Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1899-09-23
WHEN REDDY SWAN.

h0 ms DOORWAY suf&nokSh1ink Aoe
morning doties OF the shop boy Ne noticed
thai the hackman had got back. TIE hAsk.
snan was-sitting c0Eagortably on the steps 81
hrs vehicle WITH hslfcOnsamsd cigar IN as
mouth. vhich he was biting with evident W.
ish ss be reas the morning paper.
Hello. Bay"
The hackmaR laid eo~n MS paper at thin
a1rcctiy personal haii. and. tsklns the eigat
from his mouth said; "how's yourseifs
You're settin' IN a draft there. ssid
the halter. YOU'D better close one Of them
doors OF you'll ke,ch coiS-"
I'm hardened. I've be camping out
for a couple Of weeks an I've So -
wouldn't care even II n rSincl-
~Iakin' your summer vacation, l reckon
Where'd yen so
What made YOU think that, l guess
you noticed that gOs a little sunburued."
4 id think thai ycu bad forget % rub
in the coupiexion cream accordiD' 70 d.
rcctsons- sai& the halter
I've ben on my vacation You think
don't g on vacations. maybe. You've got
an dee that there's ihings that : loo good
Tor . hsckman. an VscatlCrS - one OF them.
That's where yea fool yourself. I didn't
have 20 80 20 West Baden nor any q them
band ne-6owa resorts, neither Me and
some other gents n he same professor
has Eoi q made-to-ordcr resort Of cur own.
/ Them Letters an AIertors = al right, but
I they Ant the onhest. There's few more
4 beans in the b6g. You havcu'f seen Red
1 JACK. have you"
Haven't seer Jack for month
( "MsIi BE was ous with me. bat he
starred home 20 rest up week aSc. Hes
a god fellow, JACK i. bet he likes 10 sleep
I too We. He couldn't rest We. with rs"
sWhat 60 you GO when ycu &c; there"
Gather autumn leaves and hisgers and
H..
I --Thsu's our prlrciQal rec7eatiCus- Onct N
4 awhi.e we % rsAin' an tap sec q beer, or
= 20 sleep. or somethin' Of thai Aind- W hat
4 d. vou suppose q nan q O. when be goes on
q racstioue saw / to-d you About Jack
4 u-urn &c s'eep. That red headed rooster
can sleep more than asy uau ! ever saw
4 I knew how he vas a. the stand. bat c-tn
+ shlrk he'd waste time that way when he
wAs pawn cut three dollars week AZ
uothin' comm IN lie mishs just az vel a
STAYED On LIS box an slumbercc until some
euy come aionS an woke him ~ % pax him
I IN the way 20 maxim q case or two. But. no.
he had 20 CO the thins sty e. He'd Just
u-ake up Tor meals ST theu stretch himself
cut IT. \ shady pace. with The urru % H.
siraw nat restin on his uose and suore The
tai-uy sumner hours svay cntil supper
time. That's the way he GOT us chiseers- !
roess yog 70 Ehf Say, though. that the CHG
IA for tht sat pork he used up for med
i--nzl purr.scs- After awhile he told San
an o. take nm out iu one oi the SKIS ~-ith
4 another trai- a behind
~ VIA fer SAYS >canian-
IL show you.' sid Red. Tax an ex
TIA pair q o4rs along I sUess you can DC
ghzt ! wat you 20. " hat DO ] feed yo-
cats fc-,
80 shsy sol IN he beat an seaman says
.Son'ers about tv-ics the range q a co's
? E,ertatrr.' AVS Red In tired q bel1'
marx for the-dish scrapiu's whenever ] lay
. me down fer = little muoh-needec repOse
: Drive on
- Scarlsn pulled oct unta Red hol
Ierrd. -fyhoat ard shen Red tod him {;
z Climb cut ever The dsshboard INTO the othe
heat and g Of an leave him. seaman to,'
ham be vas l1bl. 20 roll cut % the boat d
J his sleep CT drift out 20 sea an go wrecke'
CT g desert isiand. but be s-id BE j risk %.
simpson an re had ,een hshln'. an
: had 20 quite q s-riD<. Wed been 80 ~
tere-te1 that we vas late Tor dinner. Tia
T was how Red zot out Nleu We come IN W
1sl-ed where be wEs. an Scau-zr pointed on
90 where the boa; vas rockin' with one G
BIZ feet tangln' over the SIDE We tine
sAot OF two az him. but he vas too "a
I out. and then ! str1ck L..
Il
that used fer anchors and ulrec them G,
{ gether. Then me an seaman an SimI-o
ruwed Gus Red Was putin ID his best ick
There wouldn't a be any danger of an
Z sam rrnlin' HIM down In . foE with TIA
horn a a.. c1in'. The fg1ny psrt % u va
j. there was one of these little snake fee1e'
3 had isghsed on his noe. actin a. i i el
joyed e. Wei. tied the rope that was O
r th@ Inks 70 the sockets the steerer go-s
- e. the tai end below The water line an the
= j.. down the inks an rcued away again
= I'VE didn't Go thing thai afternoon b
q. down ard wait and keldy didn't NOV
/ j. was his b1sy day Along 1bou. 70
. O'clock Sezrlan started ir 70 clean the g.
snt when he'd gof them done he started .
H. are I guess s. uas the smoke got "a
! - Reddy and weke him up. for pretty 800
> ue sen BIN Ettiu' up an dizEin' l.
:. lruckies sn hss eyes We hoiiered 90 hi
that supper wss ready and be moved srour
and 90 hcld q the carS and began % pa
Say, he ccui6r't bulge that boat an inc
We fgured hat be could get Il III in course
, sfrns ar, bard isoor, but guess them In
, mast 1sTs got srzSged. We KEEP On hr
- lc-ir' 20 kir1 20 cone IA, ar the more =
IL bc'iersc he harder he pulled. After swhi
-. b lad down tie oz7 and looked over q
- Ede q she boat, bet that Z DIT beip ~
- 1ry. Thsr hs took EN- up sEair ard tri'
u another wh.ri He worked round IN q 1tt
l. circle that tlr1e srd then missed bis lex a.
q feii backward il the boat
! wish you'6 be'E there when he gOt z
y SAY lie nust have ben dreznz' cot sor
- q tboss th.rzs be sai6. re stood up
the sest 70 ezy en- SOC be could get free q
Jr flcn. ar ] never 1esr1 n.thin amer 10 q
=, Iae--an' I consider mJsef Judge q q
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