People's Pilot, Volume 3, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 February 1894 — “A Loafer at Large." [ARTICLE]

“A Loafer at Large."

A young business man, formerly of Cleveland, but now located in the west, has recently been east, says the Cleveland Plain Dealer, and in coming through West Virginia had a little spare time at one of the stations. As he promenaded up and down for exercise a tall, lank specimen of a native { sidled up to him with tJie remark: “How’d ye!” “How do you do, sir?” “Don’t live in this part uv th« kontry, j mebbe!” “No, sir.” “Travlin’ man?” “Yes, sir.” “Ever in this kentry before?" “Oh, yes!” “What line are ye in, stranger!” “I hold the position, sir, of loafer at ! large!” The stranger eyed him long and earn* j estly, then suddenly remarked; “Gosh! stranger, but I’d like to have your job!”—N. Y. World.