Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-07-26

full announcements When They Wa
d." "aFd Up and out of Employn.,
re- The advance agent met the lc,,,
my man Of another show tie other nj. :
~ and ca they had not seen each ot,,'.
nd seven years, there was a warnna,
nv about their greeting that was rof,.,,
nv ing. ~
I Dear old Tom" said the lo,a,,
ye man. Il was thinking Of YOU M, g.
ho minutes ago. Sit down, you dear n,
rp fellow! l passed a bakery not five MI.
n. utes ago. and thought Of Won W..
~ here's Willis! l was just sayjng =,
Tom that never see Il bakers ,b,. '
don't think Of him. Tom and wn.'
81 poor once! Mighty poor too, -
member that we had been turned ~.
&c OF different homes on the samn MI,
:. night ard met each other for tho s,,.
a time by chance. We shared the M,
y forts of butchers wagon that ni,I.
ana went upon rummaging eynaN
ton the next day. We halted in fr,,.
OF German bakery. half starved ana
Disguised with life generally. Tho,
was huge sign in the window wbi,5
said, There Is No Cake Like Ours, "
hadn't penny between US, but Tor
stepped in and asked for SAMPLE 4.
the cake. The Dutchman didn't n,
preciate the humor Of the REQUEST !,
Tom said. You may keep your cska
boss: but, say, give me chunk n,
bread, quick, or I'll cut out your Oh,
gard III never forget that cake SIC,
because it took US hours to get aw,7
from the police who were attracted +,
the scene by the bakers cries for helm Z
| But that was not my only eyns-. Z
| ence with peculiar sign" remarked
the advance agent after a hearty lar,p (.
The year before | went on the road Il
for the first time l was In as hard lrcr 4
as ever man was. | had pawned ey. I.
erything In sight and was almost st0rv. e
ed. l found an umbrella in the hail. 81
way of down town building, and The n
Janitor told me to keep 1t. 1t was
fairly good rain shield, and imnei,. y
ately carried it to mine uncle. dldD,
know this particular relative although E
l had formed the acquaintance of bun.
dreds or his people. His place was 0,
sixth avenue. and he gave me 70 cents
on it, which / gladly accepted. As be III
was making out the ticket he said:
DO you want to save it from the
moths?
Yes answered. ~
THAT Will cost you 70 cents. Per-
laps you would like to have it insured;
t is always advisable. but it will COS,
gu II cents more replied my friend
:" All right l said. Take good care
IT. He could have eaten it for al! II &s
AIRED, for l never intended to redeem
was about to leave the place when s
saw a big sign on the far wall. |: IA
lid:
NO extra charge for putting watch.
and jewelry in the safe In the Office M
watches and jewelry! 1t brought
g tears TO my eyes. and as l crawled
to my 10 cent bed that night
ought OF diamond necklaces. pearl,
q rubies of priceless value and-cake.
l. the curse Of some signs. How they
,ck the poorw
lhey were all silent a moment, but %
one addressed as Willis was the
st TO resume conversation. and be
Il:
There's my friend. Big John Smith.
me Introduce him. Since you chaps
taking or signs and hard luck. lie:
tell you of the time that | had 10
We my trunk at the old Stevens
use. on lower Broadway. and light
by the shades of midnight to get
~ from a hotel bill that | couldn't
. Everything had In the world
locked up in that trunk, and as |
10 not remove anything without ez.
lg suspicion / thought II best 70
out Of Jail by leaving everything
nd me. l must have walked the
a's at least a week famished and
Mess. One afternoon | was pass
along an up town street, hoping to
when happened 10 look up and
a sign as big as my hopes were
|. This sign read:
we Are Not Daylight Robbers.
KS. Trunks. From the Battery
lie Harlem Bridge to Your Room
- Cents
that sign was not the irony o.
IN my case. do not know what
Il IT,"
]. mats a small affair alongside
= experience" said Smith. ut is
few years ago too. had been
ployed for several months, and as
SIX little shavers TO take care off
IT have much trouble spending the
money l had saved. didn't seem
'e friend In the wide world 10
O. and l spent my last copper for
n to examine the employment col.
1t was about Christmas time,
dreaded going back home to face
gliding landlord. l recall that
q In front of the Harlem Office
newspaper 10 see the holiday
go by. and as l did so sawa
nat made my blood run cold. It
ere Is No Reason Why You
BE Idle. Insert a Want Ad.
'ents q Line
pronoun was printed in I'M
letters. and | had the greatest
dissuadinS myself that it was
ended Tor me, and me alone.
Sc 1t wasn't, but that sign burn
my memory. and | have
or II fnnumerablp times sincp"