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Show ' BORN 'TO "BLUSH UNSEEN. lantking for Work, Information, Cigarette., Cigar-ette., or Anytblne of the Kind. "No," he said, only bo pronounced it "naw," and lingered affectionately over the end of the word, "I ain't workin. You're city people, ain't you?" "Yes." "I suppose you got tired, of it?" "Oh, no; only a change." "Well, I thought you might o' got tired of it. I'm tired of the country. I was born in the country. I was in the city once." "Di'in't you like it?" "Yes, I liked it; but I couldn't stay. What I would like would be to get with a family that would board and olothe me. I don't suppose you want me?" "No, not just at present, thank you." "You see, I don't care if I didn't work steady. All I care about Is to get work one or two duysiu the summer. I suppose you haven't got any work?" "Not just now." "Oh, it don't make much difference. I don't suppose you've got any old pants?" "Not now." "These is about the Jiest I've got." "Very sorry." "What I wanted to ask you about is A story I read about a bov in New York who's JO years old and only 18 inches high. I'm 8 feet, I guess. Let's see, there's 24 inches In a foot, uin't there?" "Some people don't think so." "JTe ain't a foot high, then. Do you know I ran hardly believe that. I suppose there are lots of things in the city which we don't have fiore?" "No doubt of it." "Well, I wouldn't o' believed it If I hadn't read it witji my own eyes. Less than a foot about half a foot," and he thought over it for awhile. "Say," he went on, "do you know those people down there?" "No." "They're from New York. They just moved In. Von don't know 'em?" ."Not yet." . "They're neighbors of yours. You New Yorkers ain't very sociable,, are you?" "Perhaps not." . "Those people there will be leavin', I guess, with a lot of bills behind 'em." "That's too bad." "Yes. They owe a dollar and a quarter already in one place thut I know. I never owed but five cents, just a nickel for a pipe, and it worried me a good deal. Do you owe anything in this place?" "You shouldn'task questions like that." "Oh, 1 just wanted to know. Wondered when I found that out about those people. I suppose you work, don't you?" "Oh, yes." "In the city?" "Yes." "I don't suppose you'd mind tellin' me your business?" "Well, yes, to be frank with you." "Nobody around here knows, and we'd like to know." "That's too bad." "I don't suppose you want to tell me?" "Oh, it doesn't make any difference." "But 1 guess you ain't goin' to tell me?" "You are quite right this time." "I see you've got some berries out there. Would you like to have me peddle 'em? No? I thought you might. They're worth fifteen cents a quart." "Never mind." "Say, that's a cigarette, ain't it?" "It was once." "It is now, ain't it?" . "It is the end of one." "I don't suppose you'd care if I picked it np, wduld you?" "Not at all." "I don't suppose you've got a match, have you?" "Oh, yes; several of them." "You wouldn't thank yon. Say, is it true that you buy beer by the case?" "Questions of that kind are not to be answered." "That's what they say about you." "Very well." "I suppose if you got any work you'd give it to a feller, wouldn't you?" "Pcrhnps." j "I don't suppose you've got another match? Thank you. Good-by. I'll come in andBccyouajHin." New York Tribune. ' I |
