Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-01-21
LETTING ReUeE DOWN.
He Would Know Him When He Saw
Bim-What Reube Would Do.

He Would Know Him When He Saw
Bim-what Reube Would Do.
There was a solid looking old man on
the rear platform of a Forty-second
street car with me the other day as we
came up from the West Shore ferry
landing, and after bit he asked:
is there any place in New York
where a teller who 5 out of work hangs
OUT"
You'll generally find such men
around the Battery, City Hall park and
Union square"
do you 90 around those places
Very often"
Remember of seeing young Teller
about twenty years old blue eyes,
freckled face, rather large mouth, thinks
he's the smartest young man in Amer
ica?"
Il can't say do
well, l expect he's around there
somewhere, though it's two weeks since
heard from him."
ANY relation
Somewhat. He's my son Reuben.
We call him Reube fur short. Got MP
on his ear about two months ago, Reube
did, and decided that he was too smart
fur our nayhurhood. Seen jest SIGH fell
lers, hain't You
Yes"
"Reube'S a good boy but tarnal con-
ceited. Had the wust case of swell head
you ever saw. Thought he was a big
ger man than the governor. Didn't do
no good to talk to him. He had about
twenty-five dollars put by, and he was
bent on comm down to York to seek his
fortune. had quiet talk with the old
woman, and we decided it was hest to
let him seek
And how has he come out:'
"Got through seekin and is waitin fur
money to git home on. Bin waitin fur
some time. | kinder thought I'd give
him enough of it to effect a cure. Last
letter we got said he was purity nigh
froze and starved to death. I've come
| down to find him and take him home,
and I've got 200 bushels of corn ready
fur him to begin huskin on. I'd better
| stop at Union square fust:'
Yes"
III know Reube forty rods off. He
amt got no overcoat. and he'll be all
| bumped over lie a calf on a Jinuary
mornin. Hell. lie loolin around and
thinkin bout ch cken potpie and new
| cider and dougLuuts, and a-sayin to his.
self that he'd give the last freckle on his
nose to be homo agin. III purtend not
TO know him. ri stop him and say:
"'Young man. mebbe you kin tell me
whar Wall street is? I've got a sor
named Reube, who cum down here a
few weeks ago with twenty-five dollars
in his pocket to carve out his tarnal for.
tune. He jest went right in to carve
with both hands, and hear it now takes
two yoke of oxen to draw his wealth
aroundr"
He winked and laughed and poked me
in the ribs. and continued:
"Then Reube will fall on my neck anC
do the prodigal act, and I'll have t
kinder thaw out by degrees and tax,
him home. Kinder sorry for him, aftel
all. Reubes smarter'n a steel trap. h
leads the quire il singin, and the gals VI
our way are all crazy about him. Mebb,
l hadn't orter aurt his feelins when
meet him"
II wouldn';"
wall, g. | won't. Ill Jest wall
up to him kin ', nacherally and shake
hands and make it as easy fur him as
kin. Reube's as sensitive as a rabbit
and l guess he's hurt enough already
Change here, cI? I'll run across hin
somewhat tOdav. I shall kinder wan
to refer to his tarnal fortune. but CUES
/ won't. III lst sort o meet him anC
talk about the h1gs and hens and things
and make il easT for him. Used to be
boy myself, You know, and l kinder fee
for Reube. Gooiby. You needn' t worry
If You happen to meet him jist tell hin
l hsin't mad, ard that III let him dow
as easy as roilin off log. M. Quad il
New York Evening World.