Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1901-01-05

her in volubihty had ever Deen known
before. Shop No. II was wont 20 men
tion with sort of dismal pride in the
distinction that their Mrs Jillson
could out-talk anything in the craft,
and this belief was sustained by the
I, stimony OF Meek" the loose-joint-
eJ tourist from Tennessee. who was
built something like a giraffe and held
eases in Mrs. Jillson's alley Neck"
bad worked in all sorts OF newspaper
4 offices. from New Orleans TO Mon
freal.
Mrs. Jillson's favorite topic was the
job Offices OF Chicago and her expe-
-iences therein. and she was enter
tanning the tourist from Tennessee
with a distracting tumble OF personal
recollectiors. while in impotent fury
thss worthy writhed and twisted the
elongated organ which gave him his
naiuc. She was a little old woman,
and there was a tacit understanding
that she was not TO be "called down"
as were other offenders.
"Oh dear me. don't you know how
disa appointcd / was everything was
So strange / wasn't used TO il at all.
so much correcting 10 do l couldn't
make anything at all and got so dis
couraged. 1 had n notion TO quit. But
of course we got used TO it after
Awhile il was all right and such good
wages l wish j was there now. Oh
hear me yes it's so much nicer to
work in the city,"
Minus" the one-eyed apprentice,
spaced his lines with particular care
ps he cast apprehensive glances at
Richards. the foreman, who was max
ing up the patent medicine ads"
The boy knew that the sulphuric
Orchards always dwelt with especial
emphasis upon the shortcomings OF
Apprentices when nc was goaded by
Mrs. Jil.son.
'''I'he job Offices of Chicago were so
dirty" Mrs. Jillson was rafting away
with her accustomed complacency.
F'Perfectly awful not fit for woman
TO work in you know. but then OF
tourse they were not all that way,
Iome of them were real nice and such
nice men 10 work for"
suffering Moses" muttered Rich
srds, viciously slomming "A plate into
Dlace, "will that woman never stop
alking? Minus. Don't you ever
sweep ont under this stone?"
"I'll do il right now. sir" meekly
replied Minus, slipping quickly from,
sis stool.
Its perfectly awful the way they
b on some of those religious papers.
@ntinued the loquacious one. Used
DO lock the doors and work on Sunday
he managers wouldn't know thing
bout it. my, how they did behave il
as awful don't you think so? oh
course they were not all thai
= v"
'Minus!" roared the foreman. "Say'
lat are you raising such a dust for
4 You know better than to SWEEP
ing working hours?"
- Il can't make out this word" ssic
= Atrs. Jillson, approaching Richards
= such a bother and hate TO disturb
YOU oh DO wish they'd learn 10 write
= what do you suppose he means TO sa,
there now. is il PETERS mulishness
no il can't be that looks more like
"Oh, for heavens sake blazed fortl
Richards, fairly eXasperated. "Shu
up minute and III tell you. 'Whis
i<ers.' OF course. PETERS whiskers.'
Aud Mrs. Jillson. for once in her lif
truck speechless by the torrent o
he fore -ath, took her cop
nd wal =, back 20 her case.
A constrained silence fell upon tn
title group OF printers. There wa
o approval in the glances cast tc
Fard their irritable foreman, for Mr.,
illson was considered a privilege
haracter in that Office. and most G
he printers cherished resentment
4 their own. Half ashamed of tn
snguage he had used to an old lad,
lily and exasperating even thoug
ae was. Richards turned away an
sent about his work.
what IL she does talk" he though
II il does her any good she can kee
n. An old woman who has to CRU
Or her living I'm this Tophet of
arinting Office might be allowed ths
rivilege, il it's any satisfaction I
er. Maybe j ought 10 go and apol'
ize."
But Richards did not apologize. II
- ent to the case where the quakin
pprentice was laboriously setting r
mt, and inspected the matter
stick.
These lines are spaced frst-rate
said. you're improving, Minus
Is the clock struck IL the printe,
oned ont for dinner lTnlike III