The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1902-01-09
TIM. cREpirc or


Na.. She's never 10 -htn wsus me
money said Tin sst tooksd der papers
slnshi.
Aad sts never rsii you soythinap
sars, shs dii wonsi. bal hsssI iin
get 60 money oater her nos. sae mus
spes' /. oil fer beer oou: she slwia GOT der
price ot plat
Hax nucs does she o=e youf
on'y dollst forty sewn, She used ter
ose me tso dollsis aD forty.seyin cens.
Dat vas when she lived 10 Gitdinsr street.
too fisbi. up rsckoned I, up, 80 ]
usai up iour hnn'rci 40 6isy ioor flights
er stairs Ter sell dem pspers. m laid ooi
oas doller On thirteen an er hall cents ter
sit dem -.ap den tidotse, paid oil.
would cone here every week until che
save me The rest, II | were you.
Yer vouldn't GIT IT deu, Ter ! went t'r
her house 10 Gtdner street tatn'y ihrfe
,imss ia two mon,hs 90 ell | got ws' 80
cents.
Some people bsyen't Any hearts, remstk
81 the landlord as Tim psusei
Dat WIS sixty siI shts or stsirs more.
Don she moved ter Cook svenyer, bat |
xasnt eoner give /. up 40 found out
where she moved. She lived dere sevln
IN ptbs 40 never got nothin from her.
IL wus two flights dare, aud went up sixty
nine times Cd dat makes = hun'red sn
ltirdy eight more flights CT s,sirs Den
she moved ter Wilton street sud der frs'
tree mouths didn't get uothin, tried
nineteen times 40 it wus tree q shss dare
dat makes City seyin hahts more. Mex
time wen, chs ssii she'd Gin me ten
cents er week till it wns ell paid. Sac
opy GIN me Thirdly cents 10 two months.
I'm tired countin derstsirs Il don't know
how much dat msde Now ehe's here sn
pre bin coming here fer four months
Az, be continued, getting quite 10 a
rage; some OF her tIonois gus tietce. She
iol me 6fs' dat der 6rm didn't pey her
husban ye. for two months, and dat she
wus ter law about it, Dec dat gag wore
out, snd when Mr. Brsii'd come ter der
door 40 see me he'd say Mrs Braid jist
went out boy, she's got ell der money
sia ber; come ronnd termorrer, snd when
Mrs Brsid'd cone ter der door she'd ssy
sWby, Mr. Braid Iist went out. DIdnt yer
meet him2 haven't penny in der
bouse. Sorry; yer'll have ter come Ia ter
marrer.
Suoh mean proceedings, ipterposed the
landlord with disgust
Oh, do. .iab Ill o. s~- 7 -nt DOW
mixed up. Mr Braid said dst Mrs Braid
"a, sleepiu On bercsuse she bad neuralger
be didu't want ter wake her up. vent
der mex day 40 che ssys Why didn't yer
call er little earlier yesterdy. | iist went
out when yer came. Nothin but er big
lie..
Did you tell her you caught herr
Nav wouldn't be no nee.
Daring the last OF the conversation the
landlord had taken Q tub that had stood
sasinst the front door oi Mrs Bfsid's
apartment and placed it against :he resr
door. She'll know who put that there.
be said sssuredly. She'll bc down to my
office .onisb, without fail to pay the rent.
She dVesl't fool with me.
The next time Tim found Mrs Braid In.
she promised to psy every cent on Wed
uesdsy afternoon at three O'Clock, four
weeks from nov.
Thst afternoon Mrs Braid was preparing
10 make q 'csll, aud th reby evsde the
nesboy. when the landlord came She
had appeared at his Office thrice With e1
ouses, bat no money. She found suoier
iu.s 10: II hsve only ten dollar BILL"
He ins st.d upon getting change, while
sbe arsuei tbst she had 40 important en
ssseuent snd could not tarry moment.
he tbresteneoed to put her and her pos
sessions on the sidewalk II she did not
settle. She faslly banded him the ten
dollar bill. though not before she bad got
tsu rid OF the OBTAINING dilemms. That
vas disposed OF by her careless nature
when she said:
Pat the change uuder the mat. lt'li be
dollar and . hslt eight fifty for the rent
1, will not be safe there.
Oh yes it will. I've placed things there
loads OF iimes
About twenty minutes after Mrs. Braid
had ssuntered ont OF the house Tin, d
,eeu minutes late, vas wrapping st hei
door. but, OF course, it remsined closed,
he made 90 bis mind to fool her 'ils'
ou.," In his lie. go be placed the tut
where the landlord bad pnti
Now, be said to himself With sisale
she'll 60 dosu ter his ofice fer noihin
D.ril be wild.eoose chase fer her,
Bat sonehow the Tub would roll svsy
from The door, md he ieit for the snppo'
Cd Disturbing piece OF coal /. vas no
on top Of The mat. go be felt undeL Hi
hand struck come paper and be picked i
op and took /, TO the light, To tis aston
Il bmso, tie paper contained . dollar snc
bsln sad vti,t.n across |, vas the ~orc
'chspse."
Alright, said Timsont load. III give be-
dere change. 40 rn mighty glad yer hor
is, NIs,,. he pl,ctd three cents sbsns'
| 10 the paper aud 20, l, under the mat.
he joyously rusbsd out oi the hous
aud Of 10 trait store, where be rurchs
e8s large bag OF fruii Nor, be said, q
be c.ue cot. Mon'll have iral, like ever!
body elss.
10 foni Of the ispilord's cfacs c'os'
lh,i s,,herei. for siihia al nsoon'siou
ii lie form wn suetshed on . desk. !
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