Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-11-19

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HE has been workln'-workin'
hard" said the thin woman with the
wet apron, busting a chair for her
visitor Wont you please sit down?
Certainly he amt workin' now, but
JOB is hard to get, an he's a man who
won't take everything that comes along.
1t was too confinin' for him, that last
Job-somethin' fierce; an the man he
was workin' for didn't treat him right
My husbands a man that's got sper-
rit an he won't let nobody run over
him. No, he's not workin' now, but he
would be IL he found a job to suit
him"
What is his trader" asked the Wis
itor,
well. ma'am. can't rightly say that
he's got any pertickler trade" replied
the thin woman. He's what you might
call handy man. There amt nothin'
that he can't turn his hand to IL he's
a mind to, but as for workln' at any
one trade regular It's somethin' that he
Amt never done. One thing, If a man
has trade he most always has 60
belong to one o. them unions, an Won
know an | know that union man
has got to do just the way his union
says. My husban's too independent 20
let any union run him."
How long did he work at this last
Job he had?' inquired the visitor.
''rhree days"
And how long was he out of work
before he got that job?"
well, it must ha' been close on TO
three months. ma'am. Not but what
he tried. He'd go out In the mornIn'
an sometimes be gone all day lookIn
for work. But it's hard to find. 'sne-
cially any work at pays livln' wages
He might have got somethia' at a dol
lar an quarter or dollar an half
a day, but he don't b'lleve i'm encour.
agin' low wages. He's a man I'D sooner
suffer himself than do thae IT'S tho
principle of It II be can't get what his
works worth he won't work AZ all
That's what he says. an say he's
right"
How do YOU manage to get along,
then?" asked the visitor.
We'll" said the thin woman. az
most gluerally get about all can do.
with the washin' an the scrubhin'. 1t
amt pluch for pay. but it's better than
noth2' at all An then the boy is
a.worSin' over IN the tannery, an be
brinss in So week-an they say it's
Wholesome work In them tanneries
Then the society has been good TO me
an helps me out at a pinch. One way
an another we get along. Though we're
behind with the rent now. In another
year the girl will be able 10 go out an
bring in a little somethin, though its
the truth l don't know what l viii be
doing without her to take care Of the
small children. / guess they viii have
to kind of look after one another"
You say your husband is handy
manT' said the visitor.
THAT he is, AS l say, there aln't
nothin' he can't turn his hand To. III
show you the elegant wash bench he
uade for me IL youIl step into the
Kitchen"
do you think he would like 10 do
the janitor work In a small buildings
/ think / can get him the position
The thin woman hooked a little douht.
ful. "I'll ask him." she said. ~ don't
know whether he would fancy that. 10
tell you the honest truth. for there's
scrubbin' an window cleanin' an such
about janltor work. an that's more OF
a womans job. Mebbe l could help
him out on that part Of it. though.
while he did the rest Of it. When he
wakes mp I'll ask him. and very much
Obliged 10 you. ma'am."
as he asleep?" asked the visitor.
The thin woman blushed a little.
"Do you mean that he's been drink
tngT' asked the visitor. severely.
The thin woman bridled. III be has
taken a drop or two / don't know but
it's his right" she saiA IF be earns