Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1909-10-30

when you take the saddle off. H."
went straight up to the man. and |
went with him.
Good night to ye." Tobin says to the
man. The man takes out his cigar
and passes the compliments sociablc.
would yc hand us your name" asks
Tobin. land let us look ut the size Of
It? 1t may be our duty to become ac-
quainted with ye."
"My name" says the man, polite, lis
sfcdenhausman-Ma -MaximuS c. Fried
cnhausmaA."
"'Tis the right length" says Tobin
''Do you spell 1t with an 20 anywhere
down the stretch OF IT."
81 do not" says the man.
"Can We spell 1t with an 'o'?' in
Qulres Tobin, turning anxious.
"If your conscience" says the man
with the nose "is lndisposed toward
foreign idioms ye might, to please your
self, smugglc the letter into the pcnul-
innate syllable"
"'Tis WELL" says Tobln "Yere In
the presence Of Jawn Malone and Dan
lei Tobin"
"'1is highly appreciated" says the
man, with bow. and now, since
cannot conceive that We would hold a
spelling bee upon the street corner
will We name some reasonable excuse
for being at larGe?'
by the two signs" answers Tobin
trying to explain. (which We display ac
cording to the reading OF the Egyptian
palmist from the o Of me hand we've
been nominated to offset with good
luck the lines of trouble leading to
the Niger man and the blond lady
with her feet crossed In the boat be
sides the financial loss OF n dollar sixty
five, all so far fulfilled according tc
Hoylc."
The man stopped smoking and look
ed at me.
Have We any amendments" he asks,
'to offer to that statement, or are ye
one too? thought by the looks Of ye
ye might have him In charge"
"Nonc." snyS ! to him. except that
as one horseshoe resembles another so
are yc the picture Of good luck as pre-
dicted by the hand Of me friend. II
not, then the lines of Danny's hand
may have been crossed. don't know"
"Thcre's two Of yc," says the man
with the nose, looking up and down
for the sight of n policeman. I've
enjoyed your company immense.
Good night" With that he shoves his
cigar In his mouth and moves across
the street. stepping fast. But Tobin
sticks close to one side of him and me
at the other.
"What" says he. stopping on the
opposite sidewalk and pushing back
his hat DO ye follow me? tell
ye," he says very loud, I'm proud to
have met ye. but 1t is my desire to be
rid Of We. am off to me home"
DO" says Tobin. leaning against his
sleeve. "Do be off to your home. And
| will sit at the door of 1t TIL We come
out In the morning, for the depend
ence IS upon ye to obviate the curse
Of the nigger man and the blond lady
and the financial loss of the one-siXty-
five"
"'Ts a strange hallucination," says
the man, turning to me as more
reasonable lunatic. Hadn't ye bet
ter get him homer
"LiSten man." says to him. Dan
lei Tobin is as sensible as he ever was.
Maybe he Is n bit dcranged on ac-
count of having drink enough to dis
turb but not enough to settle his
wits. but he Is no more than following
out the Legitimate path of his super
stitions and prediCaments. which will
explain to you" With that relates
the facts about the palmist lady and
how the finger of suspicion points to
him as an instrument OF good fortune.
"Now, understand" | concludes, my
position am the friend of me friend
Tobin. according to me interpreta-
tlonS. 'Tis easy to be friend to the
prosperous. for 1t pays. 'Tis not hard
to be a friend to the poor, for ye get
puffed up by gratitude and have your
picture printed standing In front of
q tenement with scuttle Of coal and
an orphan In each hand. But II strains
the art OF friendship to he true
friend to born fool. And that's what
l L,
ion. there's no fortune to be read from
the palm OF me hand that wasn't print
ed there with the handle of a pick.
And, though we've got the croOkedest
nose In New York city, | misdoubt
that all the fortune tellcrs doing bust
ness could milk good luck from We,
But the lines Of Danny's hand pointed
to We fair. and I'll assist him to ex-
pertinent with We until he's convinced
we're dry"
After that the man turns. sudden, to
laughing He leans against corner
and laughs considerable. Then he
claps me and Tobin on the backs OF
us and takes us by an arm apiece.
"'Tis my mistake" says he. How
could be expecting anything so fine
and wonderful to be turning the cor
ner upon me? came near being
found unworthy. Hard by" says he,
as cafe, snug and suitable for the
entertainment of idiosyncrasles. Let
us go there and have drink while we
discuss the unavailabilIty Of the cate
gorical."
SO saying, he marched mo and To
bin to the back room Of saloon and
ordered the drinks and laid the money
on the table. He looks at me and To-
bin like brothers Of his, and we nave
the cigars.
"Ye must know" says the man of
destiny, that me walk In life is one
th,t iS caIIed Iitarory wander abroad