Beadle's Dime Novels No. 38: The Wrong Man — page 29: what you’re looking at

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A LAUGHABLE SCENE. 31 opinion, Charles Dudley would think he was getting his in a good many mouths, and none of them over-clean at ” “Folks that does. as Zu does must expect to be talked about,” said the postmaster, with great severity. “Most certainly; it is an immutable Jaw in human sei- ence, most remarkably exemplified in numerous instances which have come under my cognizance during the past few years,” added Mr. Perkins, philosophically. _ Upon hearing this last remark, all, with the exception of the man with his chair tipped against the wall, looked at the peddler, as if they expected him to sink out of sight before the ponderous learning of the schoolmaster. But the ped- dler bore it unflinchingly, and reddened slightly as he “The best of men are talked about, and them as talk about them are ginerally not the best !” “You scem to have took a wonderful liking to this Charles Dudley ?” said the shoemaker. . “Dunno as I have; but 1 hain’t took a dislike to him, as all of you have, just ’cause he minds his own business.” “Td like to know what business he’s got to be poking round this village all this time. As for me, I think it’s for no good ;” whereupon the shoemaker compressed his lips, nodded his head, buttoned up his coat, and looked as though he had pronounced the death-sentence of the person in question, tei “What I’ve been s’picioning all along,” added. the tailor, who, this time, resolutely faced the eyes that bore upon him, “When chaps come from the other side of the mountains, without no one expecting them, it won't do no hurt to watch em,” added the shoemaker. . the Then, I yow, Mr. Shoe-pegs, you need watching,” said > Peddler; “ for that’s just the way you came.” 5%. Well,-it’s none of your business if I did.” And it’s none of your business if Charles Dudiey did,” 'y slightly at his opponent. a in the debate, the red-faced man, with his comiclooolks.comn —_—