The Cairo bulletin., 1906-10-15

Il couldn't stay long away from you
Eyelina,' said the groceryman. gal
lantly, as he swung his laden basket
from his shoulder "l'd think OF you
stayin' here in this hot kitchen an
how lonely YOU must be an didn't
have the heart to go on enjoyin my
self When | thought of you settin
an weepin' an lettin the pics burn
an never carin' a cent whether they
got burned or not an how you'd jump
up with low, glad cry when | come
in 1t was me for the store ag'in"
you didn't notice me weepin much,
did you?" asked the cook.
Let me see if there amt tears in
your eyes" said the groceryman adj
yancing. We'll, if YOU want TO hide
EN- that's all right. How did you
know | was on a yacation-ask the
boss? You oughtn't to have worried .
Il didn't much, replied the cook
You said you were goin' out into the
country for month an | worried for
fear you wouldn't, that's all; but | en-
ioyed the three DAYS"
THE countrys great stuff, Eve,
lima" said the groceryman. Say. you
don't know what pretty things there
is in the country. Now. these here
ears O corn, they grow in the coun-
try-right out in the fields with moth
in but fence around EN- They
grow on long stems with a tossel atop
O them"
The eggs grow on elephants. too,
don't they?" inquired the cook, with
fine sarcasm.
Not them eggs. corrected the gro
ceryman They come from cold
storage plants but out in the country
the hens raise EN- They amt a bit
ashamed Of it, either When hen
lays an egg she amt satisfied until
she tells everybody for miles around.
Did you ever see 'taters grow"
I've seen what you've been bringin
around here. said the cook They
seem to grow smaller all the time, il
you've ever noticed
They grow on vines, explained the
groceryman. Not vines the same as
grapes though You have 10 oXcayatc
for taters. Cabbagos Won can pick
right out o the rows next to the
ground. There amt mora'n one fruit
on each tree. They amt like cher
ries."
Il always thought they grew in
slaw barrel, said the cook. Il s'posed |
fon put EN- mp in bottles with sirup.
Say, wasn't Won never out in the coun-
Try before honest nov?"
Never" replied the groceryman. /
I've read about It In the papers. but
never seen it. The boss told me that
eabbages an onions an thom sort q /
side dishes come ont o. the country, |
but | thought he was lyin'. / thought !
i all comes from South Water street. /
tell you Evelina, there's really moth |
n like seein' things for yourself"
Couldn't they spare you moren
hree days from thn-SteHe4429, p, 4r=ffrrft me
;ook with a disappointed air.
They didn't want to spare me at
H. y answered the groceryman They
we're so mad when | said had to 90 I
bought they was eoin' to let mo go
or good. If it hadn't been for the
lnion ! guess they would. EvoIina. if
on was to belong TO a union YOU
ould get month off now an then an
on wouldn't have to be downtrpd an
bused an have to take any old wages
hat they have mind to give you."
ANY old time, said the cook. ANY
id time | need union to take care o.
ne I'll let you know. I'm a pretty /
God union all by myself. But what
cts me is why you came back so
DON Where did you go?"
HInnniker's grove" replied the gro
erymsn
Huh. calculated the cook, con
amptnously, that amt morcr -
iiles out is it? ! thought they just
ad picnics there"
They do"
Why didn't you 80 out somewhere
That was where the picnic was. It
as the Amalgamated Dclivcrymcn /
ad their picnic there. Greatest time
YER You missed it by not going"
They didn't have a picnic for three
avs, did they?"
One day for the picnic an two to
et over it. said the groceryman. 1T
ight have been 80 if the police force
lat chased me had been "A bcttor rtt7-
7r But the country is great. all
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