The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-01-02

city; and to-day, as he went frC& house
to house, he was especially Iub..ant,
for trade was good. By the middle OF
the afternoon he had sold the last
chicken and turned his mules head
toward home, his pockets heavy with
the silver they had brought. md as
he turned away, figure which had
kept within a block or two of him all
through the .dnySstuppipgatthe same
houses. with the osten,ible object Of
selling a pair Of chickens upon which
an impossible value had been placed,
turned away also, entering a street
which led toward the business portion
of the city. Reaching that. the man
hurried along until he came TO book
store This he entered.
81 low 10 git a book what 'splains
bout names an t'ings," he said TO the
clerk Reckon yo' hab one?"
Is dictionary. you mean-like this?'
"Yo' s'posc hit eot-g got Microbe into
hlt?" The customer asked, nnxiously.
"Tm lowin' TO fn' If hits a sickness
name what brings measles an t'irgs,
go know"
The clerk strokcd his mustache.
"Well--cr-I suppose you might call
IT a sickness name that way" he re-
piled, blandly; "a disease germ, you
see" lie okc'ad the book and turned
several pagcn "Iherc it is"
Mcrobc bent over the book eagerly,
hi. eyes Frightening.
"Yaas, dat's him. sho'," he cjacu-
lated. "M-i-c-r-o-b-c." His eyes ran
down the page "Yo' reckon dar's an
udder name mos lax hit, but widout
sickness an bad meanin'?" he asked,
presently. "Yo' see. know man who
made a mistook IN name, an now he's
a huntiu' TO- de right one"
The clerk looked at the book.
Lets Sec" he aid; "Micro-micro
micro how would Microscope do?
That's scientific name"
"No sickness nor not'in' hidin' benin
hit. IL Gar?"
ono, indeed; is just a scientific in
strument"
M.crobc showed his teeth.
"Den reckon hit'sall right, an tank
yo', sah."
Late that evening, as Deacon White
was sitting upon IL. front porch. gloot-
ing over the profits Of the day. be
heard = quick firm step, and looked up
10 see Nicrobc-or Mcro-copr-cntcr
the ward.
Good cbcnin', Microbc," he called,
h,.rftabty. ",,Iad yo' come. dome git
mighty tired .rlIin' all dem chickens;
IT. 4 want for dat ! been brung yo'
rl.ory T.Gorc paid Mist Williams an
Mist BuckIcr."
"Daf's all right How dcy seIl?"
Main good; done sell cherry one.
ncrc, take ILL. cheer an hep me count
de- money. Oar. Now les see. yo' Glib
rae two hun'prd two huu'erd M scbrn
cents, make fo'treu dollar; an Ten per
cen off leabes--lcabcs-cr, ics' twelve
Golaran' sixty cents, Naas, dat's right
Here's 70 money"
Glow much did de res Cite" he
asked.
"Gcs' de same. oh co'se," Re snort
led. "yo' aim s'pogc / sell one pusson's
chickens TO one price, an anuddcr pus-
SON. TO auudder price, 4, yo'? No,
sah!" cmphatically; 81 ain dat Kin OBJ
man"
81 been in city mysc'f to-day" he
announced. presently; "yo' see, low
on giitin' book TO- study, an ! hah
two mo- chickens dat's plenty big to
sell"
"Yaas. an so yo' done swap de chick
ems 10 Dc book. But what yo' Fwinc
study. Microbe?"
"p,t min motter les now. De funny
mart was dat when take nv chickens
=, q bo,.e do folks low dcy les buy
, dozen mir TO- 10 cents a pair, an
Z. nav' hou.e dcy done bny les de
.amc. an de- mex an de mex; an
y.bcr hirna by I lool. up an secs vo'
,e.' ahead dat 'splains hit. been
r,tn' IN sen nj ir - dc same houses
~, dome sell AT. But when | thinks
a., cher | 'iovs better keen RIGHT on
,ot way. TO- yo's had '.prriancc in
rrip.. so INirs' Eceps rorn' art,r yo'