The rustler., 1891-10-16
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he had seen better dave Anvbodv
could tell that but the chances were
thai has Nlght bad not rested on . aay
that had not been decidedly worse for q
long time His clothes we're not Of the
latest cut. and they were not in =. good
repair - they mirht have been. His
beard waich was Of a pronounced red
with traces here and there Of that
warm Titan shade Of which Laura
Libby IA wont 20 tell. was fallv two
weeks advanced toward maturity and
his nose matched his beard perfectly in
appearance. lie was not a pretty man,
and his breath permcated a large ex-
panse Of atmosphere with a pcrmeation
that had very pronounced symptoms of
stale beer about il
To get down to hard facts-he was q
tramp
He walked up West Main street in an
aimless sort Of way. and his every
action gave proof to the fact that he
was playing IN hard luck. just up by
Plymouth avenue another tramp came
along. The second one differed from
the hrst but a very little In his general
makeup. lie was younger. though. and
not quite 50 dirty. The two men met
and stopped They eyed each other
enriaasly for a moment aud then the
second one said, How're they comin'Y"
"Rottern, replied the first one sente-
tiously.
Same here" said the other one
grimly. Had any grub?"
mop"
wat are yer doin'?"
'LOokin' fer t."
"Wherc yer goin'?"
Coin ter try my luck out here on
this street Worked the same woman
four times by callin' an aslsin' II her
mother was in. She's sixty but she
thinks she don't look It. an she's bit
every time on the same gag. wanter
60 long2"
The young man was pleased at the
prospect and said that he did. Up the
street the two pedestrians sailed. ant
after few moments walk reached the
house where tho susceptible woman
lived just as the man who had beer
four times was about to make anothe,
try, a happy thought seemed to strils,
him, and he turned and said: "Sav |
watts the matter with your goin' in an
maxim a bluf at her. She'd know me.
sure"
"W'at'll l sayP" asked the young
man.
"Aw, give her any CUFF yer think of.
Ask her 4 her grandmother is ia, aud |
Wen she tells yer that she is dead, beg
her parding and tell her that she's so
young loolsin' that you thought she was
Twin with her Any sort OF stufr'n 20.
she's SO dead stuck ON bein' taken fer
younger than she is."
The young man was ticlsled with the
Idea and he pulled the gate open and
walked up the front steps with nom
rhalant air and pulled the front door
bell In moment the lady of the house
came to the door and he took off his hat
and made n low bow. "Scuse me.
nam, but is any of yer grandchildren
nome?"
u haven't any grandchildren"
snapped the woman as she started ia
.lose the door
Il AK your parding, mann: come TO
ook at you you amt old enough TO
lave grandchildren Can | see your
married daughterP"
why, you insulting wretch and me
'nly 80 years old. Get out of the yard
'r I'll scald vou," almost shouted the
nraged woman Us she slammed the
Ioor shut with . blng that could be
leard a square.
Meanwhile the other tramp stood at
he bottom of the steps, black In the ,
ace from anger. When the young man {
anne down he grabbed him by the
hroat and hissed; what did you ask
er that for? You don't know as much .
out taffyin' q woman as | do about
ne inside o. q bank" Then he pushed
he young man from him and strobe out
D the sidewalk. At the gate he turned
nd shouted back TO the young fellow.
Tho stood where the older man had
hoved him: 'You tramp. You? BAH
he best thing you can do young feller
ter go to work"
And he strode down the street, never
nee looking back at his quondam part.
or. er.-Rochester IN. Y. Democrat i
AN English servant girl, who had |
sturned from the United States &c '
Isit her friends at home. was told that s
ne looked really aristocratic." To :,
hich she responded: Eyes, in Ameri !,