Ogden Daily Standard | 1893-03-12 | Page 4 | He Took the Contract

lie took the contract when the tramp came the corner of the kitchen ho lie ob observed a pile of linow snow in front of the door but as it was not largo large be thought a 1 breakfast might be worth it and so ho knocked and a woman responded can carl I 1 yet get a bite of breakfast malama maam he be bald said hur humbly ably theres a pile of snow there said the woman 1 I know that inaam it Is a small mall hack back yard indeed these days that dont have a pile ot of enow snow in it well I 1 dont want this yard to have one she remarked lie knew he be had said the wrong thing then and made no effort to escape it be moved maam he be suggested of course it might if you want your breakfast tackle that snow pile first 11 lie ile did lid want his breakfast and ho lie tackled the pile and the woman went back into the warm kitchen tho the pile was icy and hard and after five minute minutes ineffectual struggle with it ho he knocked d at the door well ell what is 1 it she asked got the snow away alrea already dyt madam ho be replied with severity that aint snow its ice froze solid and stuck to the ground take tako me ine at least a week to git it and im bound to move it fer I 1 have said I 1 would but I 1 want to know before I 1 commence if a it christian woman like you aro are la is goin to let me ine work hero here tor for seven clays before you give me much as a breakfast to stay my st stomach t he ile got his breakfast and the enow pile any smaller detroit free press