Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1909-10-15

deck. looking close at the passengers
out of his little red eyes. asked him
the Interpretation of his movements.
Ye never know what Tobin has in his
mind until he begins to carry it out.
"Ye should know" says he, I'm
working out the salvation promised by
the lines in me palm. I'm looking for
the crooked nose man that's to bring
the good luck. 'Tis all that will save
us. Jawn, did We ever zee a straighter
nosed gang of hellions In the days of
your life?"
Twas the $50 boat, and we landed
and walked uptown through Twenty
second street, Tobin being without his
hat.
On street corner, standing under
gaslight and looking over the elevated
road at the moon. was a man. 4 long
man be was, dressed decent, With a
cigar between his teeth, and saw that
his nose made two twists from bridge
to end, like the wriggle of snake.
Tobin saw I. at the same time, and l
heard him breathe hard like horse
when you take the saddle off. He
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 sociable.
would We hand us your name" asks
Tobin, "and let us look at the size OF
it? 1t may be our duty to become ac-
quainted with ye."
"My NAME" says the man, polite, "ls
Friedenhausman- Maximus G. Fried
enhausman."
"'Tis the right length" says Tobin.
"Do you spell it with an 90 anywhere
down the stretch Of itT
81 do not" says the man.
"Can We spell it with an 'o'T in
quires Tobin. turning anxious.
'If your conscience" says the man
with the nose, 'fs indisposed toward
foreign idioms We might. to please your
SELF smuggle the letter into the penul'
innate syllable"
"'Tis WELL" says Tobin. "Ye're in
the presence Of Jawn Malone and Dan.
lei Tobin."
"'Tis highly appreciated, says the
man, with bow. "And now, since ]
cannot conceive that We would hold
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 sole 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 dollar sixty
five, all so far fulfilled according to
HOyle."
The man stopped smoking and look.
ed at me.
"Have We any amendments" he asks.
ito offer to that statement, or are ye
one too? l thought by the looks Of We
We might have him in charge"
"None," says l to him, except that
as one horseshoe resembles another so
are We 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, l don't know"
There's two of ye," says the man
with the nose, looking up and down b.
for the sight Of a policeman. give
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.
"Whatw says he, stopping on the
opposite sidewalk and pushing back
his hat. do ye follow me? tell
ye," be says very loud. I'm proud to