The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-01-21
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much better'n / did, he could SEN II MS
self So he took 1t an run up TO the cor
ner an put it i'm one o them OIL boxes
whar they keeps so convenient on inc
lamp posts.
1 couldn' hep feciin' sorry iur seen
n nice letter TO git all greasy 10 ".en
he come back arst him what ne PUT ~ |
in the box fur an he says. TO make * |
On ,asvv he'll my tongue then, Dut al |
Tho ,i,,o were a cookin o supper, L |
,,-oro th;okin' bout the necessity 1ur
srro,se an. the SORT o grease TO use fur
2tfs,ron+ ,hines. The grease o human
kir,poes fur them as the Worid nau cast
~. an, the grease o. brotherly love- iur
me weak an soIiowin' ones an also, 'ne
crease o. the p0cket-book' iur tnel" %
,, S,,,tv stomachs thought so much
hau M ., mat fus thing / know'd the
apoue -, In, nre was burnt up.
W., dav arter day passed. tell weeh
We, nv an didn' no letter come
from Mr.. Editer. .,,,,,.
could see sister Saline were $50
- roo. so arter she got zone
aan,,n; a. the story, l says 10 her ono
day, says l. -. ,,o,, ta,xe our for
- an your own hans an try 10 IN
s ssaa.o. rS,tecy I'm kind o. feared the let
w.. 90, ruined n. that oil box, an ne am,
s,o,,er cot II. OR maybe he's poor 100 an
= ,ac,,,n, I'm sense hissef so had TO oorry
orrn you fix your frizzes an Sit on YOU
funeral dress an bes' vel, an 30 SeO
"Rut, she says: maybe what BIZ sa'e
were so. an 1 might meet one 40.
lone what" says /, you sho amt
feared of a man2
Nor" she says; "A devll' ,..
"One amt much worsen tV'hsi, o,n
/; Ego long sister Sailie' an 10"
a fool.'
vvnen she'd cot started. ] went to work
an. straightened up things, an got d pls. ..
a, n,eat on credit, sos TO peSlh envy"
our fortune with a good supper ~
10 Gunner on the fire, an slicked up my
mar am then sot down TO wait Iur SISTER
Sallie TO git back. -. ,o.,,,
''rwere mighty nigh dark wheh she coil'0'
[ jus slept 70 the winder TO Wa'eh iui
her when a hack drove up TO the door,
an who should cit out o IT, Dul si9'ei
Sallie an a man.
Rut IL want the same sister Sallie what
had lef' NE "a few hours befo'. L wouldn
a know'd her If / hadn' see her feet When
she got out; but l couldn' make no mis-
take about theml ! amt never see en-
eaualled fur size an fatness! An by them
signs l know'd her. Her bonnet were
completely crushed: her veil an dress was
tore; one piece Of her friz we're gone en-
tire, an she were dirty, out sInillh
from one en- TO tother. / knowd our
fortune were made!
Tho man didn' cone in, bet shook hans
an got back in the hack, an sister saline
she como on IN. st'll smilin'.
couldn hardly wait fur her 10 git In
befo' 1 arst:
what on earth has happened 10 your
"GV mo some supper fus," says she
IAN / can talk better
rs the story all right says /; an di1
you see Mister Edter?'
Nor" says she; Il amt see no editer
but / Ter the story" An she gigsled
raal foolish.
see she want goin 10 crafty me tell
she'd gratihed hersef. so l JUS waited
on her quiet but ! burnt so with cur osity
| ,twere a mercy dian sot fire TO my close
Well. she finished arter awhile, quite a
spell. in fac. an a drawn o her cheer
, IN To the fire. she shed her shoes undone
her wais' an begin.
Saws She IL didn' have no trouble
nindin' o. the place, but as 1 stopped so
often 10 look ia the winders, II took me
some time on the way, an when did sit
thar were mos feared TO goin evythlns
looked so dark While ] were stahdih
thar a maxim up my min. a man come
out o. a door near by, an arst me "hat
did want.
1 says to him, says l. Il want 10 nm
Mister Editer o. the Globe newspaper
well" says he; II dunno II he's up
stars or not but You JUS 80 straight
up them steps tell you go up four pairs
of 'em. an then if you strike light
vouu see the word office spelt on
door. Go I'm thar"
but" says i; If amt got no light 10
| strike"
$50 he gi me q match an | started
| ND. | declar' Kate, twas forty steps in
| the fus' part 1 thought / should a died
| fore / got up, An the walls was that
| close l could stretch out my hans an
tech 'em both TO onct. 1 couldn' hep q
| thinkin' bout the way that was too mar
rer an steep fur the devil to elm. an
twas mighty consoln, fur 1 felt KIND
squeamish in that dark place.
Seemed Ike ! cOuldn' never git 10 inc
top but arter long time did; an when
/ made a light 1 see four doors. an eYy
one of 'em mad office" on EN-! 1 couldn'
make up my min which one TO knock at
an while l We're q workin on it my hght
give out: an thar ! werel
I thought I'd better be a knockin sum-
whar, or night would ketch me way up
thar. so felt my way 10 one O. the doors
an give a knock. The door flew open -
quick | thought somebody mus bin
ls'enin' at the key-holc; but If they was
they was mighty spry. cause the only
| body / see were a man a settin NJ tapie,
an he dldn' even look up, but says, IA al
short;
"Wen?"
every we'll, thank you, sir" says ], In
heap potter voice than his'n;
"Is this Mr. Editer?"
what sort O editer?" says he still
short.
mister Edter o. the Globe news
| paper" says /, raj wnnin'.
Nor. says he: mex door" an as ne
| hadn' never looked up. l took my leave
an went out: an the door shet as quick
as 1t opened.
/ put my han on the wall an felt long
| tell | come 10 the mex door, an give "A
| knock on that. 1t flew open jus the same
way. an thar sot another man a writin
| at table.
'Wenv' says he. befo I conid git inside
| o the room; "Well|'
Eyes indeed. sirl' says !. an thought
how editers' manners had been siandered;
| I'm quite well, but a little shOrt-yinded
from climbin the sta'rsl May arsk----2
! Nor" he says, says he, you needn
| finish: / amt got time fur nothin' o the
| kindw
| If you bIieye me. that door just shet
| itse'f an LEI me outside ia the dark
| got kind o. discouraged then. an be-
| gun To feel sorry fur the men that had
made fortunes on paper. an otherwise
| hut | thought I'd better try onct more 50