Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1910-05-18

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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. land 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, us
Observation-Disclosures G. Fried |
enhausman."
IT'S the right length" says Tobin |
DO you spell it with an 20 anywhere
down the stretch of it?''
II do not" says the man.
"Can We spell it with an 'o'?" In,
quires Tobin. turning anxious
If your conscience" says the man
with the nose. "is indisposed toward
foreign idioms We might. to please your
self. smuggle the letter into the penul-
innate syllable"
Its we'll" says Tobin "Yere in
the presence of Jawn Malone and Dan
lei Tobin"
"'Iis 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 larger
BY the two signs" answers Tobin
trying to explain. which We display ac-
cordirg to the reading of the Egyptian
| palmiSt from the sole of me hand we've
been nominated 10 offset with gooo
| 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 a 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 We
one too? | 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 We" says the man
with the nose, looking up and down
for the sight of 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 We follow me? l tell
ye," he says very loud. I'm proud to
have met We. but it 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 it till We come
out in the morning. for the depend
ence is upon We to obviate the curse
Of the niger man and the blond lady
and the financial loss of the one-sixty-
fve''
"'Tis a strange hallucination." says
the man, turning to me as a more
reasonable lunatic. Hadn't We bet
ter get him home?"
Listen man. says to him. Dan.
iel Tobin is as sensible as he ever was
Maybe he is a bit deranged 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
Etitions and predicaments which will
explain to you" With that relates
the facts about the palmist lady and
how the finger of suspicion points tC
him as an instrument of good fortune
Now, understand" concludes. my
position. am the friend of me friend
Tobin, according to me interpreta
lions. 'Tisseasy to be friend to the
prosperous, for it pays. IT'S not hard
to be friend to the poor. for We get
puffed up by gratitude and have your
picture printed standing in front OF
tenement with Scuttle of coal anG
an orphan in each hand But it strains
the art Of friendship to be true
friend to born fool And that's wha1
I'm doing" says l. ''for. in my opin
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 crookedes
nose in New York city. misdoubt
that all the fortune tellers doing bust
ness could milk good luck from We
But the lines of Danny's hand pointed
to We fair. and TIL assist him to ex
pertinent with We until he's convinced
ye're dry"
After that the man turns. sudden, tt
laughing He leans against corner
! and laughs considerable. Then BIZ
: 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? I came near being
found unworthy. Hard BY says he
lis a cafe. snug and suitable for the