The Washington times., 1906-06-24
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'and I thank you kindly FOR the tea
pot. Ginger"
You don't mean = say az you've
asked 'er to marry your ses Ginger,
looking at Peter Russet.
Not quite: but I'm going 20. ses
Sam. "and III bet you even arr
crowns she sss yes"
Ginger wouldn't take i'm. and no
more would Peter. not even when he
raised It to five shiliinEs: and the
vain way old Sam lay there boasting
and talking about is way with the
gals made EN- both feel III.
Il wouldn't ave her ~ she asked me
on 'er bended knees" ses Ginger,
holding up his cad.
Nor me-" ses Peter. You're well
come TO 'er. Sam. When think OF the
evenings I've wasted over a fat old
woman feel
''Thatn do" ses cid sa,~. very
sharp: that amt the way 10 speak OF
a lady. even II she as said no
"All right, SAM ses Ginger. You
go IN and win II ynu think you're 80
precious clever.
Old Sam said that that was wot .
was going tc do. and he spent so much
time next morning making 'imseIf look
pretty that the other two could 'ardly
be civil 10 him.
He went CT a'most dIreckIy arter
breakfast. aud they didn't see I'm aEin
TIL y o'clock that night. He 'ad
brought a bottle O. whiskey IN with
I'm, gnd Re was so 'appy that they see
plain vot had 'appened.
She said yes at ? o'clock in
the AFTERNOON ses old Sam. smiling.
arter they had 'ad a glass apiece. I'd
nearly done the trick at O'Clock. and
then the shop bell went. and 'ad
10 begin all over agIn. StnI, 1t wasn't
unpleasant"
DO you mean to tell us vou've
asked 'er 10 marry your Ees Ginger.
'oldins out 'is glass 10 b. hDsS agin-
Il do ses sam; but I 'ope there's
no nl-feellng. You never 'sd a chance,
neither OF you; she told me so"
Ginger Dick and Peter Russet star
ed a; each other.
she said she 'ad been in love with
me all along" ses Sam. filling their
glasses agin TO cheer 'em up. We
went out arter tea and bought the en-
Eagement ring. and then she got some
body 70 mind the shop and We went
TO the Pagcda music hall"
Il 'ope YOU didn't paw much for the
ring. sam" ses Ginger. who always
got very kind 'arted arter two or three
glasses O. whisky If I'd known YOU
was going 20 be in such a, hurry I
might ha' told you before"
shaking his and.
Told me-" ses Sam, staring at EN-.
Told me wot2-'
Ginger; but O course, P'r'aps you
don't mind
ITS wonderful 'ow quiet she KEEP
It," Sos Peter
Old Sam stared at EN- aCin. and then
he asked EN- TO speak I'm plain English
wot they'd got TO say. and not 20 20
taking away the character Of a wo-
man wot wasn't there TO speak up FOR
herself
IT'S nothing aEln 'er character ses
Ginger.
Its a credit to her. looked at prop
erlv.'' ses Peter Russet.
And SamH ave the pleasure Of
bringing OF EN- up" ses Ginger.
bringing Of EN- Up?-' ses Sam. IN q
trembling voice and turning pale;
bringing who up?"
why 'er children" ses Ginger
'Didn't she tell your She's got nine O
EN-
Sam pretended not TO believe en- al
fust- and said they was jealous; bu
next day he crept down 10 the green
grocer's shop IN the same street. where
Ginger had appened to buy some
oranges one day. and found that II
was only too true Nine children. the
eldest Of EN- only fifteen. was staying
with dih rent relations owing to scar
let fever next door.
Old Sam crept back 'ome like a man
in a dream. with a bag Of oranges he
didn't want. and. arter making a pres
ent OF the engagement ring 10 Ginger
If q could get the took the fust
train to Tilbury and signed on for q
wye 10 China