The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-05-19

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"1sllo." shs said ~ The wanderer
shambled in 80
.-Hello, Nelly" He saw thaa her eyes
were fixed ON him critically. and felt
that he was not altogether At for In
spection. S M
"Aren't you working yet Tim7"
Now this question. when put by any
body else than. Of course. his mother,
was In Tins sensitive ears . thrust. a
veiledinnuendo, un unfavorsble verdict.
But he and Nelly had for . long time
made friendly eyes at each other and
exchanged intimate condolences. For.
II Tim was unfortunate. he ives also, &C
cording to tho standard OF that neigh.
borhood, distinctly mice" So Nellys
voice had Q ring Of sympathy In Il,
which relieved the harshness of ths
most embarrassing question. /,
NO." said Tim, mot yet"
"Why can't you get q place. Tim?"
II don't know, he answered, with Q
sickly little smile. II wish could"
Il guess you don't try hard enough" I"
'Oh, yes, I've tried" Tim was truth
full He put his statement in the pres.
sent perfect tense. But 10 pretty
hard"
"Other fellows get jobs. There's
Jack White, only graduated with you,
and now he's clerk in o dry goods
store"
"'Yes, but Jack Whites fine writer,
and I'm no good at writing"
"Well. there's Walter Craig works In
a meat shop"
"Yes, know. He got The place was
going to get. His big brother goes
with the man that started tho store,
and"
''Oh, we'll, there are lots OF other
places. Don't you ever see any
chsnces?"
"Ye-es," replied Tim. slowly. Eyes
terday went in 10 get place, but the
man asked me II I could make change,
and never made change"
"But you couldl OF courae you
could! And you've got to make them
think an. Snunk nm toarvhodv Th..,.
the wav 10 oct alone Whw son.. e ',e',
try selling papers?"
:Oh, I'm too old to sell papers."
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N.lIv Hict.,, .oms a,,st ~ @ ~ -.
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n,..,, To-. . oonu WIN
said YOU hollered fine~
Determined a. h. WA. n ,,.,v h,m..,,
every imao;nabla ysrtu. I'm co.,H mt
I. Ic.ontradieY N1Tlvs.~In.t .s.srt,oo ~. ~.
voice vrs:fa,,s11s SSye5, ~ s,n,v.. .nd
Quality s1thdro&.rt34Swsix .nowah
when he4a1Ss+6 10 she .;n,,s r,n-s.
" s.v irt6Ks lSSl,,. r,orn; ~, ~ !.
YOU w-wahyS - a. ~ comiS s;ni
10 the fee,,iSS M. Z - nhisner thot
any EMPLOYS ever Htsra frsm, an snnli.
cS6t S1 I.61sS "
sAnywuv. ihsvensx Snv vaoon or
ANYTHING" protested. Tim. more fertile
in imagining obstacles than e.u,edS1 a,ts,
That woufdn y coat mi1oh = said kek
", . Nt4leti6tftteulay, hecauSA tho tr;ce
Of wagons wssb[ yond hsrranre, AHow
much do you haveSto pAy fos a hSfse?'
.sren dolhrs. That's what Din%eu
paid for his"
"And q waaon-a secund-hand one,
I mean?"
"Oh, I don't know ANYBODY that has
one to SELL"
"Well. II I was a boy. I'd make one. "
said Nelly, sharply, and when Tim
looked in her ewes this time. he saw
that they were not quite like a mothers
after all. They were sympathetio, but
they ulso seemed 70 be examining him,
probing him, Just like the eyes Of fhose
terrible managers and foor-wn1kers
and employers.
"Whete's Dineen's wanon2 He isn't
peddlinp this year.- said Nelly.
"Oh. I forget TINT But that's all
old and-kinde-"
Couldn't YOU point itmY'
SOh tn, NJ o,od a. ro,,t,ro"