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And ' t is worthy of note that spiders swing down from cobwebbed rafters to glare at him with interest as a comrade weaving a web of his own ; and the mice do not come out at present , but scurry all to set their nests in order and be ready for the part they are to play in the history of Tim the messenger . ' T is little we know . In a few days Tim has made a study of the Suburban 's affairs ; six or seven of the lime burners ride with him on weekdays , and also Katy O'Hare ; but on Sunday he has no passengers , the kiln being closed down so that the burners may convalesce from riding on the Suburban , and Katy choosing to walk along the path by the rosebush with sidelong glance and blush lest the elegant young gentleman with whom she is not acquainted be on the car platform . In the evening Tim dines at the lunch wagon across the track for a dime , and morning and noon munches a loaf with indignation of Charley , who draws a hatful of oats three times a day . But soon after he has cut the ration to two hatfuls Charley sits down on the track , indifferent to the gadfly and all the beatings , till they compromise on two and a half hatfuls , Tim rubbing his scar with remembrance . `` Sure , the horse is like I used to be with my old man ; when I was hungry I was afraid of being starved and kicked ; but after I had been starved and kicked I was not afraid of going hungry or of the old man either . '' ' T is live and let live we must , so he feeds Charley just little enough to keep him afraid of getting still less , which is the secret of all contented relations between employer and employed , y ' understand .