The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-11-11

FOR another ship They uoh-t>wanr SAIL
ors on dry land. You'll DO drove back
to it. "
When l returned to my lodging, l
found letter addressed to Mr. William
Poolcy.
"Blistered if it ain't been seen artcr
all!' said |, grinning like fool.
opens tho letter and, going to the
window, holds it out and reads it. 1t
was from gent, saying ho had seen my
advertisement and was willing to give
me job, but | must invest somo money
along with him Mrs. Bloomer said that
| must look to get number Of letters
of that sort. Tkey was all thieves who
wrote 'cm, and l was to take no notice.
Sho tore tho letter up, fearing that l
might be tempted to call upon tho old
cUvCy.
Well, after that letter | heard no
more. Who was a-going to SEQ my name
down i'll that there corner? l looked
round at tho ortico four days after tho
notice had appeared and says to clerk,
"Considcring, " | says, "the cost I've
been put to, Pm surprised" says I,
mot to have got any answers"
"Put it i'll again." says he.
"DOwn in that cOrncr2' says I.
"What's your charge for half of ono Of
them pages of your'n with that there
notice printed kig, right amitlships Of
! the whitc?'
ave don't do business in that sort Of
way, says ho. "If wo did, the cost 'ud
keep you 10 wind'ard Of jobs for tho rost
of your shining days" "
When | got to tho lodging that after
noon, Mrs. Bloomer told me a party had,
called to SEQ mo.
Something in tho job lino?" says |.
Il can't say, I'm surc," says sho,
and | thought that her manner was
| changed. She had sort Of cast in her
| eyes and looked at tho wall past my
/ head, though sho was a-staring hard at
me, taking me in.
"What did tho party want?' says I.
She was female, sho answers. 81
believe sho III bo ablo to find you Job,
/ MIR. Poolcy. She'll be hero ut half past
10 tomorrow morning if convenient to
you. "
| went to my room and smoked pipe
! There was no letters in answer to my
notice. The paper might have tho big
! gcst circulation in tho world, but its
corner pieces wasn't read. What female
party was this a-asking after me? A
good many women keptshops. Numbers
was widows in tho baccy, swcctmcat
and other lines. Any sort of a job ashore
would suit me, and ono to my taste for
all | knew might be coming along to-
morrow ut half past 10.
Half past II camo round right enough,
for if there's one thing that never dis
appoints man it's timo. That old
blokc, drawcd with n beard and Il log
glass, always keeps his blushing word
There was no letter from tho largest
circulation. l had como back from get
ting Il mouthful of breakfast and was
a-shaving-it was about half past 10
While l was all lathcr comes u knock,
and Mrs Bloomer sings out, Mr..
Pooloy, tho party that called yesterday
Is awaiting to 500 you in my parlor -
Fright" says |, and wiping Off tho
soap put OH my jnckct and went down
stairs.
There was IL woman and her ittlo
boy standing by the tabio Sho wore q
green hat and looked to bo got up for {;
Sunday outing Tho boy for his tidy
looks was like ono of them children
that sings i'll tho streets along with men
: i'll clean jumpers and women with
btiplto ul'ltl tItll SllaWlS. Mis-. lSlOOn
, CT, standing beside tho door, suys, "This
, is Mr.. poolcy."
l When l steps in, the woman took and
1 lodged u bit, shooting her head out first
to port, then to starboard a-screw.
: driving of hor eyes into mo with tho
twistings of her face She then saws
family:
l.or--why-ycs,B Bill" And grasping
L the table sho fell to rocking herself,
r very quietly. saying once or twice soft
ly, Bill, Bill,' but with q note OF
such grief and rcproach that an old goa,
might have been moved hy it,
to "What's thisy" says |, turning upo,
Mrs. Bloomcr
"Oh. BILL" shricks tho woman on
sudden, holding out her hands to mo
10, "dont t pretend not to know mo if II
g not to drop dead. lIcro's your child, You
rs. own little William Ho was 6 month
to old when you left mo, and-und-ol
AN William, think--now hos years.
And with that sho lifts him right on
Tho tho table, calling out; Look ut yo,
'ho father, Billy. Ask him if no ain
ashamed to have left his poor vito f,
an nigh six year. with never ono word
hd say whether no was alive or dcnd?''
ng thought 10 myself, "Bloomcd if
nrs don think now that them corner picc,
css III the largest circulation arc road
M Mrs. Bloomer's faco was like IL ship
fgurehcad, hard with feelings
Mt, "You re quito mistaken. " saws / :.
in never was married in this here world
H. and 80 if I've got wife she must be n
lid angel"
it 'Noyer was marricd!' she screamed
49, running up to me, while the boy san
ok out, "Mother 1 shall fallr' and Mr.
FL Bloomer put him down. "Ncvcr ",
ny married" she shrieks. "D'you mean
p. say you forget corrting me at my f,
cs thcr's, Simon Dadds, who kept tho ho
tillcry called tho Sinking Star, on IL
l Sandwich road? Never was married
or she wells with bor xvorflo