Persimmons: a Story for Boys And Girls And Men And Women Who Have Not ...
Persimmons: a Story for Boys And Girls And Men And Women Who Have Not ...
A. C. Butler
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Men in dirty, ragged clothing kept coming in, drinking something at the high counter, laughing, swearing, quarreling, using obscene language, sometimes hugging each other, and playing the fool gen- erally. Carl finally stretched himself on the bench and tried to sleep. He thought of his own clean, tidy bedroom at home, and wondered how his father would feel when his mother would cry and accuse him of driving their boy away from home. **Well," he thought, **if he had not wanted me to work with P...ersimmons, I might have done it; but that fellow and I never could get along together. I'm in for it now; I'll face the world and make my fortune." The clatter of wagons outside awakened Carl the next morning. He aroused himself, rubbed his eyes, and looked around. The place was nearly deserted. Four or five begrimed and besotted fellows were lying on the floor and on the benches, apparently asleep. He stretched himself and went out into the street; he walked up and down the wharf awhile, looking at the river, the bridge, and the boats, He then started up Digitized by Google 54 PERSIMMONS.
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