Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-02-02
LIFTING Rlvp1 DOWN.
ne weaid ks.~ Him wh.s us NJ
uim-What Rssbe Msali Do.

us Woaid kn"w Him Nhs" We ssv
uim-whst Rssbe wesii De.
There was q solid looking old man ca
the rear platform % . furty--econd
street car with the the other DAY ~ We
came up from the West shore ferry
landing. and after bii he asked;
Il. there any place In New York
where q TELLER who Is out Of work hang.
putY'
You'll generally find such men
around the Battery. City Hall park and
Union square"
DO you ~ around those places
Very often"
"Ileineml-r % seeing ayoung fcller
a,ou, twenty years old blue eyes,
frcckled face. rather large mouth. thinks
he's the sinart.-t young man In Amer
I icaY'
IL can't say do
well. I expect he's around ther,
somewhere. though 10. two weeks since
/ h.arl frum him"
ANY relation
Somewhat. He's my Son Reuben.
We call him Rrubs fur short. Got up
on his ear about two months ago. iieub'
dill. AMI decided tina, be- was ton smart
fur our nayburhoo.i Seen Jet sich TEL
lsrs. hAint your
"Y---
"Rcut,'s q good boy hut tarnal con.
oritod. Had the wus, casc II swell bead
you ever saw. Thought b. was big
ger man than the governor. Didn't do
M gcod 90 talk "a him. lle hal about
twenty-five dollars put 10y. anil be wa
t-,ni On comm down 10 York 90 SEX his
fortune. hal quiet talk with the old
woman. anl W. decided 10 was b.si "a
/ lei him SEX
And how has he come ouiy'
edo, through seckin and i waitin fur
money "a git home on. hin waiiin fur
some time. I kinder thonght ii give
him enough 70 4, a. effect a cure. Last
letter we got aid be wa purity nigh
froEe and starved 90 death. I've come
down ,o fni him AMI take him home,
AMI I've gu, 90 bushels II corn ready
fur him "a hsgin huskin On. Ill better
stop a, Union SQUARE fnsiy'
"Ye-.-
"I1l know Rsubs forty ruis 81. liz
amt got no Ovcrcoat, and he'll L. all
humi.si over like calf ca a Jinuary
mornin. He'll L. lookin ArUund and
thinkin bout chicken io,pie and new
cider and dOughnu,s, AMI a.sayin 10 his
..lf that he'd give the last frcckle GA his
nose 10 b. home agih. III puricnl not
20 know him. Ill stop him AMI say.
"'Young man. mebbc you kin tell in'
whar Wall street l., I've got a sor
named Reuh.. who cum down here q
few week. ago with twenty-five dollar'
In his pocket 10 carve cut his tarnal for
tune. lie So, went right In to carve
with both hands. and I hear u now tako'
two yoke % oxen 90 draw his wealth
arunndr
lie winkci Ani laughed and poked IN,
In the ril,.. and continucl'
Then R,ul. will fall on my neck and
do IN. pru.ligal act. anl I'll have .,
kinder thaw out by DEGREES aud tax,
him home. Kinder sorry for him. aiieI
all. Rsube's smariern q steel trap III
leads the quirr In singin. anil the gals ~
our way are all crazy about him. Mebt-
| haln, orter hurt his feclins when
meet him.
II wouldnt."
"wall. l guess ! won't. I'll jet wall
up a. him kinder naoherally. and shak'
hands and make u a. easy fur him ~
kin. Reul-s a. sensitive as n rabbit
and I guess he's hurt enough already
Change here. chr I'll run acrOss him
somewhsr today. shall kinder want
To refer To his tarnal fortune. bat guc-'
won't. I'll just sort o meet him aDd
talk about the hogs anil hens anil things
AMI make I, easy for him. usel Ia h. .
boy myself. you know, and ] kinder fee
for Reute. Gooiby. You needn't worry
II you happen 10 meet him jisi tell him
I haint mad, and that I'll let him down
a. easy A. rollin of log. IN Quad IN
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