Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-01-09

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There was = solid locking cid man On
the rear plssform Of . Fatyxsoead
street. car with me the other day a. We
came up from the West Shore fairy
landing. and after hst be aaked
lis there any plAcs In New Yerk
where Teller who b eat Of WORK bags
outys
You'll gsnrAily And such men
AROUND the Battery, City Hall park and
Unien square"
DO you 50 around fhsss plscesy'
"yevy often
'sRAmezaber Of seeing young Teller
about twenty years old blue eyes.
freckisd face, rather large mouth. thin-s
he's the ssaxrtsss young mAa in Amer
icay'
II can't say de-"
well. expect he's around there
somewhere. though It's two weeks sllcs
heard from hini."
Any relation.
Somewhat He's my sen Reuben.
We call hirs Ecube fur sbort. Got up
Oh has car about two months ago, Ren..e
did, and decided that he was too smart
fur our nAyoursood. seen less saeA TEL
lsrs. lsainf yons"
"fes."
"Reube's . good boy bet tarnai con-
ceited. Had the wust case OF swell he'd
you ever saw. Thought i1e wss biz
ger man fisrn the governor. Didnt 20
no good TO talk TO h,sa. lie had abort
twenty-five dollars put Icy. and he wss
bent On corlin lowa 10 York 10 seek his
fortune had qrie. talk with tbs oh
woman. rs.d we decided ii was hes. -
lef him geek"
"And how has he come OUT
SCOT through seelzin and is ws.tsn fur
money 70 git home on. Bin waitsn fur
some time. | kinder thought Ia give
him enough OF II q effect cure. Last
letter we 20. sid he was party nigh
froze ana starred TO death I've cone
down TO fad him and take him homo.
aud I've got 200 bushels Of corn ready
fur him to begin huskin on. I'd better
stop ss Union square fnsty'
..Yes."
III! know Eeubc forty rods Of. Hs
amt got 10 ove-co2t. and hs'il be al
bumped over like calf on q Jinuary
n.ornin- He'll be lookin around and
thinkin bout chicken po;pie and new
cider and doughnuts. and a-sayin 10 his
self that he'd give the last freckle on his
nose to be home agin. III prrtead not
to know him. I'll stop him and say:
Young man. inebbc YOU Kin tell ms
-. -
named Rcube. who cum down here .
few weeks ago with twenty-five dollars
in his pocket 70 carve cut his farnal for
tune. He jest went right in to carve
with both hands, and hear il now takes
two yoke Of oxen to draw has wealth
arouudr"
He winkcd and laughed and poked me
in the ribs, and continued:
"Then Rerbe viii fail on my neck and
do the prodigsl act. and I'll have TO
kinder thaw out by degrees and take
him home. Kinder sorry for him, after
all. Reube's smartcr'n a steel trap. He
leads the quire in singin. and the gals up
our way are al crazy about him. Mebbe
hadn't orter hurt his .eelins when
meet hir,."
II wouldn't"
"Wall. guess won't I'll jest walk
up to him kinder nacherally, and shake
hands and make il as easy fur him as
kin. Reube's as sensitive as . rabbit,
and I guess he's hurt enough already.
Change here, Ell? IL run across him
somewhsr today. shall kinder want
TO refer TO his tarnal fortune. but guess
wont. Ill Just sort o Eees Linn and
talk about the hogs and hons and things.
and make il easy for him. Used 10 he a
boy myself. you know. and kinder feel
for Reube. Goodby. Yen needn't worry.
II you happen 10 meet him jist tell him
hain't mad. and thai Ill let him down
as easy as rollin CT lor.'-M Quad in
/ New York Evening World.