Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-30
AN AUGUST MORNING TALK.
By LUCY D. HARRIS.
Written for The Evening Star.

Our burly. good-natured Yankee host at
Block Island and I fell into conversation
one morning as he was busting the piazza
outside my Windows task which his little
sharp-voiced wife had evidently assigned
him. The window being open. he asked
(waving his feather duster out toward the
ocean,: What dye think o. our viewr'
To which replied that we chose the house
because the view was so fine
Yes" he said, its the best view We kin
git, 'ceptp'aps. up t the Ocean View House,
but they git big prices up there. It's 'ston-
ishin' what lots of money people has to
spend nowadays, but mebbe it's better they
shud spend it sence they hev SO much, fur
then 1t does other folks some good" "And, "
added. "leaves less to ruin their children
The old man felt the force of this re-
mark. He beamed. a tide of "reminiscences
rushed over him, he forgot all about his as
signed duties and sat down on the bench
outside the window and the f1oodgate rose.
That's as sure as ye'rs bawn," said he.
Il allus worked In a cotton mill till was a
young man. an right In the same place, too,
an one summer a man come who was git
tin UP paatent. an he he'd the privilege O.
usin' one o. the wo'k rooms. an I noticed
he paid considerable 'tention to me an talked
with me whenever he got a chance. An
one day he sec to me, he seq: How long
you ben wo'kin' herer An I seq: Ever
sence was bawn.' An he seq: Would We
like to go away from here? / think / know
Jest the place for ye.'
II seq: That's Jest what I'd like to do.
allus meant to git out into the world an
see more OF it Well. / guess twas bout
three month after that, one day q man
come into the kyardin' room an SEE to the
super: HEY We got a man by the name o.
Oney Butman here? Yes, SIR seq the
super. Kin l see him?' SEE he Yes, sir
see the super, he's right over there An
he come up to me an he SEE: DO you know
a man by the name of-(well, now, eff
hain't furgot his name, it's so long sence,
thought of it,. No. SIR SEE i. Well how
Is 1t that he knows you eff you don't know
nimr I don't know SEE i. Well, do you
reekleck man what was wo'kin on paat-
ents her a while ago.? o. yes' SEE 1. I re-
member him. Well seq he, there's ben a
new cotton mill started over to Webster,
Mass, an he seq you're Jest the man fur
the head of the kyardin ROOM
was awful pleased, but ! SEE: I can't
go thout gfvin' our super good, reasonable
notice an the upshot of it was that give
ster Yes, ! was to a ben there the fust
day Of April. but / went there the 10Th day
OF March, because the fust day of April was
j
set foot into 1t. 1t was pleasant, an 1
liked It. an I went to wok on Monday
Well wo'kcd there bout six months an
then l got married to my fust wife, and
mere shadow passed over the old mans
face). Il lived with her forty-four year an
-FOUR month, an then" (here he fingered for
a moment, and then. bringing himself back
10 MS story. well as was sayin', SEE
TO the super after I'd ben wo'kin bout six
months ut was Sat'day night an he was
pawn me my wases), / see. Super, I'd
nke TO heV Monday fur myself. I'm goin'
70 brewster village tonight an I'd like
to hev Monday fur to be with my company
All right the super seq. This is one o.
the 'cesions when a man hez to hev a lit
tie extry time, 'spose. Oney'
50 was back to wo'k Tuesday mornin'
an the super come up to me an he seq:
Oney. s'pose You feel tibet your Hbilities
Is leetle heavier then they was Satday.
an after this your wages will be raised a
dollar n half a week
We'll. so 1t went on, an one day. Test
as was goin' t eat my dinner, one of the
men come in an seq, 'Oney, Mr.. Brown
the was the owner OF the milD an the
super Is down stairs an want { see We
Fore eat my dinnerr seq I. This mintt..
SEE he. Hold on SEE l. an / left nv din
ner an went down stairs. an there was Mr..
Brown an the super. an the super seq:
an my place is open. an I've recommended
fill it, "
Il was took aback. but I Sc. to Mr..
Brown, 1 SEE. I got a good place thet suits
me an l suit the place. an the super's
pace Is a hard one, an / don't know as
"a git along. fur We know I've ben right In
Win those men as one Of 'em an dunno
as they'd stan it to hev me put over 'em.'
~ resk that SEE the super, an ef it's
money Cav e
Well the upshot of it was i TOOK the
place an KEEP 1t eleven year. an. then re-
signed an went into the saloon business.
I've done good many things for a Twin.
teacned singin' school for a Vood MANY
year. Yes. ned charge or a church choir
an the choir used to meet round to each
others houses an We he'd a good deal on
enoyment int i come over from Providence
TINS summer jest t keep summer boarders
but don't think IN stay through the win
ter. I've had an orrer to stay an teach
school, but my wife don't much ike II here
an don't much think I'll take I'D with II
ihem cotton mill times was about the best
times ever see in my Iife.'
Inen the old man gave a dab at the dust
on tne Dench where he sat and partly rose
10 so away, with a puzzled look on his coun-
tenance, as If he had not brought things out
as ne had expected. Then a look OF relief
came into his face and he seated himself
again, with:
Oh! was goin' to tell We OF a case where
money ruined young Teller 1 knew
HE wo'ked in the same room where 1 was
IN the factory an his folks he'd cast him
~.
He was a good wo'ker. but bout onct in
three months he'd go on a regular spree an
look like dead man come to life agin
when he came back to wo'k
well, one day he come in an sez .Oney'
seq he, I'm goin' to leave ye.' why, John,'
SEE L. what's the natter Well I've come
into $1,000 SEE he, AN now I'm goin' to
hev a good time
Il jest dropped everythin' an 1 ketched
holt of his hand an / seq, John, / con-
gratoolate We. Now make good use of your
money an live as We ought ter I'm goin'
ter, seq he; but in three months he was
back agin wantin' place. Bless yei He'd
gambled an drunk an og-an'-chicken-
lighted every cent of 1t away, an then he
wanted wo'k agin.
I've TUX him back, fur he was a good
han to wo'k, John was, eff he'd let liquor
alone, an. by gum! in little while an
other aunt died Dit was another aunt tibet
left him the fist money! an left him $50
GOD Casino real state nur nothin' but
cash, an tibet went Jest as 'tother done an
back he come a second time
We'll, we give him a place agin an one
day he come In an he seq, tOney, I'm a
dead man this time, fur my grandmother's
up an died an left me enough to finish me
up
Now. john SEE /. what kin We do fur
YEP an jest then Mr.. Brown come along,
an / SEE, Mr.. Brown seq l. here's John
come into $6o. 900 through his grandmother.
an can't we do suthin' fur to keep him
from spendin' on t" you see he really
ought to a had a garden to keep him from
spendin' his money!