The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-10-31

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c~oaters orange barrow. / should not
nave tough there We're 50 many ia
TIC Mhote country as mere brought
~toselneF ~ that single advertisements
EteTy shade Of color they we're
straw. lemon. orange. irick. Irish
setter. liver. clay: but. as Spa.ldlng
said. there were not many who had
the real vivid famc-colorcd INT.
r saw how many were waiting.
would have given IL Up in despair
put Spaulding Woul not hear Of il
How he did il / could not imagine.
nut Ne pushed and pulled ana butted
until he got me through the crowd,
and tight up "a the steps which led
70 the ONCE. There wa i doubt.
stream upon the stair. some going
up IN hope. aud some coming back
detected but Ne wedGed in a. well
as W could. and soon found ourselves
in the office.
Your experience has been j most
cntertainins one. remarked aolreS.
IS his client paused and refreshed
ms ~ with a hnee pinch 81
snLif. Pray continue Your very IN
terestirS statement"
There Was nothing in tn Office
but 4 couple Of Wooden chars aat
a deal table. behind which Stt 4
slnaii man, With = head that wa8
even redder thar mine. lie sud ,
lew words - each candidate .S he
came up. and then he always man
aged to Ind some fault IN them
which would disqualify them. Get
ting q Nacancy did not seem "a he
Such a very easy matter. after all.
However. when our turn came. the
little man HaS much more favorable
TO me than to any Of the others.
and he closed the door as we enter
ed, so that he might have a privat.
word with Us.
This IS Mr.. JaDez Wilson said
| N a SelSia r Z .,.1 ~ - xxs1lTr. - fTg
a acanc in the League
And he IS admirably suited for
IT, the other answered. lie has
every requirement. | csnnot recall
when | have seen anything So line.
He took a step backward. cooked his
head on one side. and gaZed at my
hair until | felt quite bashful. Then
suddenly he plunged forward wrunE
my hand. and congratulated me
warmly on my success.
1T would be injustice to hesitate
said he. You will, however, | am
sure, excuse me for taking an obvious
p~recaution.' With that he seized my
hair il both his hands. and tugGed
until | yelled with the pain. There
is water in your eyes. said ne, as
he released me. Il perceive that
all is as it should be. But we have
to be careful, for we have twice been
deceived by wigs and once by paint.
| could tell o tales of cobbler's wax
which would disgust you with hu-
man nature He stepped over to the
window, and shouted through 1T at
the top of his voice that the vacancy
was filled. A groan of diSappoint-
ment came up from below, and the
folk All trooped away in different
directions, until there was not a red
head to be seen except my own and
that of the manager.
My name said he, is Mr.. Dun
can Ross. and ] am myself one Of
the pensioners upon the fun left by
our noble benefactor. Are YOU a
married man, Mr.. Wilson? Have you
a family
Il answered that I had not.
His face fell Immediately.
".Dear me- he said, graNeIy, that
is very serious indeed. | am sorry
to hear you say that. The fund WAS.
of course, for the propagation and
spread Of the red-heads as we'll as for
their maintenance. II is exceeding
~ unfortunate that you should be a
bachelor
MY face heightened al this, Mr..
Holmes, for / thought that | was not
to have the vacancy after all. but,
after thinking it over for a lew
minutes, he said that It would be all
right.
In the case of another said he.
the objection might be fatal. bat We
must stretch a point IL favor OF "A
man with such a head of hair "a
yours. When shall you be able 10
enter upon your new duties"
Well. it is a little awkward, for
I haze a business already said J..
"'oh. never mind about that MIR.
Wilson" said Vincent SpauldinG. 4
shall be able to loo after hat for
you
What would be the hours /
asked.
Ten to two.
Now a pawnbroker'a business is
mostly done of an evening, Mr..
Holmes, especially Thursday and Fri
day evening. which IS just before
| PAYDAY: so it would suit me very
well To earn d little IN the morn
ings. Besides, | knew that my as
sistant was d good man. and that
he would see to anythin6 that turn
ed up.
"'Tfat would suit ne very we'll.
said /. And the pay.
Is "a 4 week.