Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-04-30

desire on board yacht. Why George, they'll flock
here like-like birds. Well be hailed public bene
factors They'll build statue at the mouth O.
this harbor."
Under water" grows George
"You wait an see" tells him.
George waited, an he saw. | wish could describe
the scene that followed. II had drink
mebbe could. Thank you-nuch obliged. The first
trip the waterman made he brought five women, an
pretty lady shoppers thicker on that deck
than in department store the day before Christmas
George got out of the machines an some o
the ladies who had brought along implements fer
SEWN Get down an sewed, accordn to Georges Of
fer in the ads. You won't guess what pretty scene
it made, with the ladies' talkn blue streak an the
machines a-buzzin', an Georges head buzzn' too,
because O. the questions they asked.
One by one they came an ordered an went away.
I could hear George sayin: "Yes'm. pay on delivery
tonight" an then he'd to where was
sttin by the rail an punch me like he was rngin
up the sale cash register, an shrek low fer JOY
another gone" he'd say; Peter, this is your work.
God bless you"
1t began to get late an the crowd thinned out
They was just five left the old lady with the green
specs old maid who wouldn't have been satisfied
with a solid gold machine set with diamonds, a
butchers wife whose social standin' wouldn't allow
her to buy nothin' inferior, an two young married
women who couldn't decide. George comes over to
1.-TWO hundred and ejghty-three sold" he says. III
you'd "a told mo yesterday such luck was watin
fer me, I'd "a damned the lie down your throat. To-
night III be a rich man. Two hundred and eighty
three, an mebbe some more"
YES .cbbc some more" says "fer here comes
the waterman with another customer
George smiled and says That's good" an turned
TO look a the waterman's skif, not hundred yards
away Then his face went white an he trembled all
over At that minute the waterman's passenger a
tall homely woman, stood up in the stern O. the boat
an made some remarks emphasizin' her words by
wavin' a umbrella vigorously.
Good I.ord!" says George in broken voice. shes
seen me-.
well, why not?' says I, surprised.
"Why not?" shrieked George. why not, you fool
She's my wife that's why not"
you told me- says sadly.
This amt no time fer family history" he says an
rushes below. | followed. The engineer right
there but George didn't notice him. He started the
yacht himself.
Look here hollered. "they's five women aboart
this boat what belong ashore. Are you mad George?
mo" says George, I'm dom the only sane thing
as you'd know if you'd met my wife Eish
years ago left her, an she's been after cve
since Once she gets me, m goner. l foo
fer comm to this town, she used to live here whel
she was girl. Go up on the bridge an keep he
headed TO sea, jim" he says to one o the
where We goin'?" asks.
siberia, Hndoostan, Agiers, anywhere" say
George anywhere. amt sure where" he says. "
only know we're goin' an we're goin' quick"
well, put your armor" says, IAN we'll G
on deck"
think III need another drink to describe the seen
that met our eyes there. Thanks! Have you eve
faced i've cryin'-mad women you've just kidnapped
No? Well guess they amt no use tryin' to civ
YOU any idee O. the way they acted