YOURSELF ! think III hetter,' says
she, and went to work eatin' them two
apples. She hadn't moro than got
| through with 'cm when the boy came
around agin. L want lanana,
says sho: lend me five c"nts,' which
| did, and shc put down, cash,
| five cents. Then the boy como uI
and says she: 'IIow much arc you1
| bananas?' Five cents said he. For
| two?' says She. No says he, for one.
What do you take me for?' says She
I'vo bought bananas before. Ill give
| you three cents for that one, pointin' to
| the biggest in the lot. Il can't do that
| said tho boy; tho price is five cents
| I'd like q banana says she. but don't
| pay more'n three cents; take 1t or leave
| it, and with that the boy went on.
Now says l, you've gouged yourself
out of a banana Not q bit of it, says
| She; 'ho'll be back and in two minutes
| he was back and said she might have it
| for three cents. Have you got two cop
pers?' said she. Let me see 'c,n.' He
| said he had, and showed EN- to her, and
| she took 'em 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
| when 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 to wait minute, and
lookin' around to SEQ 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
me tho bundle, sho said: For twenty
five cents you can get that bag mende-1
| just as good as new, 50 you can take il
and it will save us q dollar and half
No, you don't says l, for Ia haa
enough of her stingincss. 4 don't touch
that bag aSin', and 1 made up my mind
shat minute to charge the old man five
| dollars worth. When the front door
was opened the servant gal looked as il
she couldn't believe her eyes, but nv
| young woman was as cool as you please
and sho had me showed into a room of
the hall, and then she went upstairs.