noon
They did n't laugh at me , -- leastwise not until after I 'd gone out , -- but they did n't offer much encouragement . I tramped around that city for four days , an ' by the time I finally got located in business my appetite was tearin ' around inside my empty body till I could n't sleep nights . Oh , it was not joyful ! I had taken the position of porter in a mammoth big drygoods store , an ' I was some glad when noon arrived ; but no one called me to partake of dinner , so I went up to a young lad , an ' sez , `` Where do they spread it ? '' `` Spread what ? '' sez he . `` Dinner , '' sez I. `` I bring mine with me , '' sez he .